Booze Joulies bring on the cooling, but won't water down your drink
• gizmag.comIf the only beer that you have on hand is tepid, you may be tempted to pour yourself a glass and throw in some ice cubes.
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Bunch O Balloons fills water bombs in bulk
• gizmag.comIn the winter it's snowballs, and in the summer it's water bombs.
The Guy Who Wants To Reinvent The Cooler Now Has One Of The Most Successful Kickstarters ...
• Business InsiderRyan Grepper's Kickstarter for his "Coolest Cooler," a cooler that's been updated for the 21st century, is poised to become the top-funded Kickstarter project of all time.
The Most Hyped Digital Currency Since Bitcoin Has Officially Launched
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Rob WileLast night, a company called Ethereum began selling the first batch of its cryptocurrency, called ether.
Sponge-like structure generates steam using lowest concentration of solar energy yet
• http://www.gizmag.com, Colin JeffreyA composite of graphite flakes and carbon foam is claimed to convert 85 percent of solar energy into steam
Hackers Could Take Control of Your Car. This Device Can Stop Them
• http://www.wired.com, Andy GreenbergHackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek have proven more clearly than anyone in the world how vulnerable cars are to digital attack.
UK scientists develop super-black material that absorbs 99.96 percent of surface light
• http://www.gizmag.com, Stu RobartsA newly produced material is believed to be the "blackest" ever created. Vantablack is a pure carbon coating and absorbs 99.96 percent of incident radiation (solar energy as it hits the material's surface). Manufacturer Surrey NanoSystems believes th
This 26-Pound Folding Kayak Fits In The Trunk Of A Car
• Business InsiderBoating just became much more accessible thanks to Oru Kayak, a 12-foot-long, 26-pound kayak that folds up into a 33 x 29-inch carrying case.
You Can Now Send Messages Even When You Don't Have Cell Service
• http://motherboard.vice.comWhen Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, taking out a fourth of the city's cell towers and widely wiping out power and wifi, tech creator Daniela Perdomo had an idea.
Flexible, Printed Batteries for Wearable Devices
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Daniel LoveringImprint Energy is developing a long-lasting, bendable, and rechargeable battery.
10 Gbps Li-Fi system shows wireless data transfer in a new light
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Darren QuickNow Mexican company Sisoft, working with researchers from the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM), has developed a wireless technology that transmits data in visible light emitted from LED lamps, while lighting the room at the same ti
Samsung reveals super fast, super dense 850 Pro SSDs up to 1TB in capacity
• http://www.dvice.com, Raymond WongAside from being a global leader in producing smartphones, TVs, and home appliances, Samsung is also at the forefront in providing fast, high-capacity flash storage for your PC
The Air Force Is Working On A New Bomber
• http://www.popsci.com,The B-52 may finally have a grandchild.
New Raspberry Pi Model B+ adds some useful improvements
• http://www.gizmag.com,The Raspberry Pi Model B+ offers some key improvements for the same price as the original model.
FingerReader helps visually impaired read in real-time
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Nick LavarsOur age-old instinct to point at things we'd like to know more about has inspired a device that assists the visually impaired consume written text.
Watch 1,000 Balls Blast Through a Vacuum-Powered Maze
• http://www.wired.com, Liz StinsonNiklas Roy has created a machine that sucks 1,000 sponge balls through its transparent tubes.
Aerial drones may find use as smart photographic light sources
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthAs any professional photographer knows, setting up lights can be a hassle.
Two Weeks, 68 Failures, And One Perfect Run: A Rube Goldberg Story
• http://www.popsci.comThe making of a marvelous machine
Is IBM Making Plans For The End Of Silicon?
• http://www.popsci.comAs chips get smaller, chipmakers investigate new methods and materials.
Beach Sand Used To Make A Battery That Lasts Three Times Longer
• http://www.popsci.comCharge your phone with that white stuff fom the beach
The Pentagon Has Successfully Tested Self-Guided Bullets
• http://www.businessinsider.com,The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced the first successful live-fire tests of the military's first smart, self-guided bullets.
This Feisty Linux Company Has An Interesting Plan To Topple Android
• http://www.businessinsider.comCanonical is a 650-employee software company best known for its version of the Linux operating system.
Motorized Big Wheel Drift Trike speaks to your inner child
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Nick LavarsAttaching motors to drift trikes has seen the sport's popularity flourish over the last 12 months.
"Nano-pixels" hold huge potential for flexible, low-power, high-res screens
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Darren QuickThe Retina displays featured on Apple's iPhone 4 and 5 models pack a pixel density of 326 ppi, with individual pixels measuring 78 micrometers.
Microsoft's Virtual Assistant Cortana Sounds Like It's Going To Be Amazing
• http://www.businessinsider.comWith its latest update to Windows Phone, Microsoft added what Apple and Google have been offering for quite some time—a virtual assistant.
LG "rolls out" latest flexible and transparent OLED panels
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Darren QuickAfter unveiling the world's first flexible OLED TV at CES earlier this year, LG has gone a step further with the unveiling of two new 18-inch OLED panels: the first is a transparent display, while the second can be rolled up.
Now THAT'S what you call a super soaker!
• dailymail.co.ukEngineer builds 'world's most sophisticated machine gun water pistol' with 40ft firing range
The lost promise of the Internet:Meet the man who almost invented cyberspace
• salon.comIn 1934, a little-known Belgian thinker published plans for a global network that could have changed everything
Bulletproof Skin
• thefirearmblog.comDutch researcher Jalila Essaidi has bio-engineered a bullet proof material using spider silk, grown from goat milk, and human skin. They tested it with a reduced velocity .22 caliber bullet. This is all well and good, but it does not help with trauma
Stephanie L. Kwolek, Inventor of Kevlar, Is Dead at 90
• nytimes.comStephanie L. Kwolek, a DuPont chemist who invented the technology behind Kevlar, a virtually bulletproof fiber that has saved thousands of lives, died on Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. She was 90.
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