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Tech NewsThis Emergency Bivvy Sack Not Only Keeps You Warm in the Wilderness, but Also Dry
The problem with the emergency bivvy sacks made of the heat-reflective space blanket material is that while they provide warmth, they don’t let moisture escape. Thus, you sweat. But a new material in AMK’s SOL Escape bivvy changes that. According to GearJunkie, the SOL bivvy is rain-, snow- and wind-resistant, but its material has a … Continued
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Phonovision: Imagine Recording TV onto LPs
Only a year after being the first person to successfully demo a working television set in 1926, John Logie Baird dreamed up something called Phonovision. What was its purpose? To record television. On a record. Don McLean, a TV enthusiast and historian of John Logie Baird, says Phonovision worked by etching the pictures as audio … Continued
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Tech News
Talking With Your Earbuds in: Rude or Not Rude?
Slate’s Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe had a discussion today about whether or not it’s rude to talk with your earbuds in. But is rudeness the issue with this particular practice, or is it another factor entirely? It’s not that rude. Sure, someone barking at you with their earbuds in is kind of annoying. But … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle
Does Google’s Patent for Shipping Notifications Mean They Have UPS, FedEx and USPS by the Balls?
Patents related to shipping logistics normally aren’t the concern of the public. But when Google receives a patent for electronic shipping notifications, one has to wonder what that means for online merchants, like Amazon, and major shipping companies, like UPS. The patent abstract, which was drudged up by GeekWire, reads something like this: A broker … Continued
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Tech News
A Classic Briefcase Stays Relevant in the Laptop Era
A conventional briefcase is unnecessary for most people these days because they don’t lug around thaaaaaat many papers anymore. What workerbees do keep affixed to their sides are laptops. A properly-outfitted case, like this Tanner Krolle one, would do fine. Once a staple of the ’50s, the New York Slim Line case now has dedicated … Continued
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Tech News
Vladimir Putin Casually Discovers a Pair of 6th Century Artifacts While Scuba Diving
In his ongoing quest to prove what an adventurous savage he is, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went diving in the Black Sea. Lo and behold, after diving down a couple of meters, he happened upon two sixth century urns. Convenient. The AFP says Putin was diving for only the third time off the coast … Continued
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When in New York, Let Google Maps Help You Do as American Psychos Do
If you’re unfamiliar with American Psycho in its literary or cinematic incarnations, I’m sorry you’ve been deprived. For those in the know, consult this map compiled by NYT’s Dealbook of all the locales homicidal protagonist Patrick Bateman frequented whilst rampaging. Click to view View Patrick Bateman’s New York City in a larger map Dealbook took … Continued
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Tech News
Playground Bullies Have Turned Rebecca Black Into a Homeschooler
YOU GUYS! ALL OF REBECCA BLACK’S CLASSMATES ARE LIKE TOTALLY MAKING FUN OF HER AFTER RECORDING THAT REALLY REALLY ANNOYING SONG “FRIDAY” AND NOW SHE HAS TO DO HOMESCHOOLING BECAUSE SHE CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE OMG HER LIFE IS OVER. In an interview with the NY Post, Rebecca said the mean bullies would sing the … Continued
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Sony CDP-101: The World’s First CD Player
On October 1, 1982, Sony released the first ever CD player in Japan. Seven months later, it finally arrived in the U.S., complete with a vast library of 16 available albums. Its price? $1000. At the time, it was seen as too pricey for the average consumer, but well within the fiscal wheelhouse of audiophiles. … Continued
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Tech NewsApple
Apple Is Also Suing Motorola Over the Xoom Tablet Design
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 isn’t the only tablet on Apple’s lawsuit radar. Foss Patents unearthed a paragraph from the Samsung complaint which mentions that Apple also filed a complaint against Motorola, related to the design of the Xoom tablet. https://gizmodo.com/apple-blocks-galaxy-tab-10-1-sales-in-the-whole-eu-5829152 That passage says that Apple filed with the same court (district court of Düsseldorf) … Continued
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Tech News
A Spec Tweak Will Make USB Capable of Charging Laptops
What if laptops (or any other device) didn’t need specialized AC adapters? Well the USB Promoters Group just revealed a near-complete spec revision that would allow USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports to deliver up to 100W of power. The spec would be fully compatible with existing cables and connectors, though it’s unclear if existing hardware … Continued
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HDI’s 3D Projectors Have No Business Looking as Good as They Do
HDI’s thinks they’re on to something special with their 3D Laser projector. The HDI 3D is equipped with two full-resolution imagers, which means that it can project a 3D, 1920×1080 image without having to alternate frames. Most home 3D display technologies make concessions in resolution or framerate to deliver a 3D picture. The HDI 3D … Continued
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Tech NewsDon’t Let Cable TV Be the Monster in Your Living Room
There are plenty of people now who think the cable companies are nothing but a cabal of greedy assholes. But you know who hated the cable companies more? Movie theaters and broadcast networks in the 1970s. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-best-time-warner-cable-takedown-yet-5806001 Boing Boing’s Rob Beschizza writes that the Film and TV power players were paranoid about cable eating away … Continued
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Tech News
Dear Sixth Circuit Court, Spamming and Hacking Aren’t the Same Thing
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Appeals recently ruled in favor of a company who claims their computer system was sabotaged by a labor union that told its members emails to their employer about a dispute. But the charge wasn’t spamming. It was for hacking. The claim, as lawyer Nick Akerman points out, says the purported crime … Continued
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CERN Needs YOUR Help to Discover the Elusive God Particle
CERN are the multi-national keepers of the Large Hadron Collider, which is the most powerful particle accelerator on the planet. But they need your help in their quest to find the Higgs Boson particle, otherwise known as the God Particle. CERN is tapping into the BOINC distributed computing project (which crowdsources computing power to create … Continued
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SciencePhysics & ChemistryWhat Does Nuclear Radiation Sound Like?
In reality, radiation emits no sound, or visuals, or smell. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be interpreted. Axel Boman, a musician and DJ, partnered with KSU, the Swedish safety agency, to develop a musical model for radioactive isotopes. According to Brain Pickings’ Maria Popova, The Radioactive Orchestra is modeled after the decay patterns of … Continued
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io9Television
The World’s Largest Multitouch LCD Is 82-Inches of Glass Just Waiting to Be Smudged
Perceptive Pixel knows a thing or two about multitouch technology. And their latest achievement, an 82-inch capacitive multitouch display, comes mere months after unveiling a smaller 27-inch LCD. The 82-inch, optically bonded display doesn’t use rear projection or infrared arrays to power its touch technology. In fact, it is the largest screen to make use … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Nascent Days of CG Animation
Computer-generated animations have come a long way in a relatively short time span. Starting as a series of rudimentary renders in the late ’70s, it’s amusing to think these animations left people in awe. But they probably did. The earliest traces of CG Animation can be traced back to the film Westworld and its sequel … Continued
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Tech News
6 Tools to Help You Survive a Riot Mob
London is burning right now as a result of riots. Someday, by some twist of fate, you might find yourself heading towards, or trying to escape from, a riot. Either way, here are 6 tools to help you survive. Image via Shutterstock LED Lenser X21 Flashlight Fighting violence with violence is probably not the best … Continued
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