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What if I told you that you could design something on the computer and then eat that design in pancake form? No, it’s not some dream project of the future, but a real gadget that exists right now.

Prepare for some seriously epic Sunday brunches, because the PancakeBot makes it possible to essentially 3D print your own pancake designs at the touch of a button. The proprietary batter dispensing system will draw your customized pancake perfectly every time.  Read more…

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The HBO hackers strike again — this time taking control of the network’s official social media accounts.

According to tweets posted on HBO’s Twitter, a group identifying themselves as OurMine breached HBO’s main account, claiming to be “testing” the security and encouraging the network to reach out for an upgrade.

The tweets were deleted shortly after being posted, and there doesn’t seem to have been any severe damage to the company this time around. Read more…

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Motorola wants to put an end to all those expensive smartphone screen repairs. The company recently applied for a patent on a phone screen that can heal its own cracks and damages. 

The patent, which was filed in February and awarded last week, explains how a phone screen made out of shape memory polymer could heal itself. The screen would have “thermal elements” in it that could detect deformations in the screen. Then heat would be applied to the memory polymer screen as the solution to reversing the damage that has been done.

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What’s better than a beautiful desk lamp? A beautiful desk lamp that’s also a plant, of course

Grasslamp is the brainchild of Serbian designer Marko Vuckovic, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a minimalist, ovular lamp with a small, living garden growing in its center. 

Using hydroponic technology, this unique, luminescent structure can support up to 40 different micro-greens, without any soil or fertilizer. Simply spray your greens with water a few times a day, and your vegetation will blossom in about two weeks. Meanwhile, 90 LEDs in the lamp provide 15 lumens of refreshing, peaceful light that is sure to brighten up your home or office

Begin growing your greens at home or at work today, by ordering the Valsfer Grasslamp for $197—50 percent off the regular price of $399. If you want to learn more about it, there’s a (kind of dramatic) video about the product’s inception here: Read more…

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Dream of building your own robots? Read on.

Raspberry Pi is a tiny, inexpensive, single-board computer that you can use to make cool Internet of Things (IoT) projects. It’s super bare bones (it doesn’t even come with a keyboard, mouse, or case) but it’s wildly popular due to its low cost, ease of use, and versatility

If you’re itching to join the Raspberry party and start making your own crazy IoT contraptions, the Raspberry Pi Mastery Bundle is a great place to start. 

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How things measure up is pretty important to us. We don’t just look at objects, we automatically scale them in our minds, guessing about width, height, and how they might fit in our world.

We make these assumptions because few of us carry rulers in our back pockets (where would we put our phones?), and you better be a Property Brother if you’re in the habit of carrying a tape measures on your belt.

If only there was a subtler way to have the power of dimensioning in your pocket.

That’s the simple idea behind the Instrumments 01, a pen-sized, laser-powered measurement stick.

The $149 version, which I tested, also doubles as a retractable pen (there’s a pen-free $99 version), so there’s even more reason to always have 01 with you. Read more…

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The Avengers won’t assemble for Infinity War until next year, but you will get to see some big Marvel superheroes come together this fall in Thor: Ragnarok.

That includes Thor and Hulk, of course, but also Doctor Strange, as seen in the new Japanese trailer. 

The Sorcerer Supreme has a warning for the god of thunder: “Destiny has dire plans for you, my friend.”

Thor, though, shrugs it off. “I have dire plans for destiny.”

And we have plans to see what comes of all this dire destiny when Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters November 3. Read more…

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The Girl Scouts of the USA has been turning out smart future leaders of America for the past century. Those girls and young women have collected countless badges for activities related to art, science, the outdoors, leadership and more. But, surprisingly, the 105-year-old organization has never offered a “space science” badge — not even in the late 1960s when America first went to the moon.

Space nerds can now rejoice because the Girl Scouts, in partnership with NASA and the SETI Institute, plans to introduce six new space science badges for participants of every age between kindergarten and 12th grade.  Read more…

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Warning: Spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 7, episode 5.

I’m not going to lie, I’m kind of surprised Bronn’s still around. 

He’s obviously an awesome character, but I genuinely thought he was going to snuff it during that loot train attack. Especially after he made the mistake of attempting to kill Drogon.

He’s still here, though, and he now has more MVP points than ever before.

So how are things going to pan out for the former sellsword?

On Wednesday, Reddit user captaindurk shared the following theory: Read more…

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In the light of the tragic events in Charlottesville, the parents of Heather Heyer have offered a rare example of dignity and defiance in the face of their daughter’s violent death. 

Like many on Twitter, J.K. Rowling shared the video of Heather’s mother, Susan Bro, as she addresses 1,200 people that gathered to mourn the 32-year-old woman at the Paramount Theater in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia.

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