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The creepiest crawling robot you’ll see all day

The creepiest crawling robot you’ll see all day

Robotic science is intended to create devices that can aid humans in activities. In some case, it's to help perform...

Why I just bought 4 more Kindle Fires

Why I just bought 4 more Kindle Fires

Few devices have come along that have truly made me say, "Wow". Perhaps the last one was the first iPhone....

Amido Releases Laugh Synth App for iOS

Amido Releases Laugh Synth App for iOS

Laugh synth for iOS has just been released, compatible with both iPhone and iPad. Laugh Synth makes it possible create...

Can Frugalo single-handedly fix the floundering daily deals phenomenon?

Can Frugalo single-handedly fix the floundering daily deals phenomenon?

The only thing certain about the future of daily deals is that the industry's future is uncertain. It's not a...

If you invested in Groupon’s IPO, the good news is you’ve only lost half of your money

If you invested in Groupon’s IPO, the good news is you’ve only lost half of your money

In less than a month, Groupon's highly-lauded stocks have plummeted from their IPO sale price of $28 closing today at...

Can STEM fix America?

Can STEM fix America?

Two trends in American culture contradict each other. On one hand, technological and scientific fields are struggling to find qualified...

Google describes the history and evolution of search

Google describes the history and evolution of search

Google has always kept their search algorithms close to the vest, but in recent weeks they've opened up a bit...

Visualizing biotechnology advancements and investments around the world

Visualizing biotechnology advancements and investments around the world

The biotechnology industry has been booming for decades in the United States, Europe, and Japan, but recent advancements in both...

Visualizing SOPA, the internet blacklist bill

Visualizing SOPA, the internet blacklist bill

After last week's high-energy American Censorship Day flew through with amazing responses from websites everywhere, much of the buzz has...

In the Open Source Community, the Platform Rarely Matters Anymore

In the Open Source Community, the Platform Rarely Matters Anymore

In the not-too-distant past, Macs were a relative rarity in the laptop bags of those attending open source conferences. Not...

5 Ways Online Education May Improve Your Social Life

5 Ways Online Education May Improve Your Social Life

Among the perks of attending an online college is the flexible schedule and leftover time to hang out, read, play...

Chromebook failed because we’re not ready for total cloud computing

Chromebook failed because we’re not ready for total cloud computing

The future of the internet and computing might be in the cloud, but people are reluctant to give up their...

Japan’s cure for snoring and sleep apnea – a robotic bear pillow

Japan’s cure for snoring and sleep apnea – a robotic bear pillow

At some point, the sheer oddity of Japanese technological solutions to various problems will stop surprising us. That day may...

What people are doing online right now

What people are doing online right now

The internet takes up a huge part of our daily lives. Many of us have integrated real-world activities into our...

Why negative sentiment towards Google+ is asinine and premature

Why negative sentiment towards Google+ is asinine and premature

According to the LA Times, Google+ interest is fading. According to logic, history, and common sense, Google+ is exactly where...

E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever

E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever

There's a lot of hand-wringing over the so-called "dumbing-down" of America. We don't read, we can't write except in and...

Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station

Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station

At first glance, it doesn't seem real. This video of time lapse sequences from the International Space Station crews of...

Diaspora Co-Founder Dies At 21

Diaspora Co-Founder Dies At 21

Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy, far left in the image above, has died. This story is developing as there is no...

Everything you needed to know about firewalls

Everything you needed to know about firewalls

The term "firewall" has one that most people know but few understand. It's often confused with anti-virus software because of...

Asimo shows how he can be our servant (and eventually our overlord)

Asimo shows how he can be our servant (and eventually our overlord)

When Honda unveiled ASIMO a few years ago, most were amazed by its human-like movements. Some claimed there was a...