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  • 07 May 2013

  • Opinion: Eidos isolates sights and sounds, lets you tune out that annoying coworker

    What if you could focus on one person's voice in a crowded shopping mall? Or focus on just the drummer at a concert? Students from the Royal College of Art developed a pair of head-mounted devices can do just that.

  • News: YouTube Trends Map tells you what North Dakota's watching

    According to YouTube, most of the country can't wait for season six of True Blood to begin.

  • News: Indian engineering students design anti-rape lingerie

    Rape has become one of the most frequently reported crimes against women in India. To battle this scourge, a group of engineering students in Chennai have designed lingerie that gives electric shocks to sexual offenders.

  • News: The computer in the living room: setting up a Mac mini media center

    Trot back to the 16th century and corner famed prognosticating monk Nostradamus, and it's quite likely that when posed the question: "Will those living in the year 2013 be able to call up any media programming they like from a single box?" he'd respond with an enthusiastic "Mais oui!"

  • News: Microsoft to change 'key aspects' with Windows Blue

    Microsoft has admitted it will do a U-turn with the next version of its Windows 8 operating system.

  • 06 May 2013

  • News: Researchers create zoomable display for smartwatches

    As developers create tiny computer devices like smart watches, one question they face is how to make tiny keyboards us

  • News: It works! First 3D-printed gun test fired

    The company producing a 3D-printable gun today test fired it successfully, demonstrating the viability of the technology that would allow anyone with a printer and special resin toner to make their own weapons.

  • News: Siva Cycle's Atom looks to harness pedal power

    Energy seems to be pouring in from a multitude of sources. We're continuously seeking practical and easy methods of generating the quantities of electricity our mobile gadgets crave. Served up this week is a human-driven device from San Francisco duo Aaron Latzke and David Delcourt, front men for Siva Cycle. The bike-friendly city has engendered a wheel-mounted generator the team dubbed the Atom (funding through May 23).

  • How-Tos: Boot into Media Center on Windows 8

    Here's how to make your Windows 8 PC or laptop boot directly into Media Center.

  • News: Amazon's new China app store could help pave way for Kindle products

    Amazon.com has updated its mobile app store to include support for its Chinese customers, in a sign that the U.S. company could be preparing to sell its Kindle e-readers and tablets in the country.

  • 05 May 2013

  • News: Shattered Glass: Google's computerized eyewear panned by some users

    Some Google Glass users are less than thrilled with the computerized eyeglasses that supposedly will replace the smartphone one day.

  • News: TitanArm gives you superhuman strength, is the perfect excuse to skip the gym

    On this day when the world's thoughts are turning to a comic book hero with vast financial resources who armors himself in a powerful mechanical suit, it's fitting that we take a look at a little bit of tech from the University of Pennsylvania that proves Hollywood imitates life.

  • News: Nerdcore mixes geek culture with hip-hop

    Henry Bowers, a rapper born in Sweden, cuts an intimidating figure. Dreadlocks stream from beneath his black beanie, merging into the gargantuan beard he wears. He looks like a modern-day viking, teeth bared as he snarls an answering rhyme to his opponent.

  • News: How to work through the Camera Raw dilemma

    All great debates are framed by at least two compelling, often contradictory choices: Mac vs. PC, Beatles vs. Stones, oatmeal raisin vs. chocolate chip. If you have a digital SLR or an advanced compact camera, you can make just such a choice when it comes to what format in which to save your photos. Most cameras default to the common JPEG format (and if you have a smartphone or very basic point and shoot, that's probably your only choice). There's a good chance your camera also offers a Raw option as well, though. You've probably heard that it is a higher quality option than JPEG, but comes with tradeoffs of its own. Should you take it?

  • News: MIT envisions future of talking cars that can plan driver's day

    You wake up in the morning and your robot starts the coffee maker and then sends your daily calendar to your car, which then chooses alternate routes to work so you can avoid major construction on your normal path.

  • 03 May 2013

  • News: BYOD and ITSM: What you need to know

    Highly functional personal devices are increasingly being adopted as technology tools in enterprise IT environments. This represents yet another challenge for CIOs and senior IT managers trying to use standards and frameworks-based IT service management (ITSM) processes for better governance and business benefits.

  • News: Portable Bitcoin ATM expected to start swapping coins soon

    In two weeks, the world will be able to get its hands on the first ATM designed to dispense Bitcoin.

  • News: Facebook Rolls Out New Account Recovery Feature

    If you've lost access to your Facebook account, the social network has a new service called Trusted Contacts. This feature relies on close friends to help you safely restore your information and your account.

  • 02 May 2013

  • News: Even friggin' AOL is creating original A-list TV content now

    It wasn't "that long ago that AOL was America's preferred highway to all the glories of the primordial Internet. Even as the Web has evolved far beyond its dial-up roots, AOL has managed to still... exist. And now, just like every other company (ev-er-y other company), AOL has thrown its hat into the wild frontiers of video content creation.

  • News: Supersized and super powerful LG Optimus G Pro unveiled

    Last night in New York, LG unveiled their new monster LG Optimus G Pro. The 5.5-inch monster with a 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS display will be launching on AT&T on May 10 and will be available for $199, with pre-orders will begin May 3.

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