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Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world (AP)
September 4, 2010AP - Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature to your liking.
The Macalope Weekly: The machine that goes Ping! (Macworld.com)
September 4, 2010Macworld.com - Apple held its annual iPod show this week and the Macalopeâs here to give you the final take-away. Truth be told, heâs not even going to talk about Ping because he doesnât get it, but you know how it is with nerds: we canât pass up a chance to make a Monty Python reference.
Aiptek I2 Shoots 3D Video on a Budget (PC World)
September 4, 2010PC World - Aiptek has introduced the i2, a pocket-sized twin lens camcorder that can record 3D video, at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
Kanye West and How Twitter Has Changed the Way We Communicate (Mashable)
September 4, 2010Mashable - If you needed any more proof that Twitter has transformed how we absorb information and communicate, look no further than Kanye West.
WordPress upgrades free app for blogging on the go (Appolicious)
September 4, 2010Appolicious - The free WordPress for Android app was upgraded thanks to feedback from faithful users. Updates include fixes to numerous, annoying bugs like unexpected app crashes, log-in issues and more.Most notable in the recent upgrade is a new comment feature, which displays comments in real time as comments arrive in your Droid notification bar.
Texas probing Google over search results (AFP)
September 4, 2010
AFP - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.
10 products for a relaxing Labor Day weekend
September 4, 2010If you have an extended break this Labor Day weekend to relax, these products could help you do just that. But be warned that extreme relaxation can result in extreme laziness.
Craigslist removes adult services section
September 4, 2010Craigslist has apparently closed the adult services section of its website, two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section.
Cosmic Log: Why the N.Z. quake is no Haiti
September 4, 2010
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few major casualties. Why the difference?
Is the grand design within our grasp?
September 4, 2010
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified "theory of everything" would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.
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