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Crazy guys sky walked across a rope connected by two hot air balloons
Gizmodo - 8 Feb 2014 03:36
Sometimes simple thrills and basic fears just aren't enough for crazies so they combine adventures and challenges into a sort of super extreme Frankensteinian dance with danger. That's how we end up with guys trying to w...
Manhattan Subway Pocket Cloth - $13
The Gadget Flow - 8 Feb 2014 08:00
The Manhattan Subway Cloth is a premium cleaning pocket cloth that allows for quick and easy cleaning of your eyewear, camera lenses and device display screens. It doesn't need any water to clean touch-screens or sunglas...
Little Feet Coffee Mug - $16
The Gadget Flow - 8 Feb 2014 08:00
This Little Feet Mug is a simple ceramic coffee mug, until you take a second look and find out it has its own feet. Created by Dylan Kendall, each mug is handmade, which gives the mug its own unique personality...
[In-Car Tech] Harman Kardon GreenEdge in the 2015 Subaru Legacy
Technology Tell - 8 Feb 2014 16:42
[From In-Car Tech] We have seen JBL GreenEdge systems in Priuses, but the latest on the block is the 2015 Subaru Legacy with a Harman Kardon GreenEdge branded audio system.
You'd Be Surprised By What Really Motivates Users
TechCrunch - 8 Feb 2014 07:00
Earlier this month, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone unveiled his mysterious startup Jelly. The question-and-answer app was met with a mix of criticism and head scratching. Tech-watchers asked if the world really needed anot...
Alleged Canon G1 X II Photo Leaked
Ubergizmo - 8 Feb 2014 02:19
According to the rumors, Canon is set to announce the successor of the G1 X in the form of the Canon G1 X Mark II (or G1 X II which is what the rumors are referring to it at the moment) on the 12th of February. This is t...
Sample Footage & Shooting Impressions: Panasonic's 4K-Capable GH4
PetaPixel - 8 Feb 2014 18:24
Panasonic is serious about the 4K-capable GH4 as both a video AND stills camera. But particularly in the stills category, a price tag that will likely push 2 grand and a sensor that is only Micro Four Thirds size makes f...
Sochi Problem? No Problem: Bobsledder Demolishes Jammed Bathroom Door
Mashable - 8 Feb 2014 16:16
Now this is how you handle one of those "Sochi problems." The catch-all term has been used this week primarily to reference the dilapidated, unfinished hotel accommodations journalists found upon arriving in the Winter O...
Watch an enchanted forest comes to life in a dancing light show
Gizmodo - 8 Feb 2014 06:30
Ooh, lights. Pretty. It's like stepping into an enchanted forest from the future. Romain Tardy and Squeaky Lobster created this installation called The Ark during Proyecta Oaxaca at the Ethnobotanical Garden in Oaxaca, M...
HTC to fork over undisclosed sum to settle Nokia patent suit
BGR - 8 Feb 2014 00:03
It’s hard to believe, but one of the major patent disputes in the mobile industry has come to a close. Nokia published a press release on Friday informing the public that it had reached a settlement with HTC, and the t...
Convertii Turns Dropbox PDF Files Into Word Docs
Life Hacker - 8 Feb 2014 21:00
Web: You can automate your Dropbox with Wappwolf , including converting PDF files to TXT, but if you need your PDFs as Doc files to open in MS Word or other word processors, Convertii is the way to go.
2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe: Rumor Roundup
Digital Trends - 8 Feb 2014 18:15
If you want a Mercedes-Benz S-Class but don't want to look like a tyrannical dictator, the 2015 S-Class Coupe is on the way. It will combine the luxury and technology of the S-Class sedan with more emotional styling. The...
UK Police Will Have Backdoor Access To Health Records
Slashdot - 8 Feb 2014 14:03
kc123 writes "David Davis MP, a former shadow home secretary, has told the Guardian that police would be able to access the new central NHS database without a warrant as critics warn of catastrophic breach of trust. The ...
Snapchat vulnerability opens iPhone users to disabling attack, says researchers
Slash Gear - 8 Feb 2014 06:24
Snapchat has had a rough few months, what with the massive scraping of its users' information and such. The latest headache for the company comes in the form of a …
HBO "Silicon Valley" trailer makes Internet debut
Slash Gear - 8 Feb 2014 05:37
HBO has released the trailer for its upcoming serial jab at the tech world: Silicon Valley. The series is a half-hour show currently pegged for an eight-episode season, coming from …
Bitcoin money laundering case may threaten future of anonymous purchases
Slash Gear - 8 Feb 2014 03:45
Bitcoin's popularity has come with ups and downs, the most recent of which being criminal charges against three vendors for money laundering, something believed to be the first case of …
Google's super-secret EU antitrust deal already raising eyebrows
BGR - 8 Feb 2014 03:45
Google appears to have managed to avoid a costly fine in Europe where the Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia was investigating the company for antitrust practices related to its local Search business, after a thir...
Did Nessie Die? No 'Confirmed Sightings' Of Loch Ness Monster In Almost 90 Years
IBTimes - 8 Feb 2014 02:24
A veteran Loch Ness monster spotter says there have been no "confirmed sightings" of the legendary creature since 1925. Wikimedia Commons What happened to Nessie?
800,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Found In England, Extinct Hominid Species Was 'Fully Bipedal' [PHOTO]
IBTimes - 8 Feb 2014 02:24
British scientists have uncovered the world's oldest footprints found outside of Africa. Discovered along the Norfolk coast, the prints are about 800,000 years old. YouTube
Weekend Humor: On the Heels of the Fujifilm X-T1, Nikon Recalls the Df
The Phoblographer - 8 Feb 2014 02:20
The Nikon Df is going away because of the Fujifilm X-T1. The post Weekend Humor: On the Heels of the Fujifilm X-T1, Nikon Recalls the Df appeared first on The Phoblographer.
US lawmakers call for stronger power grid security after sniper attack
The Verge - 8 Feb 2014 01:46
A military-style attack on a electrical substation in California last April nearly shut down power in the state, and raised serious questions about the security of US infrastructure. Now a group of lawmakers are asking i...
Google must post news of privacy fine after French court refuses to suspend order
GigaOM - 8 Feb 2014 01:42
Google lost an emergency appeal, meaning it will have to post a notice in the middle of its French homepage for a period of 48 hours that tells users it violated their privacy.