New software dramatically simplifies addition of objects to photos

New software dramatically simplifies addition of objects to photos: "For more than twenty years, the software program Photoshop has been the industry standard for seamlessly manipulating images, especially the removal of unwanted items like blemishes, wires and telephone poles."

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Scientist Creates Cheap, Effective Medical Tools From Old Toys (Video) : TreeHugger

Scientist Creates Cheap, Effective Medical Tools From Old Toys (Video) : TreeHugger: "Old toys rarely get a second chance for a new life. Most of them head to landfill without a second glance. But Jose Gomez-Marquez of MIT has come up with a way to hack old toys into medical devices for dealing with everything from diabetes to dengue fever, providing cheap solutions for developing nations all while reusing existing products."

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50 things killed by technology - Telegraph

50 things killed by technology - Telegraph: "Ringing the cinema to check film times, owning an encyclopaedia and dialling 1471 are among 50 things killed off by modern technology, according to a new poll."

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Tinyest fuel cell generates power from bacteria | KurzweilAI

Tinyest fuel cell generates power from bacteria | KurzweilAI: "A tiny biological fuel cell, the smallest of its kind (0.3 microliters), has been built by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), powered by bacteria."

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FAA-Conforming HondaJet Achieves Utmost Operating Elevation of 43,000 Ft | Auto Blog, Auto News, Auto Reviews from Auto Industry With AutoUSP.com

FAA-Conforming HondaJet Achieves Utmost Operating Elevation of 43,000 Ft | Auto Blog, Auto News, Auto Reviews from Auto Industry With AutoUSP.com: "Advanced light business jet of Honda attained an utmost speed of 425KTAS (489 mph) during flight testing at the company’s Greensboro, North Carolina, world headquarters facility. Soon after, at the yearly European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Honda Aircraft Company, Inc. announced that it has fruitfully accomplished extra milestone flight tests with FAA-conforming Honda Jet which includes the accomplishment of an utmost operating elevation of 43,000 ft."

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Alarm Clock App That Won’t Let You Snooze

Alarm Clock App That Won’t Let You Snooze: "Many times in the morning when you hear that alarm clock you instinctively hit the snooze button various times and end up being late for work. Sometimes you can’t even recall hitting the snooze button."

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Genius wireless Ring Mouse released | gizmofresh

Genius wireless Ring Mouse released | gizmofresh: "Genius has announced the release of its Wireless Thumb Cursor Controller, or ring mouse for short. The clicking and scrolling action of the lightweight mouse replacement is thumb-controlled, its proprietary optical touch technology offers users 1000 dpi sensitivity and it’s said to last a month between charges."

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flyboard zapata - YouTube

flyboard zapata - YouTube: ""

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10,000 W iNuke Boom iPod Dock - it's huge

10,000 W iNuke Boom iPod Dock - it's huge: "If one had to describe Behringer's 10,000 W iNuke Boom dock for iPhones and iPods, it would not be big. That word does not begin to do it justice. The 700 pound dock is 8 feet wide, 4 feet tall and about as deep, and looks like the results of a crossbreeding experiment between a common or garden iPod dock and a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey."

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Soon you could control your smartphone with your eyes

Soon you could control your smartphone with your eyes: "Could you one day control your smartphone by just looking at it? Tech company Senseye thinks so, and is developing the technology to do just that."

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SatPlus Sat Chair is satellite dish in disguise

SatPlus Sat Chair is satellite dish in disguise: "Want to install a satellite dish at your home but can't due to a building regulation or uncooperative landlord? Hiding an in-built dish and LNB, the SatPlus Sat Chair will let you pull in those satellite signals and the landlord will be none the wiser. The chair can be installed on a terrace, balcony or anywhere else you want to install a satellite dish without breaking any rules - although it might look out of place on the roof."

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Ferrari debuts active aerodynamics system

Ferrari debuts active aerodynamics system: "For the past couple of years, many of the technologies destined for Ferrari's road-going supercars were initially developed on the automaker's track-only 599XX. Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, the 599XX is made in very limited numbers, and serves as a kind of mobile testbed for new ideas. "

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