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User uploads 3D print model for Mac Pro wheel stop

When in doubt, 3D print the solution. Following up on the mild controversy that the mucho expensive Mac Pro’s wheels don’t arrive with locks, a user has uploaded plans for the “Apple wheel chock,” or Apple wheel lock, on Thingiverse. This is pretty nifty, and allows you to hash out an easy means of stopping […]

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SnarkFish announces holiday sale, 20% off everything until December 21st

If you’re in the market for geeky attire this holiday season, including t-shirts, tanks tops, prints, pins, and vinyl decals, SnarkFish T-Shirts has you covered. The wares are generally available in men’s and ladies’ fits, albeit there is next to no good explanation for their new Corgzilla print, as seen below. The company is holding […]

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Belgian IT firm lets you preview Apple Watch through paper printouts, augmented reality

This might be ridiculous. Or it could be amazing. A Belgian IT company called Underside is allowing you to try on the Apple Watch via augmented reality. Simply print a special wristband, attach it to your wrist like a watch, then point your phone at the paper watch, and through the magic of augmented reality, […]

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German group breaks through iPhone 5s Touch ID fingerprint authentication, releases video of hack

It only took three days to hack the iPhone 5s’ Touch ID authentication system. Per The Mac Observer, the gChaos Computer Club has claimed to have hacked Apple’s newest security feature. The group started by scanning the fingerprint associated with an iPhone at high resolution, and then printing it out for transfer to another material […]

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Google Chrome updated to 29.0.1547.62

It’s not a monumental change. But it’s nice to be able to print from Google Docs. On Friday, Google released version 29.0.1547.62 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 51.5 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Fixed an issue with printing from Google Docs applications. Google Chrome 29.0.1547.62 requires an Intel-based […]