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Posted on 20110822

Making Computers Think Like Humans: Time to Panic?

via GOOD

This is your brain on chips. Computer chips have followed Moore’s Law since Intel founder Gordon Moore came up with it … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110822

Twitter unveils Bootstrap, a toolkit for lightning-fast web app deployment

via VentureBeat

Today, Twitter gave developers a set of tools for getting web apps built and shipped as rapidly and cleanly as possible.
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Posted on 20110822

Holographic Boarding Agents Assist Passengers at Paris Airport

via TAXI Daily News

Paris’ Orly airport is experimenting with ‘virtual’ boarding agents.

The life-like displays are ideal agents that don’t … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110822

Microsoft’s Lawsuit With Motorola Just Kicked Off, And It Has Big Implications For Google And Android (MSFT, GOOG, MMI)

via SAI

Microsoft’s patent case against Motorola before the International Trade Commission kicked off today, and Microsoft lawyer … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110822

Use Spotlight Search As A Basic Calculator On Your iPhone Or iPad With This Jailbreak Tweak

via Redmond Pie

One of the most well-known utilities that have been built into iOS from the very beginning is the Calculator app, which does a … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110822

Improv Everywhere’s “Say Something Nice” megaphone

via Boing Boing

Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere says: Our latest project has a bit of “maker” flair to it, and I thought you’d enjoy.  We … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110822

HP TouchPad tops Amazon US sales, rumored for UK price drop

via Engadget

Well, it’s official, the TouchPad is currently the hottest piece of consumer electronics around, and all it took was HP’s … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110822

100,000 Sign Up For Stanford’s Open Class on Artificial Intelligence. Classes With 1 Million Next?

via Singularity Hub

A groundbreaking change has struck academia, and its reverberations may be felt for years to come. One of Stanford’s … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110822

Energizer Travel Charger Nears Power-Density Singularity

via Gadget Lab

Energizer’s iSurge travel charger offer the highest density of power outputs I have ever seen. One small block of black … Read More >>

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Posted on 20110822

Three Self-Delusions That Influence Your Decisions And Productivity

via Fast Company

Why do you put things off, buy over-priced items, and stick with decisions that aren’t paying off? Your strangely wired brain, … Read More >>

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