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Awesome tech you can't buy yet, for the week of November 24, 2013
Digital Trends - 25 Nov 2013 03:15
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk! The post Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for th...
Apple acquires Israel's PrimeSense, no terms
Phys.org - 25 Nov 2013 18:59
Apple has acquired Israel-based motion technology company PrimeSense for an undisclosed sum.
NASA Developing Special Coating to Bug-Proof Airplane Wings
Mashable - 25 Nov 2013 18:10
Like most agencies, NASA is always looking for a way to combat bugs, or problems, in its systems. Sometimes those bugs are actually bugs — tiny insects that go splat on flying craft. All those insect guts stuck to the ...
Australian treasurers to discuss online shopping tax
ZDNet - 25 Nov 2013 08:24
The issue of applying the GST to goods purchased by Australians through overseas online stores will be on the agenda when Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey meets his state and territory counterparts on Wednesday.
Cosmos with Cosmos Episode 6: Travellers' Tales
Planetary Society - 25 Nov 2013 23:56
The Voyager mission may be the ultimate expression of our desire to explore, but why does that will exist in the first place? Why is it unique to humans?
Vancouver's UrtheCast Cameras Headed For Space Station
The Huffington Post - 25 Nov 2013 23:56A touch of garlic helps kill contaminants in baby formula
Science Daily - 25 Nov 2013 23:47
Garlic may be bad for your breath, but it's good for your baby, according to a new study. This study is the first to identify two compounds derived from garlic -- diallyl sulfide and ajoene -- that significantly reduce t...
Extrovert, introvert children not equally influenced by plate size
Science Daily - 25 Nov 2013 23:47
New research indicates that extroverted and introverted children respond differently to environmental cues, such as plate size, when it comes to portion control.
'Let's try and not have a human do it': How one Facebook techie can run 20,000 servers
ZDNet - 25 Nov 2013 22:43
Facebook on how it has managed to ease the pain of running one of the world's largest fleet of servers.
Poor data and systems hamper health service delivery
ZDNet - 25 Nov 2013 06:19
Disjointed and outdated systems, poor data quality and project failures are hampering health initiatives in New Zealand.
U.S. Cellular now offering Galaxy S4 Mini for $50 on-contract
Android Central - 25 Nov 2013 04:04
Ludicrous $500 off-contract price likely won't entice many to forgo the service agreement Although the carrier didn't make much noise about it, U.S. Cellular is now selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. While we knew the s...
Another Limited Edition White Xbox One Console Spotted On eBay
Ubergizmo - 25 Nov 2013 01:23
We had caught wind of a limited edition white Xbox One console that would be an exclusive to developers who worked on the Xbox One at Microsoft. Unsurprisingly some units have made their way onto eBay, with one going for...
Eric Schmidt writes a guide for switching from iPhone to Android
The Verge - 25 Nov 2013 00:45
Thinking about making the switch from from iPhone to Android? "Many" of Eric Schmidt's friends are, he says — and so he wrote them a 900-word guide to walk them through the process. Google's executive chairman took to ...
Philadelphia becomes the first US city to ban 3D-printed guns
The Verge - 25 Nov 2013 00:41
After the release of two 3D-printable firearms was met by warnings from lawmakers, Philadelphia has become the first US city to ban 3D-printed guns. The Philadelphia city council voted unanimously to pass a bill banning ...
Study Suggests Link Between Dread Pirate Roberts and Satoshi Nakamoto
Slashdot - 25 Nov 2013 00:08
wabrandsma writes "Two Israeli computer scientists say they may have uncovered a puzzling financial link between Ross William Ulbricht, the recently arrested operator of the Internet black market known as the Silk Road, ...
Host Analytics Launches Platform To Make Excel Models More Reusable
TechCrunch - 25 Nov 2013 23:59
Host Analytics has launched a new platform to move Excel models into a cloud service that allows users to take spreadsheet data and reuse it for other purposes without manual intervention. The new platform, AirliftXL, is...
What Is Distilled Water?
Live Science - 25 Nov 2013 23:57
People have produced distilled water since ancient times via distillation -- the process of boiling water in a still, then collecting the condensed steam. Impurities get left behind when the water evaporates.
Herschel's 37,000 Science Observations
SpaceRef - 25 Nov 2013 23:56
This animation shows the timeline of over 37 000 scientific observations made by ESA's Herschel space observatory throughout its entire mission, condensed into less than a minute....
Lumen Bluetooth 4.0 LED bulb takes on Philips hue
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2013 21:46
Color-changing LED lighting is probably the most obvious way of introducing some smart home tech, and though Philips’ hue is the best known system, that hasn’t stopped startup rivals from trying to take its crown. Lu...
Startup Comedy 'Betas' Tries To Be Too Cool With 'Girls'-Type Humor
Mashable - 25 Nov 2013 00:44
In the second episode of Amazon's Betas, the main character makes a tongue-in-cheek launch video for the hookup app he's developing. It's to poke fun at the cliched life a blogger accused him of living in a harsh takedow...
Apple Touch ID working with trackpad and display in patents
Slash Gear - 25 Nov 2013 23:55
If you felt like the Apple Touch ID sensor in the iPhone 5s wasn’t enough, that you’d like so much security in your Apple products that it’s easier to get locked out than get in, you’re in luck. There’s a set o...
Watch the First Released Clip from 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Variety - 25 Nov 2013 23:55
Those who are dying to get a taste of “The Wolf of Wall Street” are getting a special treat today: Paramount has released a one-minute clip of the upcoming Martin Scorsese pic, dubbed, fittingly, “You Work for Me.�...