| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Watch the Pirate Bay Documentary Online Now | | Friday, February 08, 2013 1:21 PM | Christina Warren |
| The Pirate Bay documentary TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard is now available online. The film made its premiere at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival and simultaneously debuted online. TPB AFK chronicles the founders of The Pirate Bay during their legal battle in Sweden. In 2009, the founders were convicted of promoting piracy, sentenced to a year in prison and fined 30 million Swedish krona ($3.5 million).
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| Vine Gives Twitter a Front-Row Seat at Fashion Week | | Friday, February 08, 2013 12:19 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Reporters and other attendees of New York Fashion Week are continuing to explore new methods for live reporting. After embracing Instagram a year ago, and Viddy and other forms of mobile video in September, Twitter's newly released video app, Vine, has emerged as the recording (and sharing) platform of choice this season. Vine has proved uniquely suited to NYFW coverage so far.
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| See the Enormous Northeast Winter Storm From Space | | Friday, February 08, 2013 12:05 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Wondering what the massive winter storm barreling down on the American Northeast looks like from space? You're in luck. NASA released this satellite image Friday morning of the storm The Weather Channel has dubbed Nemo. The photo "shows a western frontal system approaching the coastal low pressure area," says NASA.
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| There Are Now Six IBM Watsons, Here's What They're Doing | | Friday, February 08, 2013 11:30 AM | Pete Pachal |
| IBM's cognitive supercomputer, called Watson, famously won Jeopardy two years ago. That was just the beginning. IBM has built six Watsons in the last year, deploying them to do what the system was designed for: Give healthcare professionals fast answers to complex medical questions.
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| Bing May Have Revealed Secret U.S. Drone Base | | Friday, February 08, 2013 10:36 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Whoever says Google search is better than Bing has never tried tracking down a secret American drone base in the desert sands of Saudi Arabia. Microsoft's Bing Maps shows what may very well be the United States' until-recently secret drone base in Saudi Arabia. Google Maps, on the other hand, has squat in the same territory. The exact location and images of what may be the drone base were first discovered by Wired's Noah Shactman.
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| Menswear Dog's 10 Fetching Fashion Tips | | Friday, February 08, 2013 9:00 AM | Annie Colbert |
| "Menswear Dog" made the Internet sit up straight and adjusted their skinny ties last week when he debuted on Tumblr. The handsome Shiba Inu with a flair for fashion models looks that any dapper gentleman would be keen to copy. Grab a pencil for note-taking and prepare to absorb some valuable fashion advice worth barking about. Menswear Dog shared 10 of his top-shelf style tips with Mashable, just in time for Fashion Week.
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| Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Mocks iPad's Price in New Ad | | Friday, February 08, 2013 7:25 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Amazon has launched a new video ad for the Kindle HD 8.9, and it's not beating around the bush this time. The ad is a direct comparison with Apple's iPad, claiming the two devices' screens are virtually identical, while the price for the Kindle is much lower. "This is the iPad with Retina display," says the text of the ad. "And this is the new Kindle Fire HD with an 8.9-inch display (...) You may not be able to tell the difference.
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