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A Robot, Moved by the MIND

May 17 2012

Cathy Hutchinson takes a drink from a mind-controlled robot armA team of scientists has developed a robotic arm that responds to commands from peoples' minds, raising hopes that the technology could be use to help people who are paralyzed. One test subject, Cathy Hutchinson, was able to command the robot arm to give her a drink of coffee through a straw, the first time she has gotten a drink on her own in 15 years ...

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It's Not Just Your Mom

May 14 2012

A new survey has found that 72.5 percent of mothers with Internet access are also on Facebook. Which explains why 72.5 percent of photos on Facebook have at least one "like" ...

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You're Probably Suing Apple

May 10 2012

If you purchased an iPod from September 2006 to March 2009, you're involved in a lawsuit against Apple. Basically, it has to do with the restrictions Apple put on their iTunes software that made it impossible to import songs to iPods using any third-party software. It's not known if any money will come of the suit or not ...

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Get Your Own Wikipedia Page for $300

May 7 2012

If you have any wish to be Internet famous, the place to start is Wikipedia. And now there's a firm who will make you a viable page for only $300 ....

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U.K. Government Agency Says Cell Phones Are Just Fine

Apr 26 2012

Good news! There's still no proof that your phone is slowly killing you! ...

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Google Patents Glasses

May 16 2012

google glassesGoogle's crazy glasses appear to be one step closer to consumer reality. The tech titan has filed three patents for an invention that is pretty much exactly what Google has talked about so far. Now they really need to figure out some kind of patent to make it look 100 percent less dorky ...

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Why Doesn't Apple Make Videos Like This Now?

May 11 2012

Today, Apple might be known for its slick commercials with boppy songs that get stuck in your head for days. But once upon a time (like, 1984), they were known at their staff meetings for pretty awesome parody videos. Check out this recently uncovered spoof of Ghostbusters (watch for a Steve Jobs cameo) ...

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AT&T Debuts "Home of the Future"

May 8 2012

at&t house of the futureAT&T has debuted its "home of the future," which actually looks pretty cool. Appliances, security and lighting are all controlled via wireless adapters that plug into outlets and a tablet computer. You can also watch live video feeds from cameras in the house. Since it's AT&T, it also might stop working if too many people are in the house at the same time ...

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So Much for "Don't Be Evil"

Apr 30 2012

google street view carAccording to new FCC documents, some staff at Google knew of plans to engage in "Wi-fi Snooping," which occurred in 2008-2010, when Google was creating its Street View database. Essentially, the Google camera car also ran a program that spied on emails and personal information it encountered over unsecured Wi-fi networks. So if you happen to see some of your information preloaded into Google Plus, don't be too surprised ...

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Yes, Apple Continues to Be Crazy Rich

Apr 25 2012

According to recently announced financial numbers, Apple cleared over $11 billion in profits in the second quarter of 2012. Apple should call it a day and just buy their own planet at this point ...

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