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Telegram channels for geeks and gamers

August 9, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Telegram is a free to use, ad-free and privately funded secure instant messaging and voice over IP service.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: geek native, ingress, pokemon go

Audible launches Audible Captions

July 17, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Audible Captions uses Alexa voice recognition technology to look up the words being read to you.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: alexa, amazon, audible

Reinventing virtual tabletops: Talespire soars on Kickstarter

June 30, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

There’s a duopoly of virtual tabletops in the roleplaying world. There’s the browser-based Roll20 and the software-based Fantasy Grounds. A newcomer, a dark horse in the race, is the DrivethruRPG backed Astral and it is hard to say how they’re doing. There are two main reasons why this duopoly has formed. The first is due […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, talespire, virtual tabletop

Add charm to your YouTube set with this glowing dumpling

June 23, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sometimes you really need a little light behind you.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: firebox, household, lights

HyperX brings “We’re All Gamers” to the UK, Germany, France and the Nordics

June 19, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

They’re doing this with brand ambassadors; celebs who endorse the company’s tech.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: marketing

4 times as powerful: Xbox Project Scarlett

June 10, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This might be the last significant tech upgrade in the console war if some pundits are right.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: microsoft, xbox

UV powered dice cup to recharge your glowing dice

May 25, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’ve glowing dice, then you may well have noticed the glow fades after a while.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: dice, kickstarters, q-workshop

Turn your selfie into a D&D style tabletop miniature with Minuteman Miniatures’ Miniature You™

May 5, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

We’re also continuously experimenting with new possibilities for the future, such as full color printed miniatures, custom AR dungeon builders, and custom vehicle designers.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: 3d printers, models

Be among the very first to explore unseen areas of Westeros

April 24, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You don’t need fancy VR hardware to enjoy this virtual reality A Song of Ice and Fire, a cardboard viewer with your smartphone and the latest YouTube app will work.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: game of thrones, virtual reality

NASA highlights their favourite 3D-printed Mars habitats

April 5, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

NASA is running the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, paying out $3.15 million in prices to see what the best designs for buildings on other planets might be.

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: 3d printers, NASA, space

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