| 5 Tech Brands Made in America | | Friday, March 29, 2013 9:52 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| According to recent reports, Google will manufacture its newest gadget, Glass, in Silicon Valley. The "Made in America" label has drawn new focus recently as the U.S. seeks to regain some of its lost manufacturing power. Both the branding and Glass' buzz have coalesced for the launch of this new product, so we wanted to highlight some of the other tech brands who do their manufacturing on American soil.
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| Robots Mimic Ant Colony Behavior | | Friday, March 29, 2013 9:12 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| Robot swarms can mimic how ant colonies navigate complex mazes relatively mindlessly, researchers have found — knowledge that could help to improve designs for manmade transportation networks. Scientists are fascinated by ant colonies because they can form collectives called "superorganisms" that function as single organisms do.
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| This Bra Dryer Makes Lingerie Laundry Easier | | Friday, March 29, 2013 8:55 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Drying bras is more complicated than you think. Pop them in the dryer and ruin the delicate pieces. Hang them on a line and you'll have to wait for hours. Luckily, one man has found the solution to our intimate first world problem with Ricasol, a bra dryer that solves your undergarment woes. Using an infrared light to warm up the fabric, Ricasol evaporates moisture and preserves the garment's shape.
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| Tumblr Back Up After Network-Wide Outage | | Friday, March 29, 2013 8:35 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Update: The issue appears to have been resolved: Network issues that affected certain Tumblr users have been resolved. Thanks for your patience. — Tumblr (@tumblr) March 30, 2013 Tumblr was experiencing "network issues" that prompted a system-wide outage Friday night.
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| 8 Reasons Easter and Children Don't Mix | | Friday, March 29, 2013 8:28 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Easter has had a strong hold as a kid-friendly holiday. Sure, it's well advertised with its bunnies and chocolate and pastel colors, but in its truest form the holiday is quite dangerous to children. Just ask the kids in these eight videos who have been scared hare-less by these hopping mammals or had their parents plot cruel Easter eggs tricks on them.
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| How to Set Parental Controls on In-App Purchases | | Friday, March 29, 2013 8:14 PM | Andrea Smith |
| Apps have become an important part of many kids' lives. There are educational apps that lend a hand in teaching math and history skills, apps for staying in touch with parents, and apps that just read you a story when no one else is around. But when no one else is around is when some kids get into trouble — racking up huge charges from in-app purchases from free apps and games.
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| Doctors Use Big Data to Improve Cancer Treatments | | Friday, March 29, 2013 7:24 PM | Camille Bautista |
| The American Society of Clinical Oncology is looking to further personalize and improve cancer care by tapping into data from millions of patients around the nation. The organization completed the prototype for CancerLinQ, a "learning health system" that collects and analyzes anonymous patient information to provide immediate feedback and guidance for physicians.
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| Band Hijacks Google Street View Car for Music Video | | Friday, March 29, 2013 6:47 PM | The Daily Dot |
| Gunnar & the Grizzly Boys may be the first folks to create art out of a Google Street View taping. Unless they're lying to you. In which case they'd be just another band in the back of a pickup truck.
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| Android-Powered PC Lets Parents Monitor Kids' Online Activities | | Friday, March 29, 2013 6:07 PM | Camille Bautista |
| When it comes to digitally-inclined children, a parent's biggest concern is safety. Kids' constant connection makes it difficult to keep track of how much time they're spending online or what content they're coming across — but one Kickstarter project is giving parents back the control. MiiPC, a compact personal computing device, connects with most computer monitors or TV screens and lets parents track use from a mobile app.
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| Marissa Mayer Tells Inside Story of How Yahoo Wooed Her | | Friday, March 29, 2013 5:30 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Marissa Mayer was originally planning a six-month maternity leave, but shortened that to two weeks after she got the CEO job at Yahoo, she revealed in a blog post on Friday. Mayer's contribution, on Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In blog, tells the inside story of her frame of mind when Yahoo came calling: On June 18th, I got the call. “I’m doing a CEO search. It’s a Fortune 500 company.
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| Follow These 10 Twitter Accounts for North Korea News | | Friday, March 29, 2013 5:08 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Tension across the Korean peninsula is rising: bellicose rhetoric coming from the North has gotten increasingly menacing and South Korea, along with the United States, hasn't backed down. The American military conducted Thursday a test along with the South Korean army, flying B-2 stealth bombers and carrying out mock bombing exercises.
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| UFO Memo Tops FBI's Most-Viewed List | | Friday, March 29, 2013 4:23 PM | Discovery News |
| The most popular file in the FBI Vault has been viewed nearly a million times over the past two years. Yet, it is only a single page, relaying an unconfirmed report that the FBI never even followed up on. The file in question is a memo dated March 22, 1950 — 63 years ago last week. It was authored by Guy Hottel, then head of our field office in Washington, D.C.
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| Nick Offerman Break Dancing Is Best Thing You'll Ever See | | Friday, March 29, 2013 4:05 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Add break dancing to Nick Offerman's list of many talents. The Parks and Recreation actor got jiggy with it on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, after recalling his childhood days on the soybean fields. Turns out Offerman needed a way to keep himself busy while killing weeds, so he turned to the fine art of break dance (as one does). At the time, he dubbed himself "Tick Tock" and busted some sweet moves.
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| Chances Are You've Been Resetting Your Router Wrong | | Friday, March 29, 2013 3:44 PM | Alex Hazlett |
| The first line of troubleshooting for any Internet issue is always to restart the modem and router - annoying, but usually effective. But did you know that there's actually a precise optimal sequence for powering down and rebooting those devices? A new Kickstarter project is betting that you didn't —or that if you did, you'd still like the process to be streamlined.
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| Kung Fu Grandpa Will Kick You to Easter Sunday | | Friday, March 29, 2013 3:12 PM | Christine Erickson |
| While some people prepare for Easter inside of the grocery store, one man makes use of the space right outside of it. A man in Richmond, Va. was practicing some Kung Fu moves in a Food Lion parking lot when a bystander couldn't help but cheer him on from afar. The enthusiastic commentator — known as Rev. Aamon R. Miller on YouTube — sets an imaginary scenario for what was happening outside of his car.
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| The First Ever Honest Cable Company Ad | | Friday, March 29, 2013 3:10 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Hey, you. Yes, we're talking to you. The person who is getting scammed by their cable company. You're probably paying $300 a month for "high-speed cyber hyper double turbo speed extra secure Internet and premium cable" — aren't you? That company promised you it was the latest and greatest of packages that would save you billions of dollars over the course of a lifetime, so you opted in.
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| Vine Grows the Ability to Embed Videos | | Friday, March 29, 2013 2:53 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Vine, with its easy way to create short GIF-like looping videos, has been a hit for Twitter, but its fans long for more features and functionality. Vine is answering that call a little bit today by adding the ability to embed Vine videos. Previously, Vine users could embed tweets with vines, but now they'll be able to embed the Vine videos themselves, at full 600 x 600 resolution, on any website.
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| 5 Inspiring Speakers From the United Nations Youth Forum | | Friday, March 29, 2013 2:49 PM | Trevor Gowan |
| Youth representatives and young leaders in social media gathered Wednesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to discuss what the future holds for young innovators. The U.N. Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, sponsored a series of panels centered around the campaign for Youth to "Innovate Your Future." Check out five out five of our favorite speakers in the gallery above.
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| Voyage to 10 'Game of Thrones' Cities on Travel Site Kayak | | Friday, March 29, 2013 2:44 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Much like the millions of people who are eagerly anticipating the March 31 return of Game of Thrones, the folks at travel service Kayak.com can't wait for the Season 3 premiere. To hold fans over until then, Kayak has hidden Easter eggs on its website, the company exclusively told Mashable. People can now plan trips to and from 10 cities in the Game of Thrones continents of Westeros and Essos.
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| Spring Clean Your Gadgets With These 10 Weird Products | | Friday, March 29, 2013 2:26 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| At this time of year it's traditional to partake in a little bout of spring cleaning. Here at Mashable, we think that annual ritual should be extended to your gadgetry. We have found 10 products that will help you spring clean your laptops, smartphones and other gizmos. SEE ALSO: 10 Awesome Accessories to Organize Your Office Take a look through our selection of weird and wonderful products that can help you keep your tech world tidy.
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| Solar-Powered Plane to Make Cross-Country Flight | | Friday, March 29, 2013 2:13 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| Solar impulse, an ultra-lightweight plane powered completely by the sun is set to fly coast-to-coast this spring, researchers announced on March 28 at Moffett Air Field at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. The plane requires zero fuel and relies solely on solar panels and battery power. The two Swiss pilots of the plane, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, want to complete a flight from Moffett Field to New York City.
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| 7 Easy and Slightly Evil Pranks | | Friday, March 29, 2013 1:56 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Plotting April Fool's Day success doesn't require going all out. Sometimes, keeping the plans simple provides the biggest prank punch. YouTube channel HouseholdHacker details seven easy-to-execute pranks that will have your friends and coworkers praying for April 2 to arrive. Fair warning: These tricks will make you the target of revenge, so stay vigilant.
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| China's Anti-Apple Smear Campaign Backfires | | Friday, March 29, 2013 1:11 PM | NowThisNews |
| The government of China launched a smear campaign against Apple in order to curb its popularity in favor of state-run companies. However, the Chinese people aren't biting, mocking these strategies on the Internet. In the last few years, Apple has doubled its Chinese sales. SEE ALSO: Apple Lets Online Buyers in China Pay in Two-Year Installments Homepage image courtesy of NowThisNews.
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| The Strategy Behind the Viral Red Marriage Equality Campaign | | Friday, March 29, 2013 12:44 PM | Zoe Fox |
| The Human Rights Campaign's Director of Marketing Anastasia Khoo didn't decide to change the organization's equality sign logo from blue to red on a whim. The team at the HRC, the largest lobby organization dedicated to fighting for LGBT rights, knew that the two cases the Supreme Court heard this week on marriage equality were major, that Monday and Tuesday were moments of historic significance.
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| Docked! Soyuz Takes Shortcut to Space Station | | Friday, March 29, 2013 12:09 PM | Discovery News |
| A Russian Soyuz capsule arrived in record time at the International Space Station on Thursday, shaving the standard two-day flight down to less than six hours. The shortcut required some very precisely timed steering maneuvers, all of which occurred without problems. That positioned NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and his two Russian crewmates, Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin, to reach the station at 10:28 p.m.
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