A Mars megaflood may be evidence of ancient waterways — and maybe life

A Mars megaflood may be evidence of ancient waterways — and maybe life Ripple in swift water… Ancient geological features seen on Mars by theCuriosity rovershow megaripples, or antidunes, almost 10 meters (30 feet) high in sedimentary layers. These waves are placed roughly 140 meters (450 feet) apart from each other. Ezat Heydari, a professor of physics at Jackson State University, points out that similar features, created just two million years ago, are known onEarth....

4 min · 778 words · Hannah Ramirez

A minimalist messenger bag for your laptop and iPad

Hi, I’m Brad and I’m a bagaholic. When a company offers to send me one for a review, I start getting shakes, cold sweats and my mouth starts to water. OK, so maybe it’s not that bad, but I do love a good bag. So when HEX dropped me a line to pitch me on the company’s Recon messenger bag, I was intrigued of course. Then I found out that this messenger bag comes with its own twist – a dedicated holster for your iPad, right under the closure flap....

6 min · 1160 words · Lisa Ball

A must-have iPad app for videographers and directors

Whether you’re creating a full length movie or a 10 minute short for YouTube, using storyboards can be a critical part of the workflow. Storyboarding is the process of mapping out scenes with visual representations of how the shots should look, and if done effectively, it can make the day of the shoot run a lot smoother. Storyboards Premiumoffers storytellers a beautiful way to organize, visualize and share the scenes and shots you’ve imagined....

3 min · 617 words · Richard Suarez

A nearly blind Berkeley grad plans 600 mile trek to the South Pole

When Alan Lock was just 24-years old he was told that he was going blind. The news meant that he’d have to leave his dream career of flying in the armed forces. Since leaving the Royal Navy, while slowly loosing his vision, he rowed across Atlantic, claiming a world record. While dealing with a nearly unbearable amount of anxiety and upset, he still kept active, making climbs on Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Blanc and Everest....

3 min · 434 words · Rita Johnson

A new Android tablet aimed at education

A Canadian startup calledmySpark Technologiesis creating an Android tablet that sports a dual-core 1Ghz processor, and it’s aimed at educational institutions. The tablet slated to launch mid 2011, was solely designed with students and teachers in mind, and it will integrate with campus stores and libraries allowing students to download content and digital textbooks. Hopefully, at a dramatically discounted price. mySpark’s new tablet named mySpark Education Platform, will offer a 10” touch-screen, 2 cameras (front and back facing), an SD card slot and it supports both WiFi and Bluetooth....

3 min · 491 words · Anna Lee
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