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Review: Domke Chronicle Camera Bag
The Phoblographer - 14 Jun 2014 12:00
There are camera bags, and then there are camera bags with heritage and tradition. The Domke Chronicle Camera Bag falls under the latter.
Miracle twins from Boston born 24 days apart
Tech Times - 14 Jun 2014 07:10
Healthy twin boys were born three weeks apart in Boston. Though a bit complicated, a rare technique of keeping a twin in the womb even after the premature birth of the first child was used..
MIT can now track a heart rate through a wall with Wi-Fi signals
GigaOM - 14 Jun 2014 03:01
A low-power signal is enough to track the rise and fall of the chests of up to four people, opening up applications like monitoring people during search and rescue operations or simply ensuring a baby is OK overnight.
Iraq bans social networking sites in bid against insurgents
Slash Gear - 14 Jun 2014 02:11
Iraq has followed in the footsteps of some of its nearby neighbors, putting a blanket ban on all major social networking websites in a bid to prevent possible political uprising. …
Bjork's interactive 'Biophilia' album is the first downloadable app in MoMA's permanent collection
Engadget - 14 Jun 2014 01:28
We've seen lots of crazy things on display at the Museum of Modern Art -- a "rain room," a sex toy that works with your phone, a sleeping Academy Award-winning actress. Now you can add "tablet app" to that list. Bjork's ...
New pictures give us our best look yet at the iPhone 6
Digital Trends - 14 Jun 2014 10:40
If you're looking to avoid spoilers about what Apple has in store for the next iPhone, don't click through -- we've got images that show the front and back of two new handsets coming this fall. The post New pictures give...
Gay 'Hook-Up' Apps Tied to Higher STD Infection Rates: Study
MedicineNet - 14 Jun 2014 09:00
Title: Gay 'Hook-Up' Apps Tied to Higher STD Infection Rates: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/13/2014 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/13/2014 12:00:00 AM
This is the cockpit of the supersonic car that will reach 1000MPH
Gizmodo - 14 Jun 2014 07:27
This awesomeness--captured by photographer Stefan Marjoram--is the cockpit of the Bloodhound Supersonic Car, designed to set a new world land speed record of--at least!--1,000 miles per hour (1,609.34 km/h) in South Afri...
This Entrepreneur Built An Asthma Monitor To Save Lives--Just Not His Own
ReadWrite - 14 Jun 2014 02:25
Like many entrepreneurs, Chris Stiffler had an idea for a world-changing product rooted in his own experience. In his case, the experience was a serious asthma attack. The product was Wheezy, a wearable device designed ...
Experts cast doubt on Big Bang bolstering discovery
Phys.org - 14 Jun 2014 08:33
Astrophysicists are casting doubt on what just recently was deemed a breakthrough in confirming how the universe was born: the observation of gravitational waves that apparently rippled through space right after the Big ...
Scientists discover massive ocean of water 400 miles underground
The Verge - 14 Jun 2014 08:20
Researchers at Northwestern University have found evidence for a massive reservoir of water deep within the Earth's mantle. The reservoir, which is said to be three times the volume of the oceans on the surface, is conta...
3D Bioprinters Could Make Enhanced, Electricity-Generating 'Superorgans'
Slashdot - 14 Jun 2014 06:58
New submitter meghan elizabeth (3689911) writes Why stop at just mimicking biology when you can biomanufacture technologically improved humans? 3D-printed enhanced "superorgans"—or artificial ones that don't exist in n...
[In-Car Tech] Kenwood taking it off the streets with powersports amplifier
Technology Tell - 14 Jun 2014 04:49
[From In-Car Tech] Kenwood's tough, compact multi-application four-channel digital amplifier KAC-M1804 may be perfect for powersports audio applications.
AT&T customer data compromised by phone unlocking service
The Verge - 14 Jun 2014 03:30
Coming on the heels of the recent breach at restaurant chain P.F. Chang's, AT&T states that a third-party vendor managed to expose personal data for an untold number of customers earlier this year. According to a letter ...
Man Arrested For Parodying Mayor On Twitter Files Civil Rights Lawsuit
Slashdot - 14 Jun 2014 03:08
mpicpp (3454017) writes with an update from Ars Technica to this story: "The Illinois man who made headlines when he was detained for parodying the town's mayor on Twitter sued the Peoria politician and local police, cla...
Canadian Supreme Court rules internet anonymity is key to privacy
Engadget - 14 Jun 2014 02:50
Congratulations, citizens of Canada, it's your God-given right to travail the internet as UrTheWurst420 hurling sexually graphic insults at children singing pop songs on YouTube. And, unless the police get a warrant, the...
LinkedIn Joins Google, Reveals Employee Gender, Diversity Gap
Mashable - 14 Jun 2014 02:24
LinkedIn released employee demographic data for the first time on Thursday, revealing a workforce that is mostly male, and mostly white Of LinkedIn's 5400-plus total employees, 61% are male, and CEO Jeff Weiner said Thur...
Sci-fi fans should go out and watch 'The Signal' this weekend
The Verge - 14 Jun 2014 23:33
A movies like 22 Jump Street and How To Train Your Dragon 2M don't need any help at the box office. Variety reports that both films are expected to earn more than $50 million in sales this weekend. However, sci-fi fans s...
Nintendo Director Shigeru Miyamoto on Wii U's Future
Mashable - 14 Jun 2014 23:27
Nintendo isn’t done with the Wii U, yet. That’s the message we heard repeated from Shigeru Miyamoto, the company’s senior director and creator of many beloved franchises like Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda a...
This is What iPhone 6 Will Probably Maybe Look Like
OS X Daily - 14 Jun 2014 23:23
With production of iPhone 6 nearing, an array of physical mockups and supposed hardware parts from the device are surfacing around the web which are able to provide a look at what the next iPhone may actually look like. ...
Humans of the World Cup: Match Day in Manaus
Mashable - 14 Jun 2014 23:21
MANAUS, Brazil — Hours before England and Italy kicked off their crucial Group D showdown, the area surrounding Arena da Amazonia in this city in the heart of the jungle was a cauldron bubbling with joy, laughter, smil...
Canola oil may be an oil of choice for people with type 2 diabetes
Science Daily - 14 Jun 2014 21:03
New research suggests canola oil may be one of the oils of choice for people with Type 2 diabetes. Researchers compared people with Type 2 diabetes who ate either a low glycemic index diet that included bread made with c...