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Why Your Ears Keep Ringing (And What You Can Do About It)
Feb 04, 7:20PM
Some perceive it as a high-pitched, mosquito-like squeal; others, an incessant electrical buzzing. It can even sound like unintelligible voices or music. It's known as tinnitus, and it's a surprisingly common affliction, affecting some 50 million people in America alone. Here's why it happens, and how you can prevent it.
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Whining About Instant Video Might Get You an Amazon Prime Discount
Feb 04, 7:10PM
Isn't it a total drag how you can't stream Amazon Prime videos on Android? And don't you wish you could get a discount on Prime if you're not actually watching any of that video? Well, Eric Neuman actually got one. And all he had to do was ask.
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18 Colorful Cocktails, And Their Recipes
Feb 04, 7:00PM
Nothing cuts through a grey winter evening like a cocktail worthy of Toucan Sam. Here are a baker's dozen drinks, photographed and mixed by you.
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Start Carbonating For Under $20, Anker Astro E5, Kindles [Deals]
Feb 04, 6:45PM
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Whatever you think about the situation surrounding Sodastream, carbonating your own beverages is awesome, saves you money, and the result is generally healthier than name brand soda. Today you can pick up the Hamilton Beach Fizzini for just $19, which is cheap enough to impulse purchase just for curiosity's sake. The Fizzini is definitely more compact and portable than the Sodastream, and includes a starter pack of 10 CO2 cartridges. [Amazon]
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Instagram Would Have Been Even Awesomer In the 80s
Feb 04, 6:40PM
We assume that all of the media we consume, and all of the social networks we obsess over, are only made possible by modern technology. But as this video demonstrates, even Instagram could have existed back in the 1980s—with only minor changes to how the service works today.
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Inside the Fakes Factory: My Chat With a Viral Image Creator
Feb 04, 6:05PM
It's an astounding sight: Buddha carved into a tall rock formation at the Ngyen Khag Taktsang Monastery in China. People talked breathlessly about how they visited the place, saw it with their own eyes. Except that they didn't. Because it's a fake. And this is the guy who faked it.
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This Little Mi-Fi Can Get You Online Anywhere in the World
Feb 04, 6:00PM
Look at this little guy. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but powerful enough to enable you to make phone calls, text, and use data virtually anywhere in the world. Like, even on the peaks of remote mountains or in the middle of uninhabited deserts, thanks to the magic of satellites.
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North Korea's State Computers Run This Delightful Mac OS X Knockoff
Feb 04, 5:40PM
At first glance, this screen looks strangely familiar. The dock icons, the gray, rounded windows, the whole layout; it's Mac OS X, except not quite. The top-left icon is the giveaway. This ain't OS X, it's Red Star, North Korea's state-sanctioned operating system. And Version 3.0 looks very Mac-like.
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Bad Rooms on the New Royal Caribbean Ship Come with Virtual Balconies
Feb 04, 5:20PM
Hey there, world traveller. Say you want to go on a cruise but can't afford a fancy oceanfront room on the Empress deck. No big deal! Royal Caribbean's got you covered.
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The Best Chromecast App Is Back in Action
Feb 04, 5:05PM
Now that Google has finally opened up the Chromecast for developers, AllCast—pretty much the best Chromecast app you could ask for—is back in the game.
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From Tablets to TVs: What's Next For Display Tech in 2014
Feb 04, 5:00PM
Starting in 2010 when Apple made the retina display and display quality a central theme for their product marketing, displays have moved up from the doldrums into an unprecedented renaissance of new display technologies for smartphones, tablets, TVs, and entirely new classes of products like wearable displays.
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The F-111 Aardvark: A Flying Transformer With a Two-Man Escape Pod
Feb 04, 4:40PM
Packing cutting-edge technologies and pioneering design elements, the General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" was among the most ambitious aviation programs of its era. Even the plane's humble ejection system sported a design more at home in a NASA spacecraft than a USAF aircraft.
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Why Should Pedestrians Press ""Beg Buttons" to Cross the Street?
Feb 04, 4:20PM
We were all taught how to cross a street: Look both ways. But, in some cities, you'll also have to ask permission by pressing a tiny button and waiting your turn. Those little buttons on walk signals have been nicknamed "beg buttons"—because walkers are pretty much begging to be able to cross.
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The Most Common Smartphone Repairs You Can Do Yourself
Feb 04, 4:00PM
Dropping your phone and cracking the screen can completely ruin your day. While most handsets aren't built to be repaired, with the right tools and a little know-how, you can fix many problems with your handset for cheaper than an insurance claim.
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London's Newest Farm Is an Abandoned Bomb Shelter Deep Beneath the City
Feb 04, 4:00PM
What do you do with a bomb shelter when you're no longer getting Blitzed by the Nazis? For decades, Londoners have searched for ways to make use of old bomb shelters lurking deep underground. They've become data centers, dusty storage rooms, and, now, the first underground urban farm—thanks to a couple of foodie entrepreneurs and a Michelin-star chef.
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The Most Important Facebook Redesigns in Its 10-Year History
Feb 04, 3:40PM
Ten years ago today, Mark Zuckerberg gave birth to The Facebook and launched an online social revolution in his Harvard dorm room. We all know what happened next—thanks in no small part to an eight-time Academy Award-nominated film. With such humble beginnings, no one could have predicted the wild success (and cries of outrage) the site's many iterations would bring over the years.
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A Map of State Life Expectancies (And What Country They're Closest To)
Feb 04, 3:20PM
Americans are living longer, healthier lives—79.8 years on average—ranking 35th in the world in terms of life expectancy from birth. But where you live in the United States has a drastic impact on how far over or under the average your personal timeline will be. This illuminating map by the non-profit Measure of America shows how long you've likely got, and what country it's most similar to.
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What Microsoft's New CEO Means for You
Feb 04, 3:09PM
Ballmer's out, Satya Nadella is in. The search for Microsoft's third CEO is over. Thousands of people have a brand new boss, but what does that mean for you?
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Watch This Vinyl Record Play Music and a Full-Color Animation
Feb 04, 2:40PM
Man, there is something inexplicably magical about moving images. GIFs are currently living large as the forever-looping medium of choice, but the ol' timey zoetrope is having a bit of a renaissance.
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These alien landscapes are made of the most common material on Earth
Feb 04, 2:21PM
A nebula in space? The surface of a faraway planet? A fantastic sci-fi illustration? Or just microscopic goo? It's just ice, like the rest of these fantastic photos by Michael Wagner:
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Microsoft's New CEO Is Cloud Guru Satya Nadella
Feb 04, 2:04PM
As had been widely rumored and expected, Microsoft's new CEO is Satya Nadella. He previously headed up the company's Cloud and Enterprise group. The change is effective as of today.
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17 Cosmic Toys From The Age Of The Space Race
Feb 04, 2:00PM
The Space Race between the USA and USSR was the most intensive scientific competition of the twentieth century, and its indirect effects were perceivable even in the toy industry.
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Feb 04, 1:59PM
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Why Hubble Has a Telescope Named After Him
Feb 04, 1:30PM
Just about everyone has heard of the Hubble Space Telescope. A space-based observatory on "the highest mountain" the world can provide; it is the technology behind many of today's great discoveries in space. Started in 1977 and launched into orbit in 1990, it has aided in humans determining the expansion rate of the universe, as well as helping us make numerous other discoveries, both big and small.
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Every Real-Life Technology Star Trek Predicted
Feb 04, 1:17PM
Most hardcore science fiction fans will brush Star Trek off as being just another 'space opera', but all of that drama takes place alongside some wonderful technology.
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