Technology News
Crowdfunded glasses, straws quickly detect 'invisible' date rape drugs
The Verge - 11 Aug 2013 19:13
The odorless and tasteless nature of "date rape drugs" can make them impossible for victims to detect before it's too late. But soon your drinking glass may able to warn you if dangerous chemicals have been slipped into ...
Photos from Kurt Cobain's Last Photo Shoot
The Phoblographer - 11 Aug 2013 15:49
Very recently, Rolling Stone did an interview with Jesse Frohman--the last photographer that had a formal shoot with Nirvana's famed frontman Kurt Cobain.
Tango introduces Road Riot: its first original in-app game
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 11:55
Tango has added five titles to its gaming platform since it was launched in June, but this is the first time the company's introducing one created by its in-house team. The game, called Road Riot, pays homage to arcade c...
National Geographic drones help capture Serengeti wildlife close up
DP Review - 11 Aug 2013 02:18
What's the safest way to get close up photos of lions on the Serengeti? Send in a robot. And an aerial drone. That's what photographer Michael Nichols and his team did, producing incredible images for a National Geograph...
As AOL Prepares To Downsize Patch, CEO Fires Employee During Meeting
Slashdot - 11 Aug 2013 20:15
An anonymous reader writes "AOL is closing or plans to sell nearly half of the 900 'hyperlocal' news websites operated by its money-losing Patch Media subsidiary (TechCrunch is also owned by AOL). Hundreds of staff layof...
Kickstart Your Career With Muse University's Free Online Classes
Mashable - 11 Aug 2013 19:28
The Muse has been giving career advice to aspiring professionals since 2011 -- and now they're broadening their services by offering online classes through Muse University. With class titles like Kick Start Your Job Sear...
Fresh Rumors Suggest Canon is Looking at Jumping Into Medium Format
PetaPixel - 11 Aug 2013 17:28
Categories: Industry Rumors Tags: canoncanonrumormediumformatphaseonerumor The idea that Canon would take the leap into medium format has been tossed around as both rumor and joke. Last August, we were told to expect a C...
Hyperloop: Everything We Think We Know About the Future of Transit
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 17:00
On Monday, Tesla Motors chief Elon Musk will finally reveal his concept for a high-speed transit system called Hyperloop. The Hyperloop, according to Musk, will be able to whisk you from downtown Los Angeles to downtown ...
New Zealand Court Orders Facebook Disclosure To Employer
Slashdot - 11 Aug 2013 04:53
An anonymous reader writes with a story out of New Zealand: "Gina Kensington was sacked by Air New Zealand earlier this year following a dispute over sick leave she took to care for her sister. She said she did not misus...
Sick of Social Networks? Here's Your Salvation
Mashable - 11 Aug 2013 04:00
Sometimes keeping on top of every major social network can feel like a full-time job. But let's face it -- it's not easy to tear yourself away from the social web, even if you truly want to. SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mash...
Apple to Unveil Next Generation iPhone on September 10
Mac Rumors - 11 Aug 2013 01:56
Apple will unveil its next iPhone on September 10, reports AllThingsD, citing sources with knowledge of the event. Though the date of the event has been revealed, it is unclear whether the event will focus singularly on ...
Turn a Beer Keg Into an Awesome Charcoal Grill
Life Hacker - 11 Aug 2013 01:00
It's grilling season, and if you don't own a good charcoal grill, you should consider making your own out of an old beer keg.
English FA wants technology to determine penalties
Miami Herald - 11 Aug 2013 00:25
Having successfully persuaded FIFA to introduce goal-line technology, the English Football Association now wants cameras to be allowed to settle other contentious situations in games.
XFR STN Offers a Digital Update at the New Museum
The New York Times - 11 Aug 2013 23:52
XFR STN, a project at the New Museum, features the digitization of older artworks.
Approaching Darkness: One Man Blogs His Descent Into Alzheimer's
Mashable - 11 Aug 2013 23:42
I ring the bell for Apartment #2. But before I have time to flatten the creases in my skirt, a gray-haired man wearing no shoes appears at the door and lets me inside. Retired physician David Hilfiker, 68, has invited me...
Top 10 TV Shows on Social Media This Week
Mashable - 11 Aug 2013 23:32
HBO's True Blood tops our list of most popular TV shows on social media this week, after the show's season-six teaser video blew up on YouTube. The supernatural series with plenty of vampires was followed in popularity b...
Switched On: Casting light on the Chromecast
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 23:30
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. Sold out for weeks after its launch, everyone seems to be in love with the Chromecast -- the ultra-cheap, ultra-small, interface-free, HDM...
Out of darkness: Solar power sheds a little light on powerless communities
NBC News - 11 Aug 2013 23:19
Anna Begay lives on a remote plot of land in the Navajo reservation. To reach her home, you drive through twisting, unmarked trails of dust and mud along the edge of Coalmine Canyon, in northwest Arizona.
Use Loop To Animate The World
Gizmodo - 11 Aug 2013 23:14
I'm really bad at drawing. Really really really bad. Like hand turkeys and stick figures level. But Loop might be a way to bring me up a little bit. It's an iPad app for making hand-drawn animations, but you can use it w...
Samsung's curved OLED TV drops price by a third, LG brings cheaper 4K TVs
Engadget - 11 Aug 2013 23:13
Korean manufacturers Samsung and LG often match each other in product introductions, but today they were together in announcing cheaper options for some of their latest TV technology. Samsung is dropping the price on its...
Microsoft Is Working On a Cloud Operating System For the US Government
Slashdot - 11 Aug 2013 23:12
SmartAboutThings writes "It seems that Microsoft is relying even more on the opportunities provided by the cloud technology. The Redmond behemoth is preparing to come up with a cloud operating system that is specially me...