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Bluetooth Earbuds Aim to Eliminate Tangled Cords Forever

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Bluetooth Earbuds Aim to Eliminate Tangled Cords Forever
5:41:21 AMAnita Li
An annoying drawback of wearing earbuds is getting them tangled up. One company aims to address this problem by removing the lower two-thirds of the cord, and replacing it instead with a Bluetooth unit. The result is Elroy: Bluetooth earbuds that live on "magnetic docking points," where users can store them securely, according to the company's Kickstarter page.

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Twitter Patents Twitter
3:49:21 AMStan Schroeder
Twitter has been granted a patent which describes the basic principles of the service itself.

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Lower Your IQ Permanently With the 'MinusIQ' Pill
2:46:04 AMAnita Li
Tired of idiots? If you can't beat them, join them using the MinusIQ pill, which permanently lowers your intelligence quotient. Okay, so the product isn't actually real, but the concept behind it may be something that's crossed your mind once or twice. According to the amusing faux commercial, MinusIQ offers pills that can reduce your IQ by 10, 30 and 50 points.

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An Ergonomic Chair for Schoolchildren
1:47:05 AMThe Atlantic
Meet Ray, the seat that wants to make sitting more comfortable -- for kids.

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'Despicable Me 2' Trailer Features Abduction, Arson and Eminem
12:46:01 AMAnita Li
The high-pitched yellow minions from Despicable Me are back. Three years after the original animated film made its debut, Despicable Me 2 continues the tale of lovable villain Gru (Steve Carell) and his three adopted daughters. This time, Gru faces a new nemesis voiced by The Godfather himself, Al Pacino.

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Jawbone UP Fitness Bracelet Now Works With Android
12:00:01 AMPete Pachal
The Jawbone UP has a lot going for it as a fitness bracelet — it's durable, comfortable and simple — but until now it's been limited to iPhone users. That just changed with the introduction of the Jawbone UP app for Android in Google Play. Jawbone originally launched the UP in late 2011, but recalled the gadget in the wake of many returns due to damage.

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Mark Cuban Challenges Donald Trump to 'Harlem Shake Duel'
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 10:28 PMSam Laird
Today in billionaire Twitter wars: a proposed Cuban-Trump "Harlem Shake duel" would either be the best or worst thing ever. We're just not sure which.

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Dudes Stage Epic Battle Using Movie Weapons
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:56 PMNeha Prakash
If you're gonna beat down your buddies, what better way than with lightsabers, wands, Wolverine claws and Thor's hammer? The Sneaky Zebra bros are redefining backyard brawls by substituting their fists with the most powerful weapons in the world.

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Half of What Online Advertisers Know About You Is Wrong
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:58 PMQuartz
Considering they’ve never explicitly asked about our preferences, it’s a minor miracle of big data that web advertising companies know anything about us at all.

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3 Tips to Attract and Retain Mobile Consumers
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:15 PMMatt Petronzio
Every day mobile devices improve the way we shop online. As the market grows — 45% of American adults own smartphones — it becomes even more important for businesses to adapt to mobile payments. SEE ALSO: Forrester: U.S. Online Retail Sales to Hit $370 Billion by 2017 Today's businesses need strategies that not only attract mobile consumers, but also retain them, which can be infinitely more profitable.

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Students Confess Their Darkest Secrets on Facebook
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:39 PMCamille Bautista
Diaries are so passé. If you really want to pour your heart out, Facebook seems to be the popular place to do it. Instead of disclosing intimate details through journaling, students are taking to the social network to reveal their innermost secrets. Hundreds of high schools and universities have unofficial Facebook confession pages dedicated to sharing anonymous admissions.

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Visualize the Intergalactic Saga With 'Star Wars' Family Tree
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:21 PMNeha Prakash
It's like six degrees of separation — but minus Kevin Bacon and plus C3PO. Graphic Designer — and hardcore Star Wars fan — Joe Stone has traced the genealogy of the Empire and Alliance clans to help the rest of the world remember the connections between the dozens of characters that appear in a galaxy far, far away. He notes everything from direct bloodlines to friendships, mentorships and romances.

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Twitter Bringing Instant Video Replays to March Madness
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 5:26 PMSam Laird
Following March Madness on Twitter just got better, thanks to video of plays that will be tweeted out just minutes after they occur on the court.

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Cops Want Wireless Providers to Record and Store Your Text Messages
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:16 PMLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
The same day that Google is asking Congress to strengthen privacy protections for Americans' emails, the cops are arguing that U.S. law should require cellphone providers to store text messages logs in the event authorities need to read them in the course of a criminal investigation.

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Google Announces 'Google Capture' for Hangouts
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:39 PMEmily Price
Google announced a new Hangouts Capture app Tuesday, a new way for Google Hangouts users to capture photos of a Hangout in progress so they can relive the magic of the event later on.

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Apple Sets Sights on Augmented Reality for iOS Devices
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:27 PMSamantha Murphy
Apple won a patent for an augmented reality system that combines the real world with computer-generated imagery. Could this be the future of iOS devices?

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Google Adds Search Filter for GIFs, Transparent Images
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:12 PMNeha Prakash
It's become common practice for the Internet to express its feelings through animated GIFs, however it's not always easy to locate the perfect situation-worthy GIF. Google is easing the woes of GIF addicts with a filters that will make it easier to narrow down searches specifically for animated images and transparent images.

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Senators Want Police to Get Warrant Before Reading Your Emails
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:50 PMAlex Fitzpatrick
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced a bill Tuesday that would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before getting access to citizens' emails and other electronic communications. The bill comes as an amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, a 1986 law which many critics argue needs a refresh for the modern technological era.

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Reddit, Craigslist and 30,000 Other Websites Oppose CISPA
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:04 PMAlex Fitzpatrick
Reddit, Craigslist and more than 30,000 other websites are flying the flag of opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, a controversial cybersecurity bill that was recently reintroduced in Congress.

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How to Be Happy as a Digital Entrepreneur
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:55 AMNellie Akalp
Check out these five steps you can take to maintain your happiness (and sanity) as a digital entrepreneur.

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