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PolarPro StrapMount - Perfect Mount for GoPro Users
The Gadget Flow - 13 May 2015 23:00
Mount your GoPro's to your backpack, scuba BCD, life vest, camelback, strap, belt, wakeboard rope etc with the PolarPro StrapMount. It's that one mount taking your entire experience with your GoPro to a whole new level. ...
Attention, 'X-Files' fans: Scully and Mulder totally kissed last night
Mashable - 13 May 2015 21:19
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson teased the upcoming X-Files revival by sharing a kiss on Wednesday night. Why did you ever leave us, Scully and Mulder? Anderson joined Duchovny on stage at the release party in New Yo...
Silicon Valley Fashion Week's big misstep: Sexual objectification on the runway
Mashable - 13 May 2015 22:00
SAN FRANCISCO — For all its innovation, Silicon Valley remains a male-dominated industry that can't quite shake its boys' club attitude. Nowhere was that more evident than Tuesday evening at "Silicon Valley Fashion Wee...
KRANX Powerstik
The Gadget Flow - 13 May 2015 08:00
The KRANX POWERSTIK is inevitably one of the coolest ways to power a skateboard by using a cordless drill. It gives you the opportunity to take out the apparatus from one board and transfer it on another – be it long o...
Google's new diversity program: 20% time
USA Today - 13 May 2015 23:25This is the World's First Throw-and-Shoot Camera
Twisted Sifter - 13 May 2015 22:25
Lily is the world's first throw-and-shoot camera. All you have to do is throw it in the air to start shooting. The quadcopter flies itself and uses GPS and computer vision to follow you around. It is waterproof, compa...
Alien Life on Oily Exoplanets Could Have Ether-based 'DNA'
SPACE.com - 13 May 2015 13:30
Although DNA and RNA would not function in environments like that of Saturn's moon Titan, ethers could fulfill this key role.
Dark streaks on Jupiter's icy moon Europa might actually be sea salt
Mashable - 13 May 2015 03:10
Europa might be a salty moon. A NASA experiment suggests that mysterious, dark streaks seen on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa might be caused by a combination of sea salt and a whole lot of space radiation Accord...
Researchers identify new target for anti-malaria drugs
MIT - 13 May 2015 17:59
Manipulating the permeability of a type of vacuole could help defeat malarial parasites.
Brain-eating amoebas kill by turning your body against you
New Scientist - 13 May 2015 08:00
Water-dwelling parasites that can munch on our brain cells are spreading as the climate warms. Understanding what makes them lethal could lead to better treatments
New microbattery can independently power microchips
Slash Gear - 13 May 2015 06:30
As electronic devices keep scaling down, batteries need to find a way to maintain performance under smaller size constraints. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created an incredibly thi...
Walmart To Test A Free, Three-Day Shipping Service That's Half The Price Of Amazon Prime
TechCrunch - 13 May 2015 23:57
Walmart is preparing to test a new, unlimited shipping service which will compete to some extent with Amazon Prime, but at a lower price point of just $50 per year. The shipping service will be offered to select custom...
Engineers 3D printed a working mini jet engine
Slash Gear - 13 May 2015 15:10
It might not be enough to power a real jet, but this mini engine could certainly be the first step to a new method of manufacturing full-size ones. A team of engineers at GE have not only successfully 3D printed a small ...
Why 3D Printing Adoption Is Accelerating Globally
Forbes - 13 May 2015 06:28
Prototyping (63%), proof of concept (27%) and production (26%) are the three most dominant uses of 3D printing in Europe today. The same priorities apply to America (prototyping (56%); proof of concept (43%); productio...
TCL rolls out premium Roku TV models
Coolest Gadgets - 13 May 2015 23:30
If there is one TV company that is growing fast in terms of branding over in the US, it would be TCL. In fact, TCL has just announced not one, not two or even three, but seven spanking new TCL Roku TVs that are set to hi...
Watch this insanely trippy 360-degree music video
The Verge - 13 May 2015 23:23
Despite the strong suggestions of friends (and an early obsession with The Doors) I've never actually taken LSD, mescaline, or any other premium hallucinogenic -- but thanks to the magic of YouTube I'm pretty sure I'm cl...
Samsung Paid Around $250 Million for LoopPay, Its Apple Pay Competitor
Re/code - 13 May 2015 22:43
LoopPay's technology is the foundation for Samsung Pay, which is expected to launch this summer.
Performance degradation mechanism of a helicon plasma thruster
Phys.org - 13 May 2015 15:55
A part of the performance degradation mechanism of the advanced, electrodeless, helicon plasma thruster with a magnetic nozzle, has been revealed by the research group of Dr. Kazunori Takahashi and Prof. Akira Ando at To...
An expression for droplet deformation simplifies calculations for a wide range of applications
Phys.org - 13 May 2015 15:50
A simple formula that describes the initial deformation of a droplet as it hits a solid surface is likely to help to model droplet behavior in a variety of different contexts, shows new research by A*STAR.
Venus airplane concept could be a working prototype in a few years
Engadget - 13 May 2015 15:23
Northrop Grumman has been toying with the idea of sending an inflatable aircraft to Venus since at least 2013 (PDF). Now the company feels it's ready to turn its concept into a real vessel. According to SpaceNews, Northr...
Bit brick - The Ultimate Smartband
The Gadget Flow - 13 May 2015 15:00
A Smartband that connects to your lifestyle and controls your devices. Sometimes life is too important to let your smartphone interrupt those special moments. Bitbrick provides an easy access to control the most importan...
To sleep, perchance
The Economist - 13 May 2015 09:38
PITY the poor pineal gland, tucked behind the thalamus in a gap between the brain's hemispheres. It has a simple task--to make melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep. In days gone by, it would start doing so after sun...