Oh the things you will see with these glasses.
Video glasses are a pretty dorky vision of the future. I mean, put on a pair of blockers so you can watch video by yourself? A little bit anti-social, are we? Lumus wants to help a little bit by making glasses which let you watch video and see through the lens too…
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Local geography CAN be interesting.
Atlas Obscura had a great success earlier this year with Obscura Day, a project to get people all over involved in their local geography and interesting places. It was so successful that they are now forming The Obscura Society, a club in which people not only explore places, but share their experiences with others.
Born of the success of Obscura Day, this real-world exploration arm of Atlas Obscura will be seeking out secret histories, unusual access, and opportunities to explore strange and overlooked places hidden all around us, all year round – and we could not be more excited about it…
Android and Apple lead smartphone market.
Android operating system’s smartphone sales grew to 53% from January through October, up from 42% in 2010, and Apple’s iOS share rose to 29%, up from 21% last year, according to research firm NPD Group.
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Girls just as good at math as boys.
There are many explanations for the gender gap in math skills but they just don’t hold up, suggests new research on math skills and gender in 86 countries.
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Those annoying ultra-loud TV commercials will soon be a thing of the past.
Today, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to pass regulations requiring broadcasters and cable and satellite TV systems to maintain constant volume levels. The order will go into effect one year from today. The order “says commercials must have the same average volume as the programs they accompany,” says FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski.
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Working mothers are healthier and happier.
Mothers who work are healthier than those who are not employed, at least when their children are very young, a new study finds.
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Learning with a zing-zang-zoom!
Remember the Matrix where all you need to do to learn kung fu is to get it uploaded to your brain? Well, that may soon be coming to real life:
New research published today in the journal Science suggests it may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano, reduce mental stress or hit a curve ball with little or no conscious effort. It’s the kind of thing seen in Hollywood’s “Matrix” franchise…
Barefoot running
Barefoot running is all the rage This workout trend is gaining ground across the exercise spectrum.
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Toymakers are hoping to stuff babies’ stockings with kid-size computers.
It used to be that all a kid wanted for Christmas was to sit on Santa’s lap. Now, they may get a laptop.
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The fallout from all that nastiness from your boss can insidiously chip away at your marriage.
Your boss’s abusive behavior may be doing more than just making you miserable. They may also be ruining your marriage, a new study shows.
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It’s official. It’s in.
Pantone, official arbiter of the visible spectrum, has declared its selection for next year’s color—a statement of both insane arbitrariness, and great weight in the world of things. So what’ll it be? You’re lookin’ at it!
The above hue is Tangerine Tango (also referred to as “red”), which, as The Color of 2012, must grace one object in your possession, lest you feel like a peasant. It’s… kind of boring? Maybe it’s seeing it on a piece of fabric instead of a shiny computer or vibrant iPhone case, but it’s not really doing much for me here. But Pantone disagrees, duh…
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Skippy shrank their 18-ounce container size down to 16.3 ounces.
If you are willing to look close enough, we’re actually being confronted by a serious bout of deflation when it comes to the size of the containers sitting on our supermarket shelves. Good things may come in small packages but that doesn’t mean they are good deals. Here’s how your favorite grocery-store items are shrinking before your eyes.
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