Boeing’s commercial spaceliner takes cues from sci-fi

Look at the image above and choose one: a.) It’s the set of a new sci-fi movie. b.) It’s the mock-up of an actual spacecraft that’s currently a work in progress. The correct answer? It’s B — but then the headline / tweet that brought you here…

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Not just for figurines: 3D printing saves companies big

While we’re monkeying with our MakerBots, large corporations have much better toys to play with. They insist on calling them "additive manufacturing" machines but, truth be told, they’re just Replicators with a superiority complex. They sinter or…

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Taiwan considers fines for smartphone-addicted pedestrians

Taiwan is considering ticketing people who cross the street paying more attention to their iPhone than the cars around them. No, seriously. Taiwan currently has over 14 million mobile internet users, many of whom lawmakers consider "addicted" to…

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