Новости за 13.06.2018

Germany-based budget grocery store chain Aldi is known for offering incredible bargains on your basic sundries. But that's not all. The store is now also the proud purveyor of two award-winning whiskies, for sale in its UK stores. 

Let’s face it: Whether you’re FaceTiming with your parents on your iPad or curling up with a juicy read on a lazy Sunday, hoisting your tablet up for what feels like an eternity (not to mention craning your neck) puts a total damper on your downtime.

Actor and comedian David Koechner sat down with Mashable to discuss the Big Slick, a charity event he hosts alongside Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, and Rob Riggle that benefits cancer research at Children's Mercy in Kansas City.

Though that Dumbo trailer currently has Disney fans erupting with excitement, the flying elephant isn't the only classic character soaring back into theaters. 

Facebook holds at least two patents to track user eye movements, but denies that it's currently developing the technology.

Star Wars creator George Lucas has a long history of making statements about plans for future Star Wars films that do not pan out. At various times since 1977 he has said that his space fantasy series was supposed to be 6, 9, 12 or 15 movies. He has mused about films entirely devoted to Wookiees or droids. 

First a caveat: since 1977, Star Wars creator George Lucas has had a long history of making statements about his plans for future Star Wars films that do not pan out. He is, to put it politely, something of an improvisational artist. 

Leap Motion is finding innovative and fun ways to learn about the insides of a catCat Explorer uses virtual reality to explore the inner parts of a cat from muscles to organs to skeleton.  Read more...

Apple is trying to make good on its promises to put its users' privacy first.

E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is hot and heavy in Los Angeles through June 15. But if you're reading this post, we're guessing you already knew that — and are probably experiencing hella FOMO if you're not there.

Earth-orbiting satellites are watching Antarctica thaw. 

Eighty scientists from over 40 earth sciences agencies, including NASA and the European Space Agency, used satellite data from between 1992 to 2017 to find that Antarctica has lost three trillion tons of ice to the oceans over this 25-year period.

Their research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, confirms a troubling trend, as much of the world's fresh water is frozen away in Antarctica. It's accelerating melt will... Читать дальше...

Scott Meadows, Head of Visualization at Digital Domain, has worked on hits such as Black Panther, The Jungle Book, and Ender's Game, helping directors to get an in-depth image at what the shot and film would look before completed

Meadows has built entire worlds, allowing actors to delve further into character by providing an understanding of the world in which they are interacting.  Read more...

The in-depth look at Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during Nintendo's E3 showcase gave the world a hell of a lot to look forward to and at least one huge letdown: Snake's butt.

We can all stop asking who will be the first to launch "the Netflix of games." We have our answer now, and that answer is... Netflix!

We can all stop asking who will be the first to launch "the Netflix of games." We have our answer now, and that answer is... Netflix!

Back in 2016 Microsoft entered the augmented-reality game with HoloLens, a headset that delivered a true mixed reality, combining the real world with virtual images on a transparent display.

Day has turned to night for NASA's Opportunity rover on Mars.

A huge dust storm that's now 14-million square miles wide, covering a full quarter of the red planet, has blotted out the sun above Perseverance Valley, Opportunity's home. The storm could actually become a global tempest in the days to come, according to NASA.

And while there's a chance the hardest-working rover on Mars won't make it through the storm, scientists are still hopeful.

SEE ALSO: NASA's Opportunity... Читать дальше...

Back in April, YouTuber Jack Douglass (of jacksfilms) kindly asked the internet not to Photoshop his wedding photos. Of course, he knew what would happen, and it did: the internet Photoshopped his wedding photos.

Fortnite, the video game that's become a global sensation with more than 125 million players, launched in Sept. 2017.

Twitter, more than any other social media company, faces a unique challenge even after more than decade of existence: It still doesn't know how to explain what it is to new users. That's partly because of marketing missteps and partly because the best way to figure out Twitter has always been to just use it. 

Twitter, more than any other social media company, faces a unique challenge even after more than decade of existence: It still doesn't know how to explain what it is to new users. That's partly because of marketing missteps and partly because the best way to figure out Twitter has always been to just use it. 

If you're thinking about selling your Xbox One because a new release is imminent, you may not want to unplug it from your TV just yet.

Just when you thought it was safe, the epic millennial influencer debacle known as Fyre Festival is back in the news for, surprise, fraud.

Smart home hubs and security cameras have basically taken over the internet, and if you still haven't gotten into that game, you're probably having a hard time justifying the purchase.

Look at this adorable thing.

The Zero 2 is a newly announced Bluetooth controller that 8bitdo showed off for the first time at E3 2018. It's basically a Super Nintendo controller that's been shrunken down to a keychain-friendly size.

SEE ALSO: 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate' will have more than 60 characters

This looks like more of a novelty item or last-ditch alternative when all your other controllers are out of juice. My own hands cramp at the very sight of this thing. But I'm also an adult. Читать дальше...