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Toyota i-Road Concept Vehicle
Ubergizmo - 1 Oct 2013 05:41
The Toyota i-ROAD is an interesting people mover, and it sure as heck looks a whole lot safer (and cooler) compared to your standard moped or scooter. After all, who would not want to travel in air-conditioned comfort, a...
Fantasea FG16 for Canon Powershot G16
Photography Blog - 1 Oct 2013 10:00
Fantasea Line has announced a new underwater housing for the Canon Powershot G16 premium compact camera.
Probing the surface of pyrite
MIT - 1 Oct 2013 06:00
Pyrite -- perhaps better known as "fool's gold" for its yellowish metallic appearance -- is a common, naturally occurring mineral. It holds promise as a high-tech material, with potential uses in solar cells, spintronic ...
This Tower Exists Solely for Dropping Things
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2013 23:20
The 475-foot "drop tower" in Bremen, Germany, is not a rocket disguised as a building, but a giant hollow tube used for experimentally dropping things--letting go of objects, watching them plummet toward the ground, and ...
A computerized beer machine takes the legwork out of home-brewing
Ars Technica - 1 Oct 2013 23:08
A Kickstarter campaign seeks to automate the small-scale beer creation process.
Scribd Launches a Global 'Spotify For eBooks'
Slashdot - 1 Oct 2013 21:35
Nate the greatest writes "Scribd threw its hat in the ebook subscription ring today. The site is expanding on its existing ebookstore with a new $9-a-month all-you-can-read ebook subscription service which offers a selec...
Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire to Headline First YouTube Music Awards
Variety - 1 Oct 2013 06:00
YouTube, looking to catch the ears of music fans worldwide, will feature live performances by Lady Gaga, Eminem, Arcade Fire and other artists for the inaugural YouTube Music Video Awards on Sunday, Nov. 3. The event is ...
Delta Pilots Will Use Surface 2 Tablets Instead of Flight Bags
Mashable - 1 Oct 2013 06:00
Delta Air Lines announced Monday that it would purchase up to 11,000 Microsoft Surface 2 tablets to replace pilots’ flight bags. Starting with Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 aircraft, pilots on 700 planes will leave behind ...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Review: S Pen sort of enhances the tablet
ZDNet - 1 Oct 2013 23:47
Samsung's Note 10.1 offered an inking experience over the Apple iPad and the 2014 Edition improves upon that S Pen experience. This new model has a more premium feel with a fabulous high resolution display.
Silicon Graphics acquires Filetek to rein in petabytes of data
PC World - 1 Oct 2013 22:00
Silicon Graphics International has acquired storage company Filetek as the server maker looks to provide customers with better control over petabytes of stored data in high-performance computing environments. SGI did not...
Build Your Own Car Computer with a Raspberry Pi
Life Hacker - 1 Oct 2013 21:30
Computers in our cars have been a dream of science fiction for a long time, but they're still a pretty expensive addition, especially if you're trying to add one into an old car. DIYer Andrei Istodorescu decided to add a...
Google, EU approach final deal on antitrust probe after Google proposes fresh search changes
ZDNet - 1 Oct 2013 20:46
Google's chances of avoiding European sanctions over its search practices are looking better.
Microsoft earns US government FedRAMP security tick for Windows Azure
ZDNet - 1 Oct 2013 19:03
Microsoft's FedRamp certification will make it easier for US government departments to use its cloud infrastructure services.
Wal-Mart opens its largest online fulfillment center
USA Today - 1 Oct 2013 14:01
Wal-Mart opens its largest online fulfillment center
Tenba Introduces New Messenger DNA Bags
Photography Blog - 1 Oct 2013 10:15Leica-Elmarit-S 45 mm f/2.8 ASPH.
Photography Blog - 1 Oct 2013 10:10The benefits of strength training as physical exercise in older seniors
Medical News Today - 1 Oct 2013 09:00
After doing specific training for 12 weeks, people over the age of 90 improved their strength, power and muscle mass. This was reflected in an increase in their walking speed, a greater capacity to get out of their chair...
Scientists Gain Genetic Insight Into Alzheimer's Disease
MedicineNet - 1 Oct 2013 09:00
Title: Scientists Gain Genetic Insight Into Alzheimer's DiseaseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/27/2013 2:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 9/30/2013 12:00:00 AM
Google launches Web Designer app for creating animated HTML5 ads
ZDNet - 1 Oct 2013 07:44
Google has unveiled the Google Web Designer app for Chrome, but it should really be called Google Ad Designer. It provides a way to create Adobe Flash-style animated ads in HTML5/CSS3
Emotional donating: The science and un-science of disaster response
Scientific American - 1 Oct 2013 06:49
Disasters are heart-wrenching. The scale of the distress and suffering can be hard to bear even when you’re just watching snug and safe in your unaffected lounge room. Those images send us... --
Review: Sigma 8mm f3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye
The Phoblographer - 1 Oct 2013 06:24
In our continuation of reviewing Sigma's currently available prime lenses, we're sharing our thoughts on the 8mm f3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye which has been in Sigma's lineup for quite a few years. Can it hold up to today...
Amazon to hire 70,000 seasonal workers
Miami Herald - 1 Oct 2013 06:13
Amazon.com says it is hiring 70,000 full-time seasonal workers around the U.S. to fill orders over the holiday season.