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Japanese bridge inspection robot has magnetic wheels, shuffles up walls
Most wall-climbing robots rely on advanced forms of suction to keep them adhered to a flat surface, but Japan’s latest wall crawler employs a different method: magnets. Hailing from the Osaka City...
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Snapchat iOS update discreetly adds replay, filters and overlays for weather,...
And suddenly, moments shared over Snapchat were a little less fleeting. The service is known for only allowing you to watch a shared image or video once, and only for a second, but the app’s latest...
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How to Make a Baked Apple
A baked apple is a simple, delicious and time-old recipe that has been cooked for many centuries or as the New York Times once put it, “dates back as far as fire and apples”.[1] This recipe is for the...
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Aviary pauses Windows 8 and WP8 development, focuses on iOS and Android for now
We hope folks on WP and Windows 8 are A-OK with Aviary’s apps and SDKs as they are, because the company is not currently developing its products for the platforms. An Aviary representative has...
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How to Decide What to Put in a Child’s Stocking
Commercially prepared stockings may be convenient but they’re also more expensive, and you can’t tailor them to the child’s likes or dislikes or to your beliefs and values. Fill the stocking yourself...
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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: doggie translator, full-size Lego hot rod and...
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Do you ever wish you knew exactly what your dog is...
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IRL: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Gear
Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. Well, this...
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Google Play Editions Explained: Why They’re Useful Even if You Don’t Buy One
Google is now selling “Google Play Edition” devices alongside its Nexus devices on the Google Play Store website. These devices are versions of popular Android phones and tablets running different...
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Time Machines: Apple’s attempt to sell the future at CES
Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. In the week’s leading up to the biggest...
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Google’s Robot Recruits Dominate DARPA’s Rescue Challenge
Crowds gathered at a NASCAR racetrack in Miami this weekend to witness a more sedate sport than usual, as some of the world’s most advanced legged robots inched their way through a range of emergency...
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Robots to the Rescue, Slowly
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Scenes from the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Florida. Source: Robots to the Rescue, Slowly
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Hulu Plus passes 5 million subscribers, plans to double its original content
New Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins chimed in this week with the video streaming site’s yearly recap, and pointed out a few big numbers as evidence it’s headed in the right direction. In 2013 Hulu will top $1...
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Geek Trivia: In 1981 It Would Take You Two Hours To Download What?
In 1981 It Would Take You Two Hours To Download What? Wikipedia The Morning Paper Stock Prices DOS Updates Think you know the answer? See original - Geek Trivia: In 1981 It Would Take You Two Hours...
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The best HDTV deals of the week: 12.22.13
With Engadget’s new tools, you can track price drops on thousands of devices every day, and once a week we feature some of the best deals right here. But act fast! Many of these are limited-time...
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iOS 7 gets its first complete jailbreak, with a big catch
You’ve mostly been out of luck if you’ve wanted to jailbreak iOS 7 so far; what options have existed have been incomplete at best. Cracking the code just got a lot easier, though, as evasi0n 7 has...
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iPhone 5s and 5c to reach China Mobile on January 17th, 2014
Finally. Following a false start a couple of weeks ago, Apple has confirmed that the iPhone 5s and 5c will reach China Mobile on January 17th, 2014 as part of a multi-year deal. As hinted earlier,...
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How to Hand Sew a Mini Christmas Stocking
A miniature Christmas stocking is delightful – it can be used for a tree decoration or as a bag for a small gift such as jewelery or sweets, and it is both a fun and easy project to make at home. For...
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BLU’s Life Pure smartphone delivers 1080p, a 13-megapixel camera and 32GB of...
BLU Products can offer a lot of smartphone for the money, but its devices seldom come with the sharp screens and ample memory that you’d expect from rivals. The company is closing that gap with its...
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How to Spawn a Wither in Minecraft
The Wither is the second boss monster to be added to Minecraft. It can be created by the player in much the same way as an iron golem except using soul sand and wither skeleton skulls instead. Edit...
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Samsung’s 2014 smart TVs will let you control videos by pointing your finger
Samsung’s 2014 smart TV lineup may revolve around impressive-looking hardware, but the Korean tech giant has revealed that interface improvements will also play an important role. Its new TVs will...
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