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Raspberry Pi Gets Water Cooling Solution
Ubergizmo - 3 May 2013 06:59
The Raspberry Pi is certainly one hot ticket item when it was first released, targeting hobbyists who want to build their very own computers without having to sell an arm and a leg. While this low-powered mini computer w...
Is This the Future of Umbrellas?
Strobist - 3 May 2013 05:10
See this umbrella? It's very different than the typical reflector in one very specific way. And it's being touted as being way better for digital sensors. Can you tell what's different about it? Probably not without look...
State Of the Unions: Miho Walsh and Roy Prieb -- State of the Unions
The New York Times - 3 May 2013 20:28
Playing video games together is one thing, and dealing with each other's "stuff" is quite another, a couple discovers.
Seagate Slim Offers Storage Without The Bulk
Ubergizmo - 3 May 2013 05:58
Seagate is no stranger to the portable hard drive market, having come up with some hits of theirs in the past. Remember the Seagate GoFlex Slim Drive, which was touted to be the slimmest portable external hard drive in t...
Deter Garden Pests Naturally with a DIY Caffeine Spray
Life Hacker - 3 May 2013 23:30
You can rid your garden of pests naturally using a number of clever methods, but when you need to deter insects in real time a caffeine spray can do the trick without harming your plants. Jenny Sigler, writing for health...
This week on gdgt: Panasonic's ST60 is a must-have HDTV
Engadget - 3 May 2013 23:00
Each week, our friends at gdgt go through the latest gadgets and score them to help you decide which ones to buy. Here are some of their latest picks -- along with a few you should probably avoid. Want more? Visit gdgt a...
Google Glass app lets users wink to take a photo
ZDNet - 3 May 2013 23:28
Code for an app that allows users to take a photo by winking has been published on online code repository GitHub.
Offline: how to use the internet
The Verge - 3 May 2013 23:25
Whew! What a week. First came Monday, and then Tuesday, and then there was the internet. You know how in Star Trek when they engage the warp engines and the Enterprise kind of stalls for a moment while its projection blu...
Cube 3D Printer goes retail at Staples for $1,299
ZDNet - 3 May 2013 22:08
Staples will be among the first major retailers to offer a 3D printer. To date, 3D printers have been the focus of hobbyists.
Top Bitcoin exchange faces $75 million lawsuit as international partnership reportedly breaks down
The Verge - 3 May 2013 05:20
This past February, the largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, announced a partnership with an American company called CoinLab. The goal of the partnership was to give Mt. Gox access to US customers through CoinLab, as the c...
Fishing float rides 2 tsunamis -- and survives
NBC News - 3 May 2013 23:54
By Becky OskinLiveScience A barrel-size black plastic float torn loose by the 2011 Japan tsunami may have been tossed into a Canadian forest by a second tsunami in 2012, researchers say.Though the hollow float hasn't bee...
Bug-eyed camera gets wide angle view - through 180 lenses
NBC News - 3 May 2013 23:54
We may all be able to get a bug's-eye view of the world with new camera technology being developed by University of Illinois researchers. Like an insect's compound eye, their device uses many tiny lenses to form an extre...
Facebook continues using 'Timeline' name after settling lawsuit with Timelines, Inc.
The Verge - 3 May 2013 23:46
Facebook has settled a lawsuit brought by Timelines, Inc. over the social network's use of the phrase "Timeline" to describe its user profiles. The company reported yesterday in an SEC filing that it had reached an agree...
Galaxy Note on AT&T receiving Jelly Bean starting today
Android Central - 3 May 2013 23:41
Update only available through Samsung's Kies desktop software It's been a long time coming, but the original Galaxy Note for AT&T is finally receiving an update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Starting today, willing users ...
6 Obscure NASA Sites Every Nerd Has to See
Mashable - 3 May 2013 23:40
NASA has Twitter down to a science. The agency knows the ins and outs of YouTube. It even even makes Google+ look cool But what you may not know is that NASA has plenty of forgotten features all over its websites, just w...
We've Figured Out How To Make Robot Birds Fly, Up Next: Humans?
Gizmodo - 3 May 2013 23:40
Mankind is decades away from taking to the skies in an Iron Man-like suit , but now that researchers at the University of Maryland have cracked the secret to building robot birds that can dive and swoop like the real thi...
A Chiseled Chrome Coffee Cup Sets Your Latte Apart
Gizmodo - 3 May 2013 23:40
Why wait in the Starbucks line for one of those pitiful paper cups over and over again when you can have this handsome chiseled tumbler to refill every morning?
Decades-Old Lenses May Be Radioactive, Especially if They're Made by Kodak
PetaPixel - 3 May 2013 23:37
Categories: Educational Equipment Tags: dangerousgeigercounterKodakkodaklenslenslensesradioactiveradioactivelensesradioactivitywarning Late last year, we shared a video in which a photographer tested the radioactivity of...
U.S. Cellular among last carriers to offer iPhone
L.A. Times - 3 May 2013 23:36Amazon accidentally leaks world's first small-screen Windows 8 tablet
PC World - 3 May 2013 23:35
The first-ever small-screen Windows tablet made a brief appearance on Amazon.com today, before quickly being yanked from the online retailer's e-shelves. While Acer was busy showing off a smattering of large-screen Windo...
Wikimedia Foundation: More Women Contributors Wanted
The Huffington Post - 3 May 2013 23:33Facebook settles with Timelines Inc.
CNET - 3 May 2013 23:33
Chicago company that made a loud stink about trademark infringement settles quietly with the social network.