A trial version of Google Glass was available for $1,500, but the product did not take into account the number of people with vision problems. The company promised to release its gadget with specialized lenses later; The pioneer in this narrow market sector will not be Google, but the optical manufacturer Rochester Optical, reports Digital Trends . Rochester Optical has promised to release prescription lenses for Google Glass by the end of January.

The New York Times will change the design of the site on January 8, the company press release said. Starting today, readers will see some sections of an updated site with an adaptive design and less bulky design. All sections of the new site will be available to readers next week.

The NSA is working on a quantum computer that will help the spy organization crack virtually any code and gain access to the data of every company, organization or individual. This was reported by The Washington Post , citing documents provided by Edward Snowden. The supercomputer is being developed as part of the Penetrating Hard Targets program with a budget of $80 million. The creation of a quantum computer is one of the main goals of modern scientists and technologists.

The ADHD team , which makes a block of late-night cartoons for the Fox channel, has released an animated short that features most of the memes of the past year, albeit in a rather strange form. Many media outlets have attempted to compile the most important (or at least most memorable) events of 2013, but this animation not only takes only a minute, but also, for example, makes nods to the conspiracy theories of the Breaking Bad finale.

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Kanye West's work inspired programmers to create cryptocurrency in his honor. According to The Verge , virtual money called Cooney will be available on January 11. The creators of West's cryptocurrency decided to remain anonymous in case Kanye did not like their idea. However, the author of Yeezus has not yet reacted to Coinye. @kanywest kanye, have you ever invested in bitcoin or litecoin? What Do You Think of @coinywest ?

10 ways to spend free time with benefit The history of architecture Website Almost an ultimatical course of 47 lectures on the history of classical architecture from the time of ancient Egypt to the 19th century in Europe and the United States with a large number of additional information, including jokes and non -obvious things as Hegel's dialectics.

Shia LaBeouf continues to ask for forgiveness with signs in the California sky. Having "screwed up" in 2013 with the rights to use the comics of writer and animator Danal Close in the film HowardCantour.com, LaBeouf spent the entire month of December tweeting an apology. His requests for forgiveness also turned out to be plagiarism , copied from the speeches of famous people.