| Swiss Army-Style Key Organizer Eliminates Jingling | | Friday, April 05, 2013 11:59 PM | Annie Colbert |
| BladeKey aims to silence the jingle-jangle of your keychain. The organization tool tucks away keys Swiss Army knife-style, eliminating the need for a keyring and saving your leg from painful pokes. BladeKey is currently collecting funds on Kickstarter with a campaign that has exceeded its initial goal more than six times over with four days left.
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| Add Storage to an Android Device With This Mini MicroSD Reader | | Friday, April 05, 2013 11:31 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| If you're running out of space on your Android smartphone or tablet and want a quick fix, two Northern California brothers may have a solution. Bay Area-based Andy and Rich (no last names identified) were initially frustrated that their Nexus tablet didn't have a built-in SD card reader to expand storage.
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| Artist Uses 200,000 LEGO Bricks for Masterpiece | | Friday, April 05, 2013 10:51 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Did you know that constructing massive LEGO projects can celebrate "spirituality, peaceful ET contact and fantastical worlds?" Now you do. Artist and master LEGO craftsman Mike Doyle spent 600 hours and used more than 200,000 plastic bricks to create Contact 1, the first in a series of mega LEGO builds.
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| App Protects Busy Brains From Distracting Phone Calls | | Friday, April 05, 2013 9:32 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Nothing shatters that moment of being in the zone like the buzz of your cellphone. Productivity, torpedoed. A new app aims to keep you squarely in the zone by monitoring your brain waves to determine the optimal time for you to receive a phone call. Good Times tracks your noggin activity and directs calls straight to voicemail when levels are high.
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| Scientists Develop Learning Algorithm That 'Sees' Your Dreams | | Friday, April 05, 2013 8:29 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| "You had to be there." It's usually the expression you use when you're trying to tell your friend about last night's dream, in which you climbed Mount Everest, won the lottery and became president of the world. But now Japanese researchers have developed an algorithm that can actually help "see" people's dreams.
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| What Would the 'Mad Men' Office Look Like in the 21st Century? | | Friday, April 05, 2013 8:00 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Would Mad Men be such a hit without that classy 1960s charm? After all, what's the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce agency without a little sexism, smokes and mid-day drinks? (Boring, is what it is.) But it is interesting to imagine Don Draper and co. in the Madison Avenue of 2013. Their lives would be far from the scandal and intrigue that surrounded them decades ago (we hope), but so would their tech.
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| Return to the Movies With Vintage 'Siskel and Ebert' Outtakes | | Friday, April 05, 2013 7:42 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert both loved the movies, but that was where the pair's similarities ended. For 13 years, Siskel and Ebert exchanged banter and thumb-ratings. The duo's entertaining sparring paired with an undeniable passion for films made their television show a must-watch for movie lovers.
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| Vine Launches Trending Hashtags | | Friday, April 05, 2013 6:45 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Vine hopes to make exploring content easier with the launch of trending hashtags. The new feature allows users to easily see what the community is Vining about. The hashtags featured are those rising the fastest in popularity, rather than just the most popular overall. Vine cofounder and CTO Colin Kroll announced the addition on the company's blog.
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| It's Now Socially Acceptable to Put Pantyhose on a Dog | | Friday, April 05, 2013 6:01 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Have your dog's legs been feeling chilly during this extended winter? Have your pup's stems been feeling a little exposed in those mini-skirts? Don't worry, just throw a pair of pantyhose on them. Fashion meets function, people. The trend has taken off after gaming site Kotaku realized several people on the Chinese social networking site Sina Weibo began uploading photos of their pooch in hosiery.
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| Take a Bike Ride Through NYC Without Leaving Your Couch | | Friday, April 05, 2013 5:21 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| If seasonal allergies have you avoiding the great outdoors this spring, you can actually enjoy a bike ride through New York City without stepping outside. Dutch startup Cyclodeo mashes together biking and video to create a digital resource for cycling enthusiasts and casual travelers alike.
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| Artist Imagines Barbie Without Makeup | | Friday, April 05, 2013 4:56 PM | Neha Prakash |
| For years, the world has seen Barbie all dolled up. Whether she was in a prom dress, lab coat or astronaut suit, the chick had every hair in place and a fresh coat of lipstick on. No one could deny that Barbie was quite the looker — until now. Artist Eddi Aguirre Cendejaz wondered what Barbie would look like if she didn't have blush and fake eyelashes at her disposal.
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| Rising Seas Swallow 8 Cities in These Climate Change GIFs | | Friday, April 05, 2013 4:26 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Climate change and global warming may cause sea levels to rise and flood coastal cities across the world. Over the past century, the Global Mean Sea Level has risen by 4 to 8 inches. And according to estimates by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (PDF), it will keep rising between 8 inches and 6.6 feet by 2100.
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| 10 Dogs That Watch Way Too Much TV | | Friday, April 05, 2013 4:10 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Dogs like TV too. That's the conclusion we've come to after viewing compelling video evidence over on YouTube. Whether it's Boxers addicted to Family Guy or Golden Retrievers with a penchant for the Air Bud franchise, we have collected some convincing clips that prove just how much our four-legged friends like the goggle box. SEE ALSO: 10 Disappointing Dogs That Sound Like Cats Take a look through our cute video gallery above.
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| Meet the Most Huggable 'BioShock Infinite' Character | | Friday, April 05, 2013 3:46 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| Memorable video game characters are known for inspiring creations in loyal fans, but not often is a story's monster turned into something so cute. Inspired by BioShock Infinite, crafter Anna the Red created an adorable plush version of Songbird, the mechanical jailer responsible for keeping Elizabeth in her cell.
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| 'Jurassic Park' Stars: Where Are They Now? | | Friday, April 05, 2013 3:38 PM | Christine Erickson |
| It's been 20 years since Jurassic Park hit theaters. The first film in the franchise has just been revived for a 3D experience, and you can now relive the nightmares of your youth in HD. If you were around the first time Jurassic Park released, you might be feeling pretty prehistoric yourself right now. The good news is you're not nearly as old as the stars of this film.
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| 'Iron Man 3' Footage Exposes Tony Stark's Anger Toward the Mandarin | | Friday, April 05, 2013 3:09 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Billionaire bad boy Tony Stark melts down in front of paparazzi — exposing his home address and destroying a journalist's phone before speeding off inside a spiffy ride — in this fresh Iron Man 3 video released Friday. The man behind the Iron Man armor wants "good old-fashioned revenge" against the villain the Mandarin, who is hellbent on ruining Stark's personal life.
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| This Is How Far North Korea's Missiles Can Reach | | Friday, April 05, 2013 1:46 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| North Korea on Friday reportedly moved two mobile missiles believed to be of intermediate range to the country's east coast, potentially putting them within striking distance of Japan and American bases in Guam. If the reports are accurate, it's the latest escalation in an increasingly tense situation which may result in a military conflict.
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| 9 Great Apps and Gadgets to Help Your Garden Grow | | Friday, April 05, 2013 1:45 PM | Camille Bautista |
| We weren't all born with green thumbs. For those of us that need a little help, technology can be our saving grace when it comes to gardening. Whether you've never picked up a shovel or have a blooming back yard, we've rounded up a collection of great apps and gadgets to help you grow a garden. Some apps serve as a digital catalog for your favorite flowers, while others recommend seeds and equipment for beginners.
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| How Facebook Can Make Money Off Facebook Home | | Friday, April 05, 2013 1:07 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Facebook took a big step on Thursday towards increasing its presence on mobile with the announcement of Facebook Home — a new home screen and app launcher for Android — and the release of the first-ever Facebook phone manufactured by HTC.
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| Audi and T-Mobile Team Up for $15/Month In-Car Wireless Data Service | | Friday, April 05, 2013 12:02 PM | Charlie White |
| There's a little secret about connecting to the Internet from your car: You usually must use your smartphone to do so, running up potentially shocking data charges along the way. T-Mobile and Audi want to make that cheaper for you with its new in-car data plan by offering wireless connectivity for $15 per month.
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| Animal Planet Sets Up Cockroach Cam | | Friday, April 05, 2013 11:59 AM | Samantha Murphy |
| The Internet loves a good kitten and puppy cam, but what about for the Earth's most understood creatures?
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| Google Glass Apps of the Future: Ghostracing and Real-Time Coaching | | Friday, April 05, 2013 11:46 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| Google Glass is just being released to a relative handful of people right now, but app developers are wasting no time dreaming up possible uses. One such developer, Vectorform, has shared a few such concepts with Mashable. The Detroit-based company has dreamed up some uses for athletes, DIYers and students, among others. Some of the ideas are outlined above.
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| How to Deal With Your Tech-Hating Friends | | Friday, April 05, 2013 11:33 AM | Matt Petronzio |
| Luddites are just the worst. Sure, the ever-growing tech industry can be difficult to follow, but that doesn't mean you should give up on new technology entirely. SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable In these comics, Drew at Toothpaste For Dinner shows how to deal with these increasingly frustrating tech-haters. Do you know anyone like this? Tell us in the comments, not via carrier pigeon.
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| Amazon's Jeff Bezos Invests in 'Business Insider' | | Friday, April 05, 2013 11:20 AM | Lauren Indvik |
| Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has led a $5 million investment round in Business Insider, the six-year-old online media outfit run by former Wall Street analyst Henry Blodget. The investment came about after a dinner Bezos and Blodget had some months ago. "We had dinner a while back," Blodget wrote in an e-mail to Mashable. "A few months later he expressed interest in investing.
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| What The Facebook Phone Almost Was | | Friday, April 05, 2013 11:16 AM | Neha Prakash |
| Facebook announced their "phone" Thursday and it turns out the much-anticipated product was more of a psuedo-operating system called "Home." Mark Zuckerberg presented to the world the result of years of prototypes and trial periods (we assume).
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