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Moon Landing Camera Going to Auction
According to organizers of the auction, a camera which is reported to have been on the 1971 NASA Apollo 15 mission which landed on the moon will be going up for sale on March 22, 2014. The camera itself is a 70-millimeter camera, and promoters of the sale say that it was carried by the eighth astronaut to walk on the surface, James Irwin.
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Meet the Asus Chromebox, a $179 fanless mini-desktop
Google's Chrome OS continues to show up on more and more devices, and while the majority of them are laptops, it looks like desktop users are going to have quite a few options as well. Joining LG's upcoming Chromebase all-in-one is the Asus Chromebox, a headless mini-PC that goes on sale in March for $179. At 4.88" by 4.88" by 1.65", it's similar to but slightly larger than Intel's more versatile NUC desktop in every dimension.
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No more laptop fires: Researchers build a better battery
Google "lithium-ion battery explosion" and you'll find enough YouTube videos and even more still shots of charred electronics to feel a tinge of fear about the batteries lurking inside your laptop. Maybe that's just me. But lithium-ion batteries—which make our lightweight, high-powered electronics possible—do carry a small but real flammability risk from one of their key chemical ingredients.
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Sony set to reveal PS4 virtual reality headset at GDC 2014
Sony's Oculus competitor is almost ready for its big unveiling, and it's said to be impressively good.
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Here's why the Galaxy S5 has such incredible battery life
When it announced the Galaxy S5 this week, Samsung pleasantly surprised the audience at MWC 2014 with the phone’s battery performance. The device packs a 2,800 mAh battery that the company claims...
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Did North Korea Recycle Your Laptop?
Did Kim Jong-Un recycle your old laptop? That's the question hovering over last week’s news that Chinese authorities had recently broken up an e-waste smuggling ring responsible for delivering 72,000 metric tons of prohibited junk via North Korea to China’s shores in 2013.
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Death metal: the island that's paying the price for your tablet
With global demand for tin exceeding supply, Bangka has become a gigantic, open mine that extends both on and offshore. After 13 years of indiscriminate mining, its once-pristine tropical forests are now scarred with thousands of Moon-like craters contaminated with acidic water and heavy metals.
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Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
Most modern electronics, from flatscreen TVs and smartphones to wearable technologies and computer monitors, use tiny light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. These LEDs are based off of semiconductors that emit light with the movement of electrons. As devices get smaller and faster, there is more demand for such semiconductors that are tinier, stronger and more energy efficient.
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Wireless electricity? It's here
Katie Hall was shocked the second she saw it: a light-bulb glowing in middle of a room with no wires attached.
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Running Out Of Juice?
With these 5 simple hacks, you can squeeze a little extra juice out of your batteries, saving you money around the house and helping save the earth.
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4K TV: don't believe the hype
Early adopters will be terribly disappointed with what ultra HD TVs can currently deliver.
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Graphene-Copper Wires for Cooler Computing
An exotic form of carbon could help relieve a growing problem with the copper used in computer processors.
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Xbox One vs PS4
Here's a podcast on Xbox One and PS4. In this podcast we discuss the two consoles including the controllers and some of the exclusives as well as specs of both consoles. Everyone also gives their own conclusions on what they think is better PS4 or Xbox One.
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Meet The Reversible USB Cable, Coming This Summer | TechCrunch
Before Apple's Lightning cable, I never even dreamed of a life where input/output cables could be reversible. Now, however, it's hard to go back to standard..
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Samsung Reveals Major Graphene Breakthrough
Graphene may as well be called the most interesting material in the world. It's stronger than a diamond and pretty much anything else known to man. It's an atom thick. It's incredibly conductive and enhances communication. It could potentially replace silicon and ultimately transform electronics...
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First Graphene Audio Speaker Easily Outperforms Traditional Designs
Most loudspeakers work using a diaphragm that creates pressure waves in air by mechanically vibrating. “For human audibility, an ideal speaker or earphone should generate a constant sound pressure level from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, ie it should have a flat frequency response,” say Qin Zhou and Alex Zettl who are both at the University of California, Berkeley.
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ProVape Releases the New ProVari Metallic Emerald Green
ProVape, following the principle to always keep open communication flow with its clients and to listen to their suggestions, releases the new ProVari Metallic Emerald Green. The new ProVari Metallic Emerald Green is in line with the tradition of having the best possible quality, achievable and to encompass this quality with striking outer appearance.
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Vapor Talk Reviews the ProVari
Short review: This thing kicks some major balls. I've tried close to 40 mods now and nothing comes close to this bad boy.
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Discounted Today: USB3 Sticks, SD/microSD Cards, $2000 Flash Drives
Today's Amazon Gold Box features flash storage ranging from 16GB to 2TB, and we're not talking external hard drives. Pick up a new flash drive or memory card, or get your hands on the DataTraveler HyperX Predator 1TB USB3 Flash Drive, which is sitting at a new low by $100.
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How an alternator's AC output is converted into DC voltage your car can use
Most of you drive cars everyday; commuting to work, running errands, what-have-you. Maybe some of you don't. Maybe you have chauffeurs carting you around while you contemplate the finer things in life, like what it would be like to own a private jet with a big picture of yourself painted on the side. This does not concern you. I'm just going to explain how an alternator works.
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