U.S. Drones Flying in a Legal Gray Area
[TND] For every U.S. military drone such as the Predator, there are about seven hobbyist craft in America that can barely carry a camera, much less a missile. But they present their own legal challenges for privacy and safety.Gel Stops Bleeding, Starts Healing Instantly [Video]
[TND] Joe Landolina may have invented a cure for bleeding. He claims that his creation, a substance called Veti-Gel, jump-starts the clotting and healing process so quickly that even wounds to internal organs or major arteries are able to close up instantaneously. And Joe has accomplished all this by his third year of college at NYU.In ‘Hobbit,’ New Tech Mangles the Scenery
[FOX] In “The Hobbit,” Jackson pushes technology further, with eye-popping 3D. He also uses “high frame rate” (HFR) video that flashes twice as fast as a standard film — 48 instead of 24 frames per second — to portray movement fluidly. While the technologies are brilliant in some parts of the film, for most of it they fit no better than sneakers on a furry-footed hobbit.Inflatable Lamp Lights Up Places Off the Grid
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At least 1.3 billion people have no access to a power grid, according to the International Energy Agency. And many others can’t count on 24/7 electricity service.A New York City startup called Mpowerd is trying to change that — not with giant power plants, but with a little $16 combination solar-powered lamp, cellphone charger and Wi-Fi hotspot called Luci.
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The days of techies hiding in their basements or thinking only about stock options and foosball tables are long gone in New York City. Instead, they are organizing en masse to help small businesses, schools and nonprofit organizations get up and running after the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. And they are spreading beyond the Big Apple to offer assistance in Long Island, New Jersey, Upstate New York and Connecticut.
[Read the rest of Techie Volunteers Get New Yorkers Online After Sandy]New Yorkers Trek to Keep Gadgets Powered in Sandy’s Wake
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] Residents of the city that never sleeps also loathe letting their gadgets sleep. But for the lower third of Manhattan, and a great deal of the Tri-State area, getting power requires an expedition. And with electrical service expected to be out for several more days in many blackout neighborhoods, it’s an ongoing struggle.
[Read the rest of New Yorkers Trek to Keep Gadgets Powered in Sandy’s Wake]How an Accessory Maker Guessed Right on the iPhone 5 and Wrong on the iPad Mini
[FOX] Inside is a glittering showroom of sorts (called the “Dream Gallery”) displaying every product the company has made. It also included 25 case models for the new iPhone 5 and one for the iPad Mini — manufactured and ready to go well before Apple’s latest smartphone had been unveiled — and before the rumored tablet failed to materialize.Meet the naked cowboy of iPhone repairmen
[Fox] “Sometimes they drop them as soon as they walk out of the store,” said Gopal Gupta, a muscle-bound 42-year-old repairman sitting shirtless at a table in the pedestrian section of Broadway near 34th Street here. iPhone innards were spread before him as a customer who gave his name as Richard looked on.Victim Jessica Redfield Personifies Denver Theater Shooting on Twitter
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But one Twitter handle has also been prominent — that of Jessica Redfield (@JessicaRedfield), one of the deceased. Redfield, whose legal last name was Ghawi, was a Denver sports reporter and Texas transplant with a special passion for hockey. And she had a lot of friends on the social network, with 2,715 followers.
[Read the rest of Victim Jessica Redfield Personifies Denver Theater Shooting on Twitter]The Internet Was Invented in 1934 (Sorta)
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Forget Al Gore. The Internet — at least as a concept — was invented nearly a century ago by a Belgian information expert named Paul Otlet imagining where telephones and television might someday go.That was one of the topics in a wild discussion on the history of the Internet, and its future, at the recent World Science Festival in New York City.
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