Toshiba shows off new range of 4K TVs

Toshiba shows off new range of 4K TVs: "Yesterday, Sony announced an 84-inch TV with the resolution of four HDTVs put side by side – a bounty of over eight million pixels on a single TV display that has come to be known in the industry as “4K resolution.” Not to be outdone, today at IFA 2012 in Berlin Toshiba announced the Quad Full HD, an entire line of 4K televisions with screens up to 84 inches in size."

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Sony debuts its very own HD action cam

Sony debuts its very own HD action cam: "It teased it via blog and previewed it at the Outdoor Retailer show, but Sony saved the full detailing of its new HDR-AS15 Action Cam for this week's IFA show. "

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Smartphone app determines location, speed and direction of distant objects

Smartphone app determines location, speed and direction of distant objects: "Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a prototype app that combines a smartphone’s GPS, compass and imaging capabilities to calculate the exact location of distant objects and track their speed and direction."

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Willow River State Park Campground - Wisconsin Trails | AllTrails.com

Willow River State Park Campground - Wisconsin Trails | AllTrails.com: "Willow River State Park Campground is a 4 mile loop trail located near Hudson, Wisconsin that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash."

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Bentley sponsors spectacular Historical Concours at Windsor Castle

Bentley sponsors spectacular Historical Concours at Windsor Castle: "In the dying embers of a British summer Bentley sponsored the first Concours of Elegance on the immaculate lawns of Windsor Castle in the U.K. The turnout of special, rare and very valuable classic cars from England, Germany, Italy, France and even the U.S. was extremely good. Click through to check out the extensive picture gallery of these spectacular vehicles on show in the late sunshine."

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The Jaguar F-Type revealed

The Jaguar F-Type revealed: "We had to be content with just a single picture last week, but Jaguar has hit us with the entire F-Type narrative in time for the Paris Motor Show. We now have views from every angle and a little bit of extra context to compare the new roadster with the venerable classic it succeeds."

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App could take the risk of out buying clothes online

App could take the risk of out buying clothes online: "Buying clothes online is always a bit of a crapshoot. You might know that a Large shirt from one designer fits you, but that doesn’t mean that a Large from another designer will also. That’s why a group of PhD students from Spain’s Universitat Autònoma de Bacelona (UAB) created the Verisize app – it’s intended to lessen buyers’ chances of ending up with clothes that don’t fit."

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Xfire system projects a bike lane onto the road

Xfire system projects a bike lane onto the road: "A lot of people won’t ride a bicycle on city streets because they’re scared that a vehicle will run into them. This fear certainly isn’t helped by the many drivers who unknowingly get dangerously close to cyclists while driving alongside them. Xfire’s Bike Lane Safety Light is designed to address that problem by using lasers to project a virtual bike lane on the road around the bike."

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Kymera powered body board gets electrified, approaches commercial release

Kymera powered body board gets electrified, approaches commercial release: "It’s been over 20 months since we last looked at the Kymera jet-powered body board and it’s great to see that its creator, Jason Woods, has stuck with his dream of developing a compact and lightweight personal watercraft."

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NES Zapper Laser packs a punch

NES Zapper Laser packs a punch: "Remember the classic NES Zapper, as used in games like Duck Hunt? Well, an intrepid tinkerer at North Street Labs hacker space in Portsmouth, Virginia, has taken that same harmless toy and retrofitted it with a powerful laser. While not quite deadly enough to take out a real life mallard, you wouldn't want to point the NES Zapper Laser toward a TV either, as it's capable of doing considerable damage to whatever it shoots."

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Seagoing Granturismo – the Silver Arrow motor yacht

Seagoing Granturismo – the Silver Arrow motor yacht: "Mercedes Benz is famous for its range of cars, trucks buses and vans, but the company has ambitions beyond the land. Last year, Mercedes took to the skies with the Eurocopter EC145 Mercedes Benz Style luxury helicopter, and now it has eyes on the seas as part of its vision of “all encompassing mobility.” Presenting the designs at the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show, "

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Hennessey's 1,226 horsepower Cadillac CTS-VR

Hennessey's 1,226 horsepower Cadillac CTS-VR: "Talk about American muscle … Thumbing its nose at hippie ideals like fuel efficiency, the 6.2-litre Cadillac CTS-V is a monster muscle car in stock form, putting out 556 horsepower and 551 foot-pounds of torque straight out of the crate. But for those for whom too much is never enough, aftermarket tuner Hennessey Performance has released details of a souped-up "CTS-VR 1200" that brings together every performance upgrade in the Hennessey catalogue to produce an eye-watering 1,226 horsepower and 1,109 foot-pounds of torque. Handy if you need to tow a trailer … Just watch this thing light up on the dyno rollers."

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Russian PPSH-41 Sub-Machine Gun!!! - YouTube

Russian PPSH-41 Sub-Machine Gun!!! - YouTube: ""

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Watch Awesome CGI Effects from ‘Game of Thrones – Season 2′ Unfold in Front of Your Eyes [Video] - How-To Geek

Watch Awesome CGI Effects from ‘Game of Thrones – Season 2′ Unfold in Front of Your Eyes [Video] - How-To Geek: "CGI technology is pure awesomeness when it comes to adding scenic views and effects to our favorites TV shows and movies. Watch the process unfold right in front of your eyes with this terrific video that focuses on the second season of Game of Thrones!"

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Nearly 1,000 cars participate in world's largest Ferrari parade

Nearly 1,000 cars participate in world's largest Ferrari parade: "Most people would be happy on a day that they see just one Ferrari. During the recent Ferrari Racing Days at Silverstone Circuit event in the U.K., onlookers got to see not one, but more than 900 Ferraris circling the track in a grand spectacle. The event is on its way to being certified as the largest Ferrari parade in history, almost doubling the previous record holder."

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Succeeding an icon: McLaren unveils the P1

Succeeding an icon: McLaren unveils the P1: "The best driver’s car in the world on road and track"—a bold, not to mention subjective, claim. But the McLaren P1 brings a pedigree like few other cars on Earth. The successor to McLaren's infamous F1, the P1 is the automaker's latest halo supercar. McLaren has released the first pictures and details a little more than a week before the official world premiere."

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Steak Secrets from Pat LaFrieda | Men's Health

Steak Secrets from Pat LaFrieda | Men's Health: "Let me tell you something you may not know. You know those guys behind the meat counter at your local supermarket? The guys shoveling briskets, T-bones, and porterhouses onto the shelves? Those guys aren't butchers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calls these employees "meat cutters,""

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Tape Dock transfers songs from cassette tapes to iPhone, iPod touch, and computer

Tape Dock transfers songs from cassette tapes to iPhone, iPod touch, and computer: "If you own an iPhone or iPod touch and have a collection of music on cassette tape, this just might be the gadget of your dreams. ION's Tape Dock allows you to take your favorite cassette tapes and bring them to the digital age. It works with chrome or normal cassettes, so your tapes should not have a problem going digital."

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KillaJoule electric sidecar motorcycle tops 216 mph

KillaJoule electric sidecar motorcycle tops 216 mph: "University of Denver engineering graduate student Eva Håkansson pushed her home-built electric sidecar motorcycle "KillaJoule" to just over 216 mph (347 km/h) last week, while setting a new world record for electric sidecar bikes at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats. The top speed comes achingly close to the fastest record ever set with an internal combustion engine for a bike of that type: 219 mph (352 km/h)."

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Intel demos WiGig wireless technology that is 10 times faster than 802.11n

Intel demos WiGig wireless technology that is 10 times faster than 802.11n: "Many home and business local area networks (LANs) built around the 802.11n standard are starting to buckle under the strain placed on them by an ever-increasing number of wireless devices clamoring for bandwidth. A new technology known as WiGig is looking to clear the bottleneck by offering transfer rates 10 times that of the fastest 802.11n networks."

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Most powerful military explosive tamed for use

Most powerful military explosive tamed for use: "The advent of unmanned combat vehicles is generating a need for smaller weapon systems to fit their reduced dimensions. As a result, more powerful explosives are being sought to get the most performance from smaller warheads."

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Simple eye tracking test used to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s

Simple eye tracking test used to identify early signs of Alzheimer’s: "As researchers look for better ways to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages, one promising detection methodology to emerge is a simple eye tracking procedure developed by scientists at Lancaster University in conjunction with Royal Preston Hospital. The results of such tests can help flag initial signs of memory impairment that are associated with the onset of the disease."

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ORNL roof-and-attic system keeps houses cool in summer, warm in winter

ORNL roof-and-attic system keeps houses cool in summer, warm in winter: "Heating and cooling a house are two of the biggest ongoing costs for homeowners and are responsible for the bulk of the average household’s energy consumption. A new kind of roof-and-attic system field tested at the DoE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) improves the efficiency of both winter heating and summer cooling. Importantly, the new system can be retrofitted to most existing roofs.

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ORNL roof-and-attic system keeps houses cool in summer, warm in winter

ORNL roof-and-attic system keeps houses cool in summer, warm in winter: "Heating and cooling a house are two of the biggest ongoing costs for homeowners and are responsible for the bulk of the average household’s energy consumption. A new kind of roof-and-attic system field tested at the DoE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) improves the efficiency of both winter heating and summer cooling. Importantly, the new system can be retrofitted to most existing roofs.

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Cannondale’s CERV bike dynamically adjusts to changing terrain

Cannondale’s CERV bike dynamically adjusts to changing terrain: "The curved drop handlebars long found on racing bicycles are pretty nifty, right? If you want to get down low to reduce your wind resistance you grab hold of the lower part, and if you’re climbing a hill and need to get a bit more weight and leverage on the crank you can shift your grip to the top bar. The Continuously Ergonomic Race Vehicle (CERV) concept bike takes things a step (or two) further with a design that dynamically adjusts the position of the handlebars based on the terrain being covered, all without changing the seat-to-crank height."

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Boosted Boards skateboard claimed to be world's lightest electric vehicle

Boosted Boards skateboard claimed to be world's lightest electric vehicle: "San Francisco-based startup Boosted Boards has produced an eponymous electric skateboard prototype capable of providing a push-free ride for up to 6 miles. While an electric skateboard isn't anything new in itself, this particular longboard is declared by its makers to be the world's lightest electric vehicle."

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Microsoft wants to turn your living room into a holodeck

Microsoft wants to turn your living room into a holodeck: "Microsoft is beginning to emerge from what some have called "the missing decade" as a company eager to innovate and forge the future rather than be dragged along into it by its competitors. The Xbox brand is very much part of popular culture, and the Xbox 360 is expected to be superseded by a successor in 2013. But Microsoft is looking even further forward than that, with a recently revealed patent application suggesting the company wants to turn living rooms into something akin to the holodecks featured in Star Trek."

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FPSRussia- The 1216 Shotgun! - YouTube

FPSRussia- The 1216 Shotgun! - YouTube: ""

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Flying Scotsman's "Beastie" to be first human-powered vehicle to achieve 100 mph on the flat?

Flying Scotsman's "Beastie" to be first human-powered vehicle to achieve 100 mph on the flat?: "Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree is building a special sort of bicycle. He's building it in his own kitchen without a lick of research assistance to inform the design. Why might research assistance be useful? Because with this bicycle, dubbed Beastie, Obree intends not only to break the human-powered vehicle land speed record, but also hopes to be the first person to break 100 mph (161 km/h). But then, Obree's never been one to do things the easy way."

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‘2012 Raytheon Award Video’ Was Shot Entirely by Pilots in the 67th Fighter Squadron With GoPro Hero Cameras | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘2012 Raytheon Award Video’ Was Shot Entirely by Pilots in the 67th Fighter Squadron With GoPro Hero Cameras | Video | TheBlaze.com:

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LED lantern runs on saltwater

LED lantern runs on saltwater: "Every now and again, a rumor crops up that someone has invented a motor car that runs on water. Sadly, that still remains a rumor, but Green House Co Ltd of Japan will soon be marketing an LED lantern that runs on saltwater."

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NASA’s giant crawler transporter gets an overhaul

NASA’s giant crawler transporter gets an overhaul: "NASA’s giant crawler transporter that carried the Apollo missions and the Space Shuttles to the launch pad is getting an upgrade. In service since the mid-1960s, the 2,495 tonne (2,750 ton) vehicle is receiving new engines and other improvements that will allow it to carry the future Space Launch System (SLS) rockets due to enter service in 2017."

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Solar-powered oven makes fresh water

Solar-powered oven makes fresh water: "Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. Concerned about the lack of fresh water in the developing world, designer Gabriele Diamanti wanted a solution to desalinate water that was available to households rather than relying on giant, centralized plants. He also wanted it to be something inexpensive that could be made by local craftsman. The result is a ceramic solar still called the Eliodomestico that operates like an “upside-down coffee percolator”."

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NASA | Magnificent Eruption in Full HD - YouTube

NASA | Magnificent Eruption in Full HD - YouTube: ""

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Amazing Animated Optical Illusions! #5 - YouTube

Amazing Animated Optical Illusions! #5 - YouTube: ""

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People Are Awesome - YouTube

People Are Awesome - YouTube: ""

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Cheetah robot outpaces Usain Bolt in setting new robotic land speed record

Cheetah robot outpaces Usain Bolt in setting new robotic land speed record: "Usain Bolt might have taken home the 100 meters gold medal from the recent London 2012 Olympics, but things could have been different had DARPA’s Cheetah robot been allowed in the field. Living up to DARPA's original goal of developing a robot that could outrun any human, the quadruped robot has set a new robotic land speed record of 28.3 mph (45.5 km/h) for a 20-meter (65.6 ft) split, bettering Bolt’s human speed record by 0.52 mph (0.8 km/h)."

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Radical bi-directional flying wing design gets NASA funding

Radical bi-directional flying wing design gets NASA funding: "A team that has created a supersonic jet design resembling a flying shuriken has been awarded a US$100, 000 grant from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program to continue development of the aircraft. Aside from looking suitably futuristic, the concept plane’s four-pointed star design serves a practical purpose. By rotating in mid air, the plane can transition between broad-wing subsonic and shorter wingspan supersonic configurations.

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KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports - - Minn. casino cooks up record 1-ton cheeseburger

KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports - - Minn. casino cooks up record 1-ton cheeseburger: "CARLTON, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota casino has cooked up a world-record bacon cheeseburger that's 10 feet in diameter and weighs more than a ton.

The behemoth burger was served up Sunday at the Black Bear Casino Resort near Carlton. It tipped the scales at 2,014 pounds."

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Atari Arcade brings classic games to the Web with HTML5

Atari Arcade brings classic games to the Web with HTML5: "This year marks the 40th anniversary of Atari releasing its first arcade game. The name of that game was Pong, and although the gameplay consisted of nothing more than two paddles moved up and down to deflect a ball to the other side of the screen, it heralded the beginnings of a huge mainstream industry."

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WWII veteran creates bird-friendly wind turbine

WWII veteran creates bird-friendly wind turbine: "World War II veteran Raymond Green, an 89 year old resident of Jackson, California, has created a working prototype of a "bladeless" wind turbine which is bird and bat-friendly, and very quiet in operation. Though still in development at present, Green intends his design to be produced in various sizes, from smaller personal versions to much larger turbines which could be implemented in wind farms."

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Golfer takes delivery of first "Tailor Made" Ferrari in North America

Golfer takes delivery of first "Tailor Made" Ferrari in North America: "It's a given that anyone in the market for a Ferrari is looking to stand out from the crowd. If you are really concerned about the prospect of having to park next to an identical supercar on your next trip to the shops though, you can always go for some extra personalization. Ferrari has long been aware of this dilemma and late last year ramped up its personalization efforts with the launch of the "Tailor Made" program."

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How to Snap Wood With Your Hand - Muscle and Fitness

How to Snap Wood With Your Hand - Muscle and Fitness: "When you were 8 years old, the words ninja and karate master weren’t Internet memes or punch lines but held a place in your mind as legitimate career options. Then you smacked your hand against a wooden board, expecting it to fly apart into splinters, and nearly broke your hand."

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