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Alt-week 5.16.13: bug eyes, robo-cops and fake flowers -
Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days.
If we're to find a common thread in this week's collection of stories, it'd be nature's guiding hand.
Dell Project Ophelia USB Android stick to ship in July, priced at $100 -
We know that "where for are thou?" was in search of a different Shakespearean character, but if you had the same question for (Dell's) Ophelia, then the answer is July.
Sprint closes deal to buy US Cellular spectrum, adds 420,000 customers -
Sprint was clearly hungry for capacity when it bought spectrum from US Cellular last fall, and it's at last getting its fill -- some of it, at least -- by closing the deal today.
The Last of Us will debut 'play while it downloads' feature on the PS3 -
Even though we don't yet know what the PlayStation 4 looks like or how much it will cost, one of the many details revealed at Sony's February event was that games will be playable even as they download.
Google-built media player hits the FCC, reveals only a Hitchhiker's Guide reference -
With much of its information obscured it's hard to say what Google has planned for this new device revealed by its FCC filing, but the model number at least indicates someone has a sense of humor.
Amtrak boosts WiFi on select trains, more upgrades coming this summer -
There are plenty of wonderful things about train travel: the leg room, the scenery, the lack of security pat-downs.
Stitcher adds car mode to iOS app, encourages responsible driving -
Stitcher just announced a new car mode for its iPhone app, bringing a simplified interface that works in both portrait and landscape positions.
University of Glasgow makes 3D models with single-pixel sensors, skips the cameras (video) -
Most approaches to capturing 3D models of real-world objects involve multiple cameras that are rarely cheap, and are sometimes tricky to calibrate.
Twitter partners with NBA to highlight in-game replays, Blake Griffin posterizations -
In all honesty, Blake Griffin himself could start a social network that served no purpose outside of featuring his dizzying (and disgusting, if you will) array of dunks, and it'd probably go over quite well.
BlackBerry software chief on updates and BB10 for healthcare and financial services -
During BlackBerry Live this week we got to speak with Vivek Bhardwaj, BlackBerry's Head of Software, about the future of BB10.
