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05 April 2013
News: Forget credit cards; PayTango lets you pay by fingerprint

The idea is simple (and absolutely terrifying): Take your fingerprints, upload them to a database somewhere, then have that information connected to whatever mode of payment you so desire. Pow--just scan your fingerprint to pay.You'll never have to worry about whether you've brought sufficient cash or have the right credit cards again.
04 April 2013
News: Samsung to roll out dedicated 'Experience Shops' in 1400 Best Buy locations

Samsung's getting into direct retail with a bang. Today, the company announced plans to partner with Best Buy to open 1400 so-called ' Experience Shops,' which are Samsung mini-stores set up within existing Best Buy locations.
News: Samsung to challenge Apple with mini-shops at 1,400 Best Buys in US

Samsung Electronics will challenge arch-rival Apple on the retail front by launching mini-shops in U.S. Best Buy stores in the second quarter.
News: Disney zaps in-house game development at LucasArts

Walt Disney has shut down in-house development at LucasArts, the gaming arm of Lucasfilm, less than a year after buying its parent company.
03 April 2013
News: Amazon's AutoRip now offers MP3s to vinyl snobs

Even if you prefer the warm, fuzzy sound of vinyl records, Amazon wants to give you some MP3s for the road.
News: Introducing TechHive's Digital Photography Superguide

It seems like nearly every new piece of technology comes with a built-in, high-resolution camera. Sure, anyone can take a photo, but what separates an everyday snapshot from a purposeful composition? Let us take your photos to the next level with TechHive's Digital Photography Superguide, now available on the iBookstore, Kindle Store, Nook Store, Google Play, and as a PDF.
News: The smartglasses race may be going international with Baidu Eye

The war to bring the Internet to your face may just be starting to heat up. We're all aware of Google's Project Glass, which recently announced the initial group of celebrities and super connectors who will have the privilege of being the first to pay the company $1,500 to wear its smart headwear. Now Reuters is reporting that Chinese search leader Baidu (sometimes known as "China's Google") may be developing its own brand of enabled headgear.
News: MLB Mission Control is what you get when NASA meets baseball

Do you know what baseball and space travel have in common? Far too much data, that's what. There may also be something to be said about spherical objects, people in costumes, and odd food, but let's not get too carried away here.
News: China's Baidu developing Google Glass-like device

Chinese internet giant Baidu is also developing its own Google Glass-like device that will allow for hands-free Internet searches. But the company has yet to decide if the device will ever reach the market.
02 April 2013
News: Hand on with the Slingbox 500's new SlingSync feature

Owners of Sling Media's top-of-the-line Slingbox 500 can now use their place-shifting set-top box to enjoy media from their smartphone on their HDTV.
News: Judge rules ReDigi music resale service infringes copyright

Selling a pre-owned digital music file is quite different from selling an old CD in the physical world, and may infringe copyright, a court in New York has ruled.
News: Speakerfy sees mini-concerts, more social music sharing with new app

Imagine you're working out with friends at the gym and you all want to listen to a song, but only one person has it downloaded. Not a problem: Beaming the song from one smartphone to any number of other devices is a little easier now with a new app.
01 April 2013
News: Ego Smartmouse puts other input devices to shame

While new, alternative input methods have become quite popular, it seems few have bothered to take a second its at the humble desktop mouse. London-based Laura Sapiens has taken that second look, and its Ego Smartmouse (funding through April 12) is the result.
News: Google Glass: Who gets to explore it first, and why

Google's #ifIhadglass competition has ended and just who will get the opportunity to test drive its upcoming Glass wearable computers is coming to light.
31 March 2013
News: It's World Backup Day, so you should back up, and here's how

World Backup Day 2013 has arrived for its third anniversary so will you backup and avoid losing your precious files?
30 March 2013
News: Panasonic's Micro Color Splitter could double the brightness of color photos

If there's anything photographers ask for, it's for more light. The folks at Panasonic have heard these cries and say that the company could be on its way to developing a new sensor technology that doubles the brightness of color photography.
29 March 2013
News: Vine moves beyond Twitter with new embed feature

Vine's branching out. Videos made with the trendy Twitter-owned mobile app can now be posted anywhere on the Web.
News: 1&1 Internet adds new features to MyWebsite packages

1&1 Internet has announced a hoast of new features for its MyWebsite instant website package.
28 March 2013
News: Google Glass will be 'Made in America'

While Apple products are famously designed in California, but "assembled in China," at least one big name gadget will be able to boast that it is actually "Made in America." Google Glass, the search giant's much-hyped augmented reality headgear, will be manufactured in Santa Clara, California.
News: Google may build early models of Glass in U.S.

Early models of Google's wearable computer, Glass, may be manufactured in the U.S., according to a report.