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A Retired Firefighter Reinvented the 100-Year-Old Fire Hydrant
Mashable - 6 Jun 2014 05:04
Dogs love them. City kids in the summer love them. Drivers looking for a place to park hate them. One retired firefighter from New York City has redesigned the fire hydrant — the first major redesign in 100 years. See ...
Uber, Lyft hit with cease and desist orders in Virginia
CNET - 6 Jun 2014 03:21HTC One (E8) price reveals no aluminum case lowers weight, price of smartphone considerably
Tech Times - 6 Jun 2014 04:46
HTC has announced the price of its new HTC One (E8) for China and its lack of aluminum unibody case and Duo Camera lower its price significantly. When it launches in the U.S. it will have high-end specs and mid-range pri...
RAF recreates historic D-Day recon photo
Gizmag - 6 Jun 2014 23:41
Seventy years ago, the greatest military operation in history was launched as the Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Nazi-occupied Europe in what history recalls as D-Day. We're used to seeing ne...
The best Apple vs. Google analysis you'll read all week
BGR - 6 Jun 2014 22:48
At Apple's World Wide Developers Conference this week, Apple overwhelmed developers with over 4,000 new APIs, a new programming lanuguage, and updated versions of OS X and iOS to play with. But it also showed a new commi...
Build a Raspberry Pi Powered Retro Game Console Inside a Game Boy
Life Hacker - 6 Jun 2014 22:00
We've seen plenty of ways to use a Raspberry Pi as a retro game center , but if you really want to do it right, XodusTech shows how to build that game console into a Game Boy.
Sexbot Slaves: How Sexbots Could Affect Actual Human Relationships
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 20:40
There is only one true sexbot that you can go out and buy today. Her name is Roxxxy, and she is a 'robot companion' intended to look human, or something very close. She's 5'7" and slender. She's got a wide range of hair ...
Tougher penalties credited for fewer casualties among young male drivers
Science Daily - 6 Jun 2014 19:14
A significant decline in speeding-related fatalities and injuries among young men has been found in Ontario since the province's tough extreme speeding and aggressive driving laws were introduced in 2007. A study found a...
Pirating copyrighted content is legal in Europe, if done correctly
BGR - 6 Jun 2014 05:15
The Internet provides access to many surprising things, including the means to enjoy copyrighted content without paying for it. Whether it's movies or TV shows, music, books, games, software or other protected digital co...
The Novelty Effect Explains Why a New App Makes You More Productive
Life Hacker - 6 Jun 2014 23:30
Let's say you get a new app, and for the first couple of weeks, that app seriously boosts your productivity. You like using it. You have fun using it. You make all kinds of great things. But over time, you stop using it....
Apple wearable device said to unveil at October special event
Pocket-lint - 6 Jun 2014 20:20
Apple will allegedly hold an event this autumn to finally unveil its much-anticipated wearable device. According to website Recode, which has a good track record and a relationship with Apple, the Cupertino-based company...
Health policy researchers lack confidence in social media for communicating scientific evidence
Science Daily - 6 Jun 2014 19:54
Though Twitter boats 645 million users across the world, only 14 percent of health policy researchers reported using Twitter - and approximately 20 percent used blogs and Facebook - to communicate their research findings...
CERN announces winners of student research competition
Symmetry Magazine - 6 Jun 2014 18:37
The winners of the Beam Line for Schools competition will use a beam of particles at CERN to investigate one of the fundamental forces of nature and to test a home-built device. Following almost 300 submissions from scho...
Crypto-currencies go mainstream with new Facebook tipping apps
PandoDaily - 6 Jun 2014 18:10
Crypto-currency tipping may be about to go mainstream. This as developer Alejandro Caballero posted to the r/Dogecoin subreddit late last night that Facebook has approved a pair of dogecoin and multicoin tipping apps (in...
Biologists pave the way for improved epilepsy treatments
Science Daily - 6 Jun 2014 18:04
Biologists leading an investigation into the cells that regulate proper brain function, have identified and located the key players whose actions contribute to afflictions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia. The discover...
YouTube Co-Founders Split As Chad Hurley Spins Out MixBit And Steve Chen Joins Google Ventures
TechCrunch - 6 Jun 2014 18:00
Consider this the end of an era. After 15 years of working together, first at PayPal and then at YouTube and most recently at incubator Avos Systems, YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen are headed in differe...
Endoscope with oxygen sensor detects pancreatic cancer
Science Daily - 6 Jun 2014 16:21
An optical blood oxygen sensor attached to an endoscope is able to identify pancreatic cancer in patients via a simple lendoscopic procedure, according to researchers. The study shows that the device, which acts like the...
Probiotics prevent deadly complications of liver disease
Science Daily - 6 Jun 2014 16:20
Probiotics are effective in preventing hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, according to a new study. The investigators conducted trial with cirrhosis patients who showed risk factors for hepat...
Haiku smart ceiling fan knows when to go for a spin
Gizmag - 6 Jun 2014 09:18
If you're already finding it hard to keep up with all the smart climate control systems for the home that are hitting the market, then this might just be the one to send you into a spin. Big Ass Fans has added its SenseM...
Mexican trademark body rules for iFone in iPhone services case
Reuters - 6 Jun 2014 06:23
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Woman's hair catches fire when she poses for a selfie
Gizmodo - 6 Jun 2014 06:10
Poor girl. She was having a good ol' time with her friends when someone decides to take a video selfie of the good ol' time everyone was having. As any good ol' time having person would, she leans in to be included in th...
Pebble Smartwatch Finally Gets Volume Controls
Mashable - 6 Jun 2014 04:36
Pebble rolled out some updates Thursday that added small but significant improvements to its smartwatch — most significantly adding volume controls and the ability to reorganize apps from the watch's launcher Believe i...