ASUS Booth Part 3, VN279LQ, Wireless Duo, Xonar Blu Ray Station – Computex 2013

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Another round of cool products at ASUS! The VN279LQ is a slim bezel 27″ LCD, the Wireless Duo expands your mobile device storage, and the Xonar Blu Ray Station acts as a Blu Ray writer AND an external sound card.

WD is posting daily updates from the show to their landing page here: http://www.wdc.com/computex/

Sponsor Link 1: 15% off internal hard drives until June 16th, 2013 (US & EU only) with promocode “COMPUTEX2013” – http://wdstore.com & http://bit.ly/12qcLsk

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WD at Computex 2013 Booth Tour Day 4 – Black Performance Drives, Blue “Regular” Drives & WD Giveaway

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It’s day four of our Computex coverage powered by WD. Check out our daily coverage of the Western Digital booth every day because the more views these videos get, the more prizes we get to give away after the show. Full details at the link below!!

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/21586-huge-computex-giveaway-sponsored-by-wd-and-steiger-dynamics/

WD is also posting daily updates from the show to their landing page here: http://www.wdc.com/computex/

Sponsor Link 1: 15% off internal hard drives until June 16th, 2013 (US & EU only) with promocode “COMPUTEX2013” – http://wdstore.com & http://bit.ly/12qcLsk

Sponsor Link 2: Corsair Vengenace gaming peripherals. Quality peripherals with legendary Corsair customer service – http://corsair.com/vengeancegaming

Sponsor Link 3: NCIX is my favourite Canadian computer store. They’re my bros (almost literally. I have family that works there). They also ship internationally now! – http://ncix.com

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Ducky Shine 3, Year of the Snake, Mini, and Backlit Zero – Computex 2013

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Ducky Shine 3, Year of the Snake, Mini, and Backlit Zero were all pleasant surprises. For the keyboard nerd in me Computex has been a totally awesome show – so far I have been to Topre, Ducky, and Cherry among others.

WD is posting daily updates from the show to their landing page here: http://www.wdc.com/computex/

Sponsor Link 1: 15% off internal hard drives until June 16th, 2013 (US & EU only) with promocode “COMPUTEX2013” – http://wdstore.com & http://bit.ly/12qcLsk

Sponsor Link 2: Corsair Vengenace gaming peripherals. Quality peripherals with legendary Corsair customer service – http://corsair.com/vengeancegaming

Sponsor Link 3: NCIX is my favourite Canadian computer store. They’re my bros (almost literally. I have family that works there). They also ship internationally now! – http://ncix.com

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Instant Ice – Waterbending In Real Life!

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Want to make a glass of water freeze instantly on command? What is this supernatural power and who can use it? Discover the secrets to Ice-bending … in real life.

Detailed Instant Ice Tips & Tricks: http://youtu.be/7o8moFSHrAQ

You can do it with soda too!: http://youtu.be/5T68TvdoSbI

Check out CrazyRussianHacker’s Instant Ice video http://youtu.be/7NCEJqFC1uw
Watch Household Hacker freeze water on command: http://youtu.be/cgAlxBEPEf4

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Make Dry-Ice: http://bit.ly/MakeDryIce
Urine Ignition: http://bit.ly/UrineIgnition
Butter Candle: http://bit.ly/ButterCandle
Water Weapon: http://bit.ly/WaterCannon

Music By:

Scott & Brendo (“Kitten Air” – Instrumental)
If you like their music, you can download it here: http://bit.ly/ScottBrendoiTunes

Project Inspired By:

A friend at work, named Lew, told me he left water bottles outside overnight in freezing temperatures, then got the water to freeze instantly by shaking them. Since then, I’ve seen multiple videos on YouTube demonstrating the effect of supercooled water, and had multiple requests to make a video.

WARNING:

Use of video content is at own risk.

Project History & More Info:

I’ve never seen anyone pour super cooled water into another container, and initiate the freeze using an ice cube, so I really wanted to try that. The effect is seen in the blue glass, and the clear glass in the video and, in my opinion, was worth the effort!

To get this effect, I put multiple unopened bottles of “PUREFLO” (http://www.pureflo.com) bottled water in the freezer for 2 hours and 45 minutes exactly. The purified water gets supercooled, and when it touches an ice crystal, it turns instantly to ice. It will also do this if the bottle is hit hard enough.

This was a really fun project, and one of my favorites because it’s safe, awe inspiring, and anyone can do it.

Instant Ice – Waterbending In Real Life!

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Want to make a glass of water freeze instantly on command? What is this supernatural power and who can use it? Discover the secrets to Ice-bending … in real life.

Detailed Instant Ice Tips & Tricks: http://youtu.be/7o8moFSHrAQ

You can do it with soda too!: http://youtu.be/5T68TvdoSbI

Check out CrazyRussianHacker’s Instant Ice video http://youtu.be/7NCEJqFC1uw
Watch Household Hacker freeze water on command: http://youtu.be/cgAlxBEPEf4

Subscribe for new videos every 5 days! http://bit.ly/TKoRSubscribe
Join my email list! http://bit.ly/TKOREmailList

For other project videos, check out http://www.thekingofrandom.com

Social Media Links:

Google+: http://bit.ly/plusgrant
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Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstaGrant
Twitter: http://bit.ly/tweetgrant
Pinterest: http://bit.ly/pingrant
Tumblr: http://bit.ly/grantstumblr

Endcard Links:

Make Dry-Ice: http://bit.ly/MakeDryIce
Urine Ignition: http://bit.ly/UrineIgnition
Butter Candle: http://bit.ly/ButterCandle
Water Weapon: http://bit.ly/WaterCannon

Music By:

Scott & Brendo (“Kitten Air” – Instrumental)
If you like their music, you can download it here: http://bit.ly/ScottBrendoiTunes

Project Inspired By:

A friend at work, named Lew, told me he left water bottles outside overnight in freezing temperatures, then got the water to freeze instantly by shaking them. Since then, I’ve seen multiple videos on YouTube demonstrating the effect of supercooled water, and had multiple requests to make a video.

WARNING:

Use of video content is at own risk.

Project History & More Info:

I’ve never seen anyone pour super cooled water into another container, and initiate the freeze using an ice cube, so I really wanted to try that. The effect is seen in the blue glass, and the clear glass in the video and, in my opinion, was worth the effort!

To get this effect, I put multiple unopened bottles of “PUREFLO” (http://www.pureflo.com) bottled water in the freezer for 2 hours and 45 minutes exactly. The purified water gets supercooled, and when it touches an ice crystal, it turns instantly to ice. It will also do this if the bottle is hit hard enough.

This was a really fun project, and one of my favorites because it’s safe, awe inspiring, and anyone can do it.

Xigmatek Midgard 3, Nebula, Aquila – Computex 2013

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The XigmaTek Midgard 3, Nebula, and Aquila from Xigmatek were definitely not something to pass up. While things like wireless charging can be implemented in other ways it is nice to see a company bundling it up into an elegant solution like the Midgard 3. Innovative solutions like fans automatically turning off when covers are closed are also always welcome in my mind because advancing hardware is a good thing as we don’t want to become stagnant. The Aquila was interesting because it felt like deja vu, although depending on how strong the supporting arms are it may be a very intriguing case indeed.

WD is posting daily updates from the show to their landing page here: http://www.wdc.com/computex/

Sponsor Link 1: 15% off internal hard drives until June 16th, 2013 (US & EU only) with promocode “COMPUTEX2013” – http://wdstore.com & http://bit.ly/12qcLsk

Sponsor Link 2: Corsair Vengenace gaming peripherals. Quality peripherals with legendary Corsair customer service – http://corsair.com/vengeancegaming

Sponsor Link 3: NCIX is my favourite Canadian computer store. They’re my bros (almost literally. I have family that works there). They also ship internationally now! – http://ncix.com

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Fractal Design Booth Featuring JOSH!! Arc XL, Arc Mini R2 – Computex 2013

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Who’s tall, handsome, and not hiding in your closet right now? Josh.

I guess he also shows off the Arc XL and the Arc Mini.

WD is posting daily updates from the show to their landing page here: http://www.wdc.com/computex/

Sponsor Link 1: 15% off internal hard drives until June 16th, 2013 (US & EU only) with promocode “COMPUTEX2013” – http://wdstore.com & http://bit.ly/12qcLsk

Sponsor Link 2: Corsair Vengenace gaming peripherals. Quality peripherals with legendary Corsair customer service – http://corsair.com/vengeancegaming

Sponsor Link 3: NCIX is my favourite Canadian computer store. They’re my bros (almost literally. I have family that works there). They also ship internationally now! – http://ncix.com

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Behind the Webb: Webb at the World Science Festival (Episode 5)

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Visitors to the World Science Festival in New York City were greeted by a startling sight: the Webb Space Telescope. The life-sized model of the telescope gave viewers a glimpse at the next big leap for orbiting observatories.

“Behind the Webb” is an ongoing series that follows the construction of the Webb Space Telescope, Hubble’s successor. Find more episodes at Hubblesite.org.

“Behind the Webb” archive: http://webbtelescope.org/webb_telescope/behind_the_webb/archive