| Snowed In? Listen to Our Winter Storm Nemo Playlist | | Friday, February 08, 2013 10:38 PM | Todd Olmstead |
| As winter storm Nemo descends on the eastern seaboard of the United States, many of us have gathered supplies and braced for the reality that we may be spending much of this weekend confined to our homes. While the storm doesn't look like it will have the catastrophic effect of superstorm Sandy, states are bracing for impact. Inevitably roads will be messy and hundreds of flights out of airports across the northeast have been canceled.
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| Instruments Use Human Movement to Make Music | | Friday, February 08, 2013 9:23 PM | PSFK |
| Ever hear someone say, "I don’t have a musical bone in my body"? Well as it turns out, everyone may have that musical bone. Designer Pietr-Jan Pietr believes that anyone can make music simply by moving their finger or tapping their foot. He developed five simple instruments that make music using natural human movements, calling the set Sound on Intuition.
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| Astronaut and Musician Perform First Duet From Space and Earth | | Friday, February 08, 2013 9:12 PM | Space.com |
| An astronaut and a rock singer recorded an original song together and released it on Feb. 8 as the first duet of new music performed simultaneously in space and on the ground. A rocket launch and the beauty of planet Earth are the subjects of the song, performed in space by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, while accompanied by Canadian singer Ed Robertson of the band Barenaked Ladies, and others on Earth.
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| 11 High-Tech Adult Toys to Help Valentine's Day Go With a Bang [NSFW] | | Friday, February 08, 2013 8:28 PM | Andrea Smith |
| When you brainstorm ideas for Valentine's Day gifts, you probably think of flowers and chocolate. Or, since you're a Mashable reader, you might prefer more techie offerings, like chargers and phone or tablet accessories. Here's an idea — have you thought of a sex toy? Some studies report more than half of women are using personal pleasure devices — vibrators.
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| Nemo-Inspired 'Bread & Milk' Video Storms Facebook | | Friday, February 08, 2013 8:09 PM | Christina Warren |
| As Nemo descends, denizens across the northeast are flooding grocery stores and bodegas in search of essential supplies. After all, who wants to be stuck for a few days in a blizzard without bread and milk? Certainly not Vic DiBitetto. The comedian posted a 30-second video to his YouTube account, the aptly named "Bread & Milk" and the clip has gone viral, accumulating over 327,000 views in just 24 hours.
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| How to Get Rid of Your Old Tablet | | Friday, February 08, 2013 7:11 PM | Laptop Magazine |
| When you’re ready to upgrade from your old tablet, you have a lot to think about. Should you sell or donate it? How do you make sure all of your personal information is safely wiped? We answer all of those questions and more, so you can rest easy as you shop for a new device. Note: Be sure to back up any important information, such as old documents, receipts or passwords.
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| Google Chairman to Sell $2.5 Billion in Stock | | Friday, February 08, 2013 6:47 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Eric Schmidt is cashing in on his massive pile of Google shares — to the tune of more than $2.5 billion. The chairman and former CEO has filed the necessary paperwork with the SEC that will let him sell roughly 42% of his stake in the search giant over the next year, Google announced Friday after the markets closed. Over his decade at the company, Schmidt has netted 7.3 million Google shares, representing nearly 3% of the company.
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| Severe Winter Storm Tests Cellphone Alert System | | Friday, February 08, 2013 6:28 PM | Pete Pachal |
| The winter storm that's hit the Northeastern U.S., dubbed "Nemo" by the Weather Channel, is testing first responders and emergency preparedness, but it's also testing the a newly implemented system to alert wireless subscribers of emergencies via their cellphones. Several Verizon customers in the New York City area — including Mashable staff members — received an alert about the storm on Thursday.
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| Drones and Robots Could Soon Teach Your Kids Algebra | | Friday, February 08, 2013 6:12 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The school classroom experience is not just about pen and paper anymore — computers and tablets have changed all that. And wait until we let the robots take over. It might happen sooner rather than later, if a startup called RobotsLab has its way. The company, which is the educational division of RobotAppStore, has launched a toolbox, simply called "RobotsLab BOX" to be used in classrooms.
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| Vining Nemo: Your Best Winter Storm Videos | | Friday, February 08, 2013 5:41 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| What do you get when you combine a massive winter storm with the potential to drop between one and three feet of snow with the latest and greatest video-sharing app? A torrent of excellent snowfall footage, that's what. Mashable is curating the best Vine content from Winter Storm Nemo in this post. Have a video that you've safely taken? Post the link as a comment and we will consider adding it to our collection.
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| What Girls Really Do on Instagram | | Friday, February 08, 2013 5:27 PM | Mobiledia |
| Tweens' social media use and texting may look like positive social skills, but excessive use of these activities actually hinders emotional intelligence.
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| Scientists Discover Molecule That Prevents Cancer | | Friday, February 08, 2013 5:03 PM | Mashable Video |
| Here's a tiny development in cancer prevention with big potential. Researchers have identified a molecule that causes the immune system to prevent the formation and spread of tumors. This molecule, called TIC10, triggers a cancer-killing protein researchers refer to as TRAIL, an acronym for Tumor necrosis factor Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand. Check out the video above for more about TRAIL.
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| Iran's New Stealth Jet Might Be Just a Plastic Fake | | Friday, February 08, 2013 4:44 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Iran showed images of its new "super-advanced" stealth jet last week, boasting its capabilities and trumpeting what would be a great step forward for its limited military force. If only it could actually fly. As it turns out, according to aviation experts, the plane might very well be a fake. Aviation blogger David Cenciotti thought there was something fishy when he saw the plane.
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| Speed Painter's Skills Will Blow Your Mind | | Friday, February 08, 2013 4:34 PM | Neha Prakash |
| The first 90 seconds of this video will probably bore you. Then your mind will be blown. Seriously — you'll be straight up gobsmacked. Anderson Cooper discovered this talented treat when he held his own version of America's Got Talent on his talk show. This painter showed up, promised Cooper and his co-judges (including Sharon Osbourne) a masterpiece in under two minutes.
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| DNA Backlog Stymies Development of 'CSI'-Like Inventions | | Friday, February 08, 2013 4:15 PM | Nextgov |
| The need to clear a bottleneck of unanalyzed DNA is undermining the Justice Department's ability to drive innovations that could more quickly solve both the backlog problem and new cases, some law enforcement experts say. While police technology is nowhere close to what audiences see on forensic science dramas such as CSI and NCIS, so-called rapid DNA tools could move law enforcement in that direction.
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| Twitter Now Speaks LOLcat | | Friday, February 08, 2013 4:00 PM | Chris Taylor |
| O hai. I'm in ur Twitterz, changing up ur language. Twitter quietly added a new (and still experimental) language option Friday, one for the Cheezburger cognoscenti. Under Settings > Language, just between Korean and Malay, you'll find this curious designation: Lolcat - LOLCATZ (beta). The operative word here is "beta." Don't expect every word of every tweet to suddenly read like it came out of a hilarious cat meme.
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| Nature GIFs Show Animal Kingdom at Animated Finest | | Friday, February 08, 2013 3:51 PM | Annie Colbert |
| The beauty of nature comes to life in GIF form on Tumblr blog Head Like an Orange. A 28-year-old Dutchman and GIF-crafting master named Marinus started the oddly-named Tumblr that features stunning wildlife snippets. Take a stroll through nature without leaving your cubicle.
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| YouTube Removes 3D-Printed Automatic Rifle Magazine Footage | | Friday, February 08, 2013 3:49 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| A popular video showing off a 3D-printed automatic rifle magazine was removed Friday "as a violation of YouTube's policy against spam, scams, and commercially deceptive content." The video featured the "Cuomo" 30-round magazine developed by Defense Distributed, a Texas-based initiative run by 24-year-old Cody Wilson. It quickly went viral after Defense Distributed posted it this week.
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| Google 'Chromebook Pixel' Is the Best Fake Computer Ever | | Friday, February 08, 2013 3:42 PM | Pete Pachal |
| A video that reveals Google's most advanced Chromebook computer "leaked" earlier this week, showing a powerful laptop with a Retina-like screen called the Chromebook Pixel. There's also a good chance it's a fake. A company called Slinky.Me claims to have created the demo video for Google.
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| 16 Things You Should Never Buy on Craigslist | | Friday, February 08, 2013 3:35 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Craigslist is probably the most eclectic listing of stuff ever compiled onto one domain. While enough trolling may score you some one-of-a-kind vintage finds, there are plenty of things you should steer clear of. Think opened foods, prescription medications or pretty much anything found in a bathroom. We know you're all savvy Internet users who wouldn't fall for these kinds of buys.
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| The Impending Social Consequences of Augmented Reality | | Friday, February 08, 2013 3:22 PM | John Havens |
| It doesn't do any good to debate when Google’s Project Glass will become ubiquitous, or how many billions of dollars the Augmented Reality industry will make by 2015. You’re missing the point. Augmented Reality (AR) is not just a technology. It’s a shortcut. Whether we can interact with data through a pair of glasses or contact lenses, the very nature of such technological immediacy will very quickly change human behavior.
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| The Vine Effect: How Twitter's App Is Impacting Social Video Startups | | Friday, February 08, 2013 2:59 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| If you ask Twitter's CEO Dick Costolo why the company decided to buy Vine, an app for creating and sharing six-second videos, the answer is simple: It's the next big thing. "When Facebook bought Instagram, I said we’re not going do what those other guys did. We’re looking for the next thing," Costolo told The Wall Street Journal in a recent interview.
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| MashTags: Tweet Us Your Funniest #WebRealityShows | | Friday, February 08, 2013 2:07 PM | Christine Erickson |
| On any given weekend across the country, tiny humans take the stage caked in makeup, spray tans and giant hair to be judged on beauty and character. From the makers of Toddlers & Tiaras, comes the only show dedicated to baby hackers coding in basements. With iPads in their chubby hands, they're plotting to take over the world, one download at a time.
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| Now Is Your Best Chance to See Elusive Planet Mercury | | Friday, February 08, 2013 1:59 PM | Space.com |
| Despite being among the brightest objects in the sky, Mercury is a planet very rarely seen by even experienced stargazers. The next couple of weeks offer the best opportunity in 2013 for observers in the Northern Hemisphere to spot Mercury's tiny speck of light in the evening twilight sky.
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| 7 Ways Vine Can Make Animation Easier | | Friday, February 08, 2013 1:45 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| Vine has become a popular animation platform, this despite its limitations. Here are 7 ways to make it much, much better,
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