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Hasbro has announced that it has trademarked the scent of Play-Doh. The nostalgia-inducing smell of Play-Doh has become one of the few active scent trademarks in the United States. A news release was posted on the Hasbro website on May 18, 2018. Today, Hasbro announces that the iconic Play-Doh scent, known and loved by fans around the world, is officially
Hi everyone, Kirk here filling in for Todd while he is away down with his team in Ohio.for tonight's and Monday's episode of the Geek News Central Podcast. On Monday's episode Todd talked about phone carriers selling location data and now there is a website where leaked real time location on cell phones! Rid your car of its winter grime
Twitter announced a new approach to how they will handle troll-like behavior that is intended to distort and detract from public conversation on Twitter, particularly in communal areas like conversations and search. Twitter will not remove such content from its service, but will instead put those comments under a “show more replies” link. People will not see those tweets unless
In my experience, expecting a new baby is a conflicting mix of emotions ranging from total joy to sheer terror...and I'm the dad. For mums-to-be there's the extra worry from carrying the baby and 78% of women experience unhealthy levels of stress and anxiety during pregnancy. These concerns are not entirely unfounded as the risk of miscarriages and stillbirths is
Phone Carriers have been selling your real-time location data to at least a few companies for years, in a bombshell report that has everyone scratching their head how is this even possible. Only coming to light after a now-fired Sherrif used the data illegally. Turns out cell companies can sell your location data to private companies but require a warrant
Spotify has created a Hate Content & Hateful Conduct policy that it is using to determine what music will not be promoted on the service. Billboard reported that Spotify has removed the work of two artists from Spotify playlists after the Hate Content & Hateful Conduct policy took effect. Spotify posted a blog post about the new Hate Content &
Money for SETI? The last time the US Government gave money to SETI was in 1992. There is some interesting history here that I am not aware of that I will do some research to find out on. Kirk and I also got on the same page today as there had been some disconnects with the show notes. Busy as
Instagram announced on May 1, 2018, that they will filter bullying comments intended to harass or upset people in the Instagram community. I learned about this when my phone notified me that there was an Instagram update. Starting today, Instagram will filter bullying comments intended to harass or upset people in the Instagram community. To be clear: we don't tolerate
NVIDIA announced that they are canceling their GeForce Partner Program. The program began on March 1, 2018, and was ended on May 4, 2018. NVIDIA announced that they had decided to cancel the GeForce Partner Program. In their blog post, they state: “The rumors, conjecture and mistruths go far beyond its intent. Rather than battling misinformation, we have decided to
Amazing work in the Bio-Science with a skin printer under test. Truly amazing technology. I have returned to Hawaii although severely jet-lagged I held on to get the show out tonight. GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) My New Personal YouTube Channel Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File New Social Chat! GeekNews.chat Join the Geek Ohana today! Show Notes: Hackers
Last Epoch is a loot-based action RPG featuring time travel, character building, crafting, and an item system that guarantees endless playability. At the time I am writing this blog, it has 10 days left to reach its goal on Kickstarter. Last Epoch is created by Eleventh Hour Games, a Dallas-based indie developer with a heart for action RPGs. Their team
Pokémon GO will have a May Community Day that features Charmander. It will take place on May 19, 2018, starting at 11:00 AM PDT and ending at 2:00 PM PDT. Players are encouraged to get out and play together in their local community parks on Pokémon GO Community Day. For just a few hours each month, you can encounter a
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