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Friday, March 29, 2013

This Is Nature's B-2 Bomber

The B-2 Spirit aka Stealth Bomber has a very distintictive shape, and when you place it up against a hawk/falcon(?), you can suddenly see why. Nature has bombers of its own, and that form factor just happens to work out well for us too. But for all their similarities, I think we'd all prefer to get hit by the bird's bombs if we had to pick one. [The Aviationist] More »

Original Page: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/tG3uh-_byR8/this-is-natures-b+2-bomber
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Cellphone Towers Disguised as Trees Are a Puzzling Attempt at Aesthetics

With the rapid and lucrative growth in the smartphone industry, we're always told that the world is in our hands. But the infrastructure of that world is not always as seamless as we would like.

Original Page: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/jvayK9CcvQY/
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

OEMs, Why Can’t Any Of You Figure Out Battery Life?

Dear OEMs, we, your loyal customers, have been patient long enough. You’ve given us some really great smartphones and tablets over the years. Your designs are becoming more practical with every iteration, without shedding their aesthetic beauty. We appreciate that, and thank you. Your batteries, however, have got to change. We recognize that your devices are getting faster and thinner, but we can’t use them as long as we should be able to. Face it, a smartphone that only lets you use it for 4 hours isn’t very “smart”. In fact, it’s pretty silly, if you ...
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Original Page: http://pocketnow.com/?p=356476
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Unzipping Antique Gadgets Shows Off Glorious Guts

If only it were so easy as unzipping the case off of a camera to see its amazing insides. It's not, but Chinese art student Hu Shaoming reworked a bunch of old gadgets with zippers so you can peer at their innards. More »

Original Page: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/sFPA7sZEpus/unzipping-antique-gadg...
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Leatherman One Hand Tool (OHT) – Use it with one hand tied behind your back

Leatherman has released another tool in their Military/EMT-aimed multi-tools. The 16-tool OHT is designed so that both the blades AND the pliers can be operated with one hand. The OHT has both needle-nose and regular pliers with wire cutters, 4 blades including a strap cutter, saw, can opener, bottle opener, screwdrivers, threaded attachment for #8-32 Cleaning Rod, and O2 bottle wrench. It is available in Desert Tan, Black, and Silver. It comes with Leatherman’s 25-year warranty and has a street price of ~$70.
Filed in categories: News, Outdoor Gear, Pocket Gear
Tagged: Multi-tool, pocket tools

Leatherman One Hand Tool (OHT) – Use it with one hand tied behind your back originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on March 21, 2013 at 1:30 pm.

Original Page: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/03/21/leatherman-one-hand-tool-oht-use-it-with-...
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This Case Turns Your iPhone Into a Satellite Phone (UPDATED)

When people call Apple's iPhone a "global device" it's really something of a misnomer. Can it work on a desolate, high peak? Or in the middle of the ocean? No, it's limited to a network of ground-based antenna. This simple case frees the iPhone from those shackles, and lets it work pretty much anywhere in the whole wide world. More »

Original Page: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/AIagSCpzMKM/this-case-turns-your-i...
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Back From the Dead

Scientists are trying to bring extinct species back from the dead. Will they recreate something dangerous?

In the March 19th edition of the New York Times, Gina Kolata quotes geneticist George Church as saying, "Maybe we can no longer delay death, but we can reverse it."

So far only one extinct species has been brought back: A goat-like creature that went extinct in 1999. In 2003, it was cloned from frozen cells, but it lived only a few minutes. Cloning needs an intact cell, which, in an extinct species, may not exist. If it works, the embryo must be implanted in a closely related species.

Original Page: http://www.unknowncountry.com/news/back-dead

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Did Amazon Upset Apple By Selling Knock-Off Lightning Cables?

Did Amazon Upset Apple By Selling Knock-Off Lightning Cables?

via Pocketnow by Stephen Schenck on 12/27/12

Shortly after Apple introduced its new Lightning connector alongside the launch of the iPhone 5, we learned that the circuitry inside Lightning cables included an authentication chip, apparently to stop companies from producing cheap, unlicensed Lightning accessories. Well, it didn’t take long for manufacturers to break Apple’s security, and we’ve since seen the arrival of just the sort of cheap knock-off Lightning cables Apple was ...

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Watch "Leslie Fire Chief Memorial pt2" on YouTube

Emergency service personnel from Leslie and surrounding area at Leslie Fire Chief Memorial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDIvUUIB6ww&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Dwight A. Hunt, Sr. A+, MCP
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Blog: http://audio-book-addict.posterous.com
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Watch "Leslie Fire Chief Memorial pt1" on YouTube

Emergency service personnel from Leslie and surrounding area at Leslie Fire Chief Memorial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CUV5mb2_zo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Dwight A. Hunt, Sr. A+, MCP
Facebook and Twitter: dahuntsr
Blog: http://audio-book-addict.posterous.com
OR http://dahuntsr.posterous.com

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