Bluetooth Earbuds Aim to Eliminate Tangled Cords Forever | | An annoying drawback of wearing earbuds is getting them tangled up. One company aims to address this problem by removing the lower two-thirds of the cord, and replacing it instead with a Bluetooth unit. The result is Elroy: Bluetooth earbuds that live on "magnetic docking points," where users can store them securely, according to the company's Kickstarter page.
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Twitter Patents Twitter | | Twitter has been granted a patent which describes the basic principles of the service itself.
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Lower Your IQ Permanently With the 'MinusIQ' Pill | | Tired of idiots? If you can't beat them, join them using the MinusIQ pill, which permanently lowers your intelligence quotient. Okay, so the product isn't actually real, but the concept behind it may be something that's crossed your mind once or twice. According to the amusing faux commercial, MinusIQ offers pills that can reduce your IQ by 10, 30 and 50 points.
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'Despicable Me 2' Trailer Features Abduction, Arson and Eminem | | The high-pitched yellow minions from Despicable Me are back. Three years after the original animated film made its debut, Despicable Me 2 continues the tale of lovable villain Gru (Steve Carell) and his three adopted daughters. This time, Gru faces a new nemesis voiced by The Godfather himself, Al Pacino.
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Jawbone UP Fitness Bracelet Now Works With Android | | The Jawbone UP has a lot going for it as a fitness bracelet — it's durable, comfortable and simple — but until now it's been limited to iPhone users. That just changed with the introduction of the Jawbone UP app for Android in Google Play. Jawbone originally launched the UP in late 2011, but recalled the gadget in the wake of many returns due to damage.
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Dudes Stage Epic Battle Using Movie Weapons | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:56 PM | Neha Prakash |
| If you're gonna beat down your buddies, what better way than with lightsabers, wands, Wolverine claws and Thor's hammer? The Sneaky Zebra bros are redefining backyard brawls by substituting their fists with the most powerful weapons in the world.
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3 Tips to Attract and Retain Mobile Consumers | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 8:15 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Every day mobile devices improve the way we shop online. As the market grows — 45% of American adults own smartphones — it becomes even more important for businesses to adapt to mobile payments. SEE ALSO: Forrester: U.S. Online Retail Sales to Hit $370 Billion by 2017 Today's businesses need strategies that not only attract mobile consumers, but also retain them, which can be infinitely more profitable.
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Students Confess Their Darkest Secrets on Facebook | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:39 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Diaries are so passé. If you really want to pour your heart out, Facebook seems to be the popular place to do it. Instead of disclosing intimate details through journaling, students are taking to the social network to reveal their innermost secrets. Hundreds of high schools and universities have unofficial Facebook confession pages dedicated to sharing anonymous admissions.
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Visualize the Intergalactic Saga With 'Star Wars' Family Tree | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 7:21 PM | Neha Prakash |
| It's like six degrees of separation — but minus Kevin Bacon and plus C3PO. Graphic Designer — and hardcore Star Wars fan — Joe Stone has traced the genealogy of the Empire and Alliance clans to help the rest of the world remember the connections between the dozens of characters that appear in a galaxy far, far away. He notes everything from direct bloodlines to friendships, mentorships and romances.
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Cops Want Wireless Providers to Record and Store Your Text Messages | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 4:16 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The same day that Google is asking Congress to strengthen privacy protections for Americans' emails, the cops are arguing that U.S. law should require cellphone providers to store text messages logs in the event authorities need to read them in the course of a criminal investigation.
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Google Announces 'Google Capture' for Hangouts | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:39 PM | Emily Price |
| Google announced a new Hangouts Capture app Tuesday, a new way for Google Hangouts users to capture photos of a Hangout in progress so they can relive the magic of the event later on.
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Google Adds Search Filter for GIFs, Transparent Images | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:12 PM | Neha Prakash |
| It's become common practice for the Internet to express its feelings through animated GIFs, however it's not always easy to locate the perfect situation-worthy GIF. Google is easing the woes of GIF addicts with a filters that will make it easier to narrow down searches specifically for animated images and transparent images.
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Senators Want Police to Get Warrant Before Reading Your Emails | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:50 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced a bill Tuesday that would require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before getting access to citizens' emails and other electronic communications. The bill comes as an amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or ECPA, a 1986 law which many critics argue needs a refresh for the modern technological era.
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Reddit, Craigslist and 30,000 Other Websites Oppose CISPA | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 2:04 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Reddit, Craigslist and more than 30,000 other websites are flying the flag of opposition to the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, a controversial cybersecurity bill that was recently reintroduced in Congress.
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