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How to Use a FLIR Camera to Steal a PIN Code, and How to Stop It
The Mac Observer - 31 Aug 2014 23:23
The FLIR One camera is a very cool personal thermal imaging camera that attaches to your iPhone. That's cool. I love this thing. It makes thermal imaging inexpensive and highly portable. It turns, out, however, that it a...
12 Boozy Baked Goods to Spike Your Buns
Mashable - 31 Aug 2014 16:30Fad or The Future? Why Wearable Tech May Not Do Us Good
NBC News - 31 Aug 2014 01:04
These days, you can track your calories, concentration and sexual stamina. But does it do any good?
Take in Apple's massive new spaceship campus site via aerial drone
Cult of Mac - 31 Aug 2014 21:12
To get a true appreciation for how massive Apple’s new UFO-shaped campus will be, a drone equipped with a GoPro was flown over the construction site. We’ve seen some aerial pictures of the site beginning to take shap...
iWatch could cost as much as $400 for highest end model
Cult of Mac - 31 Aug 2014 00:03
Apple could charge an upwards of $400 for its highest end iWatch, according to Recode. Apple executives have reportedly “discussed charging around $400 for the company's new wearable device,” although there will also...
Simplicam review: the Dropcam killer has arrived
Slash Gear - 31 Aug 2014 22:20
As go home security cameras, so goes the Dropcam. The very cool, Google-owned company put everyone on notice with their snazzy camera, meant for home security, but good for a variety of use cases. A new challenger, Simpl...
ORA-X smart eyeglasses to challenge Google Glass in 2015 with $300 price tag
Digital Trends - 31 Aug 2014 01:21
The ORA-X is a pair of smart eyeglasses that's on track to be sold to consumers for a palatable $300 a pop next summer. Optinvent has launched a Kickstarter campaign for the developer-friendly ORA-1, a warning shot at Go...
Top Engineer and Futurist: Tomorrow's Robots Might Mercy-Kill Mankind
Gizmodo - 31 Aug 2014 01:06
Nell Watson is an engineer, a futurist, and the founder and CEO of Poikos. As such, she knows a lot about the machines we use today, and the ones we're planning for tomorrow. And she's worried that the artificial intelli...
This $700 luxury vacuum is worth every penny
USA Today - 31 Aug 2014 20:36
With its remarkable agility, this cleaner makes tedious housework almost pleasurable.
AC on the road: What's in Derek's gear bag in 2014
Android Central - 31 Aug 2014 19:16
It's time to see what's in Derek's bag when there's a show to cover So, I'm heading over to Germany for IFA next week with Alex and Richard, while Phil and Andrew are going to Vegas the following week for CTIA. It's goin...
DARPA's New Initiative Aims to Make Nanoscale Machines a Reality
Singularity Hub - 31 Aug 2014 18:33
For much of history, builders and makers fixated on the monumental--pyramids, cathedrals, skyscrapers, aircraft carriers. Increasingly, however, the cutting edge focus is smaller. Much smaller. The field of nanotechnolog...
Rumor: Canon Reportedly Launching 24mm f/2.8, 24-105mm f/3.5-5.6, and 400mm f/4 at Photokina
PetaPixel - 31 Aug 2014 17:26Finally, a Video Game Made Just for Penguins
Mashable - 31 Aug 2014 17:00
For penguins born in captivity that haven't once waddled across an Arctic iceberg, there's finally a solution See also: Penguins Demonstrate 11 Types of People You See at Happy Hour In this comic from Safely Endangered, ...
Amazon Vs. Hachette: Fewer Middlemen Equals A Better World
TechCrunch - 31 Aug 2014 08:00
By now everyone is well aware of the ongoing battle between Amazon and publisher Hachette. The thing is, we all know how this story ends, we just don’t know when it will be over. This one does not have a David vs. Go...
How The Digital Revolution Can Fix Scientific Publishing And Speed Up Discoveries
TechCrunch - 31 Aug 2014 06:00
Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM) publishing is big business. It generates $19 billion in revenue per year, the majority of which is earned by a few powerful publishers who enjoy profit margins of up to 40 perce...
Amazon taking aim at Google with new online marketing platform: Death of Adwords on the horizon?
Tech Times - 31 Aug 2014 04:06
Google is in Amazon's scope as a new report claims the online retail company is making plans to launch its own advertisement platform to compete directly with Adwords.
Alienware gives its Area-51 gaming PC a radical redesign
ZDNet - 31 Aug 2014 03:04
The flagship desktop from Dell's gaming arm features a new "triad" shape and the latest Intel Haswell-E Extreme Edition processors.
Will Tiny GoPro Cameras Replace Your Obnoxious Phone at Concerts?
Mashable - 31 Aug 2014 01:10
PHILADELPHIA — It's rare to find someone at a concert who will keep their smartphone buried in their pockets or purses for the entirety of the show, seeing as we're essentially Generation Hold Your Camera Phone Up At C...
Veteran Tech Journalist Anand Shimpi Headed to Apple
Re/code - 31 Aug 2014 23:59
Yesterday, Shimpi said he was "officially retiring from the tech publishing world." Now we know where he's going next.
Mobile Payments: On the Cusp of A New Era
TechPinions - 31 Aug 2014 23:46
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The Apache Software Foundation Now Accepting BitCoin For Donations
Slashdot - 31 Aug 2014 23:46
rbowen writes The Apache Software Foundation is the latest not-for-profit organization to accept bitcoin donations, as pointed out by a user on the Bitcoin subreddit. The organization is well known for their catalog of o...
Overcriminalization Comes To National Parks As People Who Fly Toys Face Six Months In Jail
Forbes - 31 Aug 2014 23:40
Yellowstone is now charging drone and other model aircraft operators who fly their devices in the park. Individuals who do so may face six months in jail and fines up to $5,000. These penalties do not fit the crime, and ...