Microsoft just unwrapped the new version of its Microsoft Band fitness tracker aimed at fitness freaks: the Microsoft Band 2. Among the wearable device's selling points include the refreshed design as well as the much-awaited for barometer, giving users a way to track elevation. … [Read more...]
Student Gets ID and Handwritten Note From Tom Hanks
The Fordham University student whose ID Tom Hanks found and posted on Twitter Tuesday in hopes of returning it now has a message for the Oscar-winning actor. “If you’re listening and you’re out there, I would love for my ID back,” the New York student, Lauren, said today on Good Morning America. … [Read more...]
Trove’s Fashionable 3D-printed Jewelry Only a Click Away
Forget diamonds; you can now 3D-print your own customized rings and bracelets. Startup Trove allows you to design pieces of jewelry, try on plastic versions and then order the item to be printed in precious metals of your choosing. … [Read more...]
Check Out HP’s Amazing All-in-One PC With a 34-inch Curved Screen
We've seen a few all-in-one PCs with gorgeous screens — iMac Retina 5K comes to mind — but HP took it to the next level with its new Envy Curved All-in-One PC. Claimed by the company to be the "world's widest curved all-in-one," the new Envy sports a 34-inch screen with a UWQHD (3440x1440 pixel) resolution. … [Read more...]
ABC Family Will Soon Be Rebranded to Freeform
As far as name changes go, Freeform tested by far the best. The change is being timed to coincide with the return of a few of the channel’s biggest hits, including Pretty Little Liars and The Fosters. “Rebrands have been a mixed bag. Millennials started getting older”, he said. … [Read more...]
Hide Your Pumpkin Pie, Climate Change Is Coming for It
The potential consequences of climate change are pretty well known: rising sea levels, global food insecurity, more frequent and extreme wildfires, stronger storms. But what you might not know is that climate change could also threaten your holiday slice of pumpkin pie. … [Read more...]
Keira Knightley Suffers Minor Injury, Broadway Show Cancelled
Keira Knightley has taken her first steps into the world of Broadway, but they've been a bit wobbly. That has nothing to do with her actual performances however. Firstly, a man interrupted her very first performance in Therese Raquin by throwing flowers at the stage and proposing to marry her, and now another performance has had to be cancelled after she suffered a “minor … [Read more...]
Malala Yousafzai Talks About Upcoming Film, He Named Me Malala
Malala Yousafzai is an international activist, bestselling author and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner. Now she has a new title on her resume: movie star. He Named Me Malala, a documentary film that opens nationwide Friday, traces the arc of Malala’s life -- from her childhood in Pakistan, to the Taliban’s assassination attempt when she was 15 years-old and her … [Read more...]