Technology News
Making the Most of Window Lighting for Photos
The Phoblographer - 28 Jan 2015 07:02
Window lighting can be beautiful, but it can also be really quirky. Here are some introductory tips on working with it for better photos.
The next Air Force One will be a Boeing 747-8
Mashable - 28 Jan 2015 23:53
The next U.S. presidential aircraft will be a Boeing 747-8, the Pentagon announced Wednesday Air Force One, as the plane that carries the president is known, started as a Boeing aircraft when Eisenhower brought president...
The CellScope will cut down on time at the doctor's
Coolest Gadgets - 28 Jan 2015 22:55
If you’ve ever been around children, you know that ear aches are a common theme. Kids don’t really understand why they’re hurting, only that they are and you as their parent are supposed to make it stop. While you ...
Spying Program Leaked By Snowden Is Tied To Campaign In Many Countries
IBTimes - 28 Jan 2015 06:34
(Reuters) - A program used by U.S. and British spies to record computer keystrokes was part of sophisticated hacking operations in more than a dozen countries, security experts said on Tuesday, after former NSA contracto...
The 5 Craziest Numbers From Apple's Earnings Report
Time - 28 Jan 2015 15:04
Apple had a record-setting quarter in more ways than one
ZTE Blade S6 4G LTE rocks Snapdragon 615 and Android 5.0
Slash Gear - 28 Jan 2015 14:50
ZTE has rolled out its latest smartphone that it promises offers premium features at a price for the masses. The smartphone is called the Blade S6 4G LTE and it uses a Snapdragon 615 octa-core chipset under the hood. The...
Quad-Core 2012 Mac Mini Mysteriously Reappears on Apple's U.S. Online Store
Mac Rumors - 28 Jan 2015 06:58
Apple today has mysteriously added back a 2012 model Mac mini to the Apple Online Store for $699. The over two-year-old machine still has the same hardware specifications as it did in 2012, including a 2.3GHz quad-core I...
YouTube drops Flash for HTML5 video as default
The Verge - 28 Jan 2015 05:22
The slow death of Adobe Flash has been hastened -- YouTube, which used the platform as the standard way to play its videos, has dumped Flash in favor of HTML5 for its default web player. The site will now use HTML5 video...
NASA and NOAA Satellites Image Crippling Blizzard of 2015 Pounding New England
Universe Today - 28 Jan 2015 03:38
NEW JERSEY – Record breaking snow from the 'Blizzard of 2015' hit vast regions of the US Northeast today, Jan. 27, 2015, stretching from Long Island to New England. NASA and NOAA Earth orbiting satellites are keeping t...
Amazon To Enter Workplace Email Market With WorkMail, Takes On Microsoft, Google
IBTimes - 28 Jan 2015 23:34
Amazon is moving further into the corporate technology market with a new email and eletronic calendar service that will take on Microsoft Outlook and Google Gmail. The service, to be called WorkMail, will be announced We...
Glow Headphones turn you into a walking rave
Coolest Gadgets - 28 Jan 2015 22:25
If you’ve ever been to a dance party of any sort, then you know how amazing it is for lights and sound to work as one. You experience the music in a whole new way as you’re taking in the beats through both visual and...
Will NASA's TESS spacecraft revolutionize exoplanet hunting?
Phys.org - 28 Jan 2015 13:14
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), planned to be launched in August 2017 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, is designed to discover thousands of exoplanets. ...
Report: Drunk NGA Employee Flew Drone over White House Fence
Space News - 28 Jan 2015 01:28
Neither the New York Times nor the Secret Service identified the drone pilot by name or revealed what he does at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. An NGA spokesman told the Times that the man was off duty at t...
Leatherman Just Unveiled a Bracelet Made Out of 25 Different Tools
Twisted Sifter - 28 Jan 2015 23:48
Leatherman recently unveiled a 25-piece multi-tool that can be worn on the wrist. Engineered from 17-4 stainless steel, Leatherman Tread makes tools like Allen wrenches, screwdrivers and box wrenches available at a mo...
Astronomers Discover Ancient System with Five Small Planets
PTTU - 28 Jan 2015 23:40
NASA: Kepler News and Features: Astronomers using data from NASA's Kepler mission have discovered a system of five small planets dating back to when the Milky Way Galaxy was a youthful two billion years old.
Scientists 3D-Printing Cartilage For Medical Implants
Slashdot - 28 Jan 2015 23:33
Molly McHugh writes Scientists and physicians at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered a way to use MakerBot's 3D-printing technologies to create cartilage and repair tissue damage in the trachea. ...
What's the story, Wishbone? This smart thermometer takes temperatures touchlessly
Digital Trends - 28 Jan 2015 23:30
Got a finicky baby? The Wishbone smart thermometer lets you take the child's temperature without touching. It only takes two seconds and works on other objects, so you can make sure the bathwater isn't too hot. The post ...
'Juno' Blizzard Seen From Space Station | Video
SPACE.com - 28 Jan 2015 23:30
Space Station crew member Terry Virts (NASA) snapped imagery of the storm that slammed the Northeast United States during a night pass on Jan. 28th, 2015. The ISS was orbiting at an attitude of 260 miles during the fly-o...
Bill Gates is another smart guy who is terrified of artificial intelligence
Mashable - 28 Jan 2015 23:24
While it might sound like a fantasy to have robots folding your laundry and driving you to work in the future, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said on Wednesday that he's afraid of artificial intelligence, and doesn't under...
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 January 2015
SpaceRef - 28 Jan 2015 23:00
Loss of Port Thermal Radiator (PTR) Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM): This morning, there was a loss of the PTR MDM. This MDM controls and provides insight to the Radiator Beam Valve Module (RBVM) system on External Therm...
5 New Species of 'Shimmering' Goblin Spider Discovered
Live Science - 28 Jan 2015 14:08
Researchers have discovered five new species of tiny, shimmering spiders with glittery bellies.
Tiny Spacesuits Keep Insects From Exploding in Vacuum | Video
Live Science - 28 Jan 2015 02:01
Scientists designed tiny spacesuits for insects to allow them to survive in the intense vacuum while being imaged in an electron microscope.