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| iCoil Keeps Your Headphones Tangle-Free | | 3:34:17 AM | Bonnie Wertheim |
| In a perfect world, all electronics would be cordless. Think about how many times you've tripped over your laptop charger, or the countless occasions on which you've found your iPod earbuds at the bottom of your gym bag in a knotted mess. Begrudge their inconvenience as we may, most of the devices we use still depend on cords — whether they serve to transfer information or electricity.
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| 5 IT Shortcuts That Put Your Company’s Data at Risk | | 1:37:53 AM | BusinessNewsDaily |
| IT departments looking to save time and money shouldn't be doing so at the expense of their data protection. A study from the University of Texas revealed that 43% of companies suffering from catastrophic data loss close and never reopen, and 51% close within two years. Backup solutions provider Unitrends warns IT professionals about five common data protection shortcuts that could put their company's data — and even their jobs — at risk.
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| Professor Discovers New Human Body Part | | Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:20 PM | Sean Fitz-Gerald |
| Get ready to put your hands together and give a warm welcome to the newest addition to the human anatomy. Introducing: Dua’s layer. The new ocular part, which sits at the back of the cornea, was discovered by Harminder Dua, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Nottingham. It's only 15 microns thick, but the discovery, per Dua, has big implications.
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| Pocket and Sleeping Bag Can Charge Your Phone | | Thursday, June 13, 2013 5:35 PM | Dhiya Kuriakose |
| Forget searching for charging outlets and plug points, you can now charge your phone with body heat and a sleeping bag or pocket in your clothes. Vodafone revealed this week the wearable Power Pocket charger. It works by using technology called thermocouples, pairs of thermoelectric material designed to be small and flexible enough to stitch onto clothing.
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| This Jet Bike Is Insane and Dangerous, But It Works | | Thursday, June 13, 2013 3:10 PM | Charlie White |
| Self-described British garage inventor/videomaker Colin Furze built a portable "big-ass pulse jet," and naturally, the first thing he wanted to do was strap it onto what he calls "an old woman's bike built for shopping." The result? It's a jet bike. Isn't this dangerous? Of course it is.
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| Floating Robotic Spheres to Compete on Space Station | | Thursday, June 13, 2013 11:50 AM | Discovery News |
| Astronauts tweeting from space have quietly captivated followers for a while now, but when Chris Hadfield's cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" went viral, the YouTube video seemed to revive people's interest in just how thrilling it is when space and Earth are bridged by simple, everyday technology.
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