The Tokyo Game Show has just come to an end after 4 days and Virtual Reality has been the dominant technology on show. This video of a schoolgirl on a flaming-swords monster-slaying adventure has been a viral hit on Facebook. Sure, the technology is impressive – but it’s her cape-wearing swashbuckling attitude that really makes it! HT: James Corbett. Related articles Technology […]
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New Clarkson Show Will Launch November 18 on Amazon Prime
[youtube]https://youtu.be/oK0lkrtYvVs[/youtube] Amazon has announced the launch date of the new Amazon Original series The Grand Tour with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. New episodes will be released weekly on Amazon Prime Video, every Friday beginning November 18. However, Irish viewers will be unable to tune in as Amazon Prime Video Streaming is […]
iPhone 7 is Beer-Resistant [Video]
iPhone 7 is water-resistant to IP67, meaning that it can withstand immersion in water up to 1m, for 30 minutes. But what happens if you drop it in your pint? Adrian Weckler, technology editor at The Irish Independent, just had to investigate. He’s a brave man – because, while Apple asserts the device is water-resistant as sold, it doesn’t […]
Happy Birthday Tinder [Infographic]
Tinder, the dating app which got singles swiping, is four years old today, and UK retailer Carvaka Sex Toys decided to celebrate by producing an infographic. You could call it ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Tinder (But Were Afraid to Ask)’. Related articles Tinder reveals the most attractive jobs in the UK that make people […]
Hailo Offers 50% Discount on Off-Peak Use during Bus Strike
Hailo, Ireland’s leading transport app, is advising customers to avoid delays and travel at off-peak times during the upcoming 48 hour Dublin Bus strike on Thursday 8th and Friday 9th September. The company is anticipating strong demand for taxis during this time, so they are offering a discount to encourage users to travel at off-peak times where […]
Beautiful Sunrise over Electric Picnic 2016 [Drone Video]
Electric Picnic gets underway tomorrow in Stradbally, Co Laois, just down the road from Blacknight‘s Carlow HQ. Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather was up early this morning to get a drone’s eye view of the sunrise, as the festival site stands ready to rock! Anyone planning to do the same should note that a no-fly zone comes into […]
Rare Conjunction of Jupiter and Venus Tonight
August has been a spectacular month for astronomy, with a livelier than usual Perseids meteor shower, and five planets visible in the evening sky. Early tonight, one of the most impressive and rare sights will be visible just after sunset, as Venus and Jupiter will appear to almost touch, as space.com reports. Of course in reality the two […]
BUILTINCORK Seeks Feedback on Future Events
BUILTINCORK, the startup network for the southern city, has put out a call to its members, friends, and anyone in the wide community of startups and those who follow them, to let them know what kind of events they’d like to see on the programme in the months ahead. BUILTINCORK was founded in 2015 by a bunch of people […]
New Star Trek Series & Complete Archive Comes to Netflix
Netflix and CBS Studios International have announced a landmark international licensing agreement for the new “Star Trek” television series. Netflix will be the exclusive premiere home of “Star Trek” in 188 countries (excluding the US and Canada). Each episode of the new series will be available globally within 24 hours of its U.S. premiere. Additionally, all […]
Would you Buy an Autonomous Car that would Kill You to Save Others?
One of the most interesting questions about Artificial Intelligence these days has to do with ethics and morals. Sure, we can program a car to drive itself, and obey the rules of the road. We’d like it to avoid accidents as far as possible. Yes, it should stop if it can – or swerve to […]