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Rrrright: This scientist studies sharks with laser beams attached to their frickin’ heads

May 3, 2012
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There aren’t many times when Austin Powers movie scenes are recreated in real life, so when you get the chance to share one, you have to grab it with both hands. This is the case with marine biologist Luke Tipple, who explained to Wired (via Tecca) how he managed to attach a 50-milliwatt green laser...

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GameKeyboard 2.0 requires root, maps Xperia Play gamepad to all Android games (video)

May 3, 2012

Upon its debut, the Xperia Play suffered from a lack of game titles that were compatible with its unique built-in gamepad. While the selection has improved considerably since its inception, the question remains: wouldn’t it be nice if the handset supported any Android game you threw at it? Wonder no longer, because that’s exactly...

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Salesforce continues its social push by acquiring YC company Stypi

May 1, 2012

Salesforce has continued its push to expand its social offering with the acquisition of real-time collaboration platform Stypi. The YC company announced the deal on its blog: We started building Stypi with the vision to make it as easy as possible to collaborate with others online–whether it be for editing source code, tweaking website...

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Watch as a DIY 8-bit computer comes together, learn something in the process

April 30, 2012

We’ve actually already seen one completely home-built 8-bit computer but, while Jake Eisenmann wasn’t afraid to show off his creation, Kyle Hovey is actually inviting us along for the ride. The project started up last week when Hovey gathered his first batch of parts and a pair of books and started designing a simple...

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Facebook: Know what’s cooler than 900M users? Saving lives

April 30, 2012
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It appears as if Mark Zuckerberg and company have something up its sleeves and will announce it tomorrow morning on “Good Morning America”. During the exclusive interview, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg will show the world a new tool that “has the power to save lives from their new Menlo Park,...

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Follow-Up: The Tablet Really Is Killing The E-Reader

April 29, 2012

E Ink Holdings, the firm behind the allegedly easy-on-the-eye daylight readable electronic paper that once made your Kindle or Nook so great, has just reported its first loss in 10 successive quarters.  The company made a net loss of NT$ 787 million (a little under $ 27 million) for the first three months of 2012,...

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Google TV YouTube app updated for better recommendations, search and sharing

April 28, 2012

It only makes sense that the Google TV initiative to increase personalization would extend to videos served up from its YouTube site, and now the official app has been updated to do just that. The new version brings recommendations meant to pull gems you might like out of the ever growing pile of content...

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Steve Wozniak on Windows Phone: “Compared to Android, there’s no contest”

April 28, 2012
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After alerting his Twitter followers that he was intent on securing one of Nokia’s new Lumia 900 smartphones, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has revealed what he thinks of the company’s new handset and the Windows Phone platform as a whole — and it’s overwhelmingly positive. The Woz is known as a man who loves...

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Molly & David’s Lovely & Lively Home House Tour

April 26, 2012

Name: Molly R. Stern-Schlussel (Make-up Artist/Artist) & David Schlussel (Writer/Director)Location: Los Angeles, California Size: 1743 square feetYears lived in: 3 years Is there ever a dull moment in a home with a family of five? Molly and David embrace every aspect of having young children in the home and encourage their creativity. Their home...

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Republic Wireless now issuing invites for summer beta program: is your name on the list?

April 26, 2012

Republic Wireless is now issuing the cellphone equivalent of Willy Wonka’s golden tickets: an invite to its forthcoming beta. When you’ve been assigned a wave, you’ll then be placed on a wait list, only told a week before you have to place cash on the barrel for a handset. Our tipsters have told us...

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Microsoft would like you to think that So.cl is for students, but don’t be fooled

During the hush of the weekend after Facebook’s IPO bonanza, and Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding, Microsoft unleashed its entry into the social vertical. The site,...

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