- A new Lenovo smartphone with an integrated pico-projector that can “project your touchscreen anywhere” was highlighted as the first consumer device of its kind.  
- Discussion of reliable suppliers for the nootropic piracetam produced a shortlist: PowderCity and NootropicsDepot were recommended, while Cerebral Health was flagged for a prior hospitalization incident.  
- NewStarNootropics was endorsed by multiple participants as a trustworthy source for piracetam, with one user reporting successful delivery and product satisfaction.  
- The open-hardware Tsunami signal-generator shield for Arduino was announced as “Arduino-at-Heart” and is now available for preorder; its creator (nickjohnson) noted that only two units exist so far.  
- Google unveiled “Jump,” a 16-camera ring rig that captures 360° stereoscopic video for Cardboard VR, and Point Grey released commercial 360° spherical camera systems, prompting comparisons to the earlier (but closed-source) Centr project.  
- A McAfee blog post on the “Tox” ransomware toolkit was shared, with one participant observing that the article itself reads like an advertisement for the malware.  
- A paper on the evolutionary puzzle of language emergence—how communication systems can arise when they benefit listeners but not speakers—was circulated.  
- A research report described using an MRI-driven “Gauss gun” (coilgun) to propel a millirobot through a hypodermic needle into the spinal cord for minimally invasive procedures.  
- DJI’s Phantom drone was noted to have sold roughly 400,000 units worldwide in 2014 at $679 each, illustrating the rapid mainstream adoption of consumer UAVs.