Τρίτη 7 Ιανουαρίου 2014
Polar Vortex: Deep Freeze Moves Across US
A whirlpool of freezing, dense air known as a "polar vortex" has gripped the US Midwest and is making its way east and south, bringing record low temperatures.
Thermometers plunged to -32C (-25F) in Fargo, North Dakota, while Madison, Wisconsin, hit -28C (-19F) and even Chicago and Minneapolis saw temperatures reach -20F, with wind chills of -50F.
Forecasters say some 187 million people could feel the effects of the frigid blast by the time it has spread across the country.
Δευτέρα 6 Ιανουαρίου 2014
AudioOrb Lets You Retreat Into Music Bubble JAN 6, 2014 08:12 AM ET // BY NIC HALVERSON
If you’re the type of person who doesn’t leave the house without noise-canceling headphones or earbuds and a playlist of tasty tracks, you’re quite familiar with enveloping yourself in an audio bubble.
Now you can do that quite literally, with AudioOrb, a Plexiglass sphere decked out with 18 internal speakers for a “rich and full audio spectrum,” as well as Tempur memory-foam pillows and enough space for some serious chillaxing. Just plug in your device and push play.
Designed by the same folks behind the Wall of Sound iPhone speaker, AudioOrb was developed by Scandinavian creative lab, ST. They’ve dubbed it the “first spherical speaker you can enter.” The pod is also lauded for its sound cancellation qualities.
“Spherical spaces almost completely blocks the noise from the outside world,” the project’sIndiego page suggests. “This was our starting point when we developed the AudioOrbs.
Maybe it’s because of Colorado’s historic legislation that recently legalized marijuana, but I can’t look at the AudioOrb without thinking the sound sphere would be immensely popular with those who like to partake. Unfortunately, most hot-boxing stoners won’t be able to afford AudioOrb’s $15,000 price tag. For those loaded blazers that can afford it, just ignore supreme harsher of mellows, David Brooks, if he comes a knocking.
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