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Pantone Chairs by Seletti
The Gadget Flow - 16 Aug 2014 08:00
With the Pantone Chairs by Seletti inside your home or workspace, you're going to feel like living in a world of colors around. They come in a variety of vibrant colors that can go well with your graffiti enriched wall o...
This is How the Sun Sees You
Twisted Sifter - 16 Aug 2014 08:57
Using an ultraviolet camera, people on the street were shown how the sun sees them. Under UV light your skin may look more different than you think. Video by Thomas Leveritt Music: ‘Summer in the City – Starcadian...
Drones are Fun, Until One Hits You In the Face
Live Science - 16 Aug 2014 06:16
Mini drones are not yet appearing in our skies on a daily basis but they certainly are a rapidly growing trend.
Cars may soon know when you're on the phone behind the wheel
Engadget - 16 Aug 2014 09:02
Word to the wise, kids: do not muck around with your phone while driving. Some of you probably won't be able to help it (tsk tsk), but a team from Santa Catarina State University in Brazil just might have the solution --...
Full Recovery Possible for 2 U.S. Ebola Patients
MedicineNet - 16 Aug 2014 09:00
Title: Full Recovery Possible for 2 U.S. Ebola PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/15/2014 9:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/15/2014 12:00:00 AM
Synthetic marijuana or 'Spice' overdose on the rise: NH Gov. declares state of emergency
Tech Times - 16 Aug 2014 05:08
New Hampshire's Governor Maggie Hassan has declared a state of emergency after 44 drug overdose cases have been reported. The drug, a type of synthetic marijuana, is known as "Smacked."
Mega Models Will Map the Spread of Dengue (Op-Ed)
Live Science - 16 Aug 2014 03:58
Huge, powerful computer models are helping scientists predict the spread of a deadly virus, dengue fever.
Ice Bucket Challenge: Bill Gates takes the plunge
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2014 03:00
According to Facebook, more than a million videos of people pouring ice water on their head have been posted on the social network, all of them done as part of the Ice Bucket Challenge. The reason behind the cold shower ...
Delays For SC Nuclear Plant Put Pressure On the Industry
Slashdot - 16 Aug 2014 22:55
mdsolar sends this news from the Associated Press: Expensive delays are piling up for the companies building new nuclear power plants, raising fresh questions about whether they can control the construction costs that cr...
Robin Williams Had Parkinson's Disease, Wife Says
MedicineNet - 16 Aug 2014 09:00
Title: Robin Williams Had Parkinson's Disease, Wife SaysCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/14/2014 4:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 8/15/2014 12:00:00 AM
New FAA ruling effectively bans ridesharing for planes
The Verge - 16 Aug 2014 06:51
A recent FAA ruling has left Uber of air travel-hopeful AirPooler and other startups like it in a legal bind. The agency yesterday stated that private pilots who don't hold a special government-issued certificate are ban...
Peers, but not peer pressure, key to prescription drug misuse among young adults
EurekAlert! - 16 Aug 2014 06:00
(American Sociological Association) Current efforts to prevent prescription drug misuse among young adults need to consider peers -- but not peer pressure -- according to a Purdue University study.
Facebook is testing a "satire" tag to help you figure out what's real and what's not
Engadget - 16 Aug 2014 05:59
Sure, you're smart enough to know that "New Study Finds Humans Shouldn't Spend More Than 5 Consecutive Hours Together" is a headline from well-known satirical publication The Onion. But not everyone is, which could lead ...
iPhone 6 5.5″ components surface in dubious leak
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2014 05:23
Some new images said to be of the iPhone 6 5.5-inch model have surfaced, and included among them are shots of what are said to be some of the phone's components. The photographs are from the site Apple Daily, which says ...
60,000 Oculus Rift DK2 Orders, 20,000+ Units Shipped, New Orders Ship In October
Slashdot - 16 Aug 2014 05:09
An anonymous reader writes The much lauded Oculus Rift DK2 is in high demand. Shipping began at the end of July and Oculus says they've already shipped more than 20,000 of their 60,000 orders. The company recently update...
Hackers target grocery chains for customers' credit card info
Engadget - 16 Aug 2014 05:04
You know why you should always keep a close eye on your credit card activity? Because hackers can target any kind of establishment, whether they're huge corporations, mom-and-pop shops or, in this case, grocery chains. A...
Longer-Lasting Batteries Are Under Development for Wearable Devices
Mashable - 16 Aug 2014 05:00
A type of battery that could eventually store twice as much energy as a conventional one could soon move beyond niche applications to wearable devices, phones and even electric cars. Solid-state batteries, as they’re c...
Belarus 18-Year-Old Wins Google's Code Jam on His First Try
Mashable - 16 Aug 2014 04:48
LOS ANGELES — An 18-year-old from Belarus won the Google Code Jam Finals on Friday, beating out 26 coders from all around the world on his first attempt at the annual programming competition. Gennady Korotkevich took $...
A 1996 Plan to Use NASA's Oldest Orbiter to Make Money on the Moon
Wired - 16 Aug 2014 04:36
Assembly of OV-102, NASA’s first spaceworthy Space Shuttle Orbiter, commenced in March 1975. The 111-ton reusable winged spaceship first reached low-Earth orbit during STS-1 (12-14 April 1981), the Space Shuttle Progra...
Nexus 7 replaces Virgin America's current flight tablets
Slash Gear - 16 Aug 2014 04:18
Virgin America announced this month that it will be replacing the tablets used by its crew members with the Nexus 7, doing so for an improved experience (the slim size and faster speeds were cited among reasons). The air...
Russian Hacking Suspect Ordered Held Until Trial
ABC News - 16 Aug 2014 03:23
Russian hacking suspect ordered held in Seattle; prosecutors say laptop rich with evidence
Researchers figure out how to spy on your smartphone in a way you'll never see coming
BGR - 16 Aug 2014 03:15
One common smartphone sensor that never seemed to pose much of a threat might in fact be the key to eavesdropping on a stranger’s conversation from afar. According to Wired, a group of researchers from Stanford Univers...