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Category Archives: Tech
Why Can’t Hollywood Get Computers Right?
I’m glad Her won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The story’s good, the acting’s good and, above all, the technology story makes sense. You might think that’s a little odd, considering that Her is the story of a guy … Continue reading
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Beware of This Dangerously Convincing Google Docs Phishing Scam
A very tricky phishing scam that takes advantage of Google Docs is making its way around the web. And since it uses a google.com URL and even makes use of Google’s SSL encryption, it’s almost impossible to tell that it’s … Continue reading
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Wireless Emergency Lights Can Brighten Up Your Next Power Outage
Public places are equipped with emergency backup lights so that in the event of a power outage people can find their way to safety. So why shouldn’t your home have that too? The ReadyBright system from Mr. Beams lets you … Continue reading
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Comcast’s internet access program for low-income families will continue indefinitely
Comcast’s Internet Essentials program was originally supposed to wind down this June, roughly three years after its launch in the wake of the NBC merger. However, the company has had a lot of success with the initiative — enough so … Continue reading
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These Biking Gloves Flash a Turn Signal To Keep You Safe While Riding at Night
Biking in the city can be dangerous. Not only can you get lost, but if you’re biking at night, you run the risk of colliding with cars, other bikes, and people, too. Though there’s an endless supply of reflector vests, … Continue reading
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Wheelchair-Bound Woman Walks Again With a 3D Printed Exoskeleton
In 1992, Amanda Boxtel suffered a vicious skiing accident that left her paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors said she would never walk again. This week, she proved them wrong, with the help of the world’s first 3D printed exoskeleton … Continue reading
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The World’s Largest Solar Plant Started Creating Electricity Today
Take 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors, each 7 feet high and 10 feet wide. Control them with computers to focus the Sun’s light to the top of 459-feet towers, where water is turned to steam to power turbines. Bingo: you have the … Continue reading
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Dash Smart Earphones | Uncrate
We’ve got smartphones and smart watches — so why not smart headphones? Dash Smart Earphones are indeed smarter than your standard pack-ins, and almost all aftermarket cans, as well. Thanks to a host of sensors, they can track your pace, … Continue reading
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NASA is working on Star Trek healing devices—’it’s not sci-fi anymore’
NASA and Houston-based company GRoK Technologies will work on the development of new “breakthrough products,” noninvasive medical technologies designed to “regenerate bone and muscle tissues.” It really sounds like something out of Star Trek, but “it’s not just sci-fi anymore.” … Continue reading
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Sign Language Ring – 2013 | concept | Red Dot Award: Design Concept
A general lack of understanding of sign language among people with good hearing can create difficulties when someone needs to use signs to communicate with them. Sign Language Ring is a translation device in the form of a bracelet with … Continue reading
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