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Mazda's 2016 MX-5 is cute, tiny & will sell like hotcakes
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2014 19:25
We already knew Mazda's 2016 MX-5 Miata was going to be a potent little titch of a car, but it's only when you get up close to the new droptop that you realize just how well Mazda has nailed the aesthetic. Distilling the...
Why App Store apps are now labeled 'Get' instead of 'Free'
Engadget - 20 Nov 2014 11:35
If you're searching on either the Mac or iOS App Stores today, you might notice a little change in the way Apple labels free apps. Before, even if such an app contained costly upgrades, it would carry the label 'Free.' H...
What is Google?
TechPinions - 20 Nov 2014 11:00
In many of the conversations I have online with commenters on my posts or on Twitter, it becomes clear people have very different conceptions of what Google is as a company. I’ve heard at least the following descriptio...
FlipBelt
The Gadget Flow - 20 Nov 2014 09:00
Guys, think of all those near-embarrassing-moments of your shorts almost falling down in front of everyone at the gym because of unnecessary extra weight shifting in your pockets. Ladies, think of the countless times you...
Watching grandmas smoke weed for the first time is so great
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2014 06:26
When you combine three nice things like grandmas and weed and doing something for the first time, well, you get something wonderful. Watch as three grandmas smoke weed for the first time and hang out with them as they ge...
Sharpen Your Selfies With Some Add-On Phone Gear
NBC News - 20 Nov 2014 22:26
For better selfies, consider some of these gadgets for yourself or your loved ones.
Don't Expect Urban Drone Delivery Soon
TechCrunch - 20 Nov 2014 23:41
Amazon and Google might be chest-thumping about their respective drone delivery programs but the technology is still years out from being feasible in dense urban environments. Dr Mirko Kovac, director of Imperial Colle...
Mycestro, the world's first wearable wireless mouse, is now publicly available
Geek Time - 20 Nov 2014 17:49
Mycestro, the world's first wearable wireless 3D mouse that is worn on the finger and operated with gestures, is here to bring the computer mouse into the 21st century.
This e-ink watch can change its design at the touch of a button
Engadget - 20 Nov 2014 14:34
It's not like we haven't seen e-ink watches before, but we've never seen one quite like this. FES Watch uses e-paper not only for its face, but its entire strap, allowing the wearer to change its design with a simple but...
Satellite Photo Shows Frigid Arctic Air Over Eastern US
Live Science - 20 Nov 2014 01:46
The region appears to be covered by a gray-white blanket in the image, which was captured in infrared light Tuesday morning (Nov. 18) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-East spacecraft.
Picture of the Day: Trippiest Tattoo Ever
Twisted Sifter - 20 Nov 2014 23:30
Artwork by Paul O’Rourke Tattoo artist Paul O’Rourke recently completed this amazing geometric tattoo in a single 2.5 hour session. The artist works out of the Allstar Tattoo shop in Limerick City, Ireland. What a...
Motrr Galileo gets GoPro, iPhone 6, iPad upgrade
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2014 19:19
This week the folks at Motrr are letting it be known that their motorize device stand - Galileo - now has the ability to work with GoPro, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and the iPad. With GoPro compatibility, this device conti...
New 2-D quantum materials for nanoelectronics
MIT - 20 Nov 2014 21:00
MIT team provides theoretical roadmap to making 2-D electronics with novel properties.
Flywheel raises $12 million to take on Uber
Mashable - 20 Nov 2014 16:05Gorilla Glass 4 shouldn't shatter when you drop your phone
Engadget - 20 Nov 2014 15:00
Plenty of mobile device screens can easily resist minor cracks and scratches, but let's be honest -- those aren't the biggest problems. No, the real crisis comes when you drop your phone and the display shatters into man...
AOC U3477PQU Launches in the US
Photography Blog - 20 Nov 2014 10:00
The AOC u3477Pqu is a 34” monitor with a 3440x1440-pixel IPS panel and an aspect ratio of 21:9.
Want Weight-Loss Tips? Beware of Top Search Results Online
Live Science - 20 Nov 2014 01:35
Most of the top results from Internet searches on weight loss guidelines link to unreliable sources, a new study found.
Albert Einstein's WWII-Era Letter Up for Auction
Live Science - 20 Nov 2014 19:28
In 1939, renowned physicist Albert Einstein penned a letter to a businessman in New York, acknowledging the man's efforts to help Jewish refugees at the start of World War II. Now, 75 years later, that document is up for...
New World Record for 'Soapbox' Racer
Live Science - 20 Nov 2014 04:45
I'd like to say that it's not every day you get asked to try to break a world record with a speed-obsessed truck mechanic from Grimsby, but for us at the Centre for Sports Engineering Research it's starting to become a b...
Second time through, Mars rover examines chosen rocks
Phys.org - 20 Nov 2014 14:30
(Phys.org) --NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has completed a reconnaissance "walkabout" of the first outcrop it reached at the base of the mission's destination mountain and has begun a second pass examining selected rocks i...
Maybach who? Bentley brings true opulence to LA
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2014 01:41
Dear Mercedes, Bentley would like to show you what real luxury looks like. The new Mercedes-Maybach may be stunning the LA Auto Show with its interpretation of a private jet for the highway, but just around the corner it...
Ikea Is Reissuing Amazing Old Designs From the 1950s and 60s
Gizmodo - 20 Nov 2014 23:30
Ikea is over 70 years old, which means the company has survived through dozens upon dozens of design trends, from stuffy conservatism in the late 1940s to the craziness of the 60s. Wonderfully, the company is now pluckin...