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Body Suit Gives You Real-Life 'Spidey Sense' | Friday, February 22, 2013 8:38 PM | Discovery News |
| When it comes to recreating Spider-Man’s superpowers, those silly string-blasting, wrist-mounted “web shooter” toys are mere child’s play, at least compared to what Victor Mateevitsi has up his sleeve.
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Microsoft: Yes, We Got Hacked Too | Friday, February 22, 2013 7:29 PM | Emily Price |
| Microsoft confirmed on Friday afternoon that it too was a victim of the same type of attack that affected Facebook and Apple earlier this month. The company chose to not make a statement earlier this month while it was investigating the event, a move it says is consistent with its security response practices.
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Mark Zuckerberg to Sergey Brin: 'I Can't Wait for Google Glass' | Friday, February 22, 2013 6:23 PM | Chris Taylor |
| For connoisseurs of corporate conflict, the cold war between Facebook and Google is hardly a satisfying one. Sure, the two tech giants have rival social networks, and there's little in the way of collaboration between them.
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3D-Printed Rocket Parts Will Take NASA to Mars | Friday, February 22, 2013 6:03 PM | Amanda Wills |
| NASA engineers are building the largest rocket ever constructed -- one that will eventually take us beyond the moon -- using 3D-printed materials.
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Apple Pop-Up Museum to Display Rare Artifacts | Friday, February 22, 2013 5:46 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Want to see a rare collection of Apple artifacts, from the original Apple and Lisa computer to the earliest edition iPod? Now you can.
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Why Google Glass Could Be Bad For Your Eyes | Friday, February 22, 2013 4:31 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Google Glass isn't even out yet, and people are heralding the part-camera, part-mobile device as the future — a revolutionary product that will surely change the way we use (and view) technology. But some vision specialists are worried the high-tech specs, which you'll be able to wear on your head, could lead to health issues, including eye strain, headaches and neck pain.
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Study Shows iPhone 300% More Reliable Than Samsung Smartphones | Friday, February 22, 2013 4:07 PM | Emily Price |
| A new report from product Q & A site FixYa found that the iPhone was more reliable than smartphones made by Motorola, Samsung and Nokia. The study looked at data from 722,558 problem reports listed on the site, and combined that information with market share data from StatCounter to create an ultimate reliability score for each smartphone manufacturer.
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Google Glass May Arrive For Consumers by End of Year | Friday, February 22, 2013 2:10 PM | Emily Price |
| Can’t wait to get your hands on Google Glass? You might not have to wait much longer. In an interview, Google Glass product director Steve Lee told The Verge that it plans to have a “fully-polished” version of Glass available for consumers by the end of 2013. Even better? Glass will be priced at less than $1500 when it goes on sale.
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Hands On With the Pretty, Pricey Google Chromebook Pixel | Friday, February 22, 2013 1:58 PM | Chris Taylor |
| The Chromebook Pixel, that high-definition touchscreen laptop Google launched Thursday, isn't for everyone. At $1299 and $1449 for the wi-fi and LTE versions respectively, it certainly isn't for every budget. Many potential purchasers will be aghast that what you get for that is a laptop basically running the Chrome browser, albeit one with QuickOffice built in, 64 GB of local storage and a whopping 1 TB of cloud storage.
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3D-Printed Suckers Make Robot Octopus a Terrifying Possibility | Friday, February 22, 2013 11:38 AM | Geekosystem |
| Researchers are re-purposing animal parts that could be useful to new robots. The latest entries in that field are 3D-printed robotic suckers, which mimic the suction ability of a squid or octopus. It may one day help tomorrow’s robots grip objects, move around and, of course, one day restrain human prisoners. Until that day, though, they will be pretty cool.
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10 Apps to Help You Find Lunch Fast | Friday, February 22, 2013 11:10 AM | Dani Fankhauser |
| For some of us, lunch is the best part of the day. Step out of the office (even if the office is your bedroom) and get a breath of fresh air and of course, something good to eat.
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Google's Chromebook Pixel And Other News You Need to Know | Friday, February 22, 2013 8:51 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Google gave the tech world a bit of a surprise Thursday when it revealed the Chromebook Pixel: a high-end chromebook with a touchscreen that’s on par with Apple’s retina screens.
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