Thứ Hai, 26 tháng 9, 2016
Welcome to the 2016 presidential election. Here we have a photograph of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton standing before a crowd full of excited young supporters at a campaign event in Orlando... except the group of "millennials" greeted Clinton by literally turning their backs to her. You're probably asking yourself what could possibly be more important than looking directly at the potential first female president of the United States. A selfie, of course. The iconic photograph, captured by Barbara Kinney — a former White House photographer for Bill Clinton who is currently working full time for the Hillary Clinton campaign — perfectly highlights the essence of this generation's technological priorities. 2016, ya'll. pic.twitter.com/M0AZceVagQ — Victor Ng (@victomato) September 25, 2016 Though it is unclear whether the massive group selfie session was requested by Clinton herself, the candidate is no stranger to the art of selfie taking. Selfie master Hillary Clinton posing with a supporter after speaking at a campaign event at City Garage in Baltimore, Sunday, April 10, 2016. Image: Patrick Semansky/ap photo Hillary Clinton cheesing for a selfie with a group of supporters at a rally at California State University on June 3, 2016. Image: John Locher, File/ap photo What a time to be alive. Mashable has reached out to Barbara Kinney for comment.
Thứ Hai, 25 tháng 4, 2016
President Obama can make anything look great. Anything. Even a dorky VR headset. At the Hannover Messe Industrial trade show in Hanover, Germany, Obama tried out a very special VR headset. How special? It had googly eyes on it. Yes, silly, adorable, googly eyes on the outside of the headset. It's pretty clear Obama rocked this googly eyed VR headset like a boss. The VR headset was one of several new technologies he tried at the world's largest industrial trade show. The headset, while not as advanced as the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, is a more sophisticated version of Google Cardboard. IFM Electronic, the company that makes the headset, demoed a 3D picture that "looked like a color-coded heat map" taken from its world's smallest 3D camera, according to a White House report. The company's CEO reportedly said Obama could use the headset, along with the camera, to "talk to his daughter virtually." "It's a brave new world," Obama replied. Indeed, Obama. Indeed. U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel test virtual reality glasses at the ifm electronics stand at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on April 25, 2016 in Hanover, Germany. Image: Getty Images Image: Getty Images HANOVER, GERMANY - APRIL 25: U.S. President Barack Obama tests virtual reality glasses at the ifm electronics stand at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on April 25, 2016 in Hanover, Germany. This is likely Obama's last trip to Germany as U.S. president. The Hannover Messe is the world's largest industrial trade fair. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images) Image: Getty Images U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel get an explanation by Bernd Buxbaum at the ifm electronics stand at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on April 25, 2016 in Hanover, Germany. Image: Getty Images U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and German chancellor Angela Merkel test VR goggles when touring the Hannover Messe, the world's largest industrial technology trade fair, in Hannover, northern Germany, Monday, April 25, 2016. Image: AP Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
