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Review: DNP DS40 Dye Injection Printer
The Phoblographer - 18 Aug 2014 12:50
The DNP DS40 may create an addiction to printing. Lots and lots of printing.
How to turn any YouTube video into a GIF
Digital Trends - 18 Aug 2014 23:26
This website makes it quite easy to turn any YouTube video into a GIF for your viewing and sharing pleasure. We'll show you how to pull it off in a handful of easy steps. The post How to turn any YouTube video into a GIF...
NAACP'S Net Failure in Ferguson
The Huffington Post - 18 Aug 2014 05:04App developers can now earn affiliate commissions via Store Kit in iOS 8
9 to 5 Mac - 18 Aug 2014 18:17Sony trickles down high-end guts to latest compact mirrorless, the Alpha 5100
Digital Trends - 18 Aug 2014 06:15
Sony's newest entry-level mirrorless camera, the A5100, uses the same sensor, image processor, and hybrid autofocus system as its much lauded A6000 sibling, but it one-ups that model with enhanced features for moviemakin...
Omote "living makeup" uses mind-blowing projection mapping
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2014 04:14
Projecting computer graphics onto buildings or rooms to make them digitally come alive isn't new, but how about if your canvas is a living, moving, human face? Omote does just that, a combination of real-time face tracki...
German Authors Join Protest Over Amazon's Tactics in E-Book Dispute
The New York Times - 18 Aug 2014 02:33
More than 1,000 German-language authors have written an open letter deriding Amazon's practices in Europe.
Computers that calculate data at the speed of light could arrive as early as 2020
Digital Trends - 18 Aug 2014 01:12
Computers that calculate data at the speed of light could arrive in just a handful of years. Learn more here. The post Computers that calculate data at the speed of light could arrive as early as 2020 appeared first on D...
Octopus-Inspired Camouflage Made in a Lab | Video
Live Science - 18 Aug 2014 21:01
Using a temperature-sensitive dye and array of photosensors on a thin flexible electronic surface, researchers developed a type of camouflage that mimics that of cephalopods.
Digital, Dynamic Make-Up Now Possible with Real-Time Face Tracking and Projections
PetaPixel - 18 Aug 2014 19:30Chinese man indicted over theft of Boeing C-17 secrets
PC World - 18 Aug 2014 05:55
A Chinese man has been indicted for allegedly directing two China-based hackers to infiltrate Boeing and other defense contractors to steal gigabytes of documents describing U.S. military aircraft. Su Bin, a Chinese nati...
HTC One E8 (plastic version of HTC One M8) gets leaked by Sprint ahead of its release
Tech Times - 18 Aug 2014 05:18
The HTC One E8, which is the flagship HTC One M8 in a plastic case, will be making its way to Sprint. The carrier posted a video that showed the smartphone on its YouTube channel before quickly removing it.
Cygnus Cargo Carrier Concludes with Fiery Reentry Aug. 17 - Amazing Astronaut Photos
Universe Today - 18 Aug 2014 03:19
Farewell Cygnus! The flight of the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus commercial cargo carrier concluded this morning, Sunday Aug. 17, in a spectacular fireball as planned upon reentry into Earth's atmosphere. And the fireworks ...
Baidu partners with U.N. to tackle e-waste in China
PC World - 18 Aug 2014 18:15
Chinese search engine Baidu and the United Nations Development Program are hoping to streamline the recycling of e-waste in China with a new app that can help users easily sell their old electronics for cash. The Web-bas...
How Scientists Upgraded Alvin Into a Superpowered Sub
Wired - 18 Aug 2014 12:49
Bryan Christie Design Deep-sea explorers and scientists have long relied on the Alvin submersible, based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, to visit the abyssal depths. But after 50 years of diving everywhere from hydrotherma...
Fighting Invasive Fish With Forks and Knives
Slashdot - 18 Aug 2014 08:10
An anonymous reader writes "NPR commentator Bonny Wolf has a unique solution to battle the threat of invasive fish species in our waterways. She proposes we fight them with a knife, fork, and a few lemon wedges. From the...
Recycling old batteries into solar cells
MIT - 18 Aug 2014 06:00
Proposal could divert a dangerous waste stream while producing low-cost photovoltaics.
Telstra taps Ericsson for software-defined networking
ZDNet - 18 Aug 2014 05:01
Ericsson will supply software-defined networking support to Australian telco giant Telstra as part of its continued optical network equipment and services contract.
Ready: Willing and able. Braintree CEO accepts Sarah Lacy's Ice Bucket challenge
PandoDaily - 18 Aug 2014 04:54
Earlier today, Pando’s Sarah Lacy accepted Jeff Weiner’s “Ice Bucket” challenge to raise awareness (and money) for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The challenge has already raised close to $13m in new donations f...
DealBook: In Silicon Valley, Mergers Must Meet the Toothbrush Test
The New York Times - 18 Aug 2014 04:29
Companies like Google, Facebook and Cisco Systems are employing unorthodox criteria -- say, whether a product is used daily, like a toothbrush -- to size up their deal targets, and they are handling most acquisitions int...
Expect Crash Programs In Digital Technology Adoption In The Year Ahead, Survey Hints
Forbes - 18 Aug 2014 03:48
Large organizations -- defined as those with more than $500 million in annual revenues -- will be sinking, on average, $100 million or more of their income into digital technology initiatives over the coming year. While ...
Trash Talk Bassist Destroys a Drone With a Beer and That's Pretty Punk
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2014 03:00
Punk shows have an indescribable energy. They're a kind of "you had to be there, man" experience. And like anything worth seeing nowadays, someone decided to film one with a drone. But where drones are commonplace when f...