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A History of the Apple Mouse Created Exclusively With CSS

Oct 30, 1:40PM

A History of the Apple Mouse Created Exclusively With CSS

The most impressive thing about Josh Bader's website that documents the history of the Apple Mouse isn't how comprehensive it is. After all, you can count the number of major hardware revisions Apple's made to its mouse since 1983 on two hands. No, what makes Bader's site particularly wonderful is that all the illustrations have been painstaking created using nothing but HTML CSS.

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Amazon launched two new features today.

Oct 30, 1:24PM

Amazon launched two new features today. Day One is a weekly literary journal featuring one short fiction author and one poet, delivered to Kindle readers or apps for $20 a year. And AmazonSmile donates part of what you spend on Amazon to a charity of your choice. [smile.amazon.com via AllThingsD]

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6 Buildings That Are Hiding in Plain Sight

Oct 30, 1:20PM

6 Buildings That Are Hiding in Plain Sight

We're used to hearing about military camouflage, which has been used to hide everything from ships to whole towns. But there are plenty of less explicit forms of large-scale camouflage out there—like the architectural sort, which ranges from hiding buildings just below the ground plane to coating them in mirrors.

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Bank Note Ink Will Help Make Quantum Computers Cheaper

Oct 30, 1:06PM

Bank Note Ink Will Help Make Quantum Computers Cheaper

Every so often, the thing you've been looking for all along is right under your nose. Like the latest material to offer itself up as the future of quantum computing—which has been sitting on banknotes for decades.

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Ion Air Pro 3: The Waterproofiest Naked Action Cam Around

Oct 30, 1:00PM

Ion Air Pro 3: The Waterproofiest Naked Action Cam Around

Ion may not be the first name you think of when it comes to action cameras (or the second), but the company has been around for a few years. The original Air Pro came in third in our action camera Battlemodo back in June of 2012, but it left us hungry for better image quality. The Air Pro 3 might just satisfy.

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A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

Oct 30, 12:47PM

A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

If you've dropped a small fortune on a nice pair of over-the-ear headphones but are just connecting them to your laptop's built-in headphone jack, you're probably not hearing everything you paid for. For a better sonic experience, a dedicated DAC—or digital to analog converter—is the route you want to go. And Cambridge Audio has managed to squeeze its new DacMagic XS into a package as small as a matchbox—so it's incredibly portable.

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Rumor: Amazon's Smartphone Could Have Gesture-Recognizing 3D Cameras

Oct 30, 11:45AM

Rumor: Amazon's Smartphone Could Have Gesture-Recognizing 3D Cameras

From its growing app ecosystem to its well-received tablet line-up, a smartphone is the missing link in Amazon's arsenal at the moment. And, if rumors are to be believed, it seems the online retail giant won't be content to just follow the crowd when it comes to interface design.

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You Could Get a Ticket For Wearing Google Glass While Driving

Oct 30, 11:14AM

You Could Get a Ticket For Wearing Google Glass While Driving

If you're excited at the prospect of wearing Google Glass while you do absolutely everything—from riding the subway to having sex—then you can at least strike driving off the list. Because, as Cecilia Abadie recently found out, you might end up getting a ticket.

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Wait, Ashton Kutcher Was a Product Engineer for Lenovo's New Tablet?

Oct 30, 10:50AM

Wait, Ashton Kutcher Was a Product Engineer for Lenovo's New Tablet?

You're on the market for a new tablet, you've scoured the web for spec sheets and pricing, and you're still stuck on which is best for you. What's a dead cert to swing your choice towards one tablet over another? Knowing that ex-Mr Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, was "product engineer" on one, of course!

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This Colorful Satellite Image Shows How the World Is Being Torn Apart

Oct 30, 10:19AM

This Colorful Satellite Image Shows How the World Is Being Torn Apart

Don't be fooled by the bright, jovial colors of this satellite image, because it's hiding a darker truth: the world is being wrenched apart at its seams.

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Intel Is About to Start Making ARM Chips

Oct 30, 9:32AM

Intel Is About to Start Making ARM Chips

It at first you don't succeed, join forces with people that do things better than you. At least, that's what Intel is doing, as it starts producing ARM chips at its fabrication plants.

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Hackers Have Seized 38 Million Adobe Customer Records

Oct 30, 8:45AM

Hackers Have Seized 38 Million Adobe Customer Records

At the start of October, Adobe quietly explained that hackers had acquired data from 3 million of its customers' accounts. Now, it's admitted that that the number is actually in excess of 38 million.

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Folks from Facebook apparently met with BlackBerry last week to discuss the idea of a potential bid

Oct 30, 8:21AM

Folks from Facebook apparently met with BlackBerry last week to discuss the idea of a potential bid for the company. Really?

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Barnes and Noble's New Nook GlowLight Is White, Light, and Bright

Oct 30, 4:01AM

Barnes and Noble's New Nook GlowLight Is White, Light, and Bright

Barnes and Noble may be going back and forth on its Android tablets, but the booksellers aren't wavering on e-ink. Meet the new Nook GlowLight, a light, white re-imagining of the front-lit reader we loved so well, back for a second shot at the throne.

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Attenborrowed

Oct 30, 4:00AM

Behold the wondrous miracle of nature! Follow along as famed naturalist and television host David Attenborough narrates the intricate mating dance between two members of the Half-Clothed Popstar species (Divas majoris). This dance, though performed exclusively in front of national audiences, has only once been caught on film—in large part because everybody that watches it winds up feeling a bit pervy by the end and refuses to admit having actually seen it. Kind of like that video tape from The Ring but with more twerking.

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How to Build an Amazing Secret Monitor Only You Can See

Oct 30, 3:30AM

Dealing with sensitive numbers in a top secret Excel spreadsheet? Reading classified documents that you don't want people to see? Or most likely, exploring the more salacious parts of the Internet and don't want to be thought of as a creep? Follow these instructions that show you how to create an awesome secret monitor only you can see.

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An Android Tablet with a Kickstand? Sure, Why Not

Oct 30, 2:30AM

An Android Tablet with a Kickstand? Sure, Why Not

There are like a bajillion different Android tablets out there. And there are virtually zero reasons to talk about most of them. The Nexus 7 is your reigning champ, the Kindle Fire HDX is your barely-recognizably-Android alternative, and that's about it. But Lenovo's at least giving it a shot with—get this—a kickstand.

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iPad Air Meta-Review: So Light, So Fast, So Beautiful

Oct 30, 1:07AM

iPad Air Meta-Review: So Light, So Fast, So Beautiful

The iPad Air is Apple's best iPad yet. But what does that mean beyond the usual lighter, faster, everything-er that Apple typically slaps onto its latest products? The first reviews of the iPad Air have hit the Internet and we've rounded them up to give you a clearer picture of Apple's latest full-sized tablet.

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Some new iPhone 5S are having battery problems.

Oct 30, 12:25AM

Some new iPhone 5S are having battery problems. Apple told the NY Times, "We recently discovered a manufacturing issue affecting a very limited number of iPhone 5S devices that could cause the battery to take longer to charge or result in reduced battery life." Those with crappy battery life will get a new phone.

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What Happens When Two Computers Play Rock Paper Scissors?

Oct 30, 12:09AM

Nothing. If nothing meant becoming lulled into hypnosis as two machines battle each other out in a human game that can be interpreted through specific algorithms. If nothing meant secretly betting on which computer is superior. If nothing meant enjoying the beats and pulses of anticipation as each screen throws out its pick. If nothing meant I could waste hours watching these two go virtual hand to hand with each other.

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The Next Google Glass Looks Even Sillier Than the Old Google Glass

Oct 29, 10:36PM

The Next Google Glass Looks Even Sillier Than the Old Google Glass

Here's what the next Google Glass looks like. The official Google Glass Google Plus page just revealed the look of the updated version of Google Glass and it's somehow even more cyborg weird. The overall look remains the same but it looks like Google is adding a single mono earbud for the second generation of glass.

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How to Protect Cities from Sandy-like Storms? It's All About Islands

Oct 29, 10:24PM

How to Protect Cities from Sandy-like Storms? It's All About Islands

One year ago, Superstorm Sandy tore a path of destruction up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Earlier this week, ten architecture and planning teams revealed their solutions for rebuilding the city in a way that would promote resilience when the next hurricane comes along. One big takeaway? We need new islands.

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Deadspin Let's Talk About What Should Constitute Male Rights | Gawker Study: Everyone Stares at Tits

Oct 29, 10:00PM

Deadspin Let's Talk About What Should Constitute Male Rights | Gawker Study: Everyone Stares at Tits | io9 When will the universe end? | Lifehacker How to Follow Someone Like a PI Without Getting Caught

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New Yorkers Receive Junk Mail From The Future

Oct 29, 9:40PM

New Yorkers Receive Junk Mail >From The Future

Nowadays, junk mail is pretty run-of-the-mill. You get a credit card application here, a request for a donation there—pretty mundane stuff, really. But what happens in a few years when the world's a little bit different? What's the future of junk mail?

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A Backup Battery With Every Connector You'll Ever Need Under the Hood

Oct 29, 9:20PM

A Backup Battery With Every Connector You'll Ever Need Under the Hood

A backup battery is only as useful as the cables you remembered to bring to connect your phone or tablet. Bring the wrong one, and your device will die a slow, frustrating death. So that's why Digital Treasures has integrated USB, microUSB, Lightning, and Apple Dock Connector cables into its new ChargeIt 3600mAh backup battery.

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