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MPAA, movie theaters announce “zero tolerance” policy against wearables

Biblioteca de Art A movie theater industry group and the Motion Picture Association of America updated their anti-piracy policies and said that “wearable devices” must be powered off at show time. “Individuals who fail or refuse to put the recording devices away may be asked to leave. If theater managers have indications that illegal recording activity is taking place, they will alert law enforcement authorities when appropriate, who will determine what further action should be taken,” said a joint statement  from the MPAA and the National Association of Theatre Owners, which maintains 32,000 screens across the United States. Read 3 remaining paragraphs | Comments

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It came from the server room: Halloween tales of tech terror

It’s never a good day when the Halon discharges in the server room. Keith4048 It all began when the monitors started bursting into flames. Well, at least that’s when I knew I had walked into a tech support horror story. Back in the day when the cathode-ray tube was still the display of choice and SVGA really was super, I was working as a network engineer and tech support manager for a government contractor at a large military research lab. I spent two years on the job, and I learned in the process that Murphy was an optimist. The experience would provide me with enough tech horror stories and tales of narrow escape through the most kludged of hardware and software hacks ever conceived to last a lifetime—and to know that I would much rather be a writer than work in tech support ever again. Of course, all of us have tech horror stories to tell, especially those of us who were “early adopters” before the term was de rigueur. So we’re looking for you, our readers, to share yours. The most bone-chilling and entertaining of which we’ll publish tomorrow in honor of Halloween—that day each year when some people change their Twitter handles to pseudo-spooky puns, and others just buy bags of candy to have ready for the traditional wave of costumed home invaders. Read 10 remaining paragraphs | Comments

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Google Gives Bookmarks an Overhaul with Bookmark Manager for Chrome

Chrome: What was formerly known as Google Stars— before it was pulled from the Chrome Web Store —is now the Bookmark Manager extension, which makes bookmarks more powerful with improved search, bookmarks by topic, and the ability to share them anywhere. Read more…

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YouTube Finally Supports 60FPS, And It Looks Awesome

Earlier this year, YouTube announced plans to support videos running at 60 frames-per-second —plans that would make a huge difference for footage of video games. Today, the video network has finally started rolling out the new service, and you can already tell that this is going to be wonderful. Read more…

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The Best of Android Lollipop in 8 GIFs

Android Lollipop has been around as a developer preview for months , but the real version—complete with all its new Material Design tricks—is due to hit with the Nexus 9 on November 3rd. We’re getting our first extended looks at the final version on our Nexus 6 and 9 review units, so here’s a few GIFs to hold you over until it shows up on your phone. Read more…

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This is the vault where KFC guards the Colonel’s secret original recipe

In a random hallway inside the KFC headquarters, inside their legal department, across from a copy machine, next to a shelf that stores three stacks of paper and possibly the saddest Keurig machine in existence is… a broom closet. Or well, that’s what it looks like. It’s actually the vault that hides KFC’s biggest secret: the Colonel’s Original Recipe. Read more…

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The Microsoft Band Is a $200 Heart-Monitoring Wristable Supreme

Yes, we just got done telling you all about some Microsoft Band rumors, but don’t bother with those: The Microsoft Band is officially official . The 10-sensor fitness tracker, which should last two days on a charge, will go on sale tomorrow for $200. Read more…

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These pygmy seahorses are so good at changing colors for camouflage

Pygmy seahorses are super tiny creatures that have the awesome ability to camouflage. They attach themselves to colorful corals and blend in so seamlessly that I have a hard time picking them out. What’s cool is that even if the pygmy seahorses are descendants of orange seahorses, they can adapt and become purple if that’s the only coral nearby. Read more…

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The Charger Hellcat Is The Most American/Insane Car You Can Buy

There’s really only two things you need to know about the 2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat: it may be the most American car you can buy right now, and it’s absolutely, unrepentantly clamshit insane. The idea of a well-appointed four-door family car with enough power to liquify everyone you love is crazy. And wonderful. But crazy. Read more…

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Ambulance Drone is a flying first aid kit that could save lives

Add / Remove When a medical emergency takes place, the response time can make all the difference between a life saved and a life lost. Unfortunately, ambulances can get stuck in traffic and on average they arrive 10 minutes after the emergency call has been made, in which time a cardiac arrest victim may have already succumbed to a lack of oxygen to the brain. We’ve already seen Germany’s Defikopter use drones to ensure defibrillators are on scene by the time a medical professional arrives, but now the Ambulance Drone is an all-purpose medical toolkit that can be automatically flown to any emergency situation and used to guide citizens to make non-technical lifesaving procedures. Created by Alex Monton, a graduate of the Delft University of Technology, the drone is custom designed to deliver in the event of an emergency. Inside, it houses a compact defibrillator, medication and CPR aids, as well as other essential supplies for the layperson to use while they wait for a medical professional. The idea is that those at the scene can phone emergency services as normal, giving their location. An ambulance and the Ambulance Drone are despatched immediately, with the drone capable of arriving in around 1 minute. Once it’s there, the call can be transferred to the drone, which has in-built speakers. This frees the caller’s hands to perform tasks such as placing the victim in the recovery position and preparing the defibrillator, with vocal guidance from the emergency response team. The team can see live video of the event to make sure that any procedures are completed correctly, as well as passing on relevant info to the approaching ambulance. Watch the video below to see the Ambulance Drone in action: According to Monton, the speed of the drones could push survival rates as high as 80 percent. The former student is now looking for funding to make the project a reality. Are there other ways that drones could be used for benevolent purposes? Website: www.alecmomont.com Contact: alec.momont@gmail.com

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