| Is This Homemade 'Lightsaber' the Real Deal? | | The Force may be strong with one handheld laser that its creator describes as a "homemade lightsaber." The laser, which emits a blue light and includes a metal handle, can torch through paper, tape, ping-pong balls, cardboard and wooden splints, among other items. Watch for yourself in the video, above. "Here my BEAST 3000 mW [milliwatt] laser goes up against a bunch of flammable stuff.
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| YouTube's New Tool Makes it Easy to Create Slow-Mo Videos | | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:42 PM | Emily Price |
| What turns an average video into a spectacular one? Slow motion. Working under the premise that “slow-mo makes everything better,” YouTube added a new slow motion enhancement tool to its built-in editor on Tuesday, making it accessible to everyone who uses the site to create videos.
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| Bad News for Bitcoin? Feds Shut Down 'Paypal for Criminals' | | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 7:17 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| In what could be a bad sign for the future of Bitcoin, the feds have shut down Liberty Reserve, a virtual currency exchange system that prosecutors claim was a $6-billion money-laundering scheme designed to help criminals and hackers conceal the origin of their illicit money. Liberty Reserve is a Costa Rica-based online payment network that U.S.
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| The World's Most Contagious Prank | | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 1:59 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Yawning is more contagious than pink eye, bird flu and "Call Me Maybe" combined. That's science, people. YouTuber Roman Atwood proves the yawn's infectious spreadability with what could be the world's most contagious prank. Atwood traveled the world, emitting giant yawns at each stop, to pull off his exhausting prank and make the stunt a global affair.
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| How Astronomers Make Gorgeous Space Images | | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 1:30 PM | Geekosystem |
| Have you ever wondered how those space telescopes, like the Hubble, capture such stunning images of all the wonders the Universe holds? Video series PBS Off Book thoughtfully interviewed astronomers and scientists about how it’s done and why these images are so important in the grand scheme of human society and knowledge. Spoiler alert: It’s because they’re so dang pretty.
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| Does This JCPenney Teapot Look Like Hitler? | | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:01 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| A billboard ad for a Michael Graves-designed tea kettle from JCPenney has become an Internet sensation thanks to its uncanny resemblance to Adolph Hitler. The ad on the 405 Interstate highway near Culver City, Calif., became the topic of hot debate on Reddit over the weekend. The conversation spilled onto Twitter on Tuesday: LOL! Great moments in product design! RT @benarilee: No thanks, JC Penny.
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| Online Videos More Effective Than TV Advertising | | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:10 AM | BusinessNewsDaily |
| Advertising executives admit the tide of ads is changing and online video ads are taking the lead, new research has found. 75% of ad agency executives say that online video ads are more effective than traditional TV ads, compared with just 17% who say they are less effective. That sentiment is shared when comparing online video ads with social media and search advertising ads as well.
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| Qualcomm's BatteryGuru App Improves Android Battery Life | | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:00 AM | Emily Price |
| Battery life is always a huge concern with any smartphone. If you’re not careful, especially with Android devices, you can wind up with quite a few applications running in the background, which drains battery. Several smartphones now come with built-in software to optimize battery life.
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| This Is NASA's New Solar-Electric Propulsion Engine | | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 7:09 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| NASA has posted an image of its new solar-electric propulsion thruster, which uses xenon ions for propulsion. The engine in the photo, blue with the glow of xenon gas, is being considered to become a part of NASA's Asteroid Retrieval Initiative, a proposed program to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it to a stable orbit around Earth.
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