Wearable and functional Helmet Sculptures by designer and artist Hiroto Ikeuch. Embracing the cluttered and intricate charm of 80’s/90’s Japanese robots and futurism.
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Apple Releasing an All-Glass iPhone in 2017
In a recent news report trusted and well-known tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo announced that Apple will most likley be taking a huge leap on their upcoming iPhone design mid 2017. Ming-Chi Kuo states it’s out with the aluminum and in with pure glass design. Will it be a special hard to break glass? Let’s hope so since we now don’t want the entire phone shattering into oblivion. Further leaks state the feature is not something initially presented with the iPhone 7 but will be some sort of upgrade on a device unveiled in early to mid 2017.
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What the “SE” in iPhone SE Means
The recent launch of the iPhone SE has stirred up some controversy with its 4-inch display. But what does the SE even stand for? According to Jason Cipriani who spoke to Apple’s senior vice president who revealed it meant “Special Edition”most likeley referring to the familiar shape but improved specs.
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The Iphone Camera, Side by Side Evolution
Iphones are constantly updated but are still best known for their camera quality. A lot has changed from their initial iphone release in 2007 to the present iPhone 6s in 2015. SnapSnapSnap has created a side by side comparison of the evolution and quality of the iPhone camera.
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Apple Releases their First Smart Battery Case
There are many phone cases that can charge your Iphone with the cost of slight bulkiness and coins. Iphone however has now created their own Smart Battery Case extending the usage of their phones between charges. The design has the apple logo and a slight but minor extension in the back. It honestly looks alright, and the perks are worth it. The benefits include up to 25 hours of talk time, 18 hours of internet usage, and over 20 hours of video playback. They come in both black and white options for both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S. They retail for around 99$ each.
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Rumblr, Like Tinder but for Fighting
An app called Rumblr is currently in production by New York based recreation fighters. Known as the “Tinder of Fighting” it has brought some controversy due to it blatant violent nature. People are asking if it’s a gag app? Or would people be actually fighting? The modern Fight Club app has features pretty similar to the popular dating app Tinder, most notably the swipe feature that provides the other “opponents” height, weight, fighting style and we assume aggressive pic. If you both swipe right you can trash talk and set up a time and place. Apple has rejected the app for obvious reasons but the app keeps getting more attention. The beta version will be released…
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New Emoji Keyboard!
EmojiWorks has come out with the first of its kind, The EmojiWorks Keyboard! “You’ve been hunting emoji on your screen for years but now they’re right on your keyboard. Spend less time playing ‘find the emoji’ and more time being awesome.” Prices start at $79.95 and the product is compatible with Mac, iOS, Windows on tablets, laptops & desktops. Now available for pre-order:
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Gone are the days of 301+ Views on YouTube
If you are on YouTube as frequently as everyone else you’ve become familiar with the 301+ views that appears under new videos that exceed that amount. There use to be a huge problem with fake views in the earlier days and ever since then the 301+ views has become a fixture of the YouTube community. YouTube is constantly updated, but now the option of view counts as they are happening is a new feature we aren’t accustom with, but have always wanted. Either they have improved security against fake views or they just don’t mind anymore. Sidenote: Subscribe to Graveravens on YouTube here
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3D Hologram Projector on Your Smartphone
A technology we’ve been waiting for since the famous Star Wars Princess Leia message, the ability to have a hand-held 3D Hologram Projector. You would think with all the latest innovations this is something that should have already been mastered. Sadly Apple and other phone developing companies are just not offering the projection option. What to do? You can actually make it yourself! Watch how the 3D Hologram Projector turns out and also how to make it below:
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Facebook’s New Gender Equal Friend Icon
Facebook has been making a few updates, nothing new there. But this time the Friend Icon we’ve become familiar with has had a specific gender equal based update. Instead of having the woman shorter behind the man now they have become the same size, and she’s in front. NOBODY puts faceless icon woman behind faceless icon man! Did you notice the update? “As a woman, educated at a women’s college, it was hard not to read into the symbolism of the current icon; the woman was quite literally in the shadow of the man, she was not in a position to lean in,” said Facebook design manager Caitlin Winner. “My…
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Mood (killing) Condoms? Condoms That Change Colors if an STI is Detected.
Innovative. At the yearly competition at the TeenTech Awards with the goal being “technology to make life better, simpler or easier” A group of designers have created a special type of condom that upon contact will change colors if an STI is detected. They have titled the product as S.T. Eye and it works by using unnoticeable chemicals on the condom that will have a chemical reaction if it encounters bacteria that are most associated with well-known STIs. Maybe this technology can evolve into something you can do alone and test yourself. The S.T. Eye color code: yellow:herpes green: chlamydia blue: syphilis purple: found the human papillomavirus
