by Tyler Riggs on April 1, 2013 in New Technology, News
In the world of computer animation, there is a concept referred to “the Uncanny Valley.” The Uncanny Valley is essentially the point where computer animation becomes indistinguishable from real life. With every year of CGI movies and new video games being released, it is clear that we our levels of technology are nearing the ability [...]
by Joshua H. on November 7, 2012 in How To
Origami can be pretty cool. When I was in grade school it was all about the cranes and 4 way decision makers. You made those too right? Martin Hunt has put together paper origami techniques to create Star Wars vehicles and robots. Which are, of course, a little more advanced than a 4 way decision [...]
by Joshua H. on September 24, 2012 in Gadgets, News, Product Reviews
The ZAGGBlog writers picked up a few iPhone 5s to test and review them for our readers. The first thing everyone asks… What’s different about it this time? The iPhone 5 is the summation of quite a few small changes that ultimately lead to a very different device. The largest and most obvious change is [...]
by Joshua H. on June 15, 2012 in Apps, New Technology, News
One of the best things about an upgraded operating system is that you get more from the features you already know and love. Siri is the feature that seemed to pick up the most in iOS 6. Some updates make a single feature better. Some updates make one feature so useful that another seems worse. [...]
by Josh A. on June 4, 2012 in News, Rumors
Iron Man, debatedly the coolest member of the Avengers, will be in yet another Iron Man film, Iron Man 3. Disney and Marvel announced today that the film will be released on May 3rd 2013 and will star Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man once again. Here’s a still frame of the movie that was [...]
by Morgan Williams on May 31, 2012 in Apps, Product Reviews
This week, I got a free 7-day trial of Hulu Plus. Netflix & Spotify each hooked me with a month-long trial, so I was a little disappointed at first that the Hulu Plus trial is only seven days. But as it turns out, I didn’t need a week to know if I wanted Hulu Plus. I knew [...]
by Joshua H. on April 8, 2012 in Gadgets, New Technology
“It’s a trap!” Admiral Ackbar had a long history about pointing out things to his fellow creatures – it’s one of the reasons he rose so quickly in rank! So, in honor of his intelligence and leadership, we created this Star Wars Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass for all of us to have a little more [...]
by Brett B. on March 22, 2012 in News
Walmart has teamed up with UltraViolet to help you easily digitize you DVD library. This is all done through VUDU’s Disc to Digital. You take your DVDs into Walmart, they record what titles you have and then link them to your free VUDU account. You choose what resolution you want, pay, take your DVDs home [...]
by Ashley Bernal on March 20, 2012 in New Technology
The idea of “the cloud” has been taking over for a while now. From iCloud to cloud computing, more and more of what is important to you is being stored out in space. The cloud strikes again with UltraViolet, a brand new service that allows users to put copies of TV shows and movies in [...]