Ever fathomed eating a test-tube burger? It might have sure been a passing thought, or an idea sometime mentioned over conversations that centered around technological advancements. Well, exciting or not, it a tale that’s on the verge of turning into reality! One that Dr. Mark Post from Maastricht University, Netherlands has made possible through his painstaking research that cost his around $3,25,000. The meat cultured by Dr. Post is soon to be cooked and served at an event in London, where only a select few would taste the test-tube creation.

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Sony mobile announced a new stereo Bluetooth headset “SBH50” along the new Xperia ZR yesterday on its Facebook page. This headset is a sequel to Sony’s Smart Wireless Headset Pro and looks more or less the same, but will come with some added features and will be available in two colours – white and black. It has been given NFC which enables it to be paired with a smartphone with just a tap – the smartphone has to be NFC enabled. The remote headset has an OLED display that shows alerts and messages, and like its predecessor extra emphasis has been given to the headsets audio quality and it has built-in FM radio, Sony wants the user to choose this headset rather than a wired-pair of earphones. Not only can it be paired with any device with standard Bluetooth (A2DP), but can work with two devices at the same time. The current status on the Sony Mobile website reads “Coming soon” so no word on its pricing or availability, but we don’t expect it to be priced higher than Smart Wireless Headset Pro.

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Yes, 3D printing is now main-stream enough to use the technology to use roll out sci-fi merchandise! If you’ve been desperately looking for a figurine, reminiscent of you, clothed in gear from the Star Wars of Star Trek franchisees, check out these spectacular offerings we’ve recently stumbled across in our search for all that’s cool and geeky! The Disney Empire has on sale tiny Stormtrooper figurines with customizable faces. All you need to do is head down to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, have your face scanned and pay about $100. Wait patiently for a few weeks and you’ll soon have a 3D Stormtrooper figurine with your face on a shelf in your home!

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Sony is updating its smartphone line-up at a blistering pace. Today it officially announced the new Xperia ZR, specification and pictures of the device were leaked a few weeks back and as it turns out it’s the international version of Japan’s Xperia A SO-04E. Taking forward its effort to manufacture more sturdy and rugged devices, Xperia ZR is also dust and water resistant with IP55/ IP58 rating. It can stay under water for more than 30 minutes in 1.5 meter deep water. Sony says, take the smartphone snorkelling and capture beautiful photos and videos underwater without any distortion thanks to its 13-megapixel fast-capture camera with Exmor RS featuring 16x digital zoom with auto-focus.

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Laptops on board of International Space Station’s ‘opsLAN’ network, that provide vital services and functions to the astronauts, are being switched to Linux by removing Windows. Microsoft is a known NASA contractor and until now the laptops were running on Windows XP. There can be many possible reasons for this switch, while Linux is much more reliable and stable as compared to Windows, some believe that the systems aboard ISS are now old and can’t be updated to Windows 7/8, thus Linux was the best option. In 2008, the laptops on ISS were infected by a virus unearthing its vulnerability, Linux being open-source it can be heavily tweaked to make the systems bulletproof.

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Nissan’s self healing paint has been under development since some time now, it has even licensed the tech to create iPhone covers. The company has released an advertisement of how the paint works when the vehicle is scratched. Created by a French ad agency the paint will be soon used in select models – preferably the Infinity line up, Nissan GTR and so forth. We are not sure if it works instantly as shown in the advertisement, according to earlier claims by the company the paint heals itself in a couple of days.

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Educational Institutions and offices are the two highest consumers of paper for their daily functioning, disappearing forests and its menacing environmental hazards has fuelled the research of alternative means. Sony, Japan, in its bid to replace paper, has come up with a 13.3” A4 size digital paper. The digital terminal features a TFT display in the form of electronic paper with the resolution of 1,600 × 1,200, because it uses E Ink technology it’s extremely power efficient, powered by a Li-ion battery it can run for 3 weeks on a single charge. It is equipped with IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) for sharing the files over network and has a built in memory on 4GB along with a Micro SD card slot. It weighs 358g and the dimensions are: 310 × 233 × 6.8mm (L × W × T).

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All the hot selling mobile phones from the previous decade rolled up into a giant ball. I can see the Panasonic A100, Nokia 6230, and some Sagems. How many can you find?

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Do you love the games available on our smartphone but think a bigger screen size will make it more enjoyable. Bluestacks with its GamePop console promises to bring mobile gaming to your living room. Following the success of Ouya and Gamestick, Bluestacks plans to take them on by bringing in a Netflix-style subscription model. For a price of $6.99 per month the user will get an access to a selection of over 500 games. The company plans to launch the console by this winter and has started taking pre-orders from today. Bluestacks has put up an offer for the pre-order period ending next month; it’s giving away the $100 worth console for free with a year’s subscription.

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Are you an audiophile looking for a premium quality portable player? iRiver’s AK120 is one hell of an option. If you’re in a mood to splurge, then this $1300 music player will definitely give you a ticket to exclusivity. In a sea of Apple iPods, with brushed metal finish and a handmade Italian-designed leather case, this iRiver under the name of Astell & Kern sure stands out. The portable player is equipped with MQS (Mastering Quality Sound) and features a 2.4-inch IPS touchcreen. Inside, there’re two digital-to-analog converters, dual Wolfson WM8740 DAC chips and an internal memory of 64GB, which is expandable up to 192GB via two microSD card slots, which is a lot for a music player. The AK120 can play plenty of formats, including WAV, FLAC, WMA, MP3, OGG, APE, AAC, ALAC and AIFF, with DSD to be added soon.

[Via - Engadget]