By Chris Matyszczyk Deciding to unplug his voice from technology for NPR, the man who made Auto-Tune de rigueur shows that he didn’t need it at all.
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Check out the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows (pictures)
By Nate Ralph Lenovo’s new 13-inch tablet runs Windows 8.1 and packs a quad-HD display. Let’s take a closer look.
Invention lets newborns in incubators feel mom’s heartbeat
By Anthony Domanico Intel “Make it Wearable” finalist Team Babybe created a wearable that lets preemies or other babies in incubators feel their parents’ heartbeat while separated.
Land Chris Hadfield’s Space Photography on Your Coffee Table
Is there a person left on the internet who hasn’t yet swooned over astronaut Chris Hadfield’s jaw-dropping images from space? Here’s a chance to land them on your coffee table: The former ISS commander has collected some of his photographs into a book.
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‘Wasting time on the Internet’ is a real Ivy League college class
By Amanda Kooser Finally, all those hours spent noodling around on social media can be harnessed into real college credit at a prestigious institution.
If You Use Verizon, Advertisers Can Track You No Matter What
By Kate Knibbs
If you use Verizon, you have no way to opt out of the company’s tracking program. And that means you have no way to stop third-party companies from using Verizon’s tracking IDs to …
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This Brain Decoder Can Read the Words of Your Inner Monologue
By Sarah Zhang
If this sounds a bit like mind reading, well, it is. A group of neuroscientists have figured out how to …
Microsoft Band Hands-On: An Activity Tracker That’s Actually Smart
Data for Your Watch Could Cost As Much As Data for Your Tablet
By Darren Orf
The Galaxy Gear S, another Samsung wearable among many, will be available in the U.S. on Nov. 7 and has distinct features that separate it from its other Gear siblings. That 2-inch curved OLED display is pretty nice, right? But one thing that’s not so nice is that carriers will be charging this thing like a data-enabled tablet.
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Terror on Twitter! Horror author R.L. Stine tweets a Halloween story
By Bonnie Burton R.L. Stine, the “Stephen King of children’s literature,” composes an impromptu horror story online to the delight of his fans. And it was all about a sandwich.
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