Month: January 2014

Story Travel

Hidden camera in a bathroom forces plane to make emergency landing

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As reported on The Verge. By Rich McCormick An American Airlines flight between San Francisco and New York was forced to make an emergency landing in Kansas City on Sunday after a device was found “ominously taped” to a bathroom wall. The device was initially thought to be a flash drive, but after investigation, appears to be “a camera disguised as a flash drive.” The 215 passengers on board American Airlines flight 24 were reportedly told an issue with the plane’s…

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TV

H&M Super Bowl commercial will let you buy Beckham’s clothes through your Samsung TV

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As reported on The Verge. By Rich McCormick American owners of Samsung Smart TVs will be able to use their TV remotes to buy David Beckham’s clothes during the Super Bowl. Clothing retailer H&M will run a 30-second commercial for the soccer star’s Bodywear spring collection during FOX’s telecast of Super Bowl XLVIII, in which viewers with compatible TVs will be able to purchase items through their television using a “t-commerce platform.” That platform is provided by Delivery…

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Games Hardware Dev

Parrot Shows Off New MiniDrone And Leaping Sumo Rolling Bot

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Darrell Etherington French Bluetooth company turned drone-maker Parrot has some new hardware for CES 2014, including two brand new smartphone-controlled bots. One is the rolling, jumping Sumo and the other is the MiniDrone, a super small version of its popular AR Drone that flies, rolls and hugs the ceiling and the walls. The MiniDrone is remarkably small, coming in at about a tenth of the size of the full version, which…

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Culture

When Growth Hacking Goes Bad

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Sarah Perez Andreessen Horowitz-backed music lyrics and annotations Rap Genius was the latest to stray over to the darker side of so-called “growth hacking,” with its spammy SEO tactics disguised as an affiliate program. Called out, exposed and now punished by Google, the site’s traffic has tanked. But Rap Genius, thanks in part to that $15 million investment, will probably recover. They’ll clean up their links, make amends, and maybe even get back into Google’s good graces.…

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Culture

A war veteran with PTSD is the first person to buy legal weed in Colorado

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As reported on The Verge. By Katie Drummond Colorado’s marijuana dispensaries opened their doors to recreational users this morning, but their first customer was far from someone just looking to have a good time: Sean Azzariti, a Denver-area veteran of the Iraq war who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), instead purchased weed to help alleviate symptoms of his illness.   Azzariti’s purchase was largely a symbolic one, orchestrated by activists who led the charge to…

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Health

The bitter truth about making a natural sugar substitute

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As reported on The Verge. By Adi Robertson Sugar in soft drinks and other processed foods may be bad for us, but cheating our taste buds has proved difficult — and the substitutes we do have (like the coal derivative found in Sweet’n Low) can sound even worse. A more “natural” solution is sweetener derived from plants like stevia, which has made its way into the recently launched Coca-Cola Life and other beverages. But as Daniel…

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The Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2013

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Greg Kumparak Congratulations, Planet Earth! We made it another 365 days without crashing into the sun. Go team! It’s the end of the year, and that means three things: booze, ridiculous sunglasses with numbers on them, and lists. Lots and lots of lists. You’ve seen our list ofbest/worst gadgets of the year. Up next? The Best Mobile Apps Of 2013. Now, to be clear: there’s not a lot of science here.…

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Moto G for Verizon now on sale at Best Buy for $100 contract-free

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS When Motorola said that a CDMA version of the Moto G would reach the US in January, it was being overly cautious. Best Buy has confirmed that it’s already selling the Verizon edition of the budget smartphone in its retail stores; as soon as a store has inventory, you can pick one up. And it’s cheap, too. At $100 off-contract, Verizon’s Moto G is less expensive than both its GSM equivalent and many slower, smallerdevices. You…

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Science

Watch an ultrasonic array move objects in 3D space (video)

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS Ultrasonic levitation has been possible for awhile, but it’s not very practical when objects must typically hover along a single axis. University of Tokyo researchers Yoichi Ochiai, Takayuki Hoshi and Jun Rekimoto have cleared this hurdle with an ultrasonic array that can push items around in 3D space. The machine creates a focal point from a three-dimensional standing wave; users just have to alter the wave’s properties to move whatever is caught…

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