Technology News
A Spoon for People With Parkinson's Reduces Shaking by 70%
Mashable - 26 Sep 2013 03:29
I have very clear memories from when I was a girl of my grandpa sitting at the table, hands fluttering wildly, struggling to get a spoonful from his plate to his mouth without making a mess. His Parkinson's disease made ...
This Is Why You Never Dump By Text: Quin Woodward Pu Claims Revenge Over Breakup Text
The Huffington Post - 26 Sep 2013 22:32Making "The Chart of Electromagnetic Radiations"
Physics Buzz - 26 Sep 2013 19:18
Even a small portion of the comprehensive Chart of Electromagnetic Radiations is crammed full of science. About a month ago, the Lawrence Livermore lab posted this gorgeous old poster of the electromagnetic spectrum onto...
Taiwanese attachment to social media interests Facebook, Twitter
ZDNet - 26 Sep 2013 19:20
Nation's dynamic free society and apparent addiction to all things social offer a high potential growth market for social media companies including Facebook and Twitter.
Samsung ST150F Review
Photography Blog - 26 Sep 2013 10:00
The Samsung ST150F compact camera offers a wide-angle 5x zoom lens, 16.2 megapixel sensor, 720p video recording, 3 inch LCD screen and built-in wi-fi, all for less than £100 / $150. Read our in-depth Samsung ST150F revi...
LA School iPad Security Breached In No Time By Students
The Huffington Post - 26 Sep 2013 02:45These Former Uranium Mines Claim They Can Cure Chronic Illness
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2013 23:33
Screw gluten-free diets, homeopathy and aromatherapy! Sufferers seeking relief for arthritis, lupus, asthma and other chronic illnesses are all about radioactive byproduct therapy these days. Alternative medicine aficion...
Facebook Finally Lets You Edit Posts After Publishing
Life Hacker - 26 Sep 2013 23:05
One of the worst things about posting to Facebook is that once you hit publish, all of your typos and any other errors are set in stone. Your only option--before today--was to delete the post and repost it. Now, Facebook...
No Third-Party App Support for You: How Apple iOS 7 Hoards Playlists
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2013 21:40
iOS users are delighted by the new iOS 7 rollout, available not only on the new iPhones, but on previous models as well. And unlike Android users, most of whom fail to upgrade to the latest operating system, iOS users te...
Patient's own cells might be used as treatment for Parkinson's disease
Science Daily - 26 Sep 2013 18:33
Studies in rodents have suggested that the body may mount an immune response and destroy cells derived from iPSCs. New research in monkeys refutes these findings, suggesting that in primates like us, such cells will not ...
France launches probe into Apple's iPhone deals with mobile operators
ZDNet - 26 Sep 2013 18:08
French competition watchdogs have begun an investigation into the deals Apple strikes with mobile carriers around its handsets.
Could Ants Teach the Biofuel Industry a Thing or Two?
KQED Quest - 26 Sep 2013 16:00
How leaf-cutter ants and fungus gardens could provide the model for sustainably producing biofuels.
Rookie Dispatches Twitter Troll, Restores Your Faith in Humanity
Mashable - 26 Sep 2013 02:56
L.J. Hoes is a rookie for the Houston Astros, who you may know as the worst team in baseball and the squad that gave us the unbelievably hilarious butt-slide last week. Hoes — like football player Jake Butt — also ha...
Transforming the Old Bay Bridge Into a Park for Adventure Tourists
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2013 23:40
Now that the new Bay Bridge is here, what to do with the old one...? Is the slow and expensive demolition of the iconic structure really the best or even most cost-effective answer? A handful of local proposals have emer...
Sony QX100 Teardown: The Beautiful Guts of a Weird Camera
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2013 23:33
The QX100 is a freaking bizarre camera . It looks like just a big lens barrel, but it's actually a whole camera. No matter what you think of its odd appearance, though, on the inside, its guts are indisputably glorious. ...
Your Final Fashion Decision: Clothes That Let You Decompose With Grace
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2013 23:20
Whether or not you're someone who would take great care in selecting a deceased loved one's clothing prior to burial, chances are that you probably wouldn't think too much about what those actual clothes are made out of....
EA cancels college football title for 2014 amid ongoing legal disputes, lack of NCAA support
Engadget - 26 Sep 2013 23:19
A few months back, EA Sports announced that the 2014 installment of its wildly popular college football franchise wouldn't carry the NCAA label after the governing body chose not to renew its licensing contract. Today, t...
A Counting Pop-up Book That Appeals To Toddlers and Designers Alike
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2013 23:00
Even if you already boast a mastery of counting to ten, a refresher course is never a bad idea--particularly when it's this beautiful. Marion Bataille's Numero is a pop-up counting book, chronicling the numbers one to te...
Netflix's highest quality 'Super HD' 1080p video streams are available everywhere
Engadget - 26 Sep 2013 23:00
Feeling left out because your internet provider isn't on board with Netflix's Open Connect program that provides access to its Super HD high-bitrate 1080p streams? Let that feeling of abandonment go, as the company has a...
Facebook finally allows you to edit your embarrassing tyops, er, typos
Engadget - 26 Sep 2013 22:39
If you've ever written "poo" instead of "pool" or "duck" instead of, er, "suck" in your Facebook status updates, then we've got good news for you. At long last, you can finally edit your post after it's been published, a...
Apparently Robert Downey Jr. Has His Own (Insane) 6-Foot Flying Iron Man
Gizmodo - 26 Sep 2013 22:20
Apparently, to commemorate the wrapping of The Avengers, Robert Downey Jr.'s staff pitched in and got the Hollywood star a little something. Well, it's not exactly little, but it certainly is something. And it flies.
Engadget HD Podcast 368 - 09.26.13
Engadget - 26 Sep 2013 22:15
Ben spent the last week getting used to the iPhone 5s' Touch ID, while Richard advanced his career in GTA V. Fret not, however, because they still managed to keep tabs on all the latest HD news. Set aside an hour and get...