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Garmin Fenix 3: Adventure ready for any sport (hands-on)
Pocket-lint - 13 Mar 2015 19:35
Garmin has released the third generation of its adventure GPS watch, the Fenix 3. The Garmin Fenix 3 is all about adventurous, off-the-beaten-path sports. But unlike its predecessors this generation is built even better ...
Apple Watch's Mickey Mouse face turns up on Android Wear
Cult of Mac - 13 Mar 2015 18:10
The Mickey Mouse face that ships with Apple Watch, and has twice been demonstrated by Apple at its Watch events, is now unofficially available on Android Wear — complete with moving hands and feet. Apple first demonstr...
This Apple Watch 'ad' may make you profoundly uncomfortable
CNET - 13 Mar 2015 00:46These Bluetooth Speakers Last Up To 20 Hours, and Only Cost $30
Gizmodo - 13 Mar 2015 15:28
Bluetooth speakers are obviously great for listening to music around the house and outdoors, but once you own one, you start to find a ton of other uses for it. I pull mine out almost every night to boost my iPad's volum...
This Guy Turned A Quadcopter Into A Star Wars Speeder Bike And It's Amazing
TechCrunch - 13 Mar 2015 23:54
Okay, this is the last quadcopter-to-“Star Wars Universe”-thing we (or at least I) will post*, I promise. BUT SERIOUSLY, LOOK AT THIS THING. It is perfection. About 30 seconds into the video, I actually stood up an...
Meet 'Jupiter': Lockheed Martin's Space Cargo Tug | Video
SPACE.com - 13 Mar 2015 02:45
Lockheed Martin's 'Jupiter' space cargo tug is designed to fly freight to the International Space Station and beyond as a 21st century space vehicle. See how it works here.
Video explains why you should be really excited about USB Type-C
BGR - 13 Mar 2015 02:05
OK, so USB Type-C ports aren’t the kinds of things that get people super hyped like new iPhones or Samsung phones. But they’re actually a very exciting development and they came into the spotlight earlier this week w...
Like Yelp, But for Autism-Friendly Businesses
The Atlantic - 13 Mar 2015 17:36Enlight for iOS launches with high-end photo editing tools
DP Review - 13 Mar 2015 20:34
The developers behind Facetune have created a new app called Enlight, a general purpose image editor. It challenges apps like VSCO Cam and Adobe's own mobile image editors, with adjustment tools, presets and various fi...
Chilean Volcano Coated in Ash After Eruption, New Images Show
Live Science - 13 Mar 2015 14:18
New images of the recent eruption of one of Chile's most active volcanoes reveal how powerful blasts of lava and ash blanketed the mountain's side with volcanic material.
ScreenGuardz Pure + The Crown
The Gadget Flow - 13 Mar 2015 06:59
ScreenGuardz Pure® + The Crown™ is a patent-pending BodyGuardz solution designed to provide edge-to-edge impact and scratch protection for the curved screens of today's hottest mobile devices. The Crown is a custom-mo...
The UK Is Hosting Cyber War Games In A Decommissioned Warship
Gizmodo - 13 Mar 2015 05:00
Wargames used to -- and still often does -- mean legions of tanks roaming across battlefields, and a bunch of soldiers playing make-believe with really big guns. These days, it's all about corralling a bunch of nerds int...
Man who allegedly defrauded Facebook is now an outlaw on the run
BGR - 13 Mar 2015 02:30
The saga of Paul Ceglia is one for the record books. In 2010, Ceglia sued Facebook alleging that he was entitled to a 48% ownership stake in the popular social network, a stake which would have entitled him to billions o...
Facebook Buys And Shuts Down Shopping Site TheFind To Boost Commerce In Ads
TechCrunch - 13 Mar 2015 22:49
Facebook today announced it has acquired personalized shopping search engine TheFind to help improve its commerce ads. TheFind had raised $26 million from Lightspeed and Redpoint since getting off the ground around 200...
Pi, Anyone? The Secret to Memorizing Tens of Thousands of Digits
Live Science - 13 Mar 2015 21:54
Every year, math enthusiasts celebrate Pi Day on March 14, because the date spells the first three digits (3.14) of pi, or π, the mathematical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diamet...
Magic states offer surprisingly low error rates for quantum computing
Phys.org - 13 Mar 2015 15:30
(Phys.org)--Quantum computers hold a special allure, as they offer a way to harness quantum phenomena and put it to use to do things that are impossible for ordinary computers. But as powerful as quantum computers could ...
The world's largest distributed computer grid crunches LHC's huge numbers
Phys.org - 13 Mar 2015 14:10
The world's largest science experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, has potentially delivered one of physics' "Holy Grails" in the form of the Higgs boson. Much of the science came down to one number - 126, the Higgs boso...
Science Spotlight: Fish, Swim Bladders and Boyle's Law
KQED Quest - 13 Mar 2015 01:23
Watch this demonstration of Boyle's Law that shows how changes in pressure affect a fish's swim bladder.
US Ebola Patient to Be Admitted to Maryland Hospital
Live Science - 13 Mar 2015 00:07
Another U.S. healthcare worker who was working in Africa has tested positive for Ebola, and is returning to the U.S. for treatment, health officials say.
Earth From Space: São Miguel, Azores
SpaceRef - 13 Mar 2015 23:59
This image from over the Azores island of São Miguel features a volcanic complex called the Sete Cidades Massif. The circular crater or caldera dominates the image and measures about 5 km across. The interior has lakes,...
155 Pi Digits Recited From Memory - How Many Do You Know? | Video
Live Science - 13 Mar 2015 22:43
National Science Foundation (NSF) mathematician Tom Russell recites a long string of the irrational number. Several others at the NSF's Program Staff had a go at the number from memory as well.
ISIS is waging war on history. It's time to intervene
New Scientist - 13 Mar 2015 22:00
We have the tools to prevent further destruction of ancient Assyrian history and we need to use them now