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The World’s First Printed Building

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A 5mm-wide stream spreads out over the dust, becoming a 10mm layer when solid. Because the two components mix outside the nozzle, the machine does not clog up and can maintain an accuracy of around 25 dots per inch. The resulting material is solid sto [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Qualcomm’s Multi-Fold Device Can Replace Your iPad And iPhone

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At a time when Apple is seeking to expand the number of screens a consumer is exposed to, Qualcomm has quite contrarian ambitions. It wants to develop one device that can fit all the users’ aspirations – a multifold device that can be spread out t [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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World's first commercially available Jetpack goes on sale

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The new Martin Jetpack is priced at $86,000 (£57,675) and is the world's first commercially available personal flying machine. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Professor bans laptops in his lectures

Another item was noticeable in its absence: laptop computers. They were packed away under chairs, tucked into backpacks, powered down and forgotten. Cole has banned laptops from his classes, compelling students to take notes the way their parents d [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Just What This World Needs Now- a Newly Designed TIVO!!!

I think it's like a VCR, but without a clock.... or something with a computer... I guess. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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1 in 4 Germans would have microchip implanted, would you?

In all, 23 per cent of around 1000 respondents in the survey said they would be prepared to have a chip inserted under their skin "for certain benefits". Around one in six (16 per cent) said they would wear an implant to allow emergency services to [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Pelikon's MorphPad demoed, combines touchpad, morphing keyboard

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Not only can the board be dynamically reconfigured by backlighting different portions of the keys -- the entire surface of the thing doubles as a touchpad, which you can probably imagine has virtually limitless utility in a mobile device where the spa [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Two-thirds of the human race have a mobile phone subscription

By the end of 2010, another 400 million mobile phone subscriptions will have been signed up, according to a new report from the International Telecommunications Union, taking the global total to over 5 billion. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Plasma Jets Could Replace Dental Drills

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Researchers recently demonstrated that a small, blowtorch-like device emitting a relatively cool beam of purple plasma can eliminate oral bacteria in cavities, leaving more tooth structure intact than a drill does. [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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Please Rob Me Makes Foursquare Super Useful For Burglars

Please Rob Me is a stream of updates from various location-based networks (though right now all I’m seeing is Foursquare) that shows when users check-in somewhere that is not their home. The idea, of course, is that if they’re not home, you can go [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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We're gonna build a 21-days-in-the-air intelligence airship

The ideal model would be able to linger for more than three weeks over a target area at 20,000 feet, carrying a 2,500-pound payload of signals and imagery interceptors with a view of 173 miles, according to a special notice issued last week.  [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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What Should Microsoft Do? (who do you root for?)

Who do you root for? What would Google do? What would Jesus do? Who's more evil, now? I'd say that's just another scorpion and frog question. Put them in a pit, the two scorpions, and we can place bets. Meanwhile, who do you root for? [more] [retweet] [Share] [widget] [share]
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