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Orca Ears Inspire Researchers To Build Pea-Sized Underwater Microphones [Science]

Posted by Ry on Jun 30 2011 | Technology

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If you want to make the best equipment to listen to underwater sounds, where should you look? Most people would point you to the sales department of a high-end audio company, but a group of Stanford researchers are looking to Orca whales for their inspiration. More »

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Very Lucky Boy Catches Crossbow Bolt to the Face, Sans Death [Wtf]

Posted by Ry on Jun 30 2011 | Technology

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Getting shot in the face with nearly anything other than pixie dust or a Super Soaker usually brings about a pretty swift death. Not so for English teen Lewis Tavernier, who put a bolt into his skull by accident. Whoops! More »

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The Organized Entryway Office [Featured Workspace]

Posted by Ry on Jun 30 2011 | Uncategorized

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Today's featured workspace transforms a narrow nook off an entryway into a super-organized home office which fits two workstations and a "storage wonder wall." More »

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RIM gets handed open letter from disgruntled employee, quickly responds in kind

Posted by Ry on Jun 30 2011 | Technology

One of the blessings -- and curses -- of this World Wide Web is that it creates a forum for open discussion, where we can communicate anything that our heart desires and feel like someone is listening to us. BGR published an open letter reportedly written by a senior executive at Research in Motion, chastising upper management for its inability to make bold business decisions as it continues to consistently lose market share. The anonymous author listed out several suggestions on how their company could improve its status and work its way back up to the top of the smartphone totem pole. As it turns out, the disgruntled employee was successful in that RIM published a response to the anonymous communication. What exactly were this employee's suggestions, and how did the folks in Waterloo respond? We'll break down the letters after the break.

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Pic3D sheet brings glasses-free 3D to iPhone for $25

Posted by Ry on Jun 30 2011 | Technology

Many of us are perfectly content viewing only 2D content on our mobile devices, but if you've been dying to add a bit more depth to your smartphone's display, Global Wave may have just what you're looking for. At the 3D and Virtual Reality Expo in Tokyo, the Japanese company demoed its Pic3D sheet, which converts your Windows-based desktop or laptop, or iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch into a 3D display. The sheet uses a lenticular lens system instead of a parallax barrier for a smoother, more consistent image, yielding a reported 90-percent transmission level and 120-degree field of view. The company's Windows and iOS apps output video in a side-by-side format, simulating a 3D image. The software also allows you to view side-by-side content from the web, submitting the YouTube URL of a compatible video, for example -- perhaps not the most elegant solution, but a good start, if it works. Prices range from ¥2,000 (about $25) for an iPhone or iPod touch sheet, all the way up to ¥15,000 (about $186) for a 23-inch desktop version. We'll be on the lookout for Pic3D at the Tokyo Game Show in September, but in the meantime, you can get Diginfo TV's take in their video after the break.

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Gmail Rolls Out Its New, Minimal Look [Customization]

Posted by Ry on Jun 30 2011 | Uncategorized

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Gmail just rolled out, via preview themes, their new, minimal look. Keeping in line with the update to Google Calendar, the new interface brings a lighter and cleaner look to your Gmail inbox. It's not the default just yet, so to turn it on: More »

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Best Bank for High-Interest Savings Accounts? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]

Posted by Ry on Jun 30 2011 | Uncategorized

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The financial sector may be struggling, but that doesn't mean you have to struggle to save for the future. Interest-bearing savings accounts are a great way to make your money work for you, and this week we want to know which banks you think offer the best high-interest savings plans. More »

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This Supermassive Black Hole Fuels a Quasar 60 Trillion Times as Bright as the Sun. Trillion. [Space]

Posted by Ry on Jun 30 2011 | Technology

Sometimes I'm dissatisfied with this little spinning puffball we're stuck on, but then I see that there's a black hole out there with a mass of two of our suns, powering an unfathomably large quasar. Luckily, it's very, very distant. More »