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Samsung has released a new mega-TV for $120,000
Earlier this year at CES, Samsung showed off a 105-inch 4K TV, but didn’t reveal the price. We weren’t all that eager to hear the price anyway—something this massive and...
LeapTV is LeapFrog’s video game console for children
Children’s technology company LeapFrog has announced its latest product, a games console to promote learning while gaming. LeapFrog is aiming the LeapTV games console at 3-8 year-olds who may have...
The tallest residential building on earth is being built in Manhattan
One World Trade Center is just settling into New York's skyline, but a number of competing supertall structures, including the tallest residential building in the world, will soon pop up...
Credit card data theft just got a lot harder to prevent
ATM skimmers, the miniature devices that stealthily help fraudsters capture your credit and debit card data, are getting smaller and harder to detect. Skimmers have always been designed to blend...
The the “Netflix of torrents” is coming to the Chromecast
Despite efforts from content owners that spare no expense to stop piracy on the internet the fact remains that it is almost impossible to stop the flow of pirated content...
The Linux Foundation is bringing Linux to your car
The connected car is shifting into high gear, and the Linux Foundation wants an open-source platform in the pole position. The non-profit consortium recently announced the debut of Automotive Grade...
MIT’s has created a morphable surface that could revolutionize vehicles
Golf balls are dimpled for a reason, they sail through the air just slowly enough that the uneven surface reduces drag, helping them fly further than they might otherwise. Wouldn't...
Trapper Keepers are coming back as tablet cases
For some, each new school year brought a about a specific kind of dilemma. No, we aren't talking about picking out what to wear on the first day, we mean...
Scientists have created a program that removes the boring parts of videos
No one wants to watch a boring video. Luckily, computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have created a program that promises to cut the "boring" out automatically. Called LiveLight, the...
Researchers have developed a new, super-senitive, bomb-sniffing chip
Let's face it: the theatrical security procedures at airports aren't going away any time soon. However, they might just get more tolerable if a team of Israeli researchers bring a...
Comcast wants to turn your Wi-Fi router into a public hotspot
Some time on Tuesday afternoon, about 50,000 Comcast Internet customers in Houston will become part of a massive public Wi-Fi hotspot network, a number that will swell to 150,000 by...
A NASA astronaut has created the first Vine shot from space
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman made a pioneering small step in social media Friday when he sent the first Vine video shot in space out to his Twitter followers. The brief...
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