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Android Wear heads to luxury watches
Some of the companies expected to make waves at Baselworld include the likes of Michael Kors, Tag Heuer, Swatch, and Guess — and many of the devices released will come with Android Wear 2.0, Google’s smartwatch operating system, right out… Read More ›
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Android O
Google launched a developers-only preview version of Android O, version 8.0 of its mobile operating system, today (Mar. 21). While 2016’s Android 7.0 Nougat added split-screen mode and direct reply to messages, this year’s update looks to fix battery life… Read More ›
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The Thync Relax Pro
The new Thync module attaches to the back of your neck, using disposable electrode pads, and is controlled by a smartphone app. There are two modes, Thync Deep Relax and Thync Deep Sleep. It uses low-level electrical stimulation patterns to… Read More ›
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a full-fledged touchscreen laptop
As published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, Apple’s application for an “Electronic accessory device” describes the company’s take on an oft-attempted, but never fully realized idea. Specifically, the IP covers a “thin” accessory, a kind of… Read More ›
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What is Aperture?
In this animation, I explain Aperture and how it interacts with the various parameters of photography. Very easy to understand for people like me.
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100 movies on Netflix that everyone needs to watch
Netflix has no shortage of titles to choose from. By combining its original content, movies, and TV shows, you could go on an endless binge and never crack the surface. But narrowing it down to just movies, you can put… Read More ›
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Amazon just killed Pocket and Instapaper
The quiet update that Amazon made to its iOS Kindle app took me by surprise because it is a feature I have wanted for a long time. Pocket and Instapaper make great jobs of presenting long articles on phones and… Read More ›
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Say hello to today’s facial recognition tech
Facial recognition technology represents a valuable, and likely inevitable, method of identification for cops and Feds. Unfortunately, it’s largely unregulated, error prone, and insecure. During a hearing held by the US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Wednesday,… Read More ›
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Wooden Surrealist Sculptures
The sculptor Willy Veginer has just made a series of wooden sculptures. Visually his works give the feeling of carved stones. When the sculpture is finished, the Italian artist adds to his works blocks of geometric colors… More at fubiz…. Read More ›
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The truth about a teenager’s bedroom
The mess has a purpose. It says “I have chosen my environment to be deliberately different from yours”. Interestingly, frequently adolescents living in chaotic homes will have very tidy rooms, and the reverse is also true. Whatever you’re doing, it’s… Read More ›
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