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Due to production issues, the "world's thinnest watch" won't ship to Kickstarter backers
Digital Trends - 23 Jun 2015 03:02
Engineers of the CST-01, the self-proclaimed "world's thinnest watch," announced that it would not be able to ship the watch to Kickstarter backers. Due to production issues and an increase in costs, it was not possible ...
Surgeons Successfully Implant 3D-Printed Jaw To Correct Malformed Jaw Of Australian Man
Tech Times - 23 Jun 2015 15:59
Doctors in Australia successfully performed a surgery that made it easier for a 32-year-old psychologist to chew and smile.
How the NSA Spied on Antivirus Companies to Make Undetectable Malware
BGR - 23 Jun 2015 04:30
Russian antivirus company Kaspersky revealed recently that it was the target of hackers behind the Stuxnet and Duqu worms last year. The hackers have been attacking the company's network for months, collecting data on it...
Texting while walking strikes again, girl gets leg stuck in storm drain
Digital Trends - 23 Jun 2015 06:45
Definitely an embarrassing way to spend an hour of your time, a young Chinese girl slipped into a storm grate while her undivided attention was solely focused on texting her friends instead of walking. The post Texting w...
Now You Can Order Domino's Pizza Simply By Texting An Emoji
Tech Times - 23 Jun 2015 16:34
Domino's has added another high-tech way for its customers to order pizza. A simple text of a pizza emoji to the store will now set your order in motion.
Blue Origin Offers Tantalizing Preview of Private Space Trips (Video)
SPACE.com - 23 Jun 2015 00:22140 Million Suns! Monster Black Hole Weighs In
Live Science - 23 Jun 2015 17:45
A monster black hole in the heart of a barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1097 has the mass of 140 million suns, according to new measurements. A vivid video by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory describes how researc...
Floating Record makes spinning vinyl stand up and stand out
Gizmag - 23 Jun 2015 17:38
According to Nielsen, US vinyl album sales have grown by 260 percent since 2009. So, if you want to get in with the hip 12-inch disc crowd but find that your home hi-fi system doesn't sport a turntable, some eye-catching...
'Cockroach Shell' Makes Robot More Maneuvarable | Video
Live Science - 23 Jun 2015 16:11
Discoid cockroaches (Blaberus discoidalis) roll their bodies to help them get through narrow obstacles. Roboticists took natures design and added it to their VelociRoACH robot.
Freescale's Sage smart oven blends Uber and Nespresso
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2015 00:14
Freescale has cooked up a connected appliance proof-of-concept that it says could be the Nespresso of convenience meals. Dubbed Sage, the solid-state RF oven promises the ease of use of a microwave but producing food tha...
Construction of Giant Telescope Pushes on Despite Protests
SPACE.com - 23 Jun 2015 00:07
Construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano, which was halted in April after a series of protests, will resume on Wednesday (June 24), project representatives said in a statement issued...
Google Is Pulling Confederate Flag From Google Shopping And Ads
The Huffington Post - 23 Jun 2015 23:43
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Australian schools dis-koala-fy Apple Watch from exam halls
Cult of Mac - 23 Jun 2015 23:39
The University of New South Wales in Australia is the latest school to tell students that wrist-worn devices, especially smartwatches like Apple Watch, are not welcome during exams. Administrators issued the ban to get a...
360fly camera records video for VR
Slash Gear - 23 Jun 2015 23:07
360Fly is pining to be the GoPro of 360-degree videos, and with them the nature of watching footage is greatly changed. With an ordinary video, what you see is what you get. With 360-degree video, however, users are able...
Hilarious Video: How to Have Sex on a Plane and Get Away with It
BGR - 23 Jun 2015 22:20
Joining the mile-high club - or having sex with your significant other on an airplane while flying to your next destination - is no easy feat, and might be a hard stunt to pull off on certain flights. However, a hilariou...
Google Inceptionism may be cooler than the real thing
Digital Trends - 23 Jun 2015 22:07
The Google research lab has effectively "trained" artificial neural networks by showing them millions of images whose features are recognized by layers of artificial neurons. The post Google Inceptionism may be cooler th...
Solar plane departure from Japan for Hawaii postponed
Fox News - 23 Jun 2015 22:00
A solar-powered plane carrying no fuel has postponed its departure from central Japan for Hawaii due to worse than expected weather conditions.
Google Adds Free Web Radio to Its Music Subscription Service
Re/code - 23 Jun 2015 18:00
Everyone wants to sell you a music subscription service. But everyone wants to let you listen to free music, too.
Watch Ring-Shaped Molecule Unravel in Record-Fast Movie
Live Science - 23 Jun 2015 17:34
For the first time, scientists have observed a chemical reaction as it was happening at the molecular level, in intervals lasting just femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second. The experiment reveals molecular moviema...
Smartphone Use Could Be Dangerous For People With Pacemakers
Tech Times - 23 Jun 2015 16:45
Smartphones and pacemakers don't mix, at least if they're used too close to each other, as shown by a study presented at the EHRA Europace - Cardiostim 2015.