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4 hrs ago | MSNBC

Light of my life: Homemade engagement ring glows when fiance is near

An inventor's romantic proposal idea has come to happy fruition. It took months of work, but Ben Kokes crafted an engagement ring for his girlfriend, Julie, that would light up from within - but only after he put it on her finger and took her by the hand.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

5 hrs ago | CNN

The bright new world of electric paint

The Bare Conductive paint pen contains a non-toxic electrically conductive paint.

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Related Topix: Austin, TX, Science / Technology

7 hrs ago | WMUR-TV Manchester

Spectacular tech 'firsts' up for auction

In this era of ever-accelerating technological development, we all tend to be so fixated on the gizmos of the future that we rarely take the time to think about the glorious technology of the past.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Apple, Startups, Computers, World News, Germany, Jobs

7 hrs ago | KXLY-TV Spokane

Spectacular tech 'firsts' up for auction

In this era of ever-accelerating technological development, we all tend to be so fixated on the gizmos of the future that we rarely take the time to think about the glorious technology of the past.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Laptops/Notebooks, Computers, Apple, Startups, World News, Germany

8 hrs ago | AppleInsider

Apple invention adjusts audio based on a display's orientation, user positioning

A patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday reveals Apple is actively researching methods to ensure a video's multi-channel audio is always played back correctly, no matter how a user holds the device.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Patent / Trademark Law, Law, Speakers, Cameras, Ipad

12 hrs ago | CNet News

Ethernet celebrates 40 years

Most people probably associate Ethernet with a simple cable cinched with phone-like jacks.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science

Wed May 22, 2013

Mashable

Teen's Invention Could Create 20-Second Phone Charge

Tech manufacturers that boast how fast their devices can juice up might want to listen up: A California teen has developed a super-capacitor that could lead to a 20- to 30-second phone charge.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Saratoga, CA

WCSH-TV Portland

Invention designed to protect kids from hot vehicles

When the windows are closed that vehicle becomes like a greenhouse and a pet or person can die of heatstroke.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Family, Kids, They, The, Kinect, Deep Silver, _No Company, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games

WHEC-TV Rochester

Invention alerts parents of unattended children in vehicles

There is a new device to keep young children out of hot cars. Two seniors at John Hopkins University have invented a sensor that alerts parents if there is any motion in their car after they walk away.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

New York Magazine

President Obama's Campaign Tech Team Insists That GIF Is Pronounced With a Hard G

The debate over the proper pronunciation of GIF, always a hot topic in the world of Internet nerds, was front and center at last night's 17th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Startups, Facebook, Sports

Live Science

Who Invented Velcro?

Velcro uses tiny hooks and loops to bind the two strips. Velcro is a combination of the words 'velvet' and 'crochet.' Velcro, the "zipperless zipper," exists on a variety of products from children's shoes to laptop bags to blood pressure gauges to airplane flotation devices.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, Space

BBC News

Gif inventor says pronounce it 'Jif'

The creator of the Gif graphics format has said that his invention should be pronounced so it starts with a "j" rather than with a hard "g". Steve Wilhite told the New York Times that he was "annoyed" there was still a debate over how to say the acronym.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Mountain Xpress

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Jon Snover thought he'd found his dream job at a fuel-cell company in 2001 - and that, as lead chemist for the company, he was going to change the world by developing advanced technology to solve society's energy crisis.

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Related Topix: Western Carolina University, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Education

SlashGear.com

Twitter granted pull-to-refresh patent for "defensive purposes" only

Twitter announced today that they have been granted a patent for the popular pull-to-refresh gesture that you see in many mobile apps.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

Merinews

Indian American teenager's invention may charge phones in 20 seconds

The problem of batteries draining out has been intensified with the arrival of smartphones as these phones come loaded with hundreds of applications that consume lot of battery.

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Related Topix: Indian-American, Asian-American, Science / Technology, Saratoga, CA

Tue May 21, 2013

St. Petersburg Times

Hellmann's whips up campaign for 100th anniversary

Hellmann's, which is celebrating its centennial birthday, remains the country's top-selling mayonnaise with a formula almost identical to the one its inventor, Richard Hellmann, started selling at his New York deli in 1905.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Marketing

Gizmag

Helios Bars are definitely a "light" set of handlebars

While there are plenty of important components and accessories that are mounted on a bike's handlebars, the bars themselves are just empty hollow tubes that don't really do anything ... right? Well, that isn't the case with Helios Bars.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Gadgets

Black Enterprise

Teens Create Bicycle-Powered Water Filtration System to Provide Safe Drinking Water

With the help of their community, the InvenTeam cohort, which is comprised of 14 members, was able to fundraise $17,000 to cover additional expenses such as travel and accommodations.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Science / Technology

The Village Voice

Theater Summer Guide: In Mr. Burns, A Post-apocalyptic World Is Held Together Only by The Simpsons

A few years ago, a playwright, a director, and seven actors sheltered together in a disused bank vault far below Wall Street.

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Related Topix: Animated TV, The Simpsons, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Theater, Arts, Science / Technology

MSNBC

Recommended: Tools, artistry flourished with climate change, study says

Bifacial points recovered from Blombos Cave, South Africa. The tools were manufactured during the Middle Stone Age by anatomically modern humans and are made of silcrete and finished by pressure flaking.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, US News, Liberal Political News

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