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The Lack of Scientific Philanthropy In Japan
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 8:00 am
ananyo writes “The University of Tokyo this week unveils the Japan’s first institute named after a foreign donor: the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe. The announcement. […]
TomTom Satnavs To Set Insurance Prices
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 5:26 am
nk497 writes “TomTom has signed a deal with an insurance firm that will see its satnavs used to monitor drivers. Fair Pay Insurance, part of Motaquote, will use monitoring systems built into the TomT. […]
EPIC Sues FTC Over Google’s Planned Privacy Changes
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 4:54 am
angry tapir writes “The Electronic Privacy Information Center has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, asking a court to force the agency to take action against Google over plan. […]
What Scorpions Have To Teach Aircraft Designers
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 3:00 am
First time accepted submitter elloGov writes “The north African desert scorpion, Androctonus australis, is a hardy creature. Most animals that live in deserts dig burrows to protect themselves from t. […]
The Science Fiction Effect
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 1:00 am
Harperdog writes “Laura Kahn has a lovely essay about the history of science fiction, and how science fiction can help explain concepts that are otherwise difficult for many…or perhaps, don’t hold. […]
The Zuckerberg Tax
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 12:16 am
Hugh Pickens writes “David S. Miller writes that when Facebook goes public later this year, Mark Zuckerberg plans to exercise stock options worth $5 billion of the $28 billion that his ownership stak. […]
Jedi Master’s Hand-Made Lightsaber Stolen
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 11:52 pm
First time accepted submitter psiogen writes “Flynn Michael, an instructor at New York Jedi, an organization that teaches ‘practical knowledge of how to use a lightsaber, left his custom-crafted blad. […]
US Air Force Buys iPads To Replace Flight Bags
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 11:31 pm
redletterdave writes “Following the precedent set by commercial airliners, the U.S. Air Force plans to buy up to 18,000 iPads for its Air Mobility Command (AMC), replacing heavy flight bags with ligh. […]
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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 9
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 5:01 am
Google’s daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
GigaOM Acquires PaidContent: Interview With GigaOM CEO Paul Walborsky
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 1:30 am
Om Malik’s GigaOM has purchased media news organization ContentNext, paidContent’s parent company, from the UK’s Guardian News & Media.
Purported Pictures of iPad 3′s Rear Casing Emerge
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 12:28 am
The launch of Apple’s next iPad is just around the corner, if the presence of leaked parts images are any indicator. Today, what reasonably seems to be the rear casing of the new iPad has popped up in. […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gregory Brothers, ACLU Team for Video on Photographers’ Rights
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 12:10 am
Benjamin Franklin kicks an informative and hilarious rhyme about transparency and First Amendment protections for pro and amateur photographers in the latest video from Joseph Gordon-Levitt?s open col. […]
Researchers Build Hard Drive of Future With Lasers
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 12:00 am
A team of researchers from across Europe and Asia has demonstrated a way of using laser heat to store data rather than magnetic fields, potentially increasing the speed of your hard drive by 100 times. […]
Tim Berners-Lee Takes the Stand to Keep the Web Free
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 11:48 pm
Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the Web, testified Tuesday in a Texas courtroom, fighting to keep the web’s most basic interactivity from being subject to licensing fees from a patent troll. If the figh. […]
Court Revives Challenge to No-Fly List
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 11:47 pm
A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived a Malaysian woman’s legal fight against the United States’ no-fly list, ruling she may challenge her two-hour airport detention on allegations she was wron. […]
Black Hole Eats Asteroids, Burps Out X-Rays
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 10:31 pm
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy may be constantly snacking on asteroids. A new study finds that an asteroid at least 12 miles wide falling into the black hole would account for. […]
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Google Chrome update brings speedier browsing, enhanced security, joy
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 7:22 am
The week isn’t quite over yet, but it’s already shaping up to be a busy one for Google Chrome. After finally bringing its browser to Android on Tuesday, Google yesterday announced an update for the o. […]
Sony’s 3D Library lets Aussies borrow products free of charge
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 6:33 am
Sony’s push for three dimensional entertainment has inspired it to launch a series of product-loaning machines in the land of Oz. These “3D Library” kiosks, as the manufacturer is simply dubbing ‘em,. […]
Sony Cyber-shot TX300V inductive charging camera and dock hands-on (video)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 5:41 am
You may have thought that Sony’s Cyber-shot TX200V was the company’s most powerful point-and-shoot to date, but that’s not exactly true. The company has a Japan-only version of the TX200V called the. […]
Olympus black E-M5 Micro Four Thirds camera and internals eyes-on
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 4:48 am
By now we’re quite familiar with the Olympus E-M5′s attractive external appearance, but what does it look like on the inside? The company carefully disassembled its new flagship model, and displayed. […]
Sony promises eight more NEX E-mount lenses by the end of 2013, doesn’t elaborate
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 4:11 am
Have you been holding out on that NEX purchase because of the currently limited E-mount lens selection? Well, Sony’s got some good news for you — there will soon be eight additional lenses to choose. […]
Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera doesn’t feel as cheap as it looks, we go hands-on (video)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 3:53 am
After Pentax boasted about the performance of its incredibly small Q mirrorless cam, we’re certainly justified in approaching the company’s latest ILC with a bit of skepticism — especially given its. […]
The Engadget Interview: Words With Friends creator, Paul Bettner
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 3:00 am
You may have missed it amongst all the big budget ads, half-time obscenities and, you know, football playing, but Words With Friends co-creators Paul Bettner and David Bettner managed to snag a secon. […]
Olympus OM-D E-M5 five-axis sensor-shift image stabilization hands-on (video)
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 2:42 am
Olympus’s inaugural OM-D mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, the E-M5, boasts the world’s fastest autofocus and a pretty fantastic design, but it’s also the first camera to implement a new five-a. […]
