Anyone Can Have A Digitally Enhanced Body Now

If you dislike the way you look on video, a new kind of image-manipulation software could make you feel better about yourself.

Developed by Christian Theobalt of the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany, and colleagues, it allows professional and amateur movie-makers to dramatically alter how muscular, leggy or heavy people appear on film.

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Casio debuts Prizm graphing calculator with ‘high-res’ color screen

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I’m Either In Wonderland Or Someone Flipped This Cafe Sideways

On my next trip to New York City, I’ll have to stop by a coffeeshop called D’Espresso. After all, how could I resist sitting in a place where the floor is on the wall?

Don’t worry that I’ll destroy any books with my dirty shoes when I go though, because the shelves of books are actually cleverly painted tiles. [FastCo Design]

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This Is What Happens When The GPS Is Wrong

Robert Ziegler, was doing what most people would do, driving his car and following the instructions of his GPS. The only problem? His GPS led him to a road where he couldn’t get out.

Ziegler kept hoping that he’d be brought back to the main road but the GPS kept saying to go forward. It wasn’t until he couldn’t go forward or turn back around, did he realize the diddily he got himself in. Stuck on top of a mountain, he called for help and got flown out via helicopter (the car too!). A fireman likened the road Ziegler got stuck on as a “glorified goat track”.

It speaks to our growing dependence on gadgets that make life super easy like GPS.

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Qualcomm’s Mirasol displays pushed back to 2011, Pixel Qi breathes a sigh

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