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• World’s Biggest TV is a Custom-Made, $1.6 Million 370-Inch Monster

  

  A British company has created the world’s biggest TV, leapfrogging the previous champ by almost 20 feet. The Zeus, from Titan Screens, measures a full 370 inche... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• NASA Physicist, Artist Unveil Warp-speed Craft Design

  

  Thanks to a NASA physicist, the notion of warp speed might just travel out of sci-fi and into the real world. NASA’s Harold White has been working since 2010... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• FBI Testing Face Recognition for Finding Suspects

  The NSA may claim it’s not collecting photos of American citizens for a facial recognition database, but the FBI most certainly is. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• PayPal Launches PassPort To Stimulate More International Sales From Merchants

  PayPal and its owner eBay have been through a few tough rounds in the ring these last few months, facing calls from Carl Ichan to split the company (finished fo... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Starbucks Starts Rolling out Wireless Phone Chargers Nationwide

  

  Starbucks plans to install Powermat’s wireless charging stations at its coffee stores across the US. After a small pilot run with these “Powermat Spots” —... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Intel Loses Court Challenge Against $1.4 Billion EU Fine

  CPU manufacturer Intel lost its challenge against a record 1.06 billion euro ($1.44 billion) European Union fine handed down five years ago, as Europe’s second... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Google Reportedly Eying a Stake in Virgin Galactic

  Days after news broke that Google acquired satellite maker Skybox for $500 million, Sky News reports the company is now in talks to buy a $30 million stake in... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• New Nano-dots Could Herald Value Paint-on Solar Cells

  Colloidal quantum dots sound like something that young Jedi might use for training in a starfighter flight simulator, but they’re actually a new form of solid... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• The Brazuca, Adidas’s New World Cup Ball

  The World Cup is nearly here, with seemingly every bar in NYC hanging international flags out front and advertising Watch the matches here! Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Google, It’s Time for the Split Screen to Come to Stock Android

  

  Google has done a pretty good job of rolling useful features into each new Android version, but there are times when it seems to lag behind. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• 3 High-Tech Eyeglasses That Do Things Google Glass Can’t

  

  The introduction of Google Glass, however, has opened up all new doors in eyewear technology. We’ve seen it make waves in the way we pay, treat Parkinson’s... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• A Microsoft Smartwatch Is On The Way

  Microsoft is the latest technology giant preparing to jump into the wearables market, with plans to offer a sensor-rich smartwatch that measures heart rate and... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Amazon Will Have 10,000 Robots Filling Customer Orders By The End Of The Year

  

  Amazon currently uses some 1,000 robots by Kiva Systems, a company it bought for $775 million in 2012, to fill its customers’ orders. Now CNN reports that Amazo... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Google Buys Visual Translation App Word Lens

  Word Lens isn’t perfect. It has trouble with particularly stylized text or handwriting, and the translations will make occasional mistakes. However, most of... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Samsung Reportedly Making a Smartwatch That Doesn’t Need a Phone

  Samsung is planning to introduce a smartwatch that’s capable of making phone calls and receiving data, allowing it to be used without maintaining connection to ... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3: The Tablet That Could Be Big

  Once upon a time, a secret, unfinished Microsoft concept called Courier leaked out onto the internet, promising a folding, dual-touchscreen device that would... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Facebook Enters Online Dating Scene with Its New ‘ask’ Button

  

  In social media terms, Facebook is already the guy at the bar who is reading your phone over your shoulder, making a note of your drink order, and grabbing a... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• How Tech is Shaping the Future of Food

  

  Bitponics 3d printed candy From food delivery to online markets to leftover swapping — food startups run the gamut and they are only growing in popularity. Chec... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• New Medical Gel Grows Bone Tissue Exactly Where You Need It

  Repairing seriously damaged bones is normally a delicate art; while you want to regrow bones quickly, you also have to carefully manage that growth to produce... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 GADGETS, TECH

• Magnetic Brain Stimulation Does Better Than Drugs For Severe Depression

  Prescription medication are the most common psychiatric treatment for depression. However, 40 percent of people fail to respond to this first-line of... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 GADGETS, TECH