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Visionary Instruments intros the Robocaster MIDI hybrid guitar, we go ears-on (video)
Engadget - 26 Jan 2013 01:34
Visionary instruments has been tinkering with the not-so-humble guitar for a long time now. The latest offering is the Robocaster MIDI guitar. As you can see from the picture above (or gallery below) the Robocaster offer...
Facebook Is Primed To Disrupt Online Dating
TechCrunch - 26 Jan 2013 07:00
Editor's Note: Brian Bowman is founder and CEO of LikeIt.com, a fun way to discover people, places, and things. The responsibility of dating sites should be to facilitate great first dates. Unfortunately, the dating indu...
Does Facebook Owe You Money?
Gizmodo - 26 Jan 2013 17:00
Generally, Facebook is making money of you (or at least trying) by collecting all your info and then parceling it all out for ads. But now the tables have turned, maybe kinda sorta. Thanks to an ongoing class action laws...
These Gummy Bears Are Actually a Painting
Gizmodo - 26 Jan 2013 06:00
If you think you can eat these gummy bears, you'd be wrong. They're not real. As in they're not actually gummy bears. Instead, the gummy deliciousness is actually an extremely photorealistic painting made by Jeanne Vadeb...
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The Huffington Post - 26 Jan 2013 19:20PHOTOS: First Glimpse Of Mars After Dark
The Huffington Post - 26 Jan 2013 16:41Two Dazzling Comets Headed Our Way
Mashable - 26 Jan 2013 05:26
The year 2013 may someday be known as "the year of the comets." If all goes well we may see two of the brightest comets in many years, and possibly one of the brightest in history. More About: astronomy, comet, space
Roland Cube Lite mini amplifier allows you to control guitar licks, aux input independently (video)
Engadget - 26 Jan 2013 00:32
At the start of NAMM 2013, Roland announced two new models in its Cube line and an iOS app to complete the trio. Both the Cube Lite and Cube Lite Monitor are on display in all of their dual-connecting glory, but we're fa...
Scientists create a working microscopic tractor beam
The Verge - 26 Jan 2013 23:52
After years of science fiction speculation and scientific experimentation, researchers have created a working tractor beam. The newly invented tractor beam only works on microscopic particles, but in a recent paper in Na...
First Reviews of Ashton Kutcher's 'Jobs': Entertaining But Safe, "Fails to Think Different", Apple Fans Will Be Very Mixed
Mac Rumors - 26 Jan 2013 23:38
Following the premiere of Ashton Kutcher's new film Jobs at the Sundance Film Festival, a number of publications have posted reviews of the flick which is scheduled to arrive in theaters nationwide on April 19. The first...
7 Apps You Don't Want To Miss
Mashable - 26 Jan 2013 23:20
Vine Twitter launched Vine this week. Currently iOS only, the app lets you create GIF-like 6-second looping video clips and then share your finished creations with friends on Vine or Twitter or Facebook.
Fully Functional MAME Emulator Appears in App Store [iOS Blog]
Mac Rumors - 26 Jan 2013 23:18
TouchArcade notes the appearance of an arcade game called Gridlee in the App Store. Gridlee is a 1983 arcade game that was never officially released, but the code was later released for free for non-commercial usage in 2...
Apps of the Week: Gumtree, Amtrak, OpenSignal and more!
Android Central - 26 Jan 2013 23:07
We're in that slow transitional phase between CES and MWC, going through the motions of weird leaks and random product releases. Fear not, as the Apps of the Week posts will continue on regardless. You come here each Sat...
City turns Internet speeds into jobs
Fox News - 26 Jan 2013 23:02
While cities across the nation struggle to create jobs, officials in Chattanooga, Tenn., have a plan to grow its economy at the speed of light.
CES 2013 through the eyes of our contest winner (video)
Engadget - 26 Jan 2013 23:00
Many entered, but it was Daniel Orren who sent in a great green-screened video that snagged him a temporary spot on the Engadget crew at this year's CES. Hanging with the team in our trusty trailer, getting comped meals,...
Instagram Is Asking Users To Prove Their Identities with Government IDs
Gizmodo - 26 Jan 2013 23:00
If you're not claiming to be famous, normally people couldn't care less who you say your are on the Internet. In fact, most people actively don't care. Instagram isn't in that crowd however. After its recent TOS update, ...
5 Games You Should Play This Weekend
Mashable - 26 Jan 2013 22:51
1. Gesundheit Gesundheit, Apple's App of the Week, is an adorable puzzle game Gesundheit, and it's absolutely worth picking up while it's free for a week. This mobile gem was originally in the App Store in 2011, but was ...
In Swartz protest, Anon hacks U.S. site, threatens leaks
CNET - 26 Jan 2013 22:40
Saying "a line was crossed" with the treatment of tech activist Aaron Swartz, the group hacks a government site related to the justice system and distributes encrypted files it says it will decrypt unless demands are met...
Mass human sacrifice? Ancient skulls piled up
NBC News - 26 Jan 2013 22:38Hackers Take Over Sentencing Commission Website
Time - 26 Jan 2013 22:36Watch The Best Pep Talk Ever -- Given by a Kid
Mashable - 26 Jan 2013 22:20
Forget about Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday, this might very well be the best inspirational pep talk ever. And the one who gives this speech is none other than a young, very classy, kid. SEE ALSO: Top 24 Most Inspiring Ph...
Will software publishers ever shake off their 'technical debt'?
ZDNet - 26 Jan 2013 22:19
For software and anything else, it's far cheaper to do things right the first time, say software quality proponents Capers Jones and Ward Cunningham.