Darren Quick

Darren's love of technology started in primary school with a Nintendo Game & Watch Donkey Kong (still functioning) and a Commodore VIC 20 computer (not still functioning). In high school he upgraded to a 286 PC, and he's been following Moore's law ever since. This love of technology continued through a number of university courses and crappy jobs until 2008, when his interests found a home at New Atlas.

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Home Entertainment

Samsung goes big and goes home with massive 292-inch The Wall Luxury TV

Since 2018, Samsung has been grabbing eyeballs at various conferences around the world with its massive modular display dubbed The Wall. Now you'll be able put one of those 292-in monsters in your living room, providing you've got a wall big enough to accommodate it.
Photography

Action stations for 2019 Red Bull Illume photography competition

In 2006, Red Bull came up with the idea for its Illume Image Quest devoted to digital action and adventure sports photography. The call has now been put out for photographers to get their action-packed images in for the 5th edition of the competition.
Body & Mind

Cell injection helps restoration of lost muscle mass in mice

In research on mice, a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that the injection of a type of cells known to promote blood vessel growth helps accelerate to restoration of muscle mass lost due to inactivity.