60-Second Tech
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Scientific American Online associate tech editor Larry Greenemeier provides a weekly minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of technology
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Contact Lens Binoculars Are in Sight
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Feb 19, 2015 |
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Keurig Coffee Drinkers Hack Back
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Feb 13, 2015 |
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Radar Makes All Houses Glass
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Feb 05, 2015 |
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Smart Keyboard Gets a Charge out of You
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Jan 30, 2015 |
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Rival Space Internets Vie for Sky Pie
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Jan 23, 2015 |
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Gestures and Eye Movements Will Control Cars
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Jan 16, 2015 |
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Facebook Puts Its Money Where Your Mouth Is
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Jan 12, 2015 |
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Teen Inventors Connect DVR to Your Zzzs
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Dec 24, 2014 |
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Future Smartphone Could Fall Smartly, Too
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Dec 19, 2014 |
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Recycled Laptop Batteries Bring Light to Power Poor
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Dec 11, 2014 |
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NYC School Computers Are MIA
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Dec 08, 2014 |
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Cats Teach Robots to Land on Feet
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Nov 21, 2014 |
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Solar Roadways Take Baby Steps
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Nov 18, 2014 |
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Smartphone Case Furthers Unplug Movement
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Nov 06, 2014 |
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Apple Pay Perturbs Prying Personal Prospectors
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Oct 28, 2014 |
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Tapping the Twitterverse for Meaning
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Oct 10, 2014 |
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Drivers While Voice Texting Are Still Distracted
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Oct 02, 2014 |
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App IDs Other Battery-Eater Apps
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Sep 29, 2014 |
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Jet Pack Keeps You Grounded, but Faster
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Sep 19, 2014 |
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Bike Helmet Meets Black Box
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Sep 12, 2014 |
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Apple Expected to Set Its Sights on Wearables, Mobile Payments
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Sep 05, 2014 |
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We're All Hawking Products Now
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Aug 24, 2014 |
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Robotic Exoskeletons Giving (and Gaining) Support
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Aug 17, 2014 |
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Medical Workers Page Google Glass
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Aug 03, 2014 |
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Moth Eyes Inspire Different Solar Cell
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Jul 25, 2014 |
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Feline Facial Recognition Overcomes Kitty Overconsumption
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Jul 18, 2014 |
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Hacked E-Cigs May Get around Regulations
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Jul 10, 2014 |
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Software Finds Best Parts of Boring Video
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Jun 27, 2014 |
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Apple, Google Say "Drop That Doughnut!"
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Jun 20, 2014 |
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Microsoft Bets on Gestures to Buoy Windows Phones
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Jun 15, 2014 |
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Cyber Currencies Get Boost from High-Profile Endorsements
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Jun 06, 2014 |
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Thought-Controlled Flight Reaches the Runway
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May 29, 2014 |
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Facebook Encourages Yentas to Share Info about Friends
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May 22, 2014 |
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The Internet Gets Amnesia—in Europe at Least
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May 16, 2014 |
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Tape Data Storage Makes a Comeback
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May 12, 2014 |
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Lytro Camera Refocuses on Upscale Audience
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Apr 25, 2014 |
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Broadcast TV Streamer Aereo Fights for Legal Life
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Apr 18, 2014 |
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Being Bad at Video Games Ups Aggression
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Apr 10, 2014 |
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Umpires Show Bias for Stars and Strikes
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Apr 07, 2014 |
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Greatest Invention in Human History Helps You Avoid Certain People
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Mar 28, 2014 |
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Eye-Catching Adapter Makes Smartphone Ophthalmic Screener
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Mar 14, 2014 |
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Facebook Plans Remote Coverage via Drones
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Mar 11, 2014 |
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Contest Takes Aim at Smart Guns
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Mar 02, 2014 |
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Mobile Device Thieves Face Off against Kill Switch
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Feb 20, 2014 |
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Digital Flicks Invade Art House Cinemas
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Feb 10, 2014 |
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Kid Smartphone Gives Parents More Control
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Jan 31, 2014 |
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Your Driving Data Can Reveal Your Routes
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Jan 24, 2014 |
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Eye Reflections Could Catch Crooks
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Jan 06, 2014 |
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Big Majority of Facebook Posters Self-Censor
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Dec 20, 2013 |
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Whistleblowers, Courts Reveal Surveillance Secrets
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Dec 12, 2013 |
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In Emergency, Smartphone Might Not Know Your Location
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Dec 09, 2013 |
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Snapchat Makes Messages Disappear
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Nov 21, 2013 |
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Polled People Ponder Whither Wearable Tech
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Nov 15, 2013 |
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Are Google's E-mail Scans Wiretapping?
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Nov 04, 2013 |
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Let There Be Li-Fi
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Oct 28, 2013 |
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Smartphone Security Could Be Based On User Behavior
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Sep 26, 2013 |
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Fido Learns to Fetch from Afar
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Sep 20, 2013 |
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Home Wireless Network Detects Elderly Tumbles
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Sep 13, 2013 |
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California Tables Plans for RF Enhanced Driver's License
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Sep 06, 2013 |
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Professors Still View MOOCs Skeptically
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Aug 29, 2013 |
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Locked Out? There's an App for That
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Aug 23, 2013 |
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Fancy Figuring Ferrets Out Fake Photos
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Aug 20, 2013 |
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Tooth Sensor Watches Your Mouth
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Aug 05, 2013 |
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Electronic Skin Could Bring Touchy Robots
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Jul 30, 2013 |
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New TV Channel Gives Dogs Pause
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Jul 17, 2013 |
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Navy Aims for Electromagnetic Guns
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Jul 11, 2013 |
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Robotic Companion Animal Comforts Dementia Sufferers
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Jun 27, 2013 |
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6-Month-Old E-Mails Easy Pickings for Police
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Jun 06, 2013 |
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Safe Water? Ask the Smartphone
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May 30, 2013 |
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E-Tailers Want Amazon and Apple to Set Readers Free
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May 24, 2013 |
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Grifters Increase Their Internet Attacks
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May 16, 2013 |
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Bullies Turn Cyberspace Sour
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May 11, 2013 |
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Spear Phishers Want Your Info
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May 02, 2013 |
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Plan Your Digital Death
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Apr 26, 2013 |
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Controlling Some Devices Will Be a Snap
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Apr 21, 2013 |
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Mental Health-Related Google Searches Decline in Summer
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Apr 13, 2013 |
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Amazon X-Ray Aims to End Unidentified Actor Angst
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Apr 07, 2013 |
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State Seeks to Ban DUI (of Google Glass)
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Mar 29, 2013 |
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Most Laser Pointers Are Too Strong
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Mar 24, 2013 |
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Shoe Puts Mouth in Foot
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Mar 17, 2013 |
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The Eyes Have IT Scrolling
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Mar 07, 2013 |
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Smartphone Barometers Create Weather Station Network
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Feb 21, 2013 |
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Other Smartphones Pass iPhone Satisfaction Ratings
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Feb 14, 2013 |
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PayPal's Peers Perplex Potential Purchasers
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Feb 08, 2013 |
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Google Maps North Korea
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Jan 31, 2013 |
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In-Between-Size Phablets Attract Consumers
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Jan 25, 2013 |
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HAPIfork Monitors Eating Speed
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Jan 17, 2013 |
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Nielsen and Twitter Team to Track TV
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Jan 03, 2013 |
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Tool Tells True Tweets from Fakes
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Dec 21, 2012 |
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Bedbugs Ignore Alleged Ultrasonic Annoyers
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Dec 17, 2012 |
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Big Data Project Susses Us out
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Dec 06, 2012 |
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Smart Helmets Could Flag Players at Trauma Risk
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Nov 29, 2012 |
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Iceland Crowd-Sources Its Constitution
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Nov 15, 2012 |
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Web Sites Share Gas Availability Info
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Nov 08, 2012 |
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Listen to Audio via Your Cheekbones
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Oct 19, 2012 |
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Left and Right Use Smart Phones for Politics
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Oct 11, 2012 |
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Technology American Idol Could Hit Small Screen
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Oct 04, 2012 |
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Keeping Facebook Tabs with Ex Is a Double-Edged Sword
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Oct 01, 2012 |
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Facebook Posts Can Attract Legal Attention
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Sep 20, 2012 |
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Is Wi-Fi Sniffing a Crime?
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Sep 13, 2012 |
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Tablet Devices Keep Austistic People Working
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Sep 06, 2012 |
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Protect Privacy When Recycling Smart Phones
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Aug 30, 2012 |
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Can I, Robot, Mow Your Lawn?
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Aug 23, 2012 |
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Google: Piracy Accusations Will Lower Search Rankings
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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Facebook Argues "Like" Is Free Speech
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Distracted Pedestrian ER Visits Rise
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Aug 02, 2012 |
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YouTube Promotes Anonymity with Face-Blurring Tool
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Jul 26, 2012 |
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Apple to Repeat on the EPEAT
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Jul 19, 2012 |
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Cops Collect Ever More Mobile Device Info
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Jul 12, 2012 |
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Plastic Electronics Cease Stretching Credulity
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Jul 06, 2012 |
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Facebook Quietly Created New E-Mail Addresses
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Jun 28, 2012 |
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Microsoft Joins Tablet Fray
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Jun 21, 2012 |
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Companies Inflate Their Twitter Follow Numbers
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Jun 15, 2012 |
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Holographic Guide Coming to NYC Airports
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Jun 07, 2012 |
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Facebook Signals Phone Future
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May 31, 2012 |
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Texts May Beat Phone Calls for Survey Honest Answers
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May 24, 2012 |
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Most Users Are App Freeloaders
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May 17, 2012 |
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Look, Computer, No Hands!
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May 14, 2012 |
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Microsoft Bets Big on B&N's Nook
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May 03, 2012 |
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Apple Has Liquid Metal in Hand
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Apr 30, 2012 |
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Computer Effects Virtually Resurrect Tupac
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Apr 22, 2012 |
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Microsoft Reaches into Purse for Apps
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Apr 12, 2012 |
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Flying Car Debuts at New York City Auto Show
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Apr 05, 2012 |
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Compressed-Air Car Winds Way to Market
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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Use of Portable Electronics in Flight Still up in the Air
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Mar 22, 2012 |
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Embedded Mini Projectors Coming to Smart Phones
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Mar 16, 2012 |
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Apple Plans a Cleaner Cloud
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Mar 08, 2012 |
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Skype Video Chat Arrives for Windows Smart Phones
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Mar 01, 2012 |
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Heads Up for Smart Phone Glasses
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Mimicking Ear Makes Mobile Calls Clear
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Feb 16, 2012 |
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Facebook Users Gird for Mobile Ads
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Feb 09, 2012 |
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Quantum Cryptography Comes to Smart Phones
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Feb 02, 2012 |
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Hydrogen and Kinetic Energy Will Keep Phones Ringing
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Jan 26, 2012 |
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Digital Health Care Puts Control in Consumer Hands
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Jan 19, 2012 |
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Service Teaches Computer Code Online Free
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Jan 12, 2012 |
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PC-Makers Bet On Ultrabooks
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Jan 05, 2012 |
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Passwords Go Bye-Bye by 2017?
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Dec 29, 2011 |
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NFL Puts Super Bowl Online
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Dec 22, 2011 |
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Feds Seek Cell Ban Behind the Wheel
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Dec 15, 2011 |
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Digital Rights Cloud Cloud-Based Streaming
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Dec 09, 2011 |
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Gaming Tech Might Soon Read Facial Expressions
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Dec 01, 2011 |
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Mobile Apps Help Celebrate Thanksgiving
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Nov 23, 2011 |
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Belt Warns Visually Impaired about Obstacles
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Nov 17, 2011 |
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iPhone 4S Assistant Siri Does Her Beta Best
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Nov 11, 2011 |
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New Insulator Could Help Grid Weather Storms
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Nov 03, 2011 |
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Subjects Move Virtual Chopper with Thoughts
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Oct 27, 2011 |
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Smarter Silicon Slicing Could Make Solar Competitive
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Oct 20, 2011 |
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Cybersecurity Threats to Pick Up Steam in 2012
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Oct 15, 2011 |
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Indoor GPS Makes Strides
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Oct 06, 2011 |
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Adhesive Lets 3-D Microchips Go Deep
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Sep 29, 2011 |
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Slower Wi-Fi Frequencies Stretch Smart Phone Batteries
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Sep 22, 2011 |
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Smart Phone Antennas Could Double Network Capacity
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Sep 08, 2011 |
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Graphene Electronics Could Make Internet Way Zippier
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Sep 01, 2011 |
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Navy Uses Waves to Power Sensors
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Aug 25, 2011 |
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Robot Rescuers Help Peace of Mine
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Aug 18, 2011 |
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Digital Entrepreneur Wants to Save Books
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Aug 11, 2011 |
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Bridge Sensors Could Save Travelers
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Aug 04, 2011 |
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Swimmer Plans on Electronics to Shake Sharks
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Jul 28, 2011 |
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ATMs Branch Out
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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Kids Say Where Tech Should Go
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Jul 14, 2011 |
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Parents Rummage through Facebook for Inside Dope
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Jul 07, 2011 |