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Best Over-The-Ear Headphones Under $300: PSB M4U 1, Harman Kardon HARKAR BT, Sennheiser HD 598, And More
Tech Times - 14 Feb 2015 15:51
Over-the-ear headphones come in various shapes, weights and designs. Interestingly, headphones that are priced under $300 deliver the same sound quality as their pricier counterparts.
LEGO Star Wars 2015 collection unveiled at Toy Fair
Slash Gear - 14 Feb 2015 17:22
In the first half of this year, LEGO will be releasing 32 individual sets of Star Wars bricks. That's one massive amount of toys, and one certain to drain your wallet before you can say "but I - stay in that cockpit!" Lu...
Rosetta beams back more incredible comet photos
Mashable - 14 Feb 2015 15:15
A European spacecraft orbiting a comet continues to beam incredible photos of the icy, dusty cosmic body back to Earth. The new comet photos from the Rosetta spacecraft, a European Space Agency probe, show Comet 67P/ Chu...
LED Solar Power Bricks
The Gadget Flow - 14 Feb 2015 09:00
Light up your garden or immediate path around the house without wasting electricity by using these LED Solar Power Bricks. It can be used on any path that can receive solar power and can be installed easily in no time. Y...
Notorious 8chan Board Has History Wiped After Federal Judge's Doxing
Slashdot - 14 Feb 2015 07:36
AmiMoJo writes On Monday, imageboard site 8chan's "baphomet" subboard, an Internet destination known for hosting aggressive "doxing" posts, received a major history wipe the day after one of its users posted the personal...
Nvidia To 'Redefine The Future Of Gaming' At March 3 Event
Tech Times - 14 Feb 2015 06:01
Nvidia is not done yet with its groundbreaking announcements. An event slated for Mar. 3 could be related to the Tegra X1 mobile chipset that the company revealed in January.
Internet Founding Father Wants You To Print Pictures, Warns Of Internet Black Hole
Tech Times - 14 Feb 2015 05:49
One of the Internet's founding fathers warned that digital technology could cause the 21st century to become a new dark age that is lost to history. There will be no tangible records to pass down through the next generat...
Best Tweets: What Women Said On Twitter This Week
The Huffington Post - 14 Feb 2015 17:51SETI scientists say it's time to send messages to ET
Phys.org - 14 Feb 2015 13:20
Scientists want to contact extraterrestrial civilizations. Some applause the effort. Others say this is not a good plan at all. The idea is for messages encoded in radio signals to be sent repeatedly for hundreds of year...
At Least 100 Whales Die On New Zealand Beach After Stranding, Rescuers Scramble To Save The Rest
IBTimes - 14 Feb 2015 09:00
At least 100 pilot whales have died so far after beaching themselves on the shores of New Zealand's South Island on Friday, according to media reports. Rescue workers are racing against time as they wait for high tide to...
Throat-Closing Ailment EoE is a Mystery That Must Be Solved (Op-Ed)
Live Science - 14 Feb 2015 07:41
What causes throat-tightening EoE?
Obama Says Europe's Aggressiveness Towards Google Comes From Protecting Lesser Competitors
Re/code - 14 Feb 2015 05:25
"Oftentimes what is portrayed as high-minded positions on issues sometimes is designed to carve out their commercial interests."
Happy Birthday, 'Pale Blue Dot!' Famous Photo Turns 25 Saturday
SPACE.com - 14 Feb 2015 04:41
On Feb. 14, 1990, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a family portrait of the solar system, capturing Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Earth -- which showed up as a "pale blue dot" -- in a single view.
Apple is developing an electric car, report says
Mashable - 14 Feb 2015 03:48
After months of rumors, it seems increasingly clear that Apple has an electric car in the works. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has a team of up to 1,000 employees working in secret on a branded electric vehi...
Apple Beats Music-like streaming service: Is it actually happening, and when?
Pocket-lint - 14 Feb 2015 03:36
Apple is always working on something new - whether it's a car, watch, or music streaming service. That last bit might confuse you, as the company already has the iTunes Store, iTunes Radio, and iTunes Match, so why would...
Visa plans to use smartphone tracking to prevent credit card fraud
Mashable - 14 Feb 2015 03:07
Visa wants to put an end to those annoying calls you sometimes get from your bank when buying things far from home. The credit card company will roll out a new feature in April that allows cardholders to automatically le...
Apple Is Working on a Car, and Here's Why (Comic)
Re/code - 14 Feb 2015 23:49
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac & Snaggy.
Moff Band turns imaginary sword fights, air guitar into reality
Mashable - 14 Feb 2015 22:30
NEW YORK — Every little kid loves imaginary sword fights and playing the air guitar, but there's only so far this type of game play can go without the use of sound effects. Now, in one of the most innovative — yet si...
Iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' Recalled By Ann Druyan On Anniversary | Video
SPACE.com - 14 Feb 2015 22:05
On Feb. 14th, 1990, the Voyager 1 probe snapped an image of Earth. The probe was more than 4 billion miles away at the time. Druyan, Carl Sagan's co-author and widow, talks about how impactful the image is on humanity.
Musical software helps mothers push babies out faster
New Scientist - 14 Feb 2015 16:00
Audio-visual feedback helps women who have had an epidural to know when to push, speeding up labour and making tearing and infections less likely
Plastic Bottle Littering Addressed In EPA Video
Live Science - 14 Feb 2015 21:50
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) alerts the public about how plastic is a real detriment to the environment.
Why Brian Williams May Have Misremembered (Op-Ed)
Live Science - 14 Feb 2015 20:08
Before condemning Brian Williams as a narcissistic liar, let's take a closer look at what memory research has to say about false memories and memories of traumatic experiences.