You might think that going out on an electric skateboard is all about fun, wicked noseslides and umm, varial heel flips. You would be wrong, though. These days, dudes with boards have to worry about hackers while they are getting air. Of course, this only applies to electronic skateboards, as you probably imagined. A defect was found on a Boosted electric skateboard. What did it let the hacker do? Just take control of the darned thing, that is all. The attack was carried out by a security expert called Richo Healey and eBay security guy...
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You have seen at some point how football team have used cardboard cuts outs of spectators to make the stadium look fuller than it really it is. It looks kind of naff, doesn’t it? Why don’t they just use robots instead? That is exactly what some genius behind the Hanwha Eagles baseball team in Korea came up with. It seems that the team is struggling to get a good level of atmosphere in their stadium. So they did what anyone would do in that case and allowed absent fans to take control of a robot at the games. Mexican Waves Possible Those...
Are you enjoying the World Cup in Brazil? Of course you are. Well, if you have been paying attention then you have been extremely lucky to see a World Cup first. No, we don’t mean the host nation getting some dodgy decisions and we don’t even mean England losing a game just when we were building up our hopes. Oh no, we are talking here about goal line technology. Not the Most Glamorous Game France vs. Honduras perhaps wasn’t the most glamorous sounding game in the early tussles but those fans who watched it were treated to an exciting...
You might think that fishing is a quaint, old fashioned sport which requires you to use nothing but years of experience to do it right. You’d be wrong. The amount of modern fishing gear on sale means that you can turn your fishing trip into a hi-tech extravaganza if you really want to. The latest gadget for people who want to fish in a 21st century kind of a way involves using your smartphone to find fish. Don’t worry though; your treasured iPhone or Android beauty isn’t going to get soaking wet as you hurl it into the murky waters...
You know what it’s like when you get caught up in a great season on Football Manager. The hours slips by, the dishes go unwashed and strange odours start floating up from the plate of uneaten stuff you completely forget about just as you sneaked past Huddersfield in an FA Cup replay. Yes, Football Manager can take over your life but can it give you a new career? Well, it seems as though it can if you go to Azerbaijan to try out your fledgling football management career. Word has come out of the Caucasian country (where Tony Adams has...
Game publisher Electronic Arts will release its upcoming basketball game NBA Live 13 later this year, after failing to release NBA Elite 2011 less than two years ago. This new game will bring back the classic “Live” branding that it used before it was changed to “Elite.” It was confirmed by Electronic Arts that NBA Live 13 will be launched in autumn, after setbacks made by its Elite title that led to its cancellation. The move made 2K Sports’ NBA 2K11 the only basketball simulator in the market for the year. Earlier...
A 10-year-old boy from the British seaside town of Poole, who was born with one hand, is being tipped to become a pro golfer after a special bionic glove was made for him. Leo Millar amazed his golfing enthusiast father when he picked up a club and drove a ball to an impressive 100 yards with one hand. “At this point he was swinging away left-handed with his stumpy bit — we call it his ‘special’ — resting on the top of the club,” Leo’s father Ian Millar told a local newspaper. “But he was hitting the ball...
About a year ago, a study revealed a higher risk of death is linked to more time spent sitting, and in this business-oriented world we live in, office people spend more time sitting while working, which is not totally safe. Hammacher Sclemmer recently unveiled its new office desk called The Elliptical Machine Office Desk, which let’s you work and exercise at the same time. Now you won’t have an excuse for not going to the gym as this new machine takes the gym in the comfort of your work space. There’s really a lot of...
Road accidents has been really disturbing and people find new ways protect themselves while driving, especially at night. Nite Ize has released a new product called SpokeLit, a device that increases a bicycle rider’s visibility in the dark. The SpokeLit is a LED bicycle light that can be easily attached to your bike’s spokes using the clips. Take your wheels for a spin and see the light glow. SpokeLit is not to be used as a substitute for regular bike reflectors, it just adds visibility on the road and it can be used to complement...
Leaving your bike out on the street might soon become a bit less of a worry. The US could be about to see the launch of WAVE protection devices to keep bicycles free of thieves, vandals, fire and extreme weather conditions. This modern bike shelter idea comes from a designer called Joe Mattley and it is a sort of solid metal cage with a lid you pull down over it to keep the vehicle safe and sound inside. The WAVE design is said to only take up one square foot of space and offer a highly resistant frame which no one will be able to break...