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The Future of Typing Appears to be Fading
Typing words is becoming less of a challenge, and a Dallas typing instructor believes mobile technology is taking the skill out of keyboarding.
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Facebook Reveals All-New News Feed
In its biggest design change since unveiling the Timeline in 2011, Facebook announced and unveiled a radically redesigned News Feed today during a special press event. But how will users respond?
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Fork Created to Help You Watch What You Eat [VIDEO]
Studies show that an average of 35% of Americans are either obese or overweight. This includes people of every age ranging from children to the elderly. And no matter how old you are, losing weight and watching what you eat is not easy. Well a company called HapiLabs has just released a fork that's whole purpose is to track what you're eating.
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Revolutionary ‘Paper Tablet’ — The Windows Tablet and iPad Have Some Amazing Competition [VIDEO, POLL]
The days of the old PC computer that take up an entire desk with the huge monitor, gigantic modem, keyboard, and mouse are quickly fading away. With the introduction of the iPad and Windows Tablet, the world of technology took a giant leap towards the future of computing. But, this 'Paper Tablet' is teleporting us to a Jetsons kind of world.
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Mother Buys Son an iPhone — With an 18-Point Catch
What this Massachusetts mother did was awesome. We need more moms like her. Janell Hoffman's 13-year-old son wanted an iPhone for Christmas, and she thought he deserved it. But she didn't hand it over until he signed an 18-point agreement plan.
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Bike Riding Robot Is Adorable, Will Likely Enslave Humanity [VIDEO]
Learning to ride a bike all by yourself is a big step in growing up. For robots, however, it means being getting redesigned as an all new model.
Dr Guero took the Kondo KHR-3HV and upgraded it to ride a bike. Clearly it’s only a matter of time before Lil’ BikeTron 5000 achieves sentience and enslaves humanity.
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New Heart-Monitoring Device for Smartphones Could Save Your Life
Swiss researchers say new technology that interacts with smartphones could revolutionize the treatment of heart patients.
The device in question consists of four electrode sensors attached to the skin and linked to a radio module and computer chip that clips onto a patient’s belt. Data from the device is sent to a smartphone and can be viewed in real-time for up to 150 hours on a single charge. Any abnormalities are sent to a doctor via text or email with a picture attachment.
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Whoa! Brilliant Scientists Demonstrate a Real Working Hoverboard [VIDEO]
‘Back To The Future’ fans, rejoice! Not only has 2011 been the year of the Nike Air Mag, but thanks to a group of intrepid scientists, hoverboards may no longer be a crazy pipe dream.
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Paraplegic Woman Walks Again Thanks to Robotic Exoskeleton [VIDEO]
Usually when we hear the words “robot exoskeleton,” we think of science fiction. But for Amanda Boxtel, a woman who was paralyzed from the waist down in a skiing accident 20 years ago, an amazing powered exoskeleton has given her newfound mobility.
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Prestigious Waldorf Private School Keeps Computers Away from Kids
The 160 Waldorf private schools in the United States boast an impressive student body: the children of tech luminaries from firms like eBay, Google, Apple, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard.
But what makes Waldorf a seemingly odd choice for such parents is that until kids are in the eighth grade, the school is completely unwired with not a computer screen to be found.
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Forget Flash Mobs — ‘Flash Robs’ Are the New Trend [VIDEO]
It seems as though teens have taken the flash mob to a new and criminal level by planning events called “flash robs,” during which they run screaming into a store, steal things in a frenzied mass and run out as quickly as they came in.
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Why Are Most Computer Voices Female?
Who knew — there’s a reason why most computer voices are female.
In fact, there are several reasons.