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Terra Cielo Mare Orienteering BP Watch
The Gadget Flow - 11 Feb 2016 16:00
Explore the world with the Terra Cielo Mare Orienteering BP Watch. Translating to "earth, sky, sea," this watch is completed entirely by hand to high quality artisan standards. Antimagnetic and encased in grade 2 titaniu...
To Stop Brain Shrinkage, Start Moving
Live Science - 11 Feb 2016 00:08
Couch potatoes beware: Exercising in middle age may be linked with a healthier brain later on, a new study finds.
New shape-shifting material can lift 1,000 times its weight
BGR - 11 Feb 2016 06:30
There's a new material in town that might turn you into a superhero in the future by giving you the power to lift 1,000 times its own weight. However, the newly invented polymer is not really meant to turn us into superh...
1,500 Windows 3.1 shareware apps are now free, immortalized on your browser
Ars Technica - 11 Feb 2016 06:55
Warp back to 1992 with Ross Perot, Saddam Hussein, hundreds of shareware nag notices.
Scientists Have Created an Exoskeleton that Kicks Its Wearer in the Knee
Gizmodo - 11 Feb 2016 06:00
There are all kinds of exoskeletons out there. Some save you energy . Some help you do heavy work . Some lightly kick you in the knee. The question is, why does that last one exist? A Swiss research team thinks it can he...
Google will stop serving Flash ads in 2017
Mashable - 11 Feb 2016 04:45Proposed Bill Could Ban States From Demanding Encryption Backdoors
Ubergizmo - 11 Feb 2016 04:40
There has been a huge debate in the US regarding encryption, in which many tech companies are fighting against requests from law enforcement agencies to provide them with backdoor access to computers and mobile devices. ...
LG G5 Quick Cover teases always-on display
Slash Gear - 11 Feb 2016 04:01
LG has taken the wraps off its Quick Cover for the LG G5 smartphone. Though the phone isn't available yet, the company has detailed its windowed cover, and also teased the rumored always-on display feature. With the LG G...
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS Hands-on Photos
Photography Blog - 11 Feb 2016 15:05
A gallery of hands-on photos of the new Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS lens.
A Rant About Why Twitter's Past Failures Make It Nearly Unfixable
TechCrunch - 11 Feb 2016 05:37
Twitter had a terrible, horrible, no good very bad earnings day, and unfortunately, the only thing that might save it is a time machine. The company announced that it saw zero growth in its total user count. Excluding ...
Amazon adds zombie apocalypse clause to Lumberyard terms of service
Digital Trends - 11 Feb 2016 23:59
A clause in the terms of service for Lumberyard, Amazon's new video game engine, limits company liability in the event of a viral outbreak triggering a zombie apocalypse. The post Amazon adds zombie apocalypse clause to ...
Not Just Waves but Black Holes (Go LIGO!!)
Physics Buzz - 11 Feb 2016 17:29
"This is the first direct detection of gravitational waves and the first observation of a binary black hole merger." This final line of a paper published this morning in Physical Review Letters by the Laser Interferomete...
How does an experiment at LIGO actually work?
Phys.org - 11 Feb 2016 15:50
Gravitational waves are mysterious ripples in the fabric of space and time that travel across our universe at the speed of light. Predicted by Einstein exactly 100 years ago, a number of experiments have been searching f...
Facebook makes it harder to ignore video ads
Engadget - 11 Feb 2016 09:03
As often as Facebook likes to push video ads, they've been relatively easy to ignore. The sound is usually off until you click, so you can scroll by to whatever you really meant to look at. However, it might be tough to ...
Have Gravitational Waves Been Detected? Scientists Provide Update Today (Watch Live)
SPACE.com - 11 Feb 2016 09:00
Researchers affiliated with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) are holding a news conference today (Feb. 11) at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. You can...
Alcatel will ship its Idol 4S with packaging that doubles as a VR headset
Pocket-lint - 11 Feb 2016 07:18
Alcatel has a new OneTouch-branded phone called the Idol 4S. It isn't too interesting by itself, but it's packaging is totally cool. The 5.5-inch handset is one of the more premium handsets from Alcatel, as the phone com...
Hiker with head-mounted cameras taught drones to fly through forests
Engadget - 11 Feb 2016 04:55
Researchers in Switzerland have developed a drone that can navigate forest trails in search of missing hikers. According to EPFL, around 1,000 people get lost in Swiss forests every year and often need to be rescued. Rat...
Apple Looking To Hire Software Engineer To Design More Watch Faces
Ubergizmo - 11 Feb 2016 04:38
There are numerous watch faces available for the Apple Watch now, but it seems that Apple is interested in adding more, as well as creating new features and functions. According to a recent job listing discovered by Appl...
Google Updates Right To Be Forgotten To Appease The EU
Ubergizmo - 11 Feb 2016 04:00
For those who are unaware, a couple of years ago Google launched a Right to be Forgotten program. Basically what this does is that it supposedly removes links in Google search to any articles or websites that might conta...
Facebook helps feds bust Detroit gang
USA Today - 11 Feb 2016 03:50Citizen Science Love: a Valentine's Weekend Special!
Discover - 11 Feb 2016 23:49
Who needs chocolate, cards, roses, or a significant other, when you can celebrate Valentine's Day with citizen science? Below you'll find five projects we love. Visit SciStarter to find 1000 more. PS: If you have 30 seco...
Novel neuroprotective therapy found to enhance memory
Science Daily - 11 Feb 2016 21:20
New research highlights the neuroprotective potential of a peptide developed at the university, and the marked difference in nerve cell communication in male and female mice. If researchers come to understand how the pro...