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Why You Should Care About 3D Printing

As reported on Businessinsider.com by Dylan Love   The same way that personal computing became a hotbed of innovation in the early 1970s, 3D printing seems to be experiencing a similar renaissance.  Previously being huge, pricey devices reserved for the industrial elite for the past 30 years or so, 3D printers have lately been adapted to fit on your desktop at home. All over the world, hobbyist manufacturers are extruding plastic objects for prototyping or simply…

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Apple Is Blasting A Multi-Billion Dollar Hole In Samsung’s Business

As reported on Businessinsider.com by Nicholas Carlson   But actually, Samsung also has a pretty big business making the guts of gadgets for other companies. During the quarter that ended October 25, Samsung generated $8.2 billion in revenue through its semiconductor business. Samsung profited more than a billion dollars during the quarter on those revenues. One of the companies Samsung makes semiconductors for is Apple. In fact, Apple is a huge Samsung semiconductor customer. Digitimes…

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Create a Lasting Morning Routine by Making Two Key Changes

As reported on LifeHacker. by Joel Gascoigne Buffer cofounder Joel Gascoigne takes his morning routine seriously. In fact, he calls it his “most rewarding habit.” Here, Joel shares the two most important changes you should make to kickstart your own consistent routine. Those who know me know that I love my morning routine. I’m always making adjustments to it, and at its core it revolves around waking up early (before sunrise), working on something important for 90…

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How to Need Less Sleep by Getting Better Sleep Every Night

As reported on LifeHacker. by Alan Henry Many of us struggle to get enough sleep every night, but is the sleep we get any good? While it’s important to get enough sleep,better sleep is a greater ally than more hours of sleep. We sat down with a sleep expert and a stack of studies to help you get a better night’s sleep and need less in the process. Here’s how. Most of Us Have a Hard Time…

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Space 2013: A New Year of Missions and Events

As reported on Wired. BY ADAM MANN   Mankind has always expected the heavens to be busy, and 2013 will be no different. We no longer imagine gods and goddesses above us — instead, we shoot our own rockets, people, and probes to populate space. The coming year looks like it will be an exciting one, with emerging countries’ space agencies as well as private entrepreneurs jumping in. NASA will continue to wrestle with its purpose,…

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Physicist Richard Feynman’s ‘Ode to the Flower’ accompanied with brilliant animated video

As reported on The Verge. By Dante D’Orazio American scientist Richard Feynman, who The New York Times called “arguably the most brilliant, iconoclastic and influential of the postwar generation of theoretical physicists” upon his death in 1988, is known for the invention of diagrams to depict particle behavior as well as his involvement with the creation of the atom bomb. However, back in 1981 he offered a bit more digestible nugget of knowledge in an interview with the BBC,…

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Google Glass lead says project is still a work in progress

As reported on The Verge. By Dan Seifert Google’s Project Glass product, the company’s venture into wearable computing, was officially unveiled over half a year ago at the Google I/O conference. Since then, we haven’t heard much from Google about the device, but today IEEE Spectrum published an interview with Babak Parviz, head of the project at Google. Parviz didn’t reveal too much that we didn’t already know, but he did lend a few details about Google’s intentions for Glass…

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The 20 Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2012

As reported on TechCrunch. by BRAD SPIRRISON Editor’s note: Brad Spirrison is the managing editor of mobile app discovery services Appolicious. Follow him on Twitter@spirrison. Nearly six years after the debut of the iPhone, mobile applications are beginning to mature. The best mobile apps of 2012 – with a few notable exceptions – are more about refined practicality rather than anything revolutionary. So while this year’s list lacks medium-defining breakthroughs like Instagram and Shazam, it showcases new and meaningfully updated apps…

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GigaOM: Intel Media TV service won’t launch at CES, but it is coming soon HD

As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig We’ve seen several reports over the last week about Intel’s set-top box efforts, and animpending CES launch. According to GigaOM, some of those rumors simply aren’t true. The site has confirmed with several sources at Intel that a set-top box (and a whole lot more) is in the works, but a CES announcement has not been planned. Instead, Media, the mysterious Intel division, which is run like a startup with staffers hired…

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WatchESPN sports streaming reaches Amazon Kindle Fire tablets HD

As reported on Engadget. By Jon Fingas Although WatchESPN viewing has been an option for Android viewers since 2011, those with Amazon tablets haven’t had the same luxury — they’ve sometimes had to watch on an old-fashioned TV. Thankfully, ESPN is giving them a better start to the new year by bringing its app to the Amazon Appstore. Anyone with a regular Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire HD 8.9 now has access to live games and news as long as they have…

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