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You may recall that last spring one of the most popular sites on the web was something called "Raptorcam" - also known as the "Decorah Eagle Cam". Well, those same eagle mates have been using that same nest each spring and summer to hatch and raise their young and this spring is no different. The male and and female eagles
Image Courtesy Garmin. A look at the new Garmin 6.1 inch hi-res touchscreen to be featured in most American Suzuki 2013 vehicle modelsSwiss satellite navigation device maker Garmin has teamed up with Japanese auto maker Suzuki to outfit most 2013 American model vehicles with a fairly robust infotainment system featuring a 6.1 inch hi-res touchscreen, Bluetooth connectivity, Pandora radio and,
NeuroVigil has created a device called the iBrain. It is a single-channel EEG recording tool. It can be used to record the waves of electrical brain signals of whomever is using the device. Once recorded, the SPEARS Algorithm is used to read the data. This provides an insight into a person's brain activity that is not readily available through other
Business intelligence company Experian Hitwise recently released the top 10 searched for brands in the UK. Top of the pile came internet giants Facebook, YouTube and eBay with four British brands showing; catalogue store Argos, fashion shop Next, news and media organisation the BBC and tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail. Here's the full top 10. Facebook YouTube eBay Amazon Argos
Inanimate matter programmed to spontaneously create duplicates of any object. That’s what MIT student Kyle Gilpin and computer science and engineering professor Daniela Rus have figured out how to do (in theory, of course). The duo’s research project and subsequent paper they co-authored (to be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in May) details an algorithm
I like to draw and doodle, so I recently brought a couple of drawing applications for my iPad including Paper by FiftyThree and Sketchbook MobileX and Draw Some. I quickly discovered that drawing with your finger maybe fun, but it is very imprecise. It is like doing finger-painting. Despite what Steve Jobs said there are times when a stylus is
Eyewitness reports have been pouring in about sightings of a meteor in the skies above New Zealand. The fireball passed over large population areas like Wellington and Christchurch giving the opportunity for anyone with a camera handy to grab shots. The pictures have been piling up at the WeatherWatch site for the kiwi nation. One eyewitness reported seeing an “object the
The first day of April is more than just a normal, boring, day. It is April Fool's Day! This means that you can expect to come across all kinds of unusual, and unexpected, tricks today. I suggest that you take a moment to play around with Google Maps. Google is celebrating April Fool's Day by re-creating the world in 8-bit
Independent mobile retailer Phones 4u has today launched a range of garden gnomes which conceal high-tech mobile phone signal boosters to improve mobile phone coverage in otherwise poorly served areas. Branded as Gnomes 4u, there will be a range of gnomes in different poses plus celebrity gnomes based on famous people. The Gnomes 4u signal boosters are portable and improve the mobile signal,
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