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You Can Now Download The Windows 10 Technical Preview
TechCrunch - Alex Wilhelm
Morning, everyone, have some fun: You can download the Windows 10 technical preview here. The new code is only a partial look at the coming operating system, something which Microsoft told TechCrunch and
Aquarium of Boise gives the internet control of a tank-dwelling submarine
Engadget - Sean Buckley
Maybe you like swimming. Maybe you like going to the aquarium. Maybe you'd like to do both without leaving your house. Now, you can: a new exhibit at the Aquarium of Boise allows anyone with an internet
The Hard Drive You Can Make Self-destruct With a Text
IGN - Daemon Hatfield
For those that want to feel like a spy. Reminiscent of something from Mission: Impossible, the Autothysis128t is a hard drive you can make …
This Underwater Computer Will Let Humans And Dolphins Talk To Each Other
fastcoexist.com - About the author Adele Peters is a staff writer at Fast Company who focuses on solutions to some of the world's largest problems, from climate change to homelessness. Previously, she worked with GOOD, BioLite, and the Sustainable Products and Solutions program at UC Berkeley. More
An underwater computer called the CHAT interface will broadcast artificial whistles through speakers, and then, if the dolphins start copying the …
When It Comes To Lending, Earnest Gives Credit Where It’s Due
TechCrunch - Jonathan Shieber
Earnest, the online lending service targeting millennial borrowers, is launching a new customized interest rate for its customers. The new product for Millennials allows the company to offer low-interest
Engineers made a battery-free radio the size of an ant
The Verge - Colin Lecher
The devices could help power the Internet of Things This is the promise of the near future: all of your gadgets — from your smartphone to your fridge — will be able to talk to each other, wirelessly communicating
Star Trek Communicator Pin “OnBeep” nabs $6.25M in funding
slashgear.com - Chris Burns
It’s become clear that in our speedily expanding “wearables” world there’s cash for the best ideas. Or the simplest to explain, at least. Today we’re …
IBM Builds A Scalable Computer Chip Inspired By The Human Brain
Forbes - Alex Knapp
“I’m holding in my hand a chip with one million neurons, 256 million synapses, and 4096 cores. With 5.4 billion transistors, it’s the largest chip IBM has built.” Dr. Dharmendra S. Modha sounds positively
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Mozilla's $25 Smartphone Is a Brilliant Gamechanger
TIME - Alex Fitzpatrick
Mozilla plans to roll out a $25 smartphone by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. $25? For a smartphone? Sounds crazy, right? Actually, not so much. Mozilla is best known its
MIT can now track a heart rate through a wall with Wi-Fi signals
gigaom.com - by Signe Brewster
Parents could watch their baby’s heart rate from another room without using any kind of wearable device or special sleeping pad with a new …
How Starbucks, Apple, General Motors and AT&T Are Preparing The World For Wireless Energy
Forbes - Elise Ackerman
If you visited a Starbucks in Boston or Silicon Valley during the last year or so, you may have noticed black circles embedded in the coffee bars and tables. You may have even glimpsed an early adopter
Halo, The Brain-Improving Wearable, Raises $1.5 Million
TechCrunch - John Biggs
While the thought of applying electricity directly to the brain in unsupervised conditions is, to some, a bit scary, Halo Neuroscience has gotten over a million smackers to allow you do just that. Halo,
This machine makes drinking water from thin air
CNN - By Giovanna Rajao and Michael Schwartz, CNN
Water. A vital nutrient, yet one that is inaccessible to many worldwide. The World Health Organization reports that 780 million people don't have access to clean water, and 3.4 million die each year due
Stick-On Circuit Could Put Your Phone On Your Finger For Pocket Change
Fast Company - By Mark Wilson
Stand aside wristbands. The latest wave of stick-on circuits could make cheap, flexible electronics mainstream. About a year ago, University of Illinois researcher John Rogers revealed a pretty amazing
These molecule-sized wires could stop the computer industry from hitting a brick wall
Quartz
In case you missed it, the end of the age of ever-faster computers is nigh. In his speech (pdf) at last summer’s Hot Chip conference, Bob Colwell, Intel’s former chief architect, said Moore’s law—the that
Say hello to 2014 with a new @reallesstroud @PledgeMusic update! Go to http://t.co/m3VE6pZtTj for exclusive pics of Les theBand
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Bitcoin is so 2013: Dogecoin is the new cryptocurrency on the block
The Verge - Nathan Ingraham
It was only a matter of time before the 2013 meme of the year tried to turn his success into financial gain. Enter Dogecoin: a Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency that seems to have started as a joke and is beginning
Samsung Launches Android Gamepad
TNW - Jon Russell
Apple began allowing third-party gamepads on the iPhone with iOS 7, and Samsung is also upping its presence in the space after announcing its own gamepad (the not-so-creatively named ‘Smartphone GamePad’)
A Phone Charging Device For The Next Billion Turns Heat Into Power
fastcoexist.com - About the author Jessica Leber is a staff editor and writer for Fast Company's Co.Exist. Previously, she was a business reporter for MIT’s Technology Review and an environmental reporter at ClimateWire More
The Voto is an intuitive handheld device that could change that situation, and it uses a technology that has gained a reputation as too finicky and …
You Can Tune A Guitar But You Can’t Tune A Fish With Roadie
TechCrunch - John Biggs
As everyone knows, roadies are hired to set up gear, tear down gear, drink, and tune guitars. Now roadies can do one less of those things and do more of something else. The Roadie is an automatic tuner
Intel Is Investing Billions Of Dollars Into This Unproven Technology
Business Insider - Kyle Russell
Moore's Law, named after Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, predicts that the number of transistors that can be cost-effectively packed into a chip will double every two years. The more transistors on a chip,
Bodybuilding Forum Freaks The Heck Out Over Random Dude's Love Life
Kotaku - Patricia Hernandez
Conventional "wisdom" often tells us there are people who are in our league, and people who are outside of it—and unless you reach a certain level of …
ASUS first to arrive with motherboard packing Intel's 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2
Engadget - Steve Dent
The ink is still fresh on Intel's formal blessing of Thunderbolt 2, and as promised, there's already a product on the market from perennial early bird ASUS. The Z87-Deluxe/Quad ATX is the first motherboard
The Five Anime of Summer 2013 You Should Be Watching
Kotaku - Richard Eisenbeis
When the summer 2013 anime season started early last month, I told you a little bit about each anime and where to watch them. However, with 36 new …
Twisted magnetic atoms could lead to hard drives that store 20 times more data
gigaom.com - by Signe Brewster
Within your computer’s hard drive, there is a spinning disk coated in a thin-film of magnetic material. This film is where all the data reading and …
Toon Hero Lets You Build Digital Storylines With Famous Characters On The iPad
TechCrunch - Ryan Lawler
Ever want to easily create a digital scene with some of your favorite cartoon characters? There’s now a new iPad app called Toon Hero that will let users create their own story lines with a variety of
Coinlab, The Bitcoin Incubator, Announces First Funded Company, Alydian
TechCrunch - John Biggs
Most incubators aren’t known for their efforts to attack niche markets – except Coinlab. The company, which describes its goal as “building Bitcoin businesses” – has chosen a very unique spot for their
IBM researchers get closer to brain-like computing
gigaom.com - by Jordan Novet
IBM (s ibm) researchers say they have whipped up a programming language, algorithms and applications to deploy on top of a computing system inspired …
DNA sequencing goes mainstream as 23andMe begins TV ad push
The Verge - Jacob Kastrenakes
It's become easier and easier to discover who you are and where you came from thanks to DNA analysis, and now 23andMe is trying to expand those interested in their genes from a group of dedicated enthusiasts

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You Can Now Download The Windows 10 Technical Preview

Aquarium of Boise gives the internet control of a tank-dwelling submarine

The Hard Drive You Can Make Self-destruct With a Text

This Underwater Computer Will Let Humans And Dolphins Talk To Each Other

When It Comes To Lending, Earnest Gives Credit Where It’s Due

Engineers made a battery-free radio the size of an ant

Star Trek Communicator Pin “OnBeep” nabs $6.25M in funding

IBM Builds A Scalable Computer Chip Inspired By The Human Brain

Mozilla's $25 Smartphone Is a Brilliant Gamechanger

MIT can now track a heart rate through a wall with Wi-Fi signals

How Starbucks, Apple, General Motors and AT&T Are Preparing The World For Wireless Energy

Halo, The Brain-Improving Wearable, Raises $1.5 Million

This machine makes drinking water from thin air

Stick-On Circuit Could Put Your Phone On Your Finger For Pocket Change

These molecule-sized wires could stop the computer industry from hitting a brick wall

Say hello to 2014 with a new @reallesstroud @PledgeMusic update! Go to http://t.co/m3VE6pZtTj for exclusive pics of Les theBand

Bitcoin is so 2013: Dogecoin is the new cryptocurrency on the block

Samsung Launches Android Gamepad

A Phone Charging Device For The Next Billion Turns Heat Into Power

You Can Tune A Guitar But You Can’t Tune A Fish With Roadie

Intel Is Investing Billions Of Dollars Into This Unproven Technology

Bodybuilding Forum Freaks The Heck Out Over Random Dude's Love Life

ASUS first to arrive with motherboard packing Intel's 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2

The Five Anime of Summer 2013 You Should Be Watching

Twisted magnetic atoms could lead to hard drives that store 20 times more data

Toon Hero Lets You Build Digital Storylines With Famous Characters On The iPad

Coinlab, The Bitcoin Incubator, Announces First Funded Company, Alydian

IBM researchers get closer to brain-like computing

DNA sequencing goes mainstream as 23andMe begins TV ad push