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Briefcase BBQ is the ultimate portable BBQ set
NASA Wants Your Help to Find Asteroids
OnePlus’ Next Product Will Be a Game Changer

Briefcase BBQ is the ultimate portable BBQ set

Posted: 20 Mar 2015 08:00 AM PDT

When it comes to proper BBQs, having the right gear matters as much as having the right meat, and this set solves half the problem forever.

What you see in these pictures is a briefcase that unlike every other briefcase in the world, isn’t meant to carry papers. This is actually a grill that is BBQ ready from the get-go. The Briefcase BBQ houses your grill until it’s time to cook, and by just opening it exposes it in all its 12 1/2? (H) x 8 3/4? (W) x 2 3/4? (D) glory. It weighs some 4 lbs, not counting the charcoal you’ll need to make the magic happen.

This grill can be bought for $97 USD at The Green Head. It’s not even that pricey when compared to other BBQ models, and if the ability to carry an incognito grill is something that matters to you, well, there’s just nothing quite like it.

Via: Technabob

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NASA Wants Your Help to Find Asteroids

Posted: 20 Mar 2015 06:00 AM PDT

NASA looks towards citizen scientists to help them to find asteroids in space, as it is too time consuming for the organisation to do it alone.

I’d like to know more about space, wouldn’t you? It’s a shame then that despite all of the many planets, stars and various bits of space junk floating about in our galaxy and beyond, our ability to discover these things is being hindered. In the last few years, the United States government has drastically slashed the budget of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) which has put a serious dent in their ability to go and explore space.

That may be one of the reasons why NASA has been turning to citizen scientists. Citizen scientists are regular old Joes and Janes like you and I who get to do some work for NASA without being paid for it. It sounds like a crummy deal when you put it like that, I know, but their latest project ‘Asteroid Data Hunter’ allows us to have a genuine impact on future space travel, and that seems like payment enough.

NASA explains:

“Protecting the Earth from the threat of asteroid impacts means first knowing where they are. NASA & Planetary Resources are harnessing the incredible potential of innovators, makers and citizen scientists by opening up the search. In an increasingly connected world, NASA recognizes the value of the public as a partner in addressing some of the country's most pressing challenges. We need your help in identifying asteroids – and to help further this effort, we've built an application that enables everyone, everywhere, to help solve this global challenge.”

Asteroid Data Hunter works by getting a computer to identify where asteroids might be in a photo. It does this by using an algorithm (which was also developed by a citizen scientist) to look at the many photos that NASA has taken of space. All we have to do is point out where exactly in the photo the asteroids are and then this info “will be used on future spacecraft to identify asteroids to maximize the capability of missions in the future”. Our discoveries may even help NASA to protect the Earth from asteroids or the asteroids ay be mined for resources in future.

More info on how to sign up for Asteroid Data Hunter at the source link.

Source: Asteroid Data Hunter

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OnePlus’ Next Product Will Be a Game Changer

Posted: 19 Mar 2015 12:07 PM PDT

The Chinese company behind yesteryear’s most famous (and sought after) flagship killer is preparing to launch a new product, and by the looks (or teases) of it, OnePlus has a game controller in store for us.

The official launch of OnePlus’ next big thing has yet to happen, and the company has decided to tease the world (as it always does) with a few images that don’t even depict the product, but suggest pretty clearly what it might be. Basically, the new device is a “game changer,” but the company assures us that it’s neither a smartphone, nor a tablet. As I doubt that OnePlus will launch a gaming console straight away, I’m willing to bet it’s a game controller that we’ll get from Oppo’s subsidiary.

In a post on the company’s official forum, OnePlus mentioned that:

“It’s been a little over a year since OnePlus was founded, and while we launched with our flagship killer smartphone, we have, and always will be, a technology company. Innovation and revolutionary ideas that shake up the industry are what OnePlus has built itself upon.

The One was created to disrupt the smartphone world. The Power Bank was born to give our users more options and greater mobility. So, when it came time to think about our next product, we decided on a curveball.

It’s not a tablet, and it’s not a smartwatch. But it is a game changer.”

The way it is sold might be yet another problem with the OnePlus game controller. The 10,000 mAh made by this company is already out in the wild, despite the official website saying that it is “Coming Soon,” but Chinese stores sell it at twice the launch price. Sure, most of these stores offer free shipping around the globe, and it’s really anyone’s guess that the shipping costs are included in the price we’re paying. However, instead of paying $29 or more for the OnePlus’ power bank, people might be better off with Xiaomi’s $24 16,000mAh Mi Power Bank.

That being said, OnePlus’ game controller might still attractive, supposing that the resellers don’t offer it at a steep price. Of course, there’s always the option of buying it off the manufacturer’s website, but given the shipping cost, it might be preferable to get it along with a OnePlus One smartphone, which still performs well, despite being a 2014 device.

There has been no word on how much the game changer will cost, but we don’t have that much to wait, as April is just around the corner. Brace yourselves!

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