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Glow-in-the-Dark Dining Table Timelapse
Twisted Sifter - 11 Dec 2014 20:40
Light up your next dinner party with a table that glows in the dark! You can find the complete step-by-step instructions at Instructables. Photoluminescent (glow) powder mixed with clear casting resin fills the natura...
Vivo X5 Max is Thinnest Smartphone Yet. Time for the Bending Test?
Tech Times - 11 Dec 2014 02:49
Vivo has officially taken the wraps off the X5 Max handset, the thinnest smartphone ever. Despite the thin profile, some are wondering if perhaps it's too thin and very easy to drop.
Razer Leviathan 5.1 Channel Surround Sound Bar: The Kotaku Review
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2014 00:00
For years peripheral maker Razer has been pumping sound directly into our ears via gaming headsets. The Leviathan marks its first attempt at sharing that sound with the rest of the room, and a valiant first attempt at th...
FAA gives four more companies drone approval
Slash Gear - 11 Dec 2014 13:10
The FAA has granted four more companies approval to use drones for commercial purposes, adding to the permission it previously granted to seven Hollywood companies seeking to use drones on movie sets. According to a stat...
There Are a Thousand Pieces and a Thousand Colors In this Cruel Puzzle
Gizmodo - 11 Dec 2014 19:54
What limited entertainment there is to be had from a puzzle is directly correlated to how challenging it is. Five hundred pieces forming a bowl of fruit still life makes for a pleasant afternoon challenge, but a thousand...
Pew, Pew! Navy Laser Blasts Targets In Air, On Sea | Raw Video
Live Science - 11 Dec 2014 00:32
The laser weapon system (LaWS) has been brought online by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and demonstrated aboard the USS Ponce in the Arabian Gulf.
Marine pollution: Charting the plastic waters
The Economist - 11 Dec 2014 16:15
THE "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" lies off the coast of California. But it is not the only place where a system of rotating ocean currents, known as gyres, concentrate floating material, particularly plastic detritus dum...
This is Apple's latest attempt to increase iPad sales this holiday season
BGR - 11 Dec 2014 14:45
Apple's share of the tablet business has been steadily decreasing, with overall demand for tablets not being as strong as it once was either, but the company is far from throwing in the towel when it comes to its tablet ...
The 20 most expensive photographs of all time are worth millions
Mashable - 11 Dec 2014 07:00Baby Bites Sleeping Bag
The Gadget Flow - 11 Dec 2014 09:00
Price: $149 Your little star can now reside safely inside the jaws of a shark once you bring him/her the Baby Bites Sleeping Bag. It's a design from Babybites made out of 100% cotton that can help your child stay warm an...
Instagram celebrates 300 million users, which is more than Twitter
Engadget - 11 Dec 2014 04:58
There's apparently over 300 million people on Instagram - and they're really sharing those photos: to the tune of 70 million stills and videos every day. The user count puts it above Twitter, although it's still far behi...
NASA's New Space Launch System Mega Rocket Won't Fly Until 2018
SPACE.com - 11 Dec 2014 00:22
NASA's new mega rocket will probably not be launching for the first time in 2017, a NASA official said before the U.S. Congress today (Dec. 10).
Zombie Santa, undead elves deliver ho-ho-horror
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Technology Tell - 11 Dec 2014 23:30
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Amazon just turned holiday shopping into an insanely simple one-step process
BGR - 11 Dec 2014 22:50
If you hate holiday shopping as much as I do, you need to give Amazon’s new app a try. It’s called Surprise! and it takes all of the hassle out of finding gifts, wrapping them and delivering them to your friends and ...
Peter Lik's 'Phantom' photograph breaks world record with $6.5 million sale
DP Review - 11 Dec 2014 21:43
The world's most expensive photograph has sold for $6.5 million to a private collector. The photograph 'Phantom' was taken by fine art photographer Peter Lik, and was joined by sales of his "Eternal Moods" for $1.1 milli...
Xiaomi Faces Bumpy Road Abroad
Wall Street Journal - 11 Dec 2014 21:31
Xiaomi has hit a legal wall in India, in a development that underscores the obstacles Chinese phone makers face as they try to replicate their domestic success abroad.
[GamerTell] Preview: Super Mega Baseball swings for the nostalgic fences
Technology Tell - 11 Dec 2014 21:30
[From GamerTell] If you miss the days of arcade baseball titles, an upcoming PlayStation game has your fix.
A key human gene modifies the immune response to flu vaccine
Science Daily - 11 Dec 2014 21:21
How much protection the annual flu shot provides depends on how well the vaccine (which is designed based on a 'best guess' for next season's flu strain) matches the actually circulating virus. However, it also depends o...
Cosmic Mystery Solved? Possible Dark Matter Signal Spotted
SPACE.com - 11 Dec 2014 20:28
The signal, spotted in the Perseus galaxy cluster and the Andromeda galaxy, corresponds to no known particle or atom and thus may have been produced by dark matter.