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Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex gaming mouse offers 12,000 dpi
Slash Gear - 5 Mar 2015 14:10
PC gamers have a bunch of gaming mice to choose from with different mice for different types of games available. If you like PC shooters you may want a mouse with the most sensitivity you can get. More sensitivity means ...
Thousands Sign Up for a Mission to Mars With No Plans to Return
ABC News - 5 Mar 2015 23:32
Only 100 potential astronauts will be finalists, but there???s a pretty massive catch: It???s a one-way ticket.
Softcard to close its doors on March 31, Google Wallet will take its place
Android Central - 5 Mar 2015 10:27
Softcard, the payments service backed by Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile, has announced on its website that it will be cease operations on March 31. Instead of running their own platform, the parties involved will i...
Watch hermit crabs form a line from biggest to smallest to trade shells
Gizmodo - 5 Mar 2015 03:28
This is a clip from an episode of BBC's Life Story and it shows how orderly (and also completely chaotic) hermit crabs can be when it comes to trading homes. They all meet up in front of a shell, line themselves up from ...
IPhone 6's popularity drives Apple's China share to record
Phys.org - 5 Mar 2015 12:17
A consumer survey showed the popularity of the iPhone 6 has driven Apple's market share in China to its highest ever while Samsung has continued to lose ground.
Microsoft engineer working on HoloLens killed in hit-and-run crash
Mashable - 5 Mar 2015 02:27
One of the development engineers working on Microsoft's HoloLens died on Saturday after his car was rear-ended by a driver traveling at more than 100 miles per hour, according to reports. Mike Ey, 30, was "perfecting" th...
You lucky dog: Black fur may be tied to better health
Mashable - 5 Mar 2015 23:15
Animals with black skin or fur are not black by chance, suggests new research, but because the dark coloration helps them live longer. The finding adds to the growing body of evidence that black coloration isn't just a p...
The best Android RPGs
Android Central - 5 Mar 2015 22:20
High-quality gaming can happen anywhere you are. Role-Playing Games are unlike any other kind of video game. There are no attempts to feed the user into a perpetual adrenaline loop, no focus on demonstrating ideally cali...
5 Ludicrous Controllers That Help You Touch the Virtual World
Gizmodo - 5 Mar 2015 22:15
Virtual Reality is a really neat idea but it's also problematic. The Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Samsung Galaxy Gear VR all let us see new, virtual worlds but none of them let us touch it. How do you physically feel what's...
Winning photo from Yukon hair freezing contest goes global
The Loop - 5 Mar 2015 20:07
CBC: The contest is held in association with the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous festival, but Takhini Hot Pools owner Andrew Umbrich says he runs the contest the entire month of February to account for unpredictable temperat...
Woman protests Uber's $100 'bodily fluids' fee
USA Today - 5 Mar 2015 04:40FTC offers a $25,000 prize if you can trap robocallers
Engadget - 5 Mar 2015 04:15
Yep, the Federal Trade Commission still hates robocalls as much as you do. The agency has launched a contest where you'll get a $25,000 top prize if you develop technology that sends illegal automated telemarketing to a ...
Project Morpheus PS4 controller demos shown at GDC 2015
Slash Gear - 5 Mar 2015 01:26
Sony's virtual reality presentation this week at GDC 2015 was delivered to the public in several tiers. First there was the Project Morpheus release date and updated specifications for the headset. That bit was revealed ...
Volkswagen's all-electric e-Golf gets a lower-tier trim for a pleasantly lower price
Digital Trends - 5 Mar 2015 23:26
Volkswagen announced that its all-electric version of the Golf hatchback will now be $2,000 cheaper thanks to a new trim level. The new version still offers the same drivetrain and battery capacity, making only minor mon...
Divoom Bluetune Bean speaker includes selfie button
Slash Gear - 5 Mar 2015 22:51
Portable speakers are old news at this point. It is not hard to find a little Bluetooth offering to complement your on-the-go lifestyle, and so another announcement elicits little more than a yawn. What's a company to do...
Microsoft queues up DocumentDB for broad availability
GigaOM - 5 Mar 2015 21:56
Microsoft continues to fill in the check boxes for its Azure cloud. Example: Azure DocumentDB, Microsoft's take on NoSQL databases a la Couch or MongoDB, will be generally available April 8,…
Time check: Smartwatches before Apple clocks in
USA Today - 5 Mar 2015 21:43
Everyone is anticipating Apple's new smart watch. But there's lots of competition.
Smart breathalyzer tells friends how drunk you are
USA Today - 5 Mar 2015 21:34
This new app lets you broadcast your level of inebriation via social media.
iOS 8.2 may launch Monday with new health features
CNET - 5 Mar 2015 20:55Photographing a Wedding? Here's Where You Should be Positioned
The Phoblographer - 5 Mar 2015 17:44
Wedding photographers just starting out should get an idea of where they should be for the ceremony. Here's a map.
Fitbit buys FitStar, gives your workouts context
Slash Gear - 5 Mar 2015 16:35
Fitbit, the only company we know of that actually encourage you to not wear their fitness bands, has acquired FitStar. For now, the two companies will remain separate, FitStar users can publish their workouts to the Fitb...
The law and unintended consequences
The Economist - 5 Mar 2015 17:49
COMPUTERS are notoriously insecure. Usually, this is by accident rather than design. Modern operating systems contain millions of lines of code, with millions more in the applications that do the things people want done....