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Blind Woman with Multiple Personalities Can See When She Is a Teenage Boy

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 12:03 AM PST

Despite our many technological advancements, the human brain is still a big mystery, as proven by the recently published case of a German woman who, although legally blind, has her sight miraculously restored at times. The 37-year-old suffers from dissociative identity disorder (DID), and apparently has perfect vision when she switches to eight out of her ten personalities.

Young Artist Turns Starbucks Coffee Cups into Colorful Works of Art

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 11:27 PM PST

It seems a shame to throw away a perfectly good Starbucks cup after just one use, which is why a young artist from Ohio converts them into stunning works of art. For the past year and a half, Carrah Aldridge has been collecting her used cups and covering them with colorful designs and patterns using pens and markers.

The Balinese “Deaf Village” Where Everyone Knows Sign Language

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 10:45 PM PST

In the remote Balinese village of Bengkala every one of the 3,000-odd residents can fluently communicate in kata kolok, a centuries-old sign language, and people with speech and hearing deficiencies are always treated with respect.

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Midcentury Modern Update: House Features Two Floating Volumes

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 12:00 PM PST


Two timber-clad rectilinear wings expand a midcentury modern ranch house in Menlo Park, California, remaining true to the classic minimalist feel of the original structure while adding a few contemporary touches. Ball House by Terry & Terry Architecture separates the private bedrooms from the common spaces by putting them in diverging, floating volumes that stretch into the backyard toward the garden. Read more…

Sleep in a Spaceship: Amazing Fantasy Murphy Beds for Kids

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 04:00 PM PST


If only this spaceship bed came in a size that's suitable for adults, too. It's hard not to be jealous of kids who get to sleep in what feels like their own personal astronaut pod called the 'Deepspace Defender,' complete with electroluminescent light panels controlled with an electric membrane keypad. This fantasy murphy bed closes up nice and compact during the day, and at night, the one-hand crank mechanism that lowers the mattress to the floor is easy enough for kids to use themselves. Read more…

A Hobbit Home of Your Own: Hilly Grass-Covered Prefabs

Posted: 28 Nov 2015 12:32 PM PST


If you've ever envied the coziness of the grassy little hobbit houses depicted in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series, you're in luck: you can now order one of your own and have it manufactured, delivered and assembled within weeks. A Florida company called Green Magic Homes creates pre-fabricated shells designed to be covered with dirt and greenery for naturally insulated residences that blend into the landscape. Read more…

The Bike Lane in the Sky That Almost Happened

Posted: 27 Nov 2015 09:25 AM PST


Biking culture, long a fave mode of transportation in European cities, has caught on in the U.S. But biking in the sky at a height of 213 feet, connected by two skyscrapers? Sounds daunting but was in planning in Denmark for 2016. That is until the idea for Copenhagen Gate was abandoned in late November for safety concerns, according to The Guardian. Read more…

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convex or concave corner cube illusionToday’s cube illusion was sent into the Might Optical Illusions Facebook page by Kovacs. Thank you yet again, Kovacs! I opened it and immediately thought I was staring at the outer corner of a cube. Then, it looked like it was actually the inner corner of a cube. Then, it looked like just a bunch of […]

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Cyber Monday on Walyou Deals: 25% Off All eLearning Bundles

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:50 AM PST

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Cyber Monday is all about shopping online, and since the eLearning bundles featured in our store, Walyou Deals, are available in digital format and are thus delivered instantly, there is some instant gratification involved in the whole experience.

The eLearning category of Walyou Deals features courses covering all sorts of departments, from IT certifications and Forex to project management and Web development. Besides that, there are courses that target a single, yet essential, piece of software, as is the case with the lifetime subscription to Adobe Training Videos by Train Simple. As being skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator or Dreamweaver is essential for landing a job with a better pay, learning all of these (and more) and that at a heavily discounted price is something you simply can’t miss.

Train Simple is an Adobe-authorized training partner, which means that the Adobe Training Videos have been analyzed and certified by the software developed that they cover all of the aspects needed for becoming an Adobe expert. Achieving proficiency in Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Flash, Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, Edge Products, Muse, as well as in complementary software and platforms including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, WordPress, Premiere, Audition, is no longer an issue.

A really important aspect of all training videos is that they need to be up-to-date in order to stay relevant and have any value at all. Train Simple definitely paid a lot of attention to that, as all of their Adobe courses have been updated for Creative Cloud 2015, which means that there won’t be any new features that could remain undiscussed.

The Adobe Training Videos offered by Walyou Deals feature beginner to advanced classes, so there’s something to learn for everyone. On top of that, when you complete the training, there’s a certificate of completion available that you can later mention in your resume in order to attest your advanced skills. There’s no rush in completing the course, however, and you can do that at your own pace, meaning that you could watch Adobe training videos in the lunch break or just on weekends.

Train Simple’s Adobe training videos are available on multiple platforms, so as long as you have a computer or iOS/Android device to access the videos, you should be covered. Other than that, you would need Adobe’s products, so that you exercise after or even while learning the theory.

The lifetime subscription to Train Simple’s Adobe Training Videos can be purchased in the next 12 hours only, and the Cyber Monday 25% discount should represent an additional reason to get it as fast as possible, as the courses typically cost $500.

This time only, you can get the Adobe training videos or any other eLearning package at a special price, so long as you use the coupon code CYBERMONDAY25 on Walyou Deals during the checkout procedure. Happy Cyber Monday to all of you and good luck learning all of Adobe’s secrets!

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Amazon Announces Spectacular Cyber Monday Deals

Posted: 29 Nov 2015 01:05 PM PST

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The biggest retailer in the world couldn’t have missed the chance to make people happy this Cyber Monday, so it put most of its own devices on sale. Even though Amazon makes a lot more money from the services that come with its products, rather than from the devices themselves, such discounts are not to be neglected.

Are you looking for a new e-reader because you’ve realized that books can be quite cumbersome while traveling? Or maybe you need a new tablet for streaming music and videos? Your living room telly could definitely benefit from a 4K-capable TV box, and the education of your kids could take a turn for the better with products that are specifically designed for them. Regardless of which of these you miss, Amazon has got you covered, with discounts that go up to 30%. Check out the following Amazon products, or head over straight to the Cyber Monday Deals page to see what the e-tailer has in store for us. As usual for such deals, they are only available for a very short period of time, and given the considerable discounts, there is always a risk of the products being sold out, so take advantage of Amazon’s fantastic products at a discounted price while you still can.

Amazon Echo

The e-tailer’s smart wireless speaker only needs to be powered and connected to your local Wi-Fi network to revolutionize audio entertainment in your living room. It responds to voice commands even if you are accross the room, and can stream all sorts for audio, from news, weather, and information to music, audiobooks, and traffic. If you’re wondering if Alexa (Amazon’s virtual personal assistant residing inside of Echo) can hear you even when music is playing loudly, the answer is yes.

Echo’s design enables it to fill an entire room with sound, as it features 360-degree omni-directional audio. In case you want to integrate it with some smart home devices, the options include Belkin WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, and Wink. Once you connect it to these, you gain complete control over them, and no longer have to look for the remote control of each one of them. This Cyber Monday, Amazon Echo is available for $149.

Kindle and Kindle Paperwhite

Kindle, the most loved family of e-readers on Earth, judging by the market share they have, are a staple when it comes to Amazon deals. The basic Kindle, with its 6-inch glare-free toushcreen display and Wi-Fi connectivity, represents a great device for someone who’s just taking his first steps into the world of e-books. While these are very appealing to eco-conscious people, e-books typically prove a lot more convenient to carry around when traveling, not to mention that they always cost less than their paper counterparts. With 4GB of internal storage, people can carry thousands of ebooks with them, without having to experience the burdain of the real tomes.

On the other hand, Kindle Paperwhite brings a high resolution display (albeit with the same diagonal) with a pixel density of 300ppi, twice as much than on the basic model. On top of that, it features exclusive fonts, but the most impressive feature of this e-reader is definitely the built-in light that can be easily adjusted to accommodate your eyes in daytime and at night. While both models take about 4 hours to charge over USB, the battery lasts for weeks, so you can take the e-reader away for you without having to worry that it needs to be charged. Besides that, they sport microUSB ports, so carrying a power bank in your backpack could save you if Kindle’s battery runs out.

Fire HD6

If you’re into more than just eBooks, a reasonably priced tablet such as Amazon’s Fire HD6 could be exactly what you need. Unlike the Kindle e-readers, which have eInk displays, Fire HD6 features a similarly sized HD display with a 1280 by 800 resolution and a 252 ppi pixel density. The tablet runs a heavily-modified version of Android that integrates Amazon’s own apps and App Store perfectly.

Amazon’s Fire HD6 is powered by a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.5Ghz, and while the 8GB of internal storage may not sound like much, the e-tailer provides unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content and photos taken with this device. Fire HD6 may not be impressive in terms of gaming performance, but for streaming content off Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO, ESPN or Pandora, it’s more than enough.

Fire TV

Now capable of playing back 4K content, and featuring Alexa on top of it all, Amazon’s fire TV is quite a piece of work. Needless to say, this TV box can stream content in 1080p without any problems from such services as Netflix and Hulu, so it’s not mandatory to won a 4K TV to use it. For cord-cutters who live off streaming services, there are plenty of TV channels that broadcast online, including NBC News, NBA, Sling TV, ESPN, CNN, AMC, Cartoon Network and more.

Fire TV’s Voice Remote makes it easy now to check sports scores, the weather, as well as to play music whenever you feel like it, without having to browse through endless menus.

All of Fire TV’s playback and streaming capabilities are made possible by a dedicated graphics engine, great Wi-Fi support, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of ROM, and a slot for expandable storage that takes microSD cards of up to 128GB.

Kindle for Kids Bundle and fire HD6 Kids Edition

The little ones couldn’t have been left behind by Amazon. Thus, there is a heavily discounted Kindle for Kids Bundle available for them that includes the latest Kindle without offers, a kid-friendly cover, as well as a 2-year warranty covering accidents such as spills or drops provided by SquareTrade. The bundle typically helps parents save nearly $40, but for Cyber Monday, the e-tailer discounted it by an additional $30.

On top of that, the fire HD6 Kids Edition enables the young ones to take their first steps in the world of tablets. With a kid-friendly design (or rather a kid-proof case) and content that’s specifically tailored for them, the fire HD6 Kids Edition tablet is equally great for learning and for playing games. Besides that, parents can add their own profiles, so that they are in charge with what goes on with it.

Don’t forget to check the other Cyber Monday Deals, as Amazon went well out of its way to make sure that this holiday season is a special one for you and your friends. Any of these great performing Amazon products would make a great gift for your kids or other family members.

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