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• Hendo plans to unveil its second-generation hoverboard next week

  16-10-2015 23:52 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Kickstarter success Hendo says it plans on officially unveiling its second-generation hoverboard on October 21, and consulted skateboard legend Tony Hawk for guidance on the upgraded model.
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• This guy invented a water bottle that becomes a perfectly folded roof tile

  16-10-2015 23:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Do you recycle your water bottles, or worse, throw them away? The 'A'Gua water bottle was designed to have the perfect shape to fold up and become roof tiles for affordable housing in Costa Rica.The post This guy invented a water bottle that becomes a perfectly folded roof tile appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Triby connected speaker will offer Amazon’s Alexa

  16-10-2015 23:24
  
  If you’re familiar with Amazon’s Echo speaker, you’ll also be familiar with its voice service, Alexa. Today, Amazon announced that Invoxia’s own connected speaker, Triby, will work with the Alexa voice service; this will make it the first third-party device with such support, likely paving the way for a larger lineup of similar gadgets. Triby itself is shaped somewhat like … Continue reading
  
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• Star Wars The Force Awakens pictures galore: rarities and big graphics

  16-10-2015 23:01
  
  This week we've been provided with a new cache of Star Wars: The Force Awakens images, some of which we've never seen before, others which we've never seen this big before. What we're looking at here is what we understand to be a set of photos and designs designed at Lucasfilm and distributed through licensing channels for placement on officially … Continue reading
  
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• Volvo will hybridize its entire lineup and introduce a range of electric models

  16-10-2015 22:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Volvo will reportedly introduce plug-in hybrid versions of all its models in addition to a full-electric vehicle lineup. The Swedish automaker also plans to introduce a Tesla Model S rival by 2019.
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• Researchers are giving Mississippi River mussels 3D printed backpacks — for science

  16-10-2015 22:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers at the University of Iowa are using freshwater mussels with 3D-printed backpacks to study nitrate loading in the Mississippi River watershed.
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• Cave Story creator’s Kero Blaster heads to Steam

  16-10-2015 22:48 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Kero Blaster, a side-scrolling follow-up to the landmark indie release Cave Story from indie developer Daisuke Amaya, is due to hit Steam in November, publisher Playism announced this week.
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• Harry Potter House Robes

  16-10-2015 22:43 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
  Relax as if you were in your Hogwarts House common rooms!
  
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• Michael Jordan and Nike to release special edition Air Jordan 1 on Cyber Monday

  16-10-2015 22:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
  On November 30th, Nike and Jordan Brand will release a special Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG to celebrate Cyber Monday. The sneakers will cost $160.
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• 15 best cases to keep your beautiful Galaxy Note 5 looking like new

  16-10-2015 22:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The new Note 5 from phablet king Samsung boasts a curved glass body and metal edges. It’s beautiful, but it’s also very breakable. The smart move is to snag one of the best Galaxy Note 5 cases around and make it sure it’s fully protected.
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• NASA’s new sun photo shows massive coronal hole

  16-10-2015 22:27
  
  This week, NASA published an incredible photo of our sun, and within the image we see a giant, somewhat jagged black void. That dark spot is a big coronal hole, according to the space agency, an area on the sun where “the magnetic field is open to interplanetary space.” It looks frightening, but is nothing to worry about; according to … Continue reading
  
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• YouTube gives fan funding and subscription features to gamers

  16-10-2015 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  YouTube is launching two new funding features, called subscription and fan funding, for members of YouTube Gaming as a way to get more money to gaming video makers, and increase their own revenue
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• Listen to Carrie Underwood’s latest track and more in our 5 songs to stream

  16-10-2015 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Not sure what new music to listen to? We'll let you know what new tracks and albums dropping this week are worthy of your attention. Up this week: Puff Daddy, EMA, Wet Leather, and more.
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• Uber begins Scottish taxi invasion, starting in Glasgow

  16-10-2015 22:13 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Uber is expanding into Scotland, starting in Glasgow before the end of 2016. It has Aberdeen and Edinburgh on its radar for 2016, but we still have heard no plans to launch in Wales or Northern Ireland.The post Uber begins Scottish taxi invasion, starting in Glasgow appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Watch: Marty McFly and Doc travel to the real 2015 in this dark animated parody

  16-10-2015 22:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A new animated short offers a depressing take on how Marty McFly and Doc Brown would react to traveling in time to the real 2015 instead of the fictionalized future of Back to the Future II.
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• Halloween is a holiday that screams for LED light bulbs

  16-10-2015 21:59 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Few things set the mood like lighting, and if you want that mood to be terrifying, then LED bulbs fit the bill. They can dim and change color on command, turning your house haunted at the push of a button.The post Halloween is a holiday that screams for LED light bulbs appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• YouTube star Issa Rae lands HBO series co-starring Larry Wilmore

  16-10-2015 21:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  HBO has ordered a full season of YouTube star Issa Rae's new comedy series Insecure, which centers on the weird day-to-day interactions two young women of color experience in America
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• Project puts real-time virtual emotions on your stoic face

  16-10-2015 21:30
  
  In a demonstration of what is perhaps the freakiest technology ever, Stanford researchers have managed to take the facial expressions from one person's face and transplant them onto another person's face...in real time through video. Imagine that you're channeling your inner stoic, sitting without expression in a chair, but a live video feed of your face shows you smiling, singing, … Continue reading
  
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• Amber portable charging station brings Apple Watch battery mobile

  16-10-2015 21:23
  
  Instead of having to carry along a whole dock to charge an Apple Watch, users will soon be able to roll with a case. The folks at Amber have created a portable charging station that looks like a jewelry case on the outside, sporting a charger on the inside (wireless of course), with the ability to hold a charge on … Continue reading
  
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• Don’t go over the edge without one of these 15 Galaxy S6 Edge Plus cases

  16-10-2015 21:16 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus proves big can be beautiful, but if this supermodel smartphone takes a tumble you could be looking at a big screen replacement bill. It’s time to shop for Galaxy S6 Edge Plus cases.
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• Nathan Drake’s charms hold up in the Uncharted PS4 Collection

  16-10-2015 21:06 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Naughty Dog has released remastered version of the Uncharted trilogy for PlayStation 4 in The Nathan Drake Collection. Find out what's new, what we think about the game and more in this quick first impressions video.The post Nathan Drake’s charms hold up in the Uncharted PS4 Collection appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Pirate3D Buccaneer review

  16-10-2015 20:53 via digitaltrends.com
  
  We review the Pirate 3D Buccaneer, an $800 3D printer that looks like an affordable option for beginners, but is bound to end in disappointment.
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• Malcolm in the Middle returns … in an 8-bit browser game

  16-10-2015 20:49 via digitaltrends.com
  
  An 8-bit game based on the hit 90s TV series Malcolm in the Middle has gamers guiding middle child Malcolm between his two brothers. A simple control moves this simple game, but there is depth below its primitive surface.The post Malcolm in the Middle returns … in an 8-bit browser game appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Uber sees London victory: High Court rules in favor

  16-10-2015 20:46
  
  When Uber goes to court, it doesn't always prove successful. That hasn't been the case in London, however, where the ridesharing service's app was ruled legal by the High Court after the local taxi industry complained that the mobile software is the same as a taxi meter. The case had been brought by Transport for London due to the outcry … Continue reading
  
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• Broforce exits Early Access, full version now on Steam

  16-10-2015 20:38 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A finished version of Devolver Digital's retro-styled, testosterone-fueled run-and-gun shooter Broforce is now available on Steam, ending the game's months-long Early Access tour of duty.
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• Star Wars 7 trailer coming on Monday night, right here

  16-10-2015 20:27
  
  The first big Star Wars The Force Awakens trailer will be released on Monday night at right around 8PM EST says a number of anonymous sources. Multiple sources, that is to say, adding up to a rumor that's nearly as good as the real deal. In addition to the first big trailer for the movie appearing on Monday, there'll be … Continue reading
  
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• Take a virtual ride on a real paper airplane with the PowerUp FPV

  16-10-2015 20:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  PowerUp Toys has announced a new paper airplane drone, offering live POV from the drone through Google Cardboard or your smartphone. A Kickstarter is planned for November 10.The post Take a virtual ride on a real paper airplane with the PowerUp FPV appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Israeli startup revamps the paper airplane with Cardboard VR controls and livestreaming

  16-10-2015 20:26 via digitaltrends.com
  
  PowerUp Toys has announced a new paper airplane drone, offering live POV from the drone through Google Cardboard or your smartphone. A Kickstarter is planned for November 10.The post Israeli startup revamps the paper airplane with Cardboard VR controls and livestreaming appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Huawei is rumored to be working on its first 2-in-1 PC

  16-10-2015 20:20 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Dell, HP and Microsoft may be worried about what Chinese firm Huawei may do to their 2-in-1 business next year, as a new rumor has surface that it may be looking to enter the market itself. Leveraging cheap labour and parts, it could undercut their offerings.
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• High-quality BlackBerry Priv hands-on video emerges

  16-10-2015 20:00
  
  The remaining BlackBerry diehards don’t have a new BlackBerry 10 flagship phone to get excited for this year. Instead, they have the BlackBerry Priv, the world’s first BlackBerry Android phone that promises to bring the company’s first-rate mobile security to the Wild West of Google’s mobile operating system. And on Friday, U.K. retailer Carphone Warehouse posted a short hands-on video of the Priv that shows off some of its key features. FROM EARLIER: Faceb
  
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• Uber wins UK High Court battle against London black cabs

  16-10-2015 19:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Uber won in court earlier today against a few black cab organizations working inside of London, with the app deemed legal and not a prohibited taximeter. Uber welcomed the ruling.The post Uber wins UK High Court battle against London black cabs appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Facebook fixing the app that drains your iPhone’s battery

  16-10-2015 19:36
  
  Assuming you're an iPhone user who uses Facebook, chances are you've had some relatively sizable battery drain going on. The app has been discovered to be a large drain on iPhone users' batteries, particularly those that are using iOS 9 as of this month. Reports from several sources suggest that Facebook's app isn't becoming inactive properly, thereby continuing to drain … Continue reading
  
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• Rosario Dawson to voice Batgirl in new Lego Batman movie

  16-10-2015 19:22 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Actress Rosario Dawson has signed on to voice Batgirl in DC's upcoming Lego Batman Film, alongside comedic actors Will Arnett (Batman), Michael Cera (Robin), and Zach Galifianakis (The Joker)
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• This cheap camera can see details the naked eye can’t

  16-10-2015 19:18
  
  A team of researchers from both the University of Washington and Microsoft Research have managed to build a camera capable of hyperspectral imaging, or photography that can capture parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can't see with the naked eye, such as near-infrared light. This kind of technology isn't new, but to find it in a camera means it's … Continue reading
  
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• Hackers can control Google Now and Siri through your headphones

  16-10-2015 19:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Researchers found a way to remotely activate the Google Now and Siri voice assistants through the users' mic-equipped headphones. The hackers can then use the voice assistants to perform a variety of functions.
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• Google’s decade-long Online Library case is over (for now)

  16-10-2015 19:01
  
  An appeals court has agreed with a 2013 ruling by Judge Denny Chin that Google's digitization of 20 million books did not violate copyright laws. Google's snippet feature - or snippet view, if you prefer - shows only a tiny portion of any given book at a time. As such, it has been ruled that any reading of an entire … Continue reading
  
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• Public Enemy’s Chuck D is still fighting the man (but not Spotify)

  16-10-2015 18:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Rap royalty Chuck D explains why Public Enemy’s new album Man Plans God Laughs runs only 29 minutes, why he’s not afraid of Spotify, and why he doesn’t believe in feeling pressure.The post Public Enemy’s Chuck D is still fighting the man (but not Spotify) appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Intel announces Arduino 101 development platform for kids and adults

  16-10-2015 18:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Looking to share some of the Raspberry Pi's legacy for helping the world's kids -- and a few adults -- get into programming and hardware hacking, Intel has announced Arduino 101, an Arduino-based, Curie powered micro-PC.
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• Galaxy Note 5 gets a transparent back with DIY mod

  16-10-2015 18:46
  
  If there's one trend that's never caught one when it comes to designing smartphones, it's the use of transparent plastics that allow users to see the innards. Fortunately for one Galaxy Note 5 owner on Reddit, he knew how to make it happen for the back cover of his device. But user Skarface08 didn't just find a replacement back panel … Continue reading
  
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• Apple’s 21.5-inch iMac with Retina is the least repairable yet

  16-10-2015 18:46 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple's new iMac with Retina seems to have packed in so many pixels that it didn't leave room for future upgrades. Notorious tear-down specialist iFixit has slapped it with the lowest reparability score of any iMac.
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• Mad Catz insane Star Citizen controller will make you the envy of the galaxy

  16-10-2015 18:42 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you spent $14,000 on a spaceship, you'll want a control panel that's fittingly luxurious. Mad Catz is working on an wonderfully ridiculous, fully modular controller that'll do the trick.The post Mad Catz insane Star Citizen controller will make you the envy of the galaxy appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• A flexible iPhone 8 and Microsoft’s heavy handed installer

  16-10-2015 18:37 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Today on DT Daily we look a few years ahead to a potentially flexible iPhone 8. Also a warning to Windows 7 and 8 users, Microsoft may try and sneak Windows 10 onto your machine.
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• Watch the spooky new trailer about a supernatural doll, The Boy

  16-10-2015 18:17 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The first trailer for William Brent Bell's creepy horror flick The Doll, starring The Walking Dead's Lauren Cohan, shows some spooky promise. The film aims to take our natural tendency to be creeped out by porcelain dolls to 11.
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• Artificial skin could one day provide a sense of touch

  16-10-2015 18:12 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Stanford chemical engineers have published new work in journal Science that describe a sort of thin artificial skin that not only covers and protects prosthetic limbs, but may also return a sense of touch to patients.
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• 17 tech toys and gadgets from the 90s that we want back - Business Insider

  16-10-2015 18:04 via
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  The '90s was a decade that was famously rough for the tech industry as a whole. But it did bring us tons of gadgets and innovative gadgets. In honor of that nostalgic feeling, we're taking a look back at our favorite gadgets from the 1990s, the decade ...and more »
  

• Jeep’s long-rumored truck could be either a standalone model or a Wrangler off-shoot

  16-10-2015 18:03 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Jeep's pickup truck hasn't been approved yet, but the firm's design team is toying around with at least two distinctly different body styles. The truck could be an off-shoot of the Wrangler, or it could be launched as a standalone model.
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• 8 paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free today

  16-10-2015 18:03
  
  It’s finally Friday, dear readers, which means the weekend is officially in sight. Start the celebration early with today’s list of eight paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a very limited time. And for more premium apps on sale for free, be sure to check out yesterday’s list as well. DON’T MISS: 10 hottest iPhone 6s cases we’ve found so far These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limi
  
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• Intel’s latest NUC comes packing Windows 10 for $255

  16-10-2015 18:01 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Getting a micro-PC is a much more common choice these days, as people eschew the HTPC living room PCs of old and look to set-top boxes, consoles and truly miniature systems for their lounge entertainment. Grass Canyon is designed to offer that and much more.
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• SpaceX return-to-flight full speed ahead with Orbcomm and SES

  16-10-2015 17:59
  
  SpaceX officials announce two missions to initiate the company's return-to-flight initiative after a disastrous event earlier this year. Back in June of 2015, one SpaceX CRS-7 mission craft exploded en-route to the International Space Station. After much explanation of why that event occurred, SpaceX is ready to move onward and upward. Two missions announced this week include one which will … Continue reading
  
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• See the Ferrari F12tdf’s rear-wheel steering system in action

  16-10-2015 17:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Among its many standout features, the Ferrari F12tdf boasts a rear-wheel steering system that Ferrari says increases agility and high-speed stability. Here's a brief explanation of how it works.
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