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Microsoft may be working on a holographic computing platform that involves a big, expensive headset. But researchers at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab have developed a headset-free system that works with a smartphone-sized device. Scientists have developed the world’s first holographic flexible smartphone. The device, dubbed HoloFlex, is capable of rendering 3D images with motion parallax and stereoscopy to multiple …

A 21-year-old man is facing a stunt driving charge after police say he was clocked driving 101 kilometres per hour over the speed limit in Georgina, Ont. An officer conducting speed enforcement on Old Homestead Road May 6, shortly after 6:50 a.m., spotted a silver Honda travelling at high speed. The radar in the police cruiser showed the vehicle was …

Ghostbusters Dimension VR Experience Unveiled By The VOID. In advance of the July 15, 2016 release of Ghostbusters, one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer, Sony Pictures, Madame Tussauds New York, Ghost Corps and THE VOID have teamed up to bring Ghostbusters to life like never before. Included in the multi-sensory, all-immersive environment will be Ghostbusters: Dimension, …

Swaddling may increase the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome when babies are put on their stomach or side to sleep, new research has found. The analysis, carried out by the University of Bristol, looked at four studies, which spanned two decades and covered three diverse geographical areas, including regions of England; Tasmania in Australia; and Chicago, Illinois. Review lead …

Richard Ojeda, A West Virginia state Senate candidate has been brutally beaten at a political cookout. Richard Ojeda suffered eight facial fractures, severe swelling, and a concussion after suspect Jonathan Porter allegedly showed up to a Sunday cookout uninvited, according to the report. Porter allegedly asked Ojeda, a military veteran, for help putting a bumper sticker on his car and …

Lauryn Hill has responded to criticism she faced after being two hours late for a gig in Atlanta by attributing her lateness to her need to “align my energy with the time”. In the Facebook post, Hill explains that her tardiness was not due to disrespect. Rather, she was late because of her love for art and perfectionist tendencies. She …

Self-driving cars could hit roads within five years, the head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has said, days after the company announced an alliance with Google parent Alphabet. Fiat Chrysler chief Sergio Marchionne told guests at an event that the two companies have yet to decide who will own the data from the fleet of 100 autonomous Pacifica minivans. The vehicles …

Donald Trump is now predicting a higher tax rate for the rich than what his plan had publicly laid out. He told US news channel NBC “For the wealthy, I think frankly it is going to go up and, you know what, it really should go up.” He added “when it comes time to negotiate, I feel less concerned with …

Andrew Demboski, A 21-year-old college student in Mississippi has died after falling off the top of a football stadium Jumbotron video system. Andrew Demboski and two other male students apparently climbed atop the Jumbotron located in Davis Wade stadium and he slipped and fell from a wide sheet-metal awning that spans the top of the display. Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael …

Sarah Palin says Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s “political career is over but for a miracle because he has so disrespected the will of the people” by not putting his support behind the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. “I think Paul Ryan is soon to be ‘Cantored,’ as in Eric Cantor,” Palin, referring the the 2014 upset of the former …

Battlefield 1’s first trailer is here, showing a WW1 setting that visits new locations from around the world. Electronic Arts has confirmed that the new Battlefield, as we expected based on images that leaked out earlier today, is a World War I-themed shooter called Battlefield 1. It’s release is set for October 21. Battlefield has been slugging it out with …