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NSFW 'Fifty Shades of Grey' music video stars Dakota Johnson tied up
Mashable - 22 Jan 2015 22:36
Well, what else did you expect? The Weeknd's explicit new music video for "Earned It" from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack plays off of the plot's BDSM premise. It features scantily clad dancers, whips and the film's...
Microsoft HoloLens won't be the next Google Glass, and that's a good thing
Mashable - 22 Jan 2015 03:21
Microsoft stunned audiences of Wednesday's Windows 10 event by unveiling HoloLens, the company's augmented-reality headset and platform. Not only is the tech incredibly cool, the timing couldn't be better. Coming just a ...
Your Own 16-Inch Tall Iron Giant Deluxe Figure
The Mac Observer - 22 Jan 2015 23:53
Light-up eyes. A Magnetic 'S' that can be detached from a seafood sign and attached to his chest. More than 30 points of articulation. A detachable "War Arm." A Hogarth mini-figure that sits in his hand. I must be talkin...
Canadian passport has a black light secret
Mashable - 22 Jan 2015 01:17
There's a secret design hidden in plain sight on Canadian passports. The regular travel document is dark blue on the outside, and the 36 inside pages are mostly off-white with unremarkable artwork. But all that changes w...
Scientists set quantum speed limit
Phys.org - 22 Jan 2015 22:26
University of California, Berkeley, scientists have proved a fundamental relationship between energy and time that sets a "quantum speed limit" on processes ranging from quantum computing and tunneling to optical switchi...
Drone Carrying Meth Crashes in Mexico Near U.S. Border
NBC News - 22 Jan 2015 03:25
The small drone crashed in Tijuana near the San Ysidro Port of Entry, and it had six pounds of crystal meth attached.
No, I Won't Apologize For Instagramming My Brunch
The Huffington Post - 22 Jan 2015 21:51Pro Tools 12
The Loop - 22 Jan 2015 21:42
There are a ton of new features and licensing options available in the new version. Good day for Pro Tools users.∞ Read this on The Loop
AT&T Reviewing DirecTV Unit's Name
Wall Street Journal - 22 Jan 2015 22:08
AT&T Inc. has put the name of its DirecTV unit under review, CEO Randall Stephenson says in an interview, laying out the rationale for his giant U.S. telecom company's takeover of the country's largest satellite TV broad...
Hands on: Windows 10 Consumer Preview
Digital Trends - 22 Jan 2015 23:40
Holograms are nifty, but Windows 10 is far more important to Microsoft's future. We went hands-on with the latest build of the new operating system to see Cortana, the action center and the new control panel for ourselve...
World's worst iPad thieves caught thanks to celebratory selfie
Cult of Mac - 22 Jan 2015 23:32
Meet the world’s worst iPad thieves: Dillian Thompson (20) and Dorian Walker-Gaines (22). From “the money team.” Houston police arrested these two geniuses after they uploaded a celebratory selfie video from Burger...
Man Who Claimed to Be The Inventor of the Jetpack Dies
Gizmodo - 22 Jan 2015 02:35
Justin Capra, a Romanian inventor who claimed to have invented the first functional jetpack, died on Monday at the age of 81. Capra used to say that he built his jetpack in 1956, well before Bell Aerosystems' 1961 unteth...
The other Ballghazi: Marshawn Lynch fined $20K for NFC championship crotch-grab
Mashable - 22 Jan 2015 22:22
So far, Super Bowl XLIX is all about balls While the New England Patriots' deflated footballs have dominated pregame conversation in the week following the American Football Conference and National Football Conference ch...
Woman Tattoos Her Own Face To Cover Scars, Starts Business To Help Other Burn Victims
The Huffington Post - 22 Jan 2015 21:40Justine Cassell: Microchips In Humans Not A Question Of 'If,' But 'When'
The Huffington Post - 22 Jan 2015 18:47Yamaha and Line 6 collaboration yields Variax Standard electric guitar
Gizmag - 22 Jan 2015 17:11
Guitarists wanting the classic tones of yesteryear can risk financial ruin by amassing a sizeable collection of original instruments or they can take a much cheaper route and turn to the digital world for help. Line 6 ha...
Review: CalDigit's Mac hub Thunderbolt Station 2 competes on pricing, size, and build quality
9 to 5 Mac - 22 Jan 2015 16:59
Despite USB 3.0’s growing popularity with consumers, Thunderbolt remains a viable alternative for professional users, particularly video makers willing to pay a premium for guaranteed high speeds. Over the past year, s...
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC Review with Benchmarks
Slash Gear - 22 Jan 2015 16:01
This week NVIDIA brings heat with the GTX 960 graphics card family. The unit we're having a peek at today is an EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC, working with clock speeds of 1279MHz Base and 1342MHz Boost, a brand new set o...
Lab-bound bacteria could lead to 'safer' GM organisms
New Scientist - 22 Jan 2015 13:30
Genetically modified E. coli have been created to survive only if they have access to unnatural amino acids, dying if they escape into the wild
Hidden Magnetic Messages in Meteorites from Early Solar System Uncovered
The Daily Galaxy - 22 Jan 2015 04:07
Geologists from the University of Cambridge uncover hidden magnetic messages from the early solar system in meteorites measured at BESSY II. A team of scientists led by Richard Harrison from the University of Cambridge, ...
Can't Exercise for 30 Minutes Today? Any Activity Is Better than None
Live Science - 22 Jan 2015 02:44
Health officials recommend that people get 150 minutes of moderate activity per week, but some researchers argue that guidelines should instead focus on getting people to be just a little bit more active.
Scientists' Favorite Sun Photos by Solar Dynamics Observatory (Gallery)
SPACE.com - 22 Jan 2015 01:25
On Jan. 19, 2015, the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft obtained its 100 millionth image of the sun. In honor of this milestone, researchers working on the mission selected thei...