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Naughty America: 4K porn is coming, trailer released
Pocket-lint - 13 Jan 2014 15:03
It had to happen. With the release of every major home video format there has been a reaction from the porn industry almost immediately. Indeed, it is credited as being one of the main instigators in the initial take-up ...
Africa, Europe, and the Middle East At Night
SpaceRef - 13 Jan 2014 22:30
This new image of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery o...
Elektra Nails Are Styluses That Can Be Worn On Your Fingers
Ubergizmo - 13 Jan 2014 02:18
Long nails and smartphone touchscreens just don't play nicely together. Perhaps back in the day of the resistive touchscreen, that would have been a whole different story. However given that most touhcscreens these days ...
Teen With Rare Aging Disease Dies at 17
Mashable - 13 Jan 2014 00:39
When Sam Berns was 22 months old, he was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disease whose symptoms resemble those of aging. He was only supposed to live until 13 years old. Instead, he lived to be 17 Berns died on ...
Astronauts Receive Christmas Presents From Earth
Ubergizmo - 13 Jan 2014 07:13
It looks as though Santa arrived too late for Christmas where the half dozen space-station astronauts are concerned, as they have finally received their Christmas presents on Sunday. The method where the presents were de...
Google Announces Acquisition Of Nest For $3.2 Billion
Ubergizmo - 13 Jan 2014 23:53
Thermostats aren't really given much thought, unless of course you are beautifully designed like the Nest Learning Thermostat which was launched back in 2011, which basically has the ability to adjust itself after "learn...
The Paper-Thin iPhone 6 Concept
IBTimes - 13 Jan 2014 19:57
Video Concept of what a paper-thin iPhone 6 would look like, courtesy of Fuse Chicken.
In praise of SOL Republic's Jax earbuds
Android Central - 13 Jan 2014 17:30
Surprisingly great sound comes from these $39 earbuds I tend to look at the bundling of accessories with smartphones as unnecessary up-sells — particularly earbuds. More often than not they're uncomfortable or just...
Sony Global Imaging Ambassadors Programme
Photography Blog - 13 Jan 2014 09:55
The Sony Global Imaging Ambassadors programme is a new initiative celebrating the beauty of photography.
Building a Better Bike Helmet Out of Paper
Slashdot - 13 Jan 2014 03:07
An anonymous reader writes "Inspired by nature, a London man believes the solution to safer bike helmets is to build them out of paper. '"The animal that stood out was the woodpecker. It pecks at about ten times per seco...
Researchers Develop Minuscule Windmills That Could Charge Our Phones
Ubergizmo - 13 Jan 2014 02:14
These days there are a couple of different ways in which we can charge our smartphones. This can be done through conventional methods, such as plugging it into a power outlet, or it can be done through "greener" methods ...
How to keep strangers out of your Gmail and your face out of Google ads
GigaOM - 13 Jan 2014 23:43
Google now lets other Google+ members send messages to your Gmail account and can use your Google+ name and photo in ads. Here's how to stop both from happening.
'Nidhogg' arrives on Steam
The Verge - 13 Jan 2014 22:48
Nidhogg is here. The insanely fast indie dueling video game has arrived on Steam, over three years after it began winning accolades from the gaming press. Originally only playable at video game exhibitions where crowds ...
Weird Full Moon Names of 2014 Explained
SPACE.com - 13 Jan 2014 22:16
The first full moon of 2014 rises this week, but despite being the first of the year, it has the surprising name 'Old Moon' for some cultures. It's not the only nickname for the event. Here's a look at the weird full moo...
BlackBerry to 'predominantly' stick with keyboards, CEO says
L.A. Times - 13 Jan 2014 18:12A Beginner's Introduction to Overclocking Your Intel Processor
Life Hacker - 13 Jan 2014 18:00
If you want to squeeze every last ounce of processing power out of your new computer or aging system, overclocking is a great--if slightly nerve-racking--option. Here are some simple guidelines for safely overclocking yo...
Razer Nabu SmartBand Offers Mobile Notifications and Band-to-Band Social Connectivity
Technabob - 13 Jan 2014 17:00
Razer has pulled the covers off something a bit different for it at CES 2014. The new product isn’t a gaming mouse, keyboard, or headset. Rather the Razer Nabu SmartBand is a compact wearable device meant…
Could 'Micro Windmills' Power Your Phone? (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 13 Jan 2014 15:362015 Corvette Z06 images leak ahead of official unveil
Slash Gear - 13 Jan 2014 12:22
The North American International Auto Show kicks off today. This show is also sometimes called the Detroit auto show. There will be a number of new vehicles unveiled at the …
FDA approves first gel for sealing corneal incision after cataract surgery
Medical News Today - 13 Jan 2014 12:00
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gel sealant for use in stopping fluid from leaking through the incision in a patient's cornea after cataract surgery with intraocular lens placement in adults....
Rayman Legends Kisses Goodbye To Load Times On PS4 And Xbox One
Ubergizmo - 13 Jan 2014 07:03
I clearly remember one of the early debates that concerned the PSOne and the Nintendo 64 – the latter had virtually no load times thanks to the use of a cartridge, while you could grow a beard while waiting for Gran Tu...
CES wrap-up, wearables, Chromebook, Samsung tablets (MobileTechRoundup show #313)
ZDNet - 13 Jan 2014 06:47
Kevin was on site in Vegas last week so we spent most of the show covering what was shown at CES 2014. Wearables, Samsung tablets, T-Mobile Uncarrier 4, and more were discussed.