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Posted on 20120106

Dazzle makeup and hairstyles to confuse facial recognition algorithms

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CV Dazzle is a systematic approach to creating “dazzle” makeup and hair effects that fool computer vision systems. For example, … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Ken Goldberg on social learning among robots

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Over at the Huffington Post, UC Berkeley roboticist/artist Ken Goldberg writes about the future of social robots that help each … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Precisely how the MPAA cooks the books on piracy losses

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The Cato institute’s dug deep into the MPAA’s funny piracy accounting: “In IPI-land, when a movie studio makes $10 selling a … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Invincible Space Lair for sale

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A nuke-proof space observation station in Carmel Valley, Ca., is up for sale. The asking price: $2,950,000. Able to take a 5 … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

RIM reportedly scraps the Colt and Milan, leaving London as sole BlackBerry 10 device?

via Engadget

And then there was… one? BGR is reporting that the folks at Research in Motion have not only scrapped plans for the … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

HBO to Netflix: you’ll need to buy our DVDs elsewhere, pal

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Netflix has made no bones about the fact that it’s competing (hard) with HBO, and it seems that the sentiment is the same on … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Apple’s 50-inch iTV Reportedly Dwells In Jony Ive’s Design Lab, Slated For Release This Year

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General media outlet USA Today has offered teensy bit more information on just what can be expected from Apple’s purported – … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Netflix Users Stream 3,000 Lifetimes Worth of Video in 3 Months

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Netflix subscribers watched more than 2 billion hours of movies and TV shows streamed from the entertainment provider during … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Impromptu jam in a NYC subway car

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In this video from the NYC subway, a singer named Jessica Latshaw, bearing a small uke, finds herself sitting across from a … Read More >>

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Posted on 20120105

Windows 8’s new ‘Refresh’ and ‘Reset’ options get detailed

via Engadget

And just like that, your next Windows-based PC becomes more like a phone. We’d heard during our early playtime with Windows … Read More >>

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