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Dolfi "washing device" uses ultrasonic tech to clean clothes
Slash Gear - 17 Jan 2015 04:51
Washing clothes is a simple matter when at home, but becomes more difficult or unnecessarily expensive when traveling. You might have resorted to washing a shirt or two in the sink in a moment of desperation, and with th...
Uber told to stop service in South Carolina
Slash Gear - 17 Jan 2015 05:48
Uber has developed more troubles stateside, with South Carolina bringing the service to a halt over a certification issue. Yesterday, the state's Public Service Commission ordered the ridesharing service to stop until it...
Dover Series Wood Watch by JORD
The Gadget Flow - 17 Jan 2015 08:59
The Dover is our second men’s automatic series. The industrious exhibition face is calmed by JORD’s streamlined and tapered rim featuring 3D numeric markers. Following the play of contrast and complement present in t...
US and UK plan bank hack wargames as security fears grow
Slash Gear - 17 Jan 2015 00:22
A war game exercise which will see US and UK banks simulate a huge and potentially devastating hack on their systems will be run later in the year, as the two countries ramp up their preparedness for cyber espionage. The...
Earth Can Contaminate Alien Meteorites Quickly, Study Shows
SPACE.com - 17 Jan 2015 15:26
A team of scientists has published the results of an investigative survey into the Sutter's Mill meteorite that landed in California in 2012.
GoPro falls into the ocean, captures incredible footage of marine life
BGR - 17 Jan 2015 04:45
GoPro videos never cease to amaze us and this latest one looks like it could have come straight from National Geographic. In reality, though, this video was created when a GoPro 3+ Black Edition owner strapped the camera...
The big phone carriers might sell Google their mobile wallet
Engadget - 17 Jan 2015 04:25
Remember Softcard (formerly Isis, but renamed for obvious reasons)? It's a joint venture that AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile started in 2010 to get into mobile payments without ceding the market to Google Wallet and Apple Pa...
Samsung Galaxy S6 May Feature Fingerprint Sensor More Like An iPhone's
IBTimes - 17 Jan 2015 03:34
In the race to make smartphones more secure, many manufacturers have implemented fingerprint sensors on them. We've seen such technology on the iPhone 5, 6 and 6 Plus by Apple Inc., the Ascend Mate 7 by Huawei and the se...
There's Millions of Dollars Worth of Gold and Silver in Sewage
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2015 01:40
There's gold in them thar sewers--and silver and platinum and copper, too. A study by Arizona State University (ASU) researchers estimates there is $13 million worth of precious elements in the sewage produced by a milli...
Check out this Vine of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket exploding on an ocean landing pad
Digital Trends - 17 Jan 2015 00:21
SpaceX's much-anticipated first attempt at landing a rocket on a floating drone barge didn't exactly go as planned -- and now the company has posted a short video of the explosion for you to enjoy The post Check out this...
Sling TV's success, selfie brushes and other stories you might've missed this week
Engadget - 17 Jan 2015 23:00
This week has been a doozy: We got an update on Google's Project Ara, learned about the possible future of television from our Best of CES winner, watched a Beachbot draw Disney characters on the shoreline, oh, and did w...
Turkey Is Blackmailing Twitter Into Censorship (Again)
Gizmodo - 17 Jan 2015 22:57
Twitter and Turkey have a bit of a love-hate-hate-hate-hate relationship, insofar as Twitter users love to publish unflattering facts about the government, and the government hates that and tries to get Twitter to censor...
Florida mall shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
Mashable - 17 Jan 2015 20:30
UPDATED 1:48 p.m. ET One person is dead and two others injured, after a shooter opened fire inside the food court of the Melbourne Square mall in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday morning. The shooting took place before th...
Elon Musk's Latest Moon-Shot: Space Internet
Re/code - 17 Jan 2015 19:33
Internet services for Mars and the poors on planet Earth!
The Importance of Contracts: Wedding Photog in a Dispute Over Album 'Cover' Charge
PetaPixel - 17 Jan 2015 19:23Sharknado 3 to bring flying, shark-filled carnage to Washington, D.C. in July
Digital Trends - 17 Jan 2015 18:02
The Sharknado franchise will return for a third installment this July, with Sharknado 3 set to bring its flying, shark-filled carnage to Washington, D.C. The post Sharknado 3 to bring flying, shark-filled carnage to Wash...
[In-Car Tech] Install: KY Stage 3 clutch upgrade for Saab 9-3 2.0T
Technology Tell - 17 Jan 2015 17:50
[From In-Car Tech] After experiencing clutch slippage, Chris knew a replacement was due for the Saab 9-3. He went with a KY Stage 3 clutch kit and an OEM dual-mass flywheel.
Google Will Stop Selling Glass to Consumers After Jan. 19: Cheaper, Better Version Coming
Tech Times - 17 Jan 2015 16:34
Google Glass will be taken off the market beginning Jan. 19, as the device's Explorer Program ends. Nest CEO Tony Fadell will now be heading the Google Glass team.
Pro-ISIS Group Hacks Isle Of Wight County Government Website, FBI Investigation Underway
IBTimes - 17 Jan 2015 09:34
The official website of the Isle of Wight (IOW) County was hacked on Friday evening by a group, which is allegedly associated with the Islamic State group. The group had reportedly put up pro-ISIS content on the governme...
Los Angeles may ban app's users from selling parking spots
Mashable - 17 Jan 2015 07:28
Los Angeles is the latest city to call for a ban on apps that allow users to sell their parking spots — on their driveway and on the street — to others. After facing legal heat over selling street parking in San Fran...
Andy Wolber Explores Online Word Processors' ODF Support
Slashdot - 17 Jan 2015 06:32
TechCurmudgeon writes with a look at how well Google Docs and Microsoft Word Online are at dealing with documents that start (or are exported) in Open Document Format. Does using proprietary document formats make any mor...
Engineer Who Opposed Tech-Wage Settlement Wants More of New Deal
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jan 2015 04:46
Former Adobe Systems engineer Michael Devine helped derail a proposed settlement in a class-action suit against four Silicon Valley companies, laying the groundwork for a more-lucrative deal. Now, he wants a reward.