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Scientists find weird new property of matter that breaks all the rules
As reported on The Verge. By Arikia Millikan Similar eureka moments have brought us maglev trains — what’s next? When physicists discover new properties of matter, it usually means better technologies for the rest of us. Superconductors, liquid crystal displays like the ones found in most TVs now, medical imaging technologies that allow doctors to peer inside the human body, and magnetic levitation — which was used to create the Shanghai Maglev train — are all examples of…
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How To Sell A Car To The Mobile-First Generation
As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON I’m shopping for a car right now. Just something that can handle a little city driving and frequent trips to the cottage in the warmer months, with the ability to haul a decent amount of cargo. I’m weighing factors like size, fuel economy, engine power, cargo space and FWD vs. AWD, but for my purposes most of those points are relatively moot; I really just need something to get…
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2600hz, A New Way To Make The Data Center The New Telco And Replace Our Decomposing 19th-Century Phone System
As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEX WILLIAMS 2600hz is part of a new movement to turn the data center into the new telco. That’s one way to put it. Another is to realize that our 100-year old phone system is decomposing. And companies like 2600 are providing feature-rich capabilities that make mainstream mechanical offerings seem as antiquated as picking up your mobile and expecting to hear a dial tone. The company develops open-source software for developers to…
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3Doodler is a $75 3D-printing pen eagerly awaiting your Kickstarter funding (hands-on)
As reported on Engadget. By Brian Heater In April of last year, former MakerBot COO Samuel Cervantes launched theSolidoodle, a $500 3D printer. We were a bit taken aback by the price point — after all, his former company’s product had seemingly set the standard for consumer-facing 3D-printer pricing at around $2,000. We’re hoping you’ve got both hands firmly clutching your hat when we tell you that the 3Doodler, a 3D-printing pen from the crew over at Wobbleworks, is…
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FIFA confirms goal-line tech will be used at the 2014 World Cup HD
As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper FIFA’s frosty relationship with the future might just be thawing, after Soccer’s governing body announced that it will use goal-line technology. After a successful trial at last year’s Club World Cup, the organization will use electronic refereeing at the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup. That said, the body is still insisting that human officials will have the final say — despite evidence to suggest that’s not a very good idea.
Microsoft OS Story
Microsoft confirms forthcoming Windows Blue upgrade for desktop and phone
As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Ingraham We already knew that that Windows Blue, Microsoft’s forthcoming OS update that willput the Windows platform on a low-cost, yearly update schedule, was scheduled to launch sometime later this year. Now, we’re seeing the first official mention of Windows Blue via a job posting on Microsoft’s careers site. The job is for a software development engineer who will join the “Core Experience team” to work on “most of…
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Get Ready To Lose Your Job
As reported on TechCrunch. by JON EVANS “Technological revolutions happen in two main phases: the installation phase and the deployment phase,” observes Angel of the Year and new Andreessen Horowitz GPChris Dixon, who says that the turning point between those phases for the Age of Information is…now. Meanwhile, “profits have surged as a share of national income, while wages and other labor compensation are down,” notes Paul Krugman. Walter Russell Mead agrees: “The old industrial middle class…has been hollowed out, and no comparable…
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Nexus Tablet Success And Why There’s No Time Like The Present For A Google Retail Store
As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON Rumors from an “extremely reliable source” speaking to 9t05Google have suggested Google will start to operate its own physical retail stores starting as soon as the 2013 holiday season in the U.S. Brick-and-mortar shops from an Internet search company? Sounds like a stretch, but the Goog is breaking out of its search box big time, and recent additions to the Nexus line are proving it has a real chance at establishing a…
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Insert Coin: HeatMeter wants to save your money and the planet (video)
As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Back in 2011, MIT discovered that the Fisker Karma’s batteries only lost 10 percent of their battery life after 1,500 charges. Admittedly, the study didn’t examine theEV’s reliability, nor its tendency to spontaneously combust, but the MIT researchers did learn plenty about energy conservation in the process. Fast-forward to now, and YShape, a start-up spun off from that original research, is taking to Kickstarter to fund HeatMeter, a sensor that’s designed to…