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Hands-on: Lego Movie MetalBeard's Sea Cow review
Pocket-lint - 17 Feb 2014 21:47
The Lego Group is at the 2014 NYC Toy Fair, where it just gave a sneak peek of the Sea Cow ship from its new Lego Movie. Called MetalBeard's Sea Cow, the massive Lego set will release in March for $249.99. It includes ca...
An Insane Ice Dancing Lift From The Olympics
Business Insider - 17 Feb 2014 18:34
Ice dancing has its roots in ballroom dancing, and places a heavier emphasis on style than the other figure skating disciplines. On the broadcast on Sunday, Johnny Weir described ice dancers as the peacocks of figure ska...
Miley Cyrus May Have Just Put Someone's Dirty Thong In Her Mouth
Popdust - 17 Feb 2014 08:16
It's just Miley bein' Miley. The post Miley Cyrus May Have Just Put Someone’s Dirty Thong In Her Mouth appeared first on Popdust.
Falcon Eye KC-2000 Night Vision Camera Shoots In Color HD
Ubergizmo - 17 Feb 2014 21:25
The average consumer might not have too much use for a camera that’s capable of taking pictures and shooting videos in night vision mode, but its quite essential for journalists on the ground who often find it hard to ...
As Mt.Gox Implodes, Rival Bitcoin Exchanges Remain Surprisingly Stable
TechCrunch - 17 Feb 2014 06:22
Watching the gyrations in the price of Bitcoin has been spectator sport the past several days. However, unlike with prior busts and races, the price of Bitcoin has diverged heavily across its several exchanges. This has ...
Samsung is very sensitive about being called a copycat
BGR - 17 Feb 2014 23:46
After getting thumped by Apple for alleged patent infringement, Samsung has become more determined than ever to shed its copycat image. That’s why Samsung has now filed a countersuit against British manufacturer Dyson ...
Watch a Boeing 767's landing gear strained to its limits
CNET - 17 Feb 2014 20:20
A 767 landing at the UK's Birmingham airport in extreme conditions shows the full flexibility of its equipment.
Hack a Standard Mag-Lite into a Rechargeable Flashlight
Life Hacker - 17 Feb 2014 16:30
Mag-Lite flashlights are some of the best you can buy. They're heavy, well built, incredibly bright, and last a good long time on the batteries you put into them. Still, those batteries are disposable. Instructables user...
18 dead in Nepal plane crash
CNN - 17 Feb 2014 07:12
A small aircraft crashed in the mountains of western Nepal, killing all 18 people on board, authorities said.
WaterFX: Using solar tech to clean water in a drought
GigaOM - 17 Feb 2014 21:24
This weekend the New York Times profiled a San Francisco-based startup called WaterFX, which is using mirrors to harness the sun’s rays to produce energy to clean water. The company has a $1 million project with the Pa...
More aid for Greece to be decided 'after summer'
Miami Herald - 17 Feb 2014 16:57
A top official for the 18-country eurozone is insisting a decision on more financial assistance or debt relief for Greece won't be made until "after the summer."
Daily App: Stackables allows you to enhance a photo in layers
TUAW - 17 Feb 2014 15:30
Stackables is a new image editing tool from Samer Azzam, the developer behind ProCam, that allows you to apply filters and other effects in layers. It's the layering and high quality filters that set Stackables apart fro...
Warmth turning Sochi into 'slushy'
CNN - 17 Feb 2014 14:10
CNNi talks to Grayson Schaffer of Outside Magazine about how the warm weather is impacting Olympic competition.
Samsung Sues Dyson Over Vacuum Cleaner Design Patent
Ubergizmo - 17 Feb 2014 11:47
Over the past couple of years, whenever Samsung is mentioned in a lawsuit, it is usually related to mobile phones and chances are Apple will be involved as well. However as a reminder, Samsung deals with a multitude of p...
These Three Charts Show Why Everyone Should Stop Freaking Out About Chinese Foreign Debt (FXI, EWH)
Business Insider - 17 Feb 2014 07:32
China's growing external debt has once again set off alarm bells. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said the country had $823 billion of external debt at the end of Q3 — about 9% of GDP. Some have...
MarketWatch First Take: In Korea, they punish banks for ID theft
Market Watch - 17 Feb 2014 07:19
While in much of the West, companies who suffer the theft of their customers' data might react with a shrug, South Korea doesn't mess around. There, it's the banks that are in trouble.
Boys in hospital over science project
CNN - 17 Feb 2014 07:14
It started with a school science project. It ended with a house explosion so powerful it busted windows and blew open the back door.
Tales of horror emerge from U.N. inquiry
CNN - 17 Feb 2014 07:05
A mother forced to drown her newborn. Inmates eating worms. Their stories are harrowing.
The Markets Are Pricing In A 6% Chance Of A Hard Landing In China
Business Insider - 17 Feb 2014 06:17
According to Goldman Sachs and Societe Generale, everyone's top concern these days relates to China. Specifically, people worry that the reigning in of the credit markets could lead to a disorderly economic slowdown. Thi...
Google Acquires SlickLogin, A Sound-Based Password Company
Ubergizmo - 17 Feb 2014 02:10
There are many ways in which we can password protect ourselves. ATMs use PINs, internet websites use a combination of letters and numbers, smartphones can use patterns or biometrics, so the question is do we really need ...
T9 Keyboard Could Arrive In Windows Phone 8.1
Ubergizmo - 17 Feb 2014 01:34
If you have ever used a feature phone, chances are you are familiar with the T9 keyboard layout (pictured above). Smartphones these days now provide full QWERTY keyboards and the way phones have been designed, the need f...
California officials blow up explosive-laden home
Boston - 17 Feb 2014 00:02
REDDING, Calif. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies in far Northern California are burning down a mobile home where more than 60 pounds of highly volatile explosive material was found, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate the ...