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Honeywell's New Voice-Activated Thermostat Brings Comfort to the Lazy

Sep 19, 12:00PM

Honeywell's New Voice-Activated Thermostat Brings Comfort to the Lazy

It never fails. The moment you finally get comfortable under your covers is the moment you realize that you haven't turned down the thermostat. Rather than choose between a toe-stubbing trek through darkened halls or sweating through the night, check out Honeywell's new voice-activated thermostat. You stay snuggled safely in bed and save energy—win, meet win.

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How Would You Hold Samsung's 12.2-Inch Mega-Tablet?

Sep 19, 11:40AM

How Would You Hold Samsung's 12.2-Inch Mega-Tablet?

King of Big Things Samsung is looking to supersize the tablet in a similar way to how it introduced the "phablet" monster mobile concept, with internet detectives finding more mentions of a 12.2-inch Samsung tablet being in development.

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Here's the First Laptop with Leap Motion Built Right In

Sep 19, 11:00AM

Ever since the initial teasers for the Leap Motion controller, there have been plenty of manufacturers getting ready to build it right into their laptops. Well that day has finally arrived. It's just too bad the first is kinda chunky.

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The Individual Contributions to OpenStreetMap, Visualized

Sep 19, 10:20AM

The Individual Contributions to OpenStreetMap, Visualized

OpenStreetMap has been diving deep into its historical data recently, but this visualization is particularly amazing: it shows the work of all the individual users who studiously update the mapping service. OpenStreetMap explains:

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The Rumored HTC One Max Even Makes a Galaxy Note 3 Look Small

Sep 19, 9:34AM

The Rumored HTC One Max Even Makes a Galaxy Note 3 Look SmallHTC's much-rumored Galaxy Note competitor, the 5.9-inch One Max, is expected to be a whopper—but some leaked photos show that it even manages to make its rival look a little small.

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The Best (and Worst) Sci-Fi Computer Interfaces

Sep 19, 8:47AM

Science fiction is crammed full of some excellent—and awful—computer interfaces. But, as Chris Noessel explains in this talk, we can learn an awful lot from what we see on screen.

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How Tidy Are You Cables?

Sep 19, 7:59AM

How Tidy Are You Cables?

I've come to the realization that I'm not a man capable of keeping cables tidy: invariably, behind any stationary gadget in my home there's a rat's nest of cabling gathering dust.

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iCloud for Windows now lets you sync bookmarks between your iOS devices and the Windows versions of

Sep 19, 7:31AM

iCloud for Windows now lets you sync bookmarks between your iOS devices and the Windows versions of Chrome and Firefox. Useful!

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Nikon AW1: A Rugged, Waterproof Mirrorless Camera Could Make a Splash

Sep 19, 4:00AM

Nikon AW1: A Rugged, Waterproof Mirrorless Camera Could Make a Splash

Nikon's new AW1 is the first waterproof interchangeable-lens camera we're aware of, and we have to admit that even if it seems a tad niche, it's refreshing to see Nikon dive into something new. This camera will definitely be a lot of fun, but more importantly, it's a smart design direction for the company's line of mirrorless shooters.

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Trip

Sep 19, 4:00AM

While you can't find religion in a whiskey bottle, you just might find peace in a cup of Ayahuasca.

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Conan Shows Us What It's Like to Update the iPhone to iOS 7

Sep 19, 3:30AM

Conan Shows Us What It's Like to Update the iPhone to iOS 7

So if you didn't hear, iOS 7 came out earlier today. But of course you heard. For a while, it seemed like everybody with an iPhone was focused on one thing: updating their phone and staring at a progress bar that inched ever so slowly (if it didn't give you an error, that is) towards iOS 7 Valhalla. It didn't matter what the hell was going on around us, it didn't matter if babies were crying or if lives were at stake or if the world was ending—we just wanted to get to iOS 7. Conan's bit right here explains people's obsession with iOS 7 perfectly (and hilariously).

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A Man's Gut Brews Its Own Beer and Gets Him Drunk When He Eats Carbs

Sep 19, 2:39AM

A Man's Gut Brews Its Own Beer and Gets Him Drunk When He Eats Carbs

Okay, this is the best beer belly any one of us could ever dream of having. A 61-year-old man found himself getting drunk without ever drinking alcohol because he had brewer's yeast in his gut. Basically, whenever he ate any carbs, the man's intestinal tract would start turning that into beer and make him drunk. He had a brewery in his belly.

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Report: Google May Stop Using Cookies to Track Users

Sep 19, 1:41AM

Report: Google May Stop Using Cookies to Track Users

According to a report from the WSJ, Google is considering ditching cookies to track its users. Instead, Google would "create its own anonymous identifier for each individual". Google, which has previously secretly planted cookies in Internet Explorer and the iPhone, says it's an attempt to make the Internet more secure for users.

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How to Silkscreen T-Shirts in Your Bathroom

Sep 19, 12:24AM

Ever wanted to silkscreen your own graphic T-shirts at home? Don't. Moca TV shows us what it takes to make a professional looking T-shirt and the process is probably not worth effort. It takes expert squeegee skills, a whole lotta waterproof tape and of course a good design. Just wear your t-shirts plain.

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Pay Attention, GTA V's Cell Phones Are Great

Sep 19, 12:00AM

Pay Attention, GTA V's Cell Phones Are GreatGrand Theft Auto V is an incredibly detailed game. How detailed? Well, it features three protagonists: Three men with different lives, different outlooks, different incomes... and different cell phones.

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The 30+ Best Tweets About iOS 7's Shaky Launch

Sep 18, 11:03PM

The 30+ Best Tweets About iOS 7's Shaky Launch

iOS 7 came out today, and obviously Twitter was there as always give insightful/snarky commentary. Here are the best thing people had to say about the software update in 140-character form:

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Staples and Radio Shack have decided to remove Amazon Lockers from their stores because they've real

Sep 18, 10:31PM

Staples and Radio Shack have decided to remove Amazon Lockers from their stores because they've realized that helping customers shop elsewhere isn't a good idea. [Bloomberg]

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I Can't Stop Laughing at These Dubbed Stock Videos

Sep 18, 10:21PM

The Getty stock video used by producers to fill your screen with topical imagery is impossibly weird on its own. Seeing anything without sound is spooky and off-putting. But I'm laughing like I'm high as a kite at this compilation of stock videos that has been dubbed with sound. I can't be the only one who thinks this is hilarious.

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Scientists Have Found the Gene That Helps Us Forget

Sep 18, 10:10PM

Scientists Have Found the Gene That Helps Us Forget

You know that scene in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind when they're scanning through Jim Carrey's playdoh-faced head, looking for bad memories to erase? A bunch of eggheads from MIT just figured out how to do that for real! Sort of. In all seriousness, though, the discovery is poised to do a lot of good for sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Looks like Apple has doubled the size limit for downloading apps over cellular connections alongside

Sep 18, 9:55PM

Looks like Apple has doubled the size limit for downloading apps over cellular connections alongside today's iOS 7 rollout. Users can now download apps up to 100MB before the system forces you to connect to Wi-Fi. [Macrumors]

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The First Full-Size Helicopter That Takes Off and Lands All By Itself

Sep 18, 9:43PM

As if there were any doubts that the future of aviation doesn't involve humans at the controls, Boeing's Unmanned Little Bird is the first helicopter to take off and land autonomously, choosing a safe landing site using an on-board laser LIDAR—a combination of light and radar—scanner.

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How Do You Like iOS 7 So Far?

Sep 18, 9:20PM

How Do You Like iOS 7 So Far?

iOS is out. Provided you made it through updating purgatory, your iPhone is up and running on the new software. How do you like it so far?

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This Cool Camping Gadget Pours Like A Kettle But Cooks Like a Pot

Sep 18, 9:00PM

This Cool Camping Gadget Pours Like A Kettle But Cooks Like a Pot

The team at Biolite, who brought you the ingenious Camp Stove that also charges gadgets, have returned with a new way to heat your outdoorsy eats and drinks. This month, the company is introducing the KettlePot, which is—you guessed it!—a kettle and a pot combined into one very convenient vessel.

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Is This Sustainable Hut the Future of Affordable Student Housing?

Sep 18, 8:40PM

Is This Sustainable Hut the Future of Affordable Student Housing?

This modern 33-square-foot wooden hut is a concept by Swedish firm Tengbom Architects for affordable student housing called a smart student unit. It cleverly packs about five different traditional types of space into one small volume. But would it actually work?

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A Map of Where All the Drones Live in the United States

Sep 18, 8:20PM

A Map of Where All the Drones Live in the United States

By now there's little doubt that drones are here to stay—not just for military use but also for civilian use. In fact, a new "drone census" shows that the number of commercial drone Certificates of Authorization is now almost equal to those from the military. And much of it is happening in California.

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