Tiny humidifier works with any water bottle

Tiny humidifier works with any water bottle: "Carrying a full-size humidifier with you when you travel isn’t particularly convenient. If you still don’t want to dry out while sleeping in your hotel room, however, there is an option. South Korea’s Amazing Grace is now offering a tiny humidifier that can be placed in whatever bottle of water is close at hand."

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Hiroshima's Optical Glass House constructed using 6,000 glass bricks

Hiroshima's Optical Glass House constructed using 6,000 glass bricks: "Architecture studio Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has designed the “Optical Glass House” in Hiroshima, Japan, that aims to acoustically protect residents from the main road outside, whilst providing light and views for the residents within."

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Genetically-engineered mosquitoes lose nose for humans

Genetically-engineered mosquitoes lose nose for humans: "It has long been believed that detecting carbon dioxide was one of the ways that mosquitoes target their human prey. But the fact that mosquitoes tend to favor certain people over others indicates that some other odor also plays a part in the attraction. Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have genetically engineered mosquitoes to alter their sense of smell, which could provide the understanding required to block the pesky pests' attraction to humans."

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Oculus Rift + Microsoft Kinect = full-on Virtual Reality?

Oculus Rift + Microsoft Kinect = full-on Virtual Reality?: "The ledge I'm standing on has a strange existential duality. In the physical realm, it's a thin strip of red, millimeters above the floor of a pristine white booth in a basement in Shoreditch, London where the 3D tinkerers and technologists (of everything from 3D film to 3D printing) at Inition keep their toys"

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Exclusive: Nerf’s Newest Gun Fires 100 Feet | Popular Science

Exclusive: Nerf’s Newest Gun Fires 100 Feet | Popular Science: "Sniping our fellow editors is a much-beloved and long-standing tradition here at Popular Science HQ. Trouble is: our long hallways leave us no escape from our all too well-armed victims. That won’t be the case for much longer; soon, we can be snipers. We got a sneak peek at the longest-range Nerf gun in history, the 100-foot-firing N-Strike Elite Centurion."

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Audioengine 5+ multimedia speakers - CNET Reviews

Audioengine 5+ multimedia speakers - CNET Reviews: "An CNET Editors' Choice winner, Audioengine's 5+ powered speakers deliver big sound and audiophile-grade performance. Add any audio source (PC, iPod, phone) and you're good to go."

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Glacier National Park by spease

Glacier National Park by spease: "I have been to several national parks, this is my favorite. I wanted to share Glacier with everyone, this is a place that could possibly be the most beautiful place on earth. If you enjoy anything in nature, be it scenery, wildlife, waterfalls, mountains, or just the peace and tranquility of quiet and beauty, you need to visit Glacier national Park."

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Amazing Science Facts About The Earth

Amazing Science Facts About The Earth: "This is a collection of interesting facts and details about the Earth. You may or may not have heard or read about these facts before. There is something about reading interesting facts that you didn't know that makes you want to learn more."

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The 300 sparta warriors

The 300 sparta warriors: "This is about the battle of Thermopylae, The 300 Sparta warriors that fought and died there, and how that battle and their sacrifice changed the course of history and democracy for the world. "

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Tag On That lets you print on almost any object

Tag On That lets you print on almost any object: "Is that label maker of yours just not turning your crank anymore? Well, if you’re willing to do a little more fiddling around, you might be interested in Tag on That. Billed as “the world's first affordable Specialty Printer Machine,” the portable device utilizes the same principles as industrial-scale machines, to print words or images on just about any object that you can fit inside of it."

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Aeryon Labs' portable SkyRanger UAV brushes off harsh weather conditions

Aeryon Labs' portable SkyRanger UAV brushes off harsh weather conditions: "Many UAV drones have issues when it comes to strong winds and adverse weather, but if you're a soldier needing a birds-eye view, you don't always have time to wait for the sky to clear up. Aeryon Labs' SkyRanger UAV deploys from a backpack within seconds and boasts a new airframe that can remain aloft in high winds and extreme temperatures."

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"First medical tricorder" seeks crowd-funding ahead of FDA approval

"First medical tricorder" seeks crowd-funding ahead of FDA approval: "Scanadu has turned to crowd-funding website Indiegogo to bring what it calls "the first medical tricorder," its Scout diagnostic device, to market. Though expected to ship to home users in March 2014, Scanadu highlights that until the Scout is approved by the FDA, it should not be thought of as a medical device. Instead, backers are described as testers who will help to gather the data to gain that approval."

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Honda begins leasing Walking Assist Exoskeleton

Honda begins leasing Walking Assist Exoskeleton: "Practical exoskeletons have moved considerably closer to everyday use with the news that Honda has begun leasing 100 of its Walking Assist Devices to hospitals in Japan so that it can monitor and validate their usefulness in the real world."

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Panasonic TC-P60ZT60 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review

Panasonic TC-P60ZT60 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review: "The good: The Panasonic TC-PZT60 series plasma TV can produce the best all-around picture quality available; deepest black levels in its class; highly accurate color; excellent video processing, off-angle viewing and screen uniformity; best-in-class preservation of contrast and reduction of reflections under bright lights; very good 3D picture; classic styling; plenty of Smart TV content; includes two pair of 3D glasses."

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Oil refining what do we get from it

Oil refining what do we get from it: "A barrel of crude oil refining consists of 42 gallons of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons. They are different lengths and weights of hydrocarbons. During the refining process they break down the hydrocarbons in ways that allow them to get different products from the oil at different points in the oil refining process. So what do they get?"

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Mayan calendar and why the world didn't end

Mayan calendar and why the world didn't end: "Will Dec. 21 2012 be the end of the world? We have made it, the end of the world didn't come on that day. There have been a lot of discussion on this topic. There were a lot of end of the world predictions and arguments saying that the world was going to end on Dec 21. What is the basis for these predictions?"

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Enormous 5,000,000 Piece LEGO X-Wing Lands on Times Square | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Enormous 5,000,000 Piece LEGO X-Wing Lands on Times Square | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Surrounded by a storm trooper security detail, LEGO unveiled their largest model to date: a 5,335,200 piece Star Wars X-Wing fighter."

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Inteliscope turns your iPhone into a tactical gun sight

Inteliscope turns your iPhone into a tactical gun sight: "You might think strapping your smartphone to a firearm is the last thing you'd want to do with it, but what if it could provide helpful information while hunting or during target practice? That's just what inventor Jason Giddings and his new company, Inteliscope, LLC, decided to do when they combined guns with smart devices to launch the Inteliscope Tactical Rifle Adapter."

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Together at last – an RC car and a quadcopter

Together at last – an RC car and a quadcopter: "Quadcopters are becoming more and more popular with radio-controlled model enthusiasts, but sometimes ... sometimes you still just want to remotely-control a car. If that’s the case with you, then UK-based product designer Witold Mielniczek has got you covered. His prototype vehicle, known simply as B, functions as both a quadcopter and an off-road racer."

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Top 10 greatest guitar players all time

Top 10 greatest guitar players all time: "My picks for the top 10 greatest guitar players of all time, may be a little different than yours, but you can't disagree that these guys are fantastic. This is not necessarily the order that I would put them in from best to 10th best,"

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Six Flags Over Texas Amusement Park: World's highest swing ride opens taking thrill-seekers 400 FEET in the air | Mail Online

Six Flags Over Texas Amusement Park: World's highest swing ride opens taking thrill-seekers 400 FEET in the air | Mail Online: "The world’s tallest tower swing ride, which sends those foolhardy enough to get on-board a whopping 400 feet up in the air, was officially opened on Saturday at the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park in Arlington.

The Texas SkyScreamer allows up to twenty-four riders to sit in open-air swings while spinning in a 124-foot circle at speeds up to 35mph. "

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Best HDTVs overall - CNET Reviews

Best HDTVs overall - CNET Reviews: "We review a lot of TVs here at CNET, but the list below represents only the best. It collects our most highly recommended models arranged in order of overall score, regardless of type, technology, brand, or size. These cumulative ratings indicate which TVs scored highest considering the major areas we rate: design, features, picture quality, and value. We don't expect this list to be enough for everyone, however, so we've also created supplemental lists broken down by technology type, screen size, and picture quality (Best 5). Choose from the lists to the left according to which criteria matter most to you."

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Duct Tape on Everything

Duct Tape on Everything: "Duct tape is great stuff. Got a blister emergency but no moleskin? Duct tape. Need to patch a pack, jacket, tent, boots, or just about anything else on your person? Duct tape."

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Full-scale X-Wing replica touches down as world's largest Lego model

Full-scale X-Wing replica touches down as world's largest Lego model: "A certain Jedi Master, species unknown, once said, “size matters not.” But he obviously wasn’t referring to the latest Lego creation from the Lego group. Taking the title of the world’s largest Lego model is a 1:1 scale replica of an X-Wing, complete with R2 unit, made up of 5,335,200 Lego bricks and taking 32 Lego master builders 17,336 hours (around four months) to complete."

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McLaren celebrates 50th anniversary with limited edition 12C

McLaren celebrates 50th anniversary with limited edition 12C: "McLaren is looking to make the wanting and the owning of a 12C even more enticing as part of its ongoing 50th Anniversary celebrations. Featuring a tidy list of anniversary upgrades, the McLaren 50 12C and 12C Spider are available as part of a special one hundred car run."

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Garage-built Bailey Blade XTR sports car coming to SEMA

Garage-built Bailey Blade XTR sports car coming to SEMA: "Developing a high-performance sports car is a project that takes many years inside a well-established auto company. It's exponentially more difficult when you're a small team pursuing one hot rod enthusiast's vision for the ultimate sports car. BXR Motors has been slowly but surely developing its Bailey Blade XTR sports car for the past half-decade, but things appear to be jumping into high gear now that the small start-up has secured the funding it needs to finish the 750-hp car."

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US Navy's Triton UAV takes to the skies for the first time

US Navy's Triton UAV takes to the skies for the first time: "It’s been a busy month for UAVs with some launching from aircraft carriers and others saving lives. Now, the US Navy’s latest unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, has taken to the skies. This Wednesday, the 47.6-foot (14.5-m) aircraft, powered by a Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbofan engine, took off from Palmdale, California. It was under the control of Navy and Northrop Grumman personnel, as part of a series of tests to certify the system for fleet operations."

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New fabric sucks out sweat and remains completely dry

New fabric sucks out sweat and remains completely dry: "Unsightly underarm sweat patches could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new fabric developed at the University of California, Davis. Instead of simply soaking up sweat like conventional fabrics, the new fabric is threaded with tiny channels that pull the sweat from one side to the other where it forms into droplets that drain away."

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X-47B makes first touch-and-go landings on carrier

X-47B makes first touch-and-go landings on carrier: "On Friday May 17, the US Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator took another historic step as it conducted its first touch-and-go landings on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia. This maneuver is a critical achievement in the Navy’s program to develop an autonomous, unmanned, jet-powered combat aircraft capable for operating from a carrie"

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Porsche reveals more details on upcoming 918 Spyder hybrid

Porsche reveals more details on upcoming 918 Spyder hybrid: "Before there was a Porsche Panamera plug-in, there was the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid. And while the Panamera S E-Hybrid might make it to market first, the 918 is on the way, too. This week, Porsche revealed new details about the race-inspired track rocket, which serves as its most advanced, expensive sports car ever."

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Aston Martin's retro-inspired CC100 Speedster Concept

Aston Martin's retro-inspired CC100 Speedster Concept: "The CC100 Speedster made its world premiere by completing a lap of the Nürburgring's infamous Nordschleife (North Loop) racetrack, a course that Sterling Moss once dominated in a DBR1. Designed and constructed in an impressive six months, the CC100 concept incorporates most of the technical and design elements from the firm’s current stable while attempting to pay proper respect to its elders. Measuring 4.5 meters (14.75 ft) long and 2.0 meters (6.57 ft) wide, the Speedster’s proportions place it dimensionally between the DB9 and Vantage."

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Laser cutter carves music files onto wooden records

Laser cutter carves music files onto wooden records: "Not too long ago, Amanda Ghassaei from Instructables caught our attention when she constructed several playable records with a 3D printer. By sending raw audio data through a custom script, she was able to automatically generate 3D designs for a printer to follow – albeit with crude results. Recently, Ghassaei programmed a new code that let her substitute the 3D printer for a laser cutter to carve functional records from wood and other materials."

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OX: the flat-pack truck designed for developing nations

OX: the flat-pack truck designed for developing nations: "OX is a lightweight, high-payload truck invented by toymaker, adventurer, and philanthropist Sir Torquil Norman with the aim of providing a simple, robust and cost-effective work-horse in developing nations. The 1,500-kilogram (1.6-ton) truck can be assembled from a flatpack package within a day and is capable of transporting 13 people, eight 44-gallon oil drums, or a total of 2,000 kilograms (2.2 tons) in weight."

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Microsoft unveils Xbox One next-gen console

Microsoft unveils Xbox One next-gen console: "After months of leaks and speculation, Microsoft has announced the Xbox One – the company's next-gen system and its competitor to Sony's PlayStation 4 console. The system is designed to provide the user with an “all-in-one experience," adding live TV integration and gesture and voice control on top of next-gen hardware and specs."

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Jaguar concept art embodies future design language

Jaguar concept art embodies future design language: "It may look like the strangest concept vehicle ever, but the new art installation unveiled by Jaguar as part of Clerkenwell Design Week in London is, according to the company, a “vision of Jaguar's future design language.” Created by Royal College of Art students in conjunction with Jaguar Advanced Design in Whitley, Coventry, the installation was the winner out of nine entries in the Jaguar Advanced Design competition."

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Satellite captures amazing 6,000-mile-long panorama from orbit

Satellite captures amazing 6,000-mile-long panorama from orbit: "NASA has captured the world's largest panoramic photo showing a swath of land 6,000 miles long and 120 miles wide using a satellite orbiting 438 miles (705 km) above the Earth. At 19.06 gigapixels, "The Long Swath” is far from the highest resolution panorama on record, falling well short of the 320 gigapixel panorama of London, but it is without question the longest, covering an area from northern Russia to South Africa."

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Do You Use The “30 Days to a Habit” Strategy?

Do You Use The “30 Days to a Habit” Strategy?: "The premise: many studies and researches found that successful people tend to have more habits (positive habits, mind you) when compared to average people. That’s because habits add consistency and discipline to your professional and personal life, traits that are essential to reaching your goals"

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EXTREME SPORTS, extremely cool stuff!! - YouTube

EXTREME SPORTS, extremely cool stuff!! - YouTube: ""

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How to Doodle: Cool Mysterious Stuff [Speed Edit] - YouTube

How to Doodle: Cool Mysterious Stuff [Speed Edit] - YouTube: ""

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Crazy man doing EXTREMELY COOL STUFF - YouTube

Crazy man doing EXTREMELY COOL STUFF - YouTube: ""

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Tardigrades toughest creature alive

Tardigrades toughest creature alive: "The toughest creature on earth is likely one that you have never heard of, it’s called a Tardigrade, also commonly referred to as a water bear, or moss piglet. This creature is about .039 of an inch long full when full grown, it's small but tough. Tardigrades live in freshwater or saltwater, and in most other damp areas."

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Hottest place on Earth

Hottest place on Earth: "There has been some dispute and controversy over the past 90 years about what place on Earth holds the record for the highest temperature reading. In July 1913 there was an official reading at Furnace Creek in Death Valley of 134 degrees. In 1922 there was a temperature recorded in Northern Libya of 136 degrees, that took the record away from Death Valley."

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50 years of the Raging Bull: A Lamborghini retrospective

50 years of the Raging Bull: A Lamborghini retrospective: "There must have been something in the water in 1963. First, I was born (a very vital piece of information), McLaren Auto was established, Iron Man and X-Men debuted in Marvel Comics, the Beatles released their debut LP, TAB Cola was introduced and James Bond’s Dr. No hit theaters. It was also the year in which a young, ambitious Italian farmboy by the name of Ferruccio Lamborghini decided his talent for mechanical enhancement, engineering and marketing would be better served designing high-performance automobiles."

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The paper is the circuit: Scientists create graphite-based paper circuitry

The paper is the circuit: Scientists create graphite-based paper circuitry: "Given the low costs and extensive applications that could be possible with flexible paper circuit boards, we've seen many ideas for their production, from printing with silver ink to embedding chips within paper. Now, however, scientists have developed an elegant method for selectively changing the very nature of the paper itself into conductive graphite. Unlike polymer-based flexible circuits, these paper circuits are, ironically, able to withstand the high temperatures generally used in the production of electronics."

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Elio Motors highlights its $7,000, 84-mpg 3-wheeled car

Elio Motors highlights its $7,000, 84-mpg 3-wheeled car: "Scheduled to sell for less than half the price of the current cheapest car in America, the Elio is a 3-wheeled "car" that hopes to shake up the automotive world. It eschews the trendy electric powertrain for a small gas system, but thanks to its small, light, aerodynamic design, it promises to keep drivers away from the gas pumps for as long as possible."

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X-47B makes historic carrier launching

X-47B makes historic carrier launching: "Naval aviation history was made today, as an autonomous unmanned aircraft took off from a US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia. The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS-D) took to the air from the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and is part of a program to develop carrier-based unmanned combat aircraft capable of carrying out missions according to pre-programmed instructions rather than being under constant control by a ground-based pilot."

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Planned Vikings Stadium will have world's largest transparent roof

Planned Vikings Stadium will have world's largest transparent roof: "The Minnesota Vikings American football team has announced the final design for a new stadium to built in the Minneapolis city center that will feature the world’s largest transparent roof. This feat will be achieved using state-of-the-art polymer instead of glass to resist the extremes of Minnesota’s climate, while providing views of the city skyline and a sense of openness for fans and players alike."

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BMW M5 gets sideways for 51 miles to set new drifting world record

BMW M5 gets sideways for 51 miles to set new drifting world record: "Back in February at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Abdo “Dado” Feghali set a new Guinness World Record by getting sideways in a stock Chevrolet Camaro SS fitted with an EasyDrift system for over 10 minutes, covering a distance of 6.95 miles (11.18 km). Pretty impressive, right? Well, it’s not looking quite so impressive after BMW Performance Center Instructor Johan Schwartz spent a large slab of his Saturday in a continuous drift that covered an insane 51.28 miles (82.52 km)."

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Autonomous X-47B Jet Fighter Makes Historic First Launch From An Aircraft Carrier | Popular Science

Autonomous X-47B Jet Fighter Makes Historic First Launch From An Aircraft Carrier | Popular Science: "ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, ATLANTIC OCEAN--All that was left on the carrier deck was a cloud of white steam wafting over a flight crew that was visibly bursting with excitement even with faces concealed behind bulky protective headgear, noise suppressing headsets, and darkly tinted goggles"

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What is the Highest Point on Earth?

What is the Highest Point on Earth?: "If you ask people what is the highest point on Earth, the answer from most would be Mount Everest. Depending on how you measure the highest point, Everest is not right if you measure from the center of the Earth, and not from sea level."

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Things about people

Things about people: "There are many things you do in life that you rarely think about because you do them often, so often that you don't even realize how often you do them. The average number of times you do certain things, and use certain things in a lifetime is amazing. Some of the things are weird, some of them are unbelievable, some of them are bizarre, all of them are interesting."

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Vikings confirm the inevitable: Joe Webb is moving to wide receiver | 1500 ESPN Twin Cities – Minnesota Sports News & Opinion (Twins, Vikings, Wolves, Wild, Gophers) | Sportswire: Minnesota Vikings

Vikings confirm the inevitable: Joe Webb is moving to wide receiver | 1500 ESPN Twin Cities – Minnesota Sports News & Opinion (Twins, Vikings, Wolves, Wild, Gophers) | Sportswire: Minnesota Vikings: "Webb and coach Leslie Frazier said as much to the Star Tribune, confirming a decision that seemed inevitable since the Minnesota Vikings signed Matt Cassel to back up quarterback Christian Ponder."

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Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker!

Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker!:

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Canadian police save a man's life, using a drone

Canadian police save a man's life, using a drone: "While we hear a lot about the ways in which hovering aerial drones can potentially be used to violate peoples’ privacy, it’s always nice to know that they can help us, too. That was the case last Thursday (May 9th), when RCMP from the Canadian city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan used a remotely-operated quadcopter to locate the victim of a single-vehicle rollover, which occurred in the countryside at near-freezing temperatures."

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Ion Tiger sets new UAV endurance record

Ion Tiger sets new UAV endurance record: "Back in 2009, the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) set an endurance record for electric unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) when its fuel cell-powered Ion Tiger aircraft managed to stay aloft for 26 hours and 1 minute. Now, NRL has announced that the same aircraft has trounced that record, by remaining in flight for 48 hours and 1 minute."

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Lamborghini selfishly celebrates 50 years with Egoista concept

Lamborghini selfishly celebrates 50 years with Egoista concept: "Controversial – that's about the nicest way we can describe Lamborghini's 50th anniversary efforts on the concept car front. Just two months after showing the Veneno – arguably the most extreme(ly ugly) concept in its history – Lamborghini pushes the boundaries even further. The surprise Egoista concept is even more out there in design."

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Funeral Industry Anticompetitive

Funeral Industry Anticompetitive: "Morbid though it may be, there are special interests in the funeral industry that attempt to distort the free market. When monks in Louisiana started selling coffins for half the state average, a state cartel of funeral home owners, acting under the auspices of the Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, blocked the monks from selling their coffins by enforcing onerous regulations. Similar legislation or regulations exist in many states, creating a nationwide system of overpriced funerals and caskets, says Eric Boem, a reporter for the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity."

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25 Simple Yet Awesome Gadgets and Accessories

25 Simple Yet Awesome Gadgets and Accessories: "You know what they say, “less is more”, and these simple (yet awesome) gadgets are the perfect examples."

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Video: High energy laser takes out rocket from 1.5 km

Video: High energy laser takes out rocket from 1.5 km: "Lockheed Martin has released a video of ADAM, its high energy laser (HEL) system, taking out a rocket from a range of 1.5 km (0.9 miles). Slowed down, the 300-fps video clearly shows the laser beam striking and tracking a point towards the front of the rocket, before destroying it mid-flight."

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Car-top cargo box doubles as a boat

Car-top cargo box doubles as a boat: "Given that people such as myself already have a tendency to mistake streamlined car-top boxes as whitewater kayaks, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that someone has gone and done the obvious – made a roof box that converts into a boat. Instead of serving as a kayak, however, the Boatbox can be rowed like a dinghy, or even fitted with a small motor or a sail."

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A multi-functional tablet built for backcountry survival

A multi-functional tablet built for backcountry survival: "Smartphones, tablets and laptops are great when you're sitting on the couch or running around the city, but they aren't as great in the wilderness where cellular service disappears and bright sunlight renders LCD screens near-illegible. "

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Abu Dhabi International Airport lets travelers rest up in cocoon-like GoSleep pods

Abu Dhabi International Airport lets travelers rest up in cocoon-like GoSleep pods: "If you’re a claustrophobic insomniac, the GoSleep sleeping pods probably won’t be of much interest to you, but for international travelers fighting with jet lag and tight schedules, being able to rent a private place to kip for an hour can be godsend. Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) announced last week that it has installed ten of the Finnish-designed GoSleep pods at Abu Dhabi International Airport to provide passengers with individual sleeping quarters while waiting for flights."

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Fox to Bring Back ‘24’ and Jack Bauer - NYTimes.com

Fox to Bring Back ‘24’ and Jack Bauer - NYTimes.com: "The Fox network said on Monday that it was bringing back “24,” the counterterrorism drama that stoked the American public’s fears after the Sept. 11 attacks, as a 12-episode series next year. The show’s original conceit, a story that plays out in real time over a 24-hour period, will stay intact, but the producers will skip some hours and condense others to fit into the 12-hour format."

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60 of the Best Computer Mods | Computer Plus

60 of the Best Computer Mods | Computer Plus:

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MAKE | Circuit Board Table

MAKE | Circuit Board Table: "Prompted by the Circuit Board Bench that we posted yesterday, commenter GuyInMilwaukee pointed us to his beautiful Computer Board Table. It’s actually made of two tables, one on the inside to hold the computer boards, and one on the outside, that acts as the surface of the piece. Shadyman asked him how he chose the components to display, and it turns out that they are from his first computer:"

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SAMSUNG Flexible AM OLED - YouTube

SAMSUNG Flexible AM OLED - YouTube: ""

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Amazing Dolphin Encounter with Hawaiian spinner dolphins in Maui - Gopro Hero 3 Black Edition - YouTube

Amazing Dolphin Encounter with Hawaiian spinner dolphins in Maui - Gopro Hero 3 Black Edition - YouTube:

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Global positioning system for outdoorsman

Global positioning system for outdoorsman: "If you are looking for a hand held GPS unit to use for hiking, hunting, biking, fishing, or any other activity that does not include a car, a hand held is the best type of GPS to get. The hand held units are so much more useful over a wide array of activities. You can get them with mounts for your bike, for your car, "

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Best car GPS to get you where you're going

Best car GPS to get you where you're going: "Most of the car GPS units on the market will work well to get you where you want to go, what you need to do to decide which one is best for you is decide how much you are willing to spend for the bells and whistles that are offered. The more it does, the more it costs. "

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How do tornadoes form

How do tornadoes form: "Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms; having destructive winds in excess of 250 mph they can destroy anything in their path. Tornadoes are fascinating to watch and will almost mesmerize you like watching a fire, but they can be extremely dangerous to watch from close range."

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It's Raining Birdies | Professional Disc Golf Association

It's Raining Birdies | Professional Disc Golf Association: "The 4th stop on the National Tour Elite Series came to an end today as the final putts hit the chains at the Hall of Fame Classic in Appling, GA. "

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NeoLucida brings 19th Century sketching tech into the present

NeoLucida brings 19th Century sketching tech into the present: "As long ago as 1807 – and possibly up to 200 years earlier – many artists used an optical device known as a camera lucida to help them in sketching subjects. A controversial theory even suggests that some of the famous Old Masters created their masterpieces not by sketching freehand, but by using such gadgets. Now, two art professors are trying to bring the camera lucida back, in the form of the low-cost portable NeoLucida."

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Casetop "laptop" uses your smartphone as its brains

Casetop "laptop" uses your smartphone as its brains: "Packing powerful processors supported by a healthy amount of system memory and storage, modern smartphones are just like mini computers that can be carried around in your pocket. As a mobile office, however, such devices do have some practical limitations"

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In two weeks, Mars One receives over 78,000 applications for one-way trip to Mars

In two weeks, Mars One receives over 78,000 applications for one-way trip to Mars: "Despite the one-way nature of the trip, it seems there’s no shortage of people willing to pack their bags and experience life on Mars. Just two weeks after putting out the call for potential Mars settlers, Mars One had received over 78,000 applications from people in over 120 countries. With the application period set to last 19 weeks, the Mars One selection committees face a daunting task in whittling the numbers down to the four individuals that will ultimately make the journey that is planned for September 2022."

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Making solar cells with a kitchen microwave

Making solar cells with a kitchen microwave: "For most people, experiments involving a home microwave typically don't go much further than inflating a marshmallow like a balloon or reheating leftovers in plasticware – both with messy results. For metallurgists though, microwaves are sometimes employed to efficiently process metals, which is how researchers at the University of Utah found themselves using a secondhand kitchen appliance in their lab."

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These new roller coasters will make your head spin

These new roller coasters will make your head spin: "Consider it the summer of the coaster. Theme parks from east to west are unveiling new roller coasters made of wood, steel and a combination thereof that soar through the air, plunge through water and perform gravity-defying stunts."

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Atacama desert, the driest place on Earth

Atacama desert, the driest place on Earth: "The Atacama desert while not as well known as the Sahara or the Kalahari, but it has the distinction of being the driest place on earth. As you can see from the picture to the right, it doesn't even look like the Earth, it looks more like another planet."

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3D-printed pistol survives test firing

3D-printed pistol survives test firing: "The potential for 3D-printed guns has (unsurprisingly) generated a great deal of controversy, and the Liberator is no exception. Named after the WWII single shot pistol, this 3D-printed .380 caliber pistol is made almost entirely of plastic and looks more like a nozzle for a water hose than a gun. The weapon has survived multiple firings with very little damage, inspiring enough confidence that designer Cody Wilson has now tested the gun by hand."

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Staples becomes first major US retailer to sell 3D printers

Staples becomes first major US retailer to sell 3D printers: "Despite the growing popularity of 3D printers, being limited to purchase through specialist stores and online shops means they still occupy a niche market of hobbyists and professional designers. You can't just waltz into your local office supply store and pick one up along with a pack of manila folders and paperclips. But soon, you'll be able to do just that. Office supply chain Staples will become the first major US retailer to offer 3D printers on its shelves, starting with the Cube from 3D Systems."

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Rod Millen aims at new Pikes Peak EV record in updated TMG EV P002

Rod Millen aims at new Pikes Peak EV record in updated TMG EV P002: "With his surname already linked with the overall Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record thanks to son Rhys, Rod Millen is focusing his attention on piloting an electric vehicle up the mountain. During his debut in the electric division, he'll look to break the EV record in an updated version of the vehicle that set it: the EV P002 from Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG)."

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Terrafugia Previews Plug-in Hybrid Flying Car, TF-X | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Terrafugia Previews Plug-in Hybrid Flying Car, TF-X | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Terrafugia this week unveiled plans for a plug-in hybrid version of its flying car, or "street-legal airplane.""

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Waverider makes hypersonic history

Waverider makes hypersonic history: "t was fourth time lucky for Boeing’s X-51A Waverider, as it blasted into the history books on Monday. The fourth test of the hypersonic drone achieved the longest scramjet-powered hypersonic flight yet, hitting a top speed of Mach 5.1 (which is 2,924 knots, 3,366 mph and 5,417 km/h using SI standard conversion). Dropped from a B-52H bomber out of Edwards Air Force Base in California, the unmanned craft flew at top speed for three and a half minutes before it made a controlled dive into the Pacific Ocean after six minutes of flight."

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Porsche's next-gen 911 Turbo S makes 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds

Porsche's next-gen 911 Turbo S makes 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds: "As Porsche celebrates 50 years of its iconic 911, it’s only fitting that the fastest and most advanced models of the line-up should get a makeover. The next-gen 911 Turbo and Turbo S have received several technical revisions to enhance handling and make the fast even faster, with the S model leaping from 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds. This hi-tech generation is similar to its ancestors in name only."

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Would you wear a shirt for 100 days without washing it?

Would you wear a shirt for 100 days without washing it?: "A good wool shirt is awesome, but would you wear one for 100 days straight without washing it? Wool & Prince claims that you can do exactly that with its buttondown shirts, which it handed out to 15 “wear testers” who wore them while engaging in such activities as backpacking in the Andes and dancing in "Tropical" NYC clubs. According to the makers, the shirts not only proved durable, but still looked – and smelled – fresh after over three months of straight wear."

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The body’s “Fountain of Youth” could lie in the brain

The body’s “Fountain of Youth” could lie in the brain: "nstead of traipsing through Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León might have been better off turning his search inwards. "

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Worlds tallest building

Worlds tallest building: "On Jan 4, 2010 a new building opened in Dubai. The celebration was for the opening of the world tallest building. The Burj Khalifa is the highest man made structure on earth. This building is around 2,700 feet high."

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10 Interesting NASCAR facts

10 Interesting NASCAR facts: "There are over 75 million NASCAR fans in the United States, and over 6 million of them will attend races in 2010. The sport of auto racing and NASCAR in particular has steadily grown in popularity over the years, and is now as big as ever."

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About space travel, it's coming

About space travel, it's coming: "Richard Branson’s Virgin airlines unveiled the vehicle that will bring to the market, space travel for average, rich, people. The plan is to have space travel for paying customers coming for everyone in less than 1 year."

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High speed rail trains Europe

High speed rail trains Europe: "High speed high volume rail transportation has been a priority in a most of Europe for many years. The limited space has made it a necessity to move large numbers of people and goods quickly and economically between major European cities"

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New years eve trip you will never forget

New years eve trip you will never forget: "If you have the time and money, you can celebrate new years eve in a Airbus A380 flying over the south pole. A company called Antarctica flights charters a Quantas Airbus A380 for an Antarctica tour flight over the south pole."

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The best muscle cars and what they are worth

The best muscle cars and what they are worth: "Every boy, and a lot of girls growing up, have a dream car, or a special car that you think, one day your going to have one of those."

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Worlds biggest cruise ship

Worlds biggest cruise ship: "This is the latest ship in the fleet of Royal Caribbean cruise lines. The Oasis of the seas. this ship is more that twice the size of the Queen Mary 2, and more than 5 times the size of the Titanic. The ship was designed and ordered long before the economy took the current downturn, back when it was booming."

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Things about Earth what are the fastest

Things about Earth what are the fastest: "There is something that is part of human nature that makes us want to go fast. Something that even small children feel that makes them want to go faster. It brings to mind something that happened this summer. We were tubing behind the boat and my 3 year old grand daughter wanted to try"

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Wind Creek State Park

Wind Creek State Park: "Located in central Alabama, on beautiful lake Martin, Wind Creek State Park offers everything you need for a great vacation. This is a great place to take your family or just go with friends for a great fishing or golfing weekend."

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NASA's GROVER roves over snow for over a month

NASA's GROVER roves over snow for over a month: "NASA's autonomous, solar-powered explorer GROVER has been kitted out with ground-penetrating radar to take to Greenland's ice sheet on Friday. There the robot will spend a month analyzing the accumulation of snow and how this contributes to the ice sheet over time. The scientists involved hope to identify a new layer of ice that has formed since summer 2012, an unusually warm summer which saw melting across 97 percent of the area of the ice sheet. During that time, an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan calved from the Petermann Glacier, part of the ice sheet."

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Space zombies beware – hobbyist builds a real-life Plasma Cutter

Space zombies beware – hobbyist builds a real-life Plasma Cutter: "Well, our cyberpunk-weapons-making friend Patrick Priebe has been at it again. Having previously built things like a gauss rifle, a rotary-blade-shooting crossbow and an Iron Man laser gauntlet, he recently let us know about his latest creation – the video game-based Plasma Cutter."

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Old world craftsmanship meets mobile living in the Tonke Camper

Old world craftsmanship meets mobile living in the Tonke Camper: "The Dutch-built Tonke Camper is a more stylish version of mobile home than those found in the average trailer park. It features a wooden home set atop a Mercedes Sprinter platform and can be used like an RV or removed off its vehicular underpinnings and planted on firm ground."

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Compact laser system scans road surfaces at 100 km/h

Compact laser system scans road surfaces at 100 km/h: "Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques have come up with a car-mounted laser scanner the size of a shoe box, that can survey the contours of road surfaces at speeds of up to 100 km/h (62 mph)."

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Online webcams to visit places you want to see

Online webcams to visit places you want to see: "One of the really amazing things about the internet, you can travel by webcam to places that you want to see, anytime you want. There are millions of webcams out there, hooked up to the internet."

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Tattoo's and piercings

Tattoo's and piercings: "There are basically 3 types of body art.  Tattoo's, Piercings, and painting.  Of the 3 the painting is the newest and safest.  Piercings leave marks that can be permanent.  Tattoos are basically permanent."

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Top 5 Funniest Movies

Top 5 Funniest Movies: "Everyone has a different opinion of what they think is funny. Some things are funny at some times, and not funny at others. Of all the movies I have seen, these are my top 5 of all time. If you have not seen all of these movies,"

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Captain Lou Albano wrestler and manager

Captain Lou Albano wrestler and manager: "There are probably a lot of people like me that got a flashback of old memories from the news of Captain Lou passing. When I heard he died, it brought back memories of growing up. From the time I first heard of Professional wrestling,"

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The science of the Bible

The science of the Bible: "One of the ways to prove that the Bible is true and is the word of God, is to look at all the science that was written about in the Bible thousands of years before man discovered or could even imagine that many of these scientific things were real. "

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Build model Rockets you can fly

Build model Rockets you can fly: "When I was a kid, building and flying model rockets was one of my favorite things to do. My friends and I spent many hours building the model rockets, then taking them to the park and flying them. The best thing about model rockets then and now, the cost"

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Sixteen-second engine burn pushes Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo past the sound barrier and into history

Sixteen-second engine burn pushes Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo past the sound barrier and into history: "At 7:55 AM PDT this Monday, the Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo (SST) attained a peak velocity of Mach 1.2 at an altitude of 55,000 feet (nearly 17 km) above the Mohave Desert with a 16-second burn of its 30-ton (27-tonne) thrust rocket engine. Piloted by Mark Stucky and Mike Alsbury with an assist from Dave Mackay in the mother bird White Knight Two, this flight marks a stepping-off point for commercial manned spaceflight."

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Suunto's second generation of Ambit GPS watches hit the training track

Suunto's second generation of Ambit GPS watches hit the training track: "Launched last year, the Suunto Ambit brought a new level of functionality to the GPS watch market. Not only could its GPS keep tabs on your speed, distance and vertical, but it allowed for full navigation functions, routing you in and out of the great outdoors. Suunto has now revealed the second generation of Ambit watches with something for both explorers and athletes."

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SSC completes engine testing on Tuatara supercar, teases 1,700 hp

SSC completes engine testing on Tuatara supercar, teases 1,700 hp: "Speak of the devil ... With a lot of world record talk going on lately, SSC managed to slip its way back into the headlines, making us wonder where the finely sculptured road-bullet known as the Tuatara is"

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NASA squeezes three years of solar activity into a three minute time-lapse video

NASA squeezes three years of solar activity into a three minute time-lapse video: "Three years ago the very first images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) were beamed back to earth. Since then, NASA’s SDO has effectively had continuous coverage of the Sun’s rise towards solar maximum, the period of the most intense solar activity in the 11 year solar cycle. NASA has now provided a fascinating snapshot of this ongoing research in the form of a time-lapse video that squeezes three years of solar activity into three minutes of footage."

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LG first to market with Curved OLED TV

LG first to market with Curved OLED TV: "Samsung and LG were duking it out at CES this year with dueling curved OLED TVs that each claimed was a world first. But LG is getting a definitive one up on its rival by announcing it will become the first company in the world to commercialize the technology with deliveries of its Curved OLED TV set to begin in South Korea from next month."

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