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Add Wi-Fi to Practically Anything With This Arduino-Compatible Chip
Mashable - 4 May 2013 02:50
You can add it to a motion detector. You can add it to a security camera. Heck, the creators of a tiny new Wi-Fi board even joke that you can add it to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The Spark Core board, from Spark...
Rebuild a Broken NES with a Raspberry Pi
Life Hacker - 4 May 2013 23:00
As time marches inexorably forward, vintage game systems like the NES inevitably stop working. But if you have a deceased system in your attic, you can bring it back from the dead with a Raspberry Pi.
E! Online struck by hackers days after Twitter warns of ongoing threats
The Verge - 4 May 2013 20:42
Earlier this week Twitter sent out a memo to news outlets, suggesting ways in which they could keep their accounts safe from hackers -- but the official account for E! Online appears to have been hacked nonetheless. Earl...
Acer shows off Aspire P3 Ultrabook, Aspire R7 laptop with innovative designs
ZDNet - 4 May 2013 22:54
While the P3 converts to a Windows 8 tablet, the R7 offers a hinged display that can be moved to a variety of viewing positions.
Yet Another Big Twitter Account Has Been Hacked
Gizmodo - 4 May 2013 21:05
There was McDonalds , and Jeep , and then CBS and the AP . Now E! Online has joined the illustrious club of Twitter accounts that have been hacked. The account has been suspended, but not before claiming that Justin Bieb...
Behind the curtain of Y Combinator, the 'sleep-away camp for startups'
The Verge - 4 May 2013 16:12
Since its founding in 2005, Y Combinator has become one of the most prominent seed accelerators in Silicon Valley, haven given rise to companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, and Reddit. Every year, the organization and its foun...
Rain will get more extreme thanks to global warming, says NASA study
The Verge - 4 May 2013 12:31
The forecast for the future of rainfall on Earth is in: over the next hundred years, areas that receive lots of precipitation right now are only going to get wetter, and dry areas will go for longer periods without seein...
Google recognizes Palestine in update to its localized search page
The Verge - 4 May 2013 09:56
Google has changed the localized search page that was previously labelled for the "Palestinian territories" to simply read "Palestine." Google spokesperson Nathan Tyler acknowledged the change -- which went into effect o...
X-51A WaveRider hypersonic missile successfully hits Mach 5.1 in final test
The Verge - 4 May 2013 07:20
In its fourth and final test, the X-51A WaveRider pulled off three and a half minutes of flight under the power of its supersonic combustion ramjet (Scramjet), the longest such flight ever. The WaveRider, developed by Bo...
NASA's Android-Powered Satellites Beam Down Smartphone Snaps from Orbit
PetaPixel - 4 May 2013 23:47
Categories: News Technology Tags: astrophotographyNASAnexusonenexussphonesatssatellitessmarphonephotographyspace Late last month, NASA launched Orbital Sciences' Antares rocket into space, and with it a trio of satellite...
The Great California Cycleway That Never Was
Gizmodo - 4 May 2013 23:37
Bikes are a great way to get around, and before cars, they were even more crucial. They were so popular, in fact, that in the late 1890s, plans were put in place for a grand bicycle highway that would take riders from Pa...
Finally, a Wristwatch to Match Your $1.3 Million Ferrari Supercar
Mashable - 4 May 2013 23:33
Struggling to find a wristwatch that matches your shiny new $1.3 million LaFerrari supercar? Try the Hublot MP-05, designed alongside Ferrari engineers to be the perfect timepiece accompaniment to Ferrari's new top-end, ...
Steve Pociask: Consumers to Lose From Rigged Wireless Auctions
The Huffington Post - 4 May 2013 23:32
Picking winners and losers is bad policy. Instead, policies should empower consumers to freely choose the services and service providers they want. Competition is not improved by rules that limit auction participation, r...
Benro A1691TB0
DPhoto Journal - 4 May 2013 23:24
Benro A1691TB0 is a lightweight tripod for use with DSLR camera. The tripod features Compact, Patented Dust & Water Resistant Rubber Lock Grips with Anti-Rotation Leg System, Closed-Cell Foam Grip, Transfunctional Design...
T-Mobile Galaxy S4 has CyanogenMod 10.1 nightlies on the way
Android Central - 4 May 2013 23:21
First nightlies to roll out tonight, but remember the edges are still a little rough on this one The T-Mobile variant of the Galaxy S4 may have only been available for just a few short days now, but that didn't keep the ...
Before-and-After Portraits of Alternative Education Students Decades Later
PetaPixel - 4 May 2013 23:19
Categories: Ideas Inspiration Tags: 40yearslateragingalphaalternativeschoolbeforeandaftereducationmichaelbarkerpassageoftimeportraitsportraiturestudentstimeyearslater Located in the city of Toronto, ALPHA Alternative...
What Games Are: Ok Glass, Let's Talk Games
TechCrunch - 4 May 2013 23:05
It's a little bit sexy and a little bit dorky, but Google Glass has finally arrived. Beyond the initial productivity uses of the device, how important are games going to be for driving its adoption, and what kind of game...
Antarctic Hyperlapse Takes You on a Two Month Ice Breaking Journey in 5 Minutes
PetaPixel - 4 May 2013 23:04
Categories: Finds Tags: antarcticantarcticahyperlapseicebreakertimelapse Icebreakers are the bouncers of the ship world. With specially designed thicker hulls shaped to direct ice to the sides and under the ship, they ra...
Top 10 Tech This Week
Mashable - 4 May 2013 22:49
Spring is finally here. But that doesn't mean the world of tech is ready to take a break -- like you probably did, missing some exciting tech stories. As usual, you have nothing to fear, because we're here with our Top 1...
Google Glass Goes to Large Hadron Collider
Mashable - 4 May 2013 22:42
As a physics teacher, going to CERN to see the Large Hadron Collider was a dream come true for Andrew Vanden Heuvel. Armed with Google Glass, Heuvel's trip was even more meaningful as he shared every step in real time wi...
Teen Creates Twitter Accounts to Spread Sweet Compliments
Mashable - 4 May 2013 22:20
If you saw a post on Twitter that read, "How to Get 500 Followers in Two Hours," you'd probably write it off as the empty promise of a marketer. But you might be wrong. After hearing about a friend who had taken his life...
Ming Mecca modules steer whole game worlds through voltage (video)
Engadget - 4 May 2013 08:28
Just about every gamer we know has wanted to alter a game world on the spot, whether it's to cheat, fix game mechanics or experiment. Special Stage Systems' Ming Mecca system is built entirely around that concept -- and ...