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Tron Guy Rejoice: Disney, Microsoft Unveil HTML5 Graphic Novel "Tron: Legacy"
"We were blown away by the potential of this technology for the graphic novel," Disney creative director Nashie Castro tells us. The roughly $680 million comic book and graphic novel industry is still...
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This Week In Bots: Juggling, Pool-playing, Tiny, Spying Flying Drones, And...
It has been written that: "At bottom, robotics is about us. It is the discipline of emulating our lives, of wondering how we work." So what can this week's crop of mechanistic marvels tell us about...
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Is The Chemical Industry Hiding Information About Our Exposure To Toxic...
If you have to ask...Companies are required to submit to the EPA all studies about substantial risk that their chemicals pose to humans. And one of the bests way to study how bad a chemical is for...
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A Brief History Of Video Games
Tuesday, June 07More than 30 years after Atari popularized the interchangeable game cartridge, gaming-software sales top $33 billion annually, with the global industry value greater than $100 billion....
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How Apple Will Draft Everyone Into The Cloud. Or Else
Pity the poor programmer whose software doesn't automatically sync every digital thing you own across all of your devices instantly. Thanks to Apple, if you're not in the cloud soon, you're buried....
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New Google R&D Team Charged With Making Renewable Energy Work For The Market
Forget driverless cars: Google is hiring engineers to develop new technology that can deliver clean energy at utility scale.We've written before about Google's investments in a wide range of green...
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Is Streaming Video Cannibalizing Amazon's DVD Sales?
Over Memorial Day weekend, blockbuster sequels such as The Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides soared at the box office. Unsurprisingly, prequels to...
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Human Exposure To Toxic BPA Is Worse Than Previously Thought
When you measure BPA levels based on a lifetime of daily exposure, it turns out our bodies are full of the poisonous stuff. BPA is practically inescapable--it's found in soup cans, water bottles, store...
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More Machine Than Man Now? Xbox Pushes Kinect's Gesturing Gameplay To New Level
Activating Jedi powers with motions actually used in the movies? Yes, please!Humans were not meant to experience the exhilaration of life-threatening action while slumped on a couch covered in Doritos...
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Doorknobs Get An Upgrade
Clockwise from top: Anthropologie Scrimshaw Knob $48, anthropologie.com Fusion Hardware Victorian Violet Knob $109, fusionhardware.com Out of the Blue Studio Green Spiral Knob $288,...
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Arookoo, The Depressing App That "Makes Walking Fun"
The gamification trend--and American laziness--has reached its absolute nadir. Every empire has its moments of decadence before its ultimate collapse. Those denizens of Easter Island cut down every...
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Tweetin' Ain't Cheatin': A Guide To Digital Lechery For Politicians
Technology moves fast, right Congressman? And odds are the person you're cyberflirting with is not only half your age but knows more about Twitter than you do. Here's our helpful guide to help you and...
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Groupon Founders Reinvent The Pawnshop
How do you reboot the image of a store synonymous with mildew and seediness? Bring it online, of course. "In a brick-and-mortar store, you're talking to an employee who makes $8 to $10 an hour who...
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LulzSec Touts Hacktivism And NATO Considers War
LulzSec is in the news for hacking Sony, Nintendo, and PBS, among others. And now it seems the group is tied to hacktivist group Anonymous. NATO is not happy.Lulz Security, or LulzSec, is an amorphous,...
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Nintendo Wii U Announced, Brings HD Tablet Gaming
The Nintendo Wii U, the latest console from Japanese gaming company Nintendo, was announced in a press event in Los Angeles today. Though a follow-up to their popular and bestselling Wii, the Wii U...
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3 Things Apple Left Us Hanging On: Music Streaming, Voice Control, And iPhone 5
There's been a rush of news from Apple this week: About OS X Lion, and the number of apps that Apple appears to be co-opting; about iOS and how it's incorporating more features from OS X; and iCloud,...
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Toms Glasses: The Newest Buy-One-Get-One Product From Toms Shoes
The shoe company wants to take its model for tying consumption to helping the developing world far beyond just canvas footwear. First up: these $135 hand-painted sunglasses.Toms Shoes--the canvas shoe...
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Facebook, Google, Yahoo Join Forces To Fix The Internet's Biggest Problem In...
Imagine if the world ran out of phone numbers. Mobile providers could issue no more smartphones, businesses could create no new call centers, and the public would be left fighting over and recycling a...
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Coming Soon: A Universal Recycling Label System
How do you know if a package you buy will be recycled? That hasn't been easy--until now.How do you know if a package you buy will be recycled? More often than not, there's no easy way to tell. The...
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iFive: Clinton On Google Vs. China, Sony Hacked Again, RSA Security "Keys"...
1. The ongoing spat between Google and China has now pushed upward to political levels--and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has chosen to respond with a public comment on the matter. Google...
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