Close to a decade ago a clever inventor came up with a safety feature for power tools that could detect when a blade made contact with human flesh and instantly retract it to prevent injury. Unfortunately, it destroyed the tool in the process. Read more…
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Flesh-Detecting Table Saw Instantly Drops the Blade Without Destroying It
Facebook Messenger now lets you send payments to your friends —exactly as you would with Venmo or Paypal. Except it’s way easier, because just about EVERYONE already has Facebook. Read more…
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Biometric security is a feature already found on lots of mobile phones and tablets and it’s getting better and better , but Microsoft wants to bring the tech front and center on Windows 10, using fingerprint, faces, and even your irises to completely kill the password once and for all. Read more…
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Windows 10 Could Mean Never Typing a Password Again
Rarely a week passes without the report of a new battery technology , but most appear destined to remain within the lab for years. Now, though, a start-up called Sakti3 has a li-on battery that lasts twice as long as most—and $15 million of support from Dyson to make it a reality. Read more…
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New Li-On Battery Lasts Twice as Long—and, Backed By Dyson, Could Sell
iOS/Android: It happens to the best of us: you forget your phone when you go out, or it runs out of juice. Hotel My Phone lets you use a friend’s phone, but still use your phone number. Read more…
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Hotel My Phone Temporarily Moves Your Number to Another Phone
Does this gif hurt your brain? You’re not alone. Read more…
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Super Mario Runs Left to Right Because Our Brains Say So
I like food that’s as close to being alive (or fresh, depending on your perspective) as possible. That’s partly because it tastes better but also because it’s tingly to see food move when you don’t expect it too. This blooming chocolate dessert is a mover, all right. As you pour the cream onto the dish, the chocolate strip opens up like a flower. Read more…
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Chocolate dessert blooms like a flower right before you eat it
DNA testing startup 23andMe has been doing brisk business collecting genetic samples from over 800, 000 customers. But the company just announced a new plan that’ll launch it into the big pharma world: 23andMe is going to invent its own pharmaceutical drugs using the data it collects from customer DNA. Read more…
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23AndMe Is Going to Mine Its DNA Data to Invent New Drugs
After years of planning , the solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2 has successfully started its round the world trip . If everything goes to plan, it will become the first aircraft to fly around the globe without a single drop of fuel. Read more…
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Solar Impulse Has Successfully Started Its Round-the-World Trip
iOS 8.2 is coming today, bringing with it no doubt the new Apple Watch app. Start your iPhones. Read more…
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iOS 8.2 is coming today, bringing with it no doubt the new Apple Watch app.