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1 hr ago | Gizmag

Scientists propose using gravity microlensing to keep Kepler in the hunt

Last month, NASA declared its Kepler mission to hunt exoplanets at an end when one of the space telescope's reaction wheels failed.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Recreational Vehicle, Award

5 hrs ago | Gizmag

Microphone system maps rooms with a snap of the fingers

Creating a 3D map of a room could someday be as simple as randomly placing four microphones within the space, then snapping your fingers.

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9 hrs ago | Ubergizmo

Google Receives Request For Glass Privacy Details From 6 Countries

This basic privacy question popped up in almost everyone's mind when Google first unveiled Glass, its much hyped wearable gadget , how exactly will our privacy be affected considering that a Glass user can easily snap or record anyone without even hinting at it.

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14 hrs ago | Ubergizmo

Vodafone's Power Shorts Uses Kinetic Energy To Charge Your Smartphone

AT&T partnered up with Goal Zero to launch a number of solar-powered street charge stations all over New York City, but if you wore a pair of Power Shorts, you'll never have to worry about charging your phone again.

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Related Topix: United Kingdom, Isle of Wight County, England

18 hrs ago | Gizmag

Huawei unveils world's slimmest smartphone - again

With all the different makes and models of smartphones available, manufacturers are always looking for something to make their handsets stand out.

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Related Topix: 2012, Gliese Games, Video Games, CPU, Science / Technology

22 hrs ago | Gizmag

Herschel farewelled with shot into solar orbit

On Monday at 12:25 GMT, the European Space Agency executed final shutdown on the Herschel space telescope after shooting it into solar orbit.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Engadget

PS3 users report 4.45 update locks up systems, may be tied to large HDDs

Planning on turning on your PS3 for some The Last of Us action tonight? According to a thread on the PlayStation Support forums, if you're prompted to install the latest firmware update version 4.45 then you may want to hold off for now.

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Related Topix: Video Games, PS3, Naughty Dog, The Last of Us, SCEA

Engadget

Oculus remains focused on PC first for Rift, using new capital to scale up staff

The Oculus Rift company is barely one year old, but it's already off to a strong start.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Virtual Reality

Gizmag

SolSource uses the heat of the sun to cook your food

We've already seen the Solar Kettle , which uses heat from the sun to boil water.

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Ubergizmo

LG Optimus G Pro Sells One Million Units In South Korea

The LG Optimus G Pro was made available in the U.S just last month . But prior to its release on AT&T, it was made available in South Korea where LG is announcing its latest phablet has now topped one million units of the device.

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Ubergizmo

Mysterious Nokia Lumia Device Spotted During Presentation

We've been hearing the rumors that Nokia could be prepping a phablet of sorts, presumably to go up against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Note series of phablets and other devices from other manufacturers.

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Ubergizmo

Google Chromebooks To Arrive In The Likes Of Walmart And Staples

The Google Chromebook might not be the easiest device to locate in the market at the moment, but things might change in the future eventually.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Gizmag

Is this the world's smallest RC helicopter toy?

Namco Bandai subsidiary CCP toys has launched its Nano-Falcon remote-controlled helicopter toy, which it claims is the world's smallest.

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Related Topix: Hybrid, Electric Vehicle

El Paso Times

Connected smart gadgets follow our every move

File- In this Tuesday, March 30, 2010, file photo, two ceiling-mounted video surveillance cameras are seen as a man awaits the arrival of a No.

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Ubergizmo

Samsung Expected To Launch Smartphone Anti-Theft "Kill Switch" In July

Last month we reported that New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had sent a letter to Apple, Google, Samsung and Motorola asking them about their work on making their devices more secure against thieves.

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Gizmag

Olympic cauldron designer hatches London garden bridge scheme

London could be the venue for a "garden bridge" in the mode of New York's High Line, if designer Thomas Heatherwick has his way.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home

Ubergizmo

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Releasing On iOS June 20

XCOM: Enemy Unknown was expected to be launched onto iOS some time this summer, and it looks like the game will be made available exactly one day to summer's official start as the game will be made available starting this Thursday, June 20. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will run on a wide range of iOS devices as the iPad Mini, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPhone ... (more)

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Related Topix: Firaxis Games, 2K Games, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Video Games

Gizmag

Top 10 most-wanted next-gen games for Xbox One and Playstation 4

E3 is always an exciting time for gamers, but this year's show proved particularly enticing with two new video game consoles mere months from release.

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Gizmag

Japanese robots make a stink about bad breath, body odor

Kaori-chan, a female robot, can smell your breath and responds based on a four point scale Have you got a case of dog breath? How about smelly feet? Friends and family may not tell you, but a couple of new robots will.

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Related Topix: Robots, Science / Technology, Halitosis, Health

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Ubergizmo

Alcatel OneTouch Fire Firefox OS Smartphone Hits the FCC

It was not too long ago when we talked about how ZTE's Open smartphone managed to pick up the collective nod of approval by the folks over at the FCC, which made the news simply because it is a Firefox OS-powered device, and here we are with word that a different device this time around - the Alcatel OneTouch Fire, which so happens to run on the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Bluetooth, Cameras