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VLC for Android now available as beta in the Google Play store
www.theverge.com
It's been quite a wait, but after months of speculation, and a lengthy wait for approval, VLC has hit Android in beta form. VideoLAN, the developer of the app, notes that the version is not stable, but it managed to play back our on-device content without issue. The beta...
Chiba University's one-armed robot juggles balls, is not a Juggalo (video)
www.engadget.com
Two balls, one hand? In this case, that's a definite yes, although the end result is much more appropriate for all ages. Furthering our slow creep towards engineering's Uncanny Valley, comes a cybernetic effort out of Japan's Chiba University that's made to mock our most precious clown-past time: juggling....
From gigabytes to petadollars: copyright math begets copyright currency
arstechnica.com
Photo illustration by Aurich Lawson American law sets the maximum penalty for pirating a single song at $150,000. Zillow, meanwhile, tells me that five bedrooms and a pool can be had for $142,000 just west of Scottsdale. When Phoenix McMansions can run you less than a filched copy of...
Facebook warns users of the end of the Internet via DNSChanger
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With the July 9 Web apocalypse nearing for computer owners infected with the malicious DNSChanger malware, the social network reaches out to tell them how to clean their machines. [Read more]...
Researchers Build a Robot You Can’t Knock Down; Robot Apocalypse Begins
www.pcworld.com
Japan builds a quick and agile robot with cat-like reflexes that won’t fall over even it is repeatedly kicked over....
Smartphone Security Is Heading for 'Apocalypse'
www.pcworld.com
The meteoric rise in the smartphone market is creating a dangerous vulnerability in smartphone security - one that may not be patched until the problem expands....
$25,000 digital camera back paired with $25 Holga camera in experiment
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What if you were stuck with a $25,000 professional-grade digital camera back but didn't have the rest of the camera to go with it? Photographer Mike Martens experimented with that idea a few years back and came up with the "Holga-cam of the Apocalypse" — a DIY mashup of...
Zombie shooting targets ooze gore on impact
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Aim for the head! Prepare for the apocalypse with bleeding zombie shooting targets from Zombie Industries. [Read more]...
The three horsemen of the enterprise collaboration apocalypse
gigaom.com
Three technologies are revolutionizing enterprise collaboration. IT organizations that can’t accommodate social, mobile and cloud computing effectively will be overwhelmed. GigaOM Pro forecasts suggest the majority of business computing will be cloud-based in five years and half the devices on corporate networks will be mobile. Meanwhile, social media — largely...
Read/Write Daily: How To Seduce a Robot
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Today's theme is missing pieces. We fancy ourselves to be a pretty smart species. But when you get down to the fundamentals, we don't understand the world very well at all. We don't even know how to behave on our first date with a robot. Our popular culture is...
The WELL stares into the abyss as Salon says it will pull the plug
www.guardian.co.uk
San Francisco-based online community is up for sale and won't accept further subscriptions, leaving its patrons worriedThis is what an online apocalypse looks like: "Don't break anything! There's no one left to fix it!"Last Thursday night, members of The WELL, the 27-year-old San Francisco-based online community, were shocked to receive...
Solar Storms Rock Earth, No Apocalypse Imminent
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On Tuesday, a burst left the Sun and started hurtling towards Earth. The result, what is called a coronal mass ejection (CME), is expected to be the largest solar storm that our planet has experienced in the last five years. Being that the year is 2012, any time that...
Ozzie, Cook, Gartner: The three horsemen of the PC apocalypse?
www.zdnet.com
Gartner predicts that PC shipments will rise by only 4.4 percent in 2012, signalling a massive slowdown in the market. Has the tablet finally taken over?...
Brian Fargo begins raising $900K for Wasteland 2 on Kickstarter
venturebeat.com
Brian Fargo, chief executive of InXile Entertainment and a veteran game maker, followed through with plans to raise money for Wasteland 2 on Kickstarter. Right now, the Kickstarter campaign is raising about $1,000 per minute for the post-apocalyptic game. Fargo was inspired to raise the money to finance his new...
VLC for Android makes its way to Google Play in beta form
9to5google.com
Open source media player VLC has announced an all new beta Android app, available on the Google Play store this morning. The app features the ability to play a long list of support video and audio, with a basic controller that allows you to play, pause, and skip content....
Introducing Survivalist Singles: Online Dating for the Doomsday Set
www.betabeat.com
When the apocalypse comes, you may or may not need this book. (flickr.com/jronaldlee) Sometimes it seems like the eligible pool of people on dating sites like OkCupid and Match.com just don't understand how close the apocalypse looms. Some of us are more interested in gathering wood than sexting pictures of...
Smartphone security is heading for 'apocalypse'
www.computerworld.com
The meteoric rise in the smartphone market is creating a dangerous vulnerability in smartphone security -- one that may not be patched until the problem expands into what has been dubbed an "apocalypse."...
Sony releases complete game lineup for PlayStation Plus
www.theverge.com
A day after Sony announced a number of new titles for PlayStation Plus, the company released a complete list of games for its new "instant game collection." For $5 per month, you get free download access to a list of at least 10 games. inFamous 2, Motorstorm Apocalypse, and...
Zombie Gnomes: Apocalypse in your garden
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The infection has hit the residents of the rose garden. Zombie garden gnomes now roam the rows, feasting on each other's entrails. [Read more]...
Apocalypse-proof condos already sold out
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You can survive the end of the world in this charming nuclear missile silo. The views aren't great, but there won't be anything to see outside anyway. [Read more]...
Alien spaceship awaits to save hippies from apocalypse
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A so-called upside-down mountain in France has become the focal point for New Age types who believe it contains an alien spaceship that will save them when the world ends. [Read more]...
The Zombie survival map: all you will need when the apocalypse comes
www.guardian.co.uk
Ingenious 'Zombie Survival Map' shows you where to go for food, weapons and medical treatment when the outbreak beginsJohn Burn-Murdoch...
Building a better bladder for an H20-thirsty world
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How do you design a water bottle for the apocalypse? For an art show, one design firm skipped the bottle and made artificial organs that help humans use water more efficiently. [Read more]...
This Tiny Flying Robot Is Built Like a Pop-Up Book
www.pcworld.com
Here comes the robot apocalypse: Harvard researchers build inch-long flying robots using techniques from microchip manufacturing, origami, and pop-up books....
DARPA Controls Cyborg Moths in Flight, Mothpocalypse a Reality
www.pcworld.com
Cyborg moths created by DARPA may not bring about the robot apocalypse, but they're still plenty creepy....
Weekend Fright Flick Festival: Post-Apocalypse
roberthood.net
Will You Survive The Undead Apocalypse? http://fwd4.me/IhR #zombies
gameinformer.com
A hodgepodge of cliche apocalypse/vampire/zombie movies. I was still entertained, but definitely not that memorable. http://bit.ly/ba6NVD
: Commercial Real Estate Apocalypse in 2011-2012
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