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  • AI can predict heart attacks

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    Out of the 83,000 patient set of test records, this system could have saved 355 extra lives. Interestingly, the AI systems identified a number of risk factors and predictors not covered in the existing guidelines, like severe mental illness and… Read More ›

  • The curious story of Magic Girl

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    You’ve never seen a game like Magic Girl before—and unless you’re a serious pinball fanatic with cash to burn, you probably never will. The machine costs $16,000, and most are in private hands. The artwork is all custom, created and… Read More ›

  • How Much Time Do People Spend On Social Media?

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    What surprises me about the infographic below is just how small Twitter is. Twitter is at the top for me and I’m not convinced that YouTube is ‘social media’ as such, but it’s good to see these numbers anyway. Too… Read More ›

  • Princeton’s Ad-Blocking Superweapon

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    An ad blocker that uses computer vision appears to be the most powerful ever devised and can evade all known anti ad blockers. A team of Princeton and Stanford University researchers has fundamentally reinvented how ad-blocking works, in an attempt… Read More ›

  • The Mirabook turns your smartphone into a laptop

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    In a world where mobile has triumphed, Miraxess launches The Mirabook, a true extension to give the smartphone all the capacities of a laptop. A large full HD Display, a keyboard, a touchpad, extra storage and a high capacity battery… Read More ›

  • Build Your Own iPhone

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    In the end, it took about one to two months and cost roughly $300 in parts —as well as some extra cash for skilled help along the way — but Allen created a 16 GB, Rose Gold iPhone 6S that… Read More ›

  • National Parks 2050

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    What America’s National Parks will look like by 2050 if we fail to act against climate change… More at Hannah Rothstein. Good work.

  • The flexi disc

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    The flexi disc has, for a physically flimsy format, an incredibly diverse background, and its story incorporates everyone from the Beatles, David Bowie, and ABBA, to Alice Cooper and heavy metal. In terms of retail it cropped up with National… Read More ›

  • What is necessary?

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    Smartwatches are still in their infancy. Wait a few years as components get smaller and batteries get better. There’s a big distinction between useful and necessary. Smartwatches are or could be useful for most people but they’re not necessary. I… Read More ›

  • Let’s Watch It!

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    The app, has been around since early March, but recently added support for turning on the front-facing camera and the microphone in the app, giving it more of a social, real-time feel. But these features are optional – you can… Read More ›