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• Asus new $200 notebook has a Cherry Trail processor, now up for order

  06-03-2016 22:58 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Asus' latest budget and lightweight laptop is up for order in the US and costs $200. It comes equipped with a Cherry Trail processor from Intel and is said to have a battery life of 14 hours.
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• Can’t remember that movie? This AI video search helps find films from the details you know

  06-03-2016 22:47 via digitaltrends.com
  
  This video AI will help you remember the name of that movie with that guy, when you just can't remember the name. The artificially intelligent deep search system can analyze contextual points of any video, like places, topics, events, or celebrity names.
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• 10 must-see bands to check out at SXSW 2016, or add to your newest playlist

  06-03-2016 22:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  We pored over the hundreds of bands playing at this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin. Here are our picks for the top ten new acts to check out live, or to add to your next playlist.
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• Feeling too hot? Nest and Amazon Echo have got you covered

  06-03-2016 22:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Nest and Amazon Echo partners up to let you voice control your smart home. Things are starting off slow with temperature control, but you can count on more features to be implemented in the future.
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• Feeling cold? Nest and Amazon Echo will turn up the heat

  06-03-2016 22:14 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Nest and Amazon Echo partners up to let you voice control your smart home. Things are starting off slow with temperature control, but you can count on more features to be implemented in the future.
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• Like it or not, augmented reality headsets are right around the corner

  06-03-2016 21:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It might seem silly now, but an era where most computers are head-mounted may not be as futuristic and outlandish as it sounds. And in fact, those days may be right around the corner.
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• The Wearsafe Tag could be a game-changer in fighting sexual assault

  06-03-2016 20:56 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Wearsafe Tag is a new kind of wearable with a specific focus on college students and preventing sexual assaults on college campuses. It alerts your emergency contacts with the audio of what's going on up to 60 seconds in advance.
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• UEFA Champions and Europa league finals will use goal-line technology

  06-03-2016 20:27 via digitaltrends.com
  
  UEFA's Champions and Europa league finals will use goal-line technology this year, and will launch for official use throughout next year's season. The antenna and camera tech system serves to verify referees' calls in real time so there are no discrepancies.
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• Missed it by that much — UEFA to introduce goal-line technology in 2016

  06-03-2016 20:27 via digitaltrends.com
  
  UEFA's Champions and Europa league finals will use goal-line technology this year, and will launch for official use throughout next year's season. The antenna and camera tech system serves to verify referees' calls in real time so there are no discrepancies.
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• Why drink coffee when you can chew it? Go Cubes hit Amazon Launchpad

  06-03-2016 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Coffee on the go doesn't have to come in a cup. Go Cubes Chewable Coffee arrived on Amazon Launchpad on March 2. The product offers the popular beverage's caffeine kick in gummy candy form.
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• 5 Shows to Watch: House Of Cards returns, Spy, and more

  06-03-2016 20:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  How are you going to get through this week? By following our guide to the finest films and TV shows available now, of course. On the list this week: House of Cards, Spy, Louie season 5, and more.
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• Did Donald Trump tweet it, or did DeepDrumpf do it?

  06-03-2016 19:43 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Self-contradiction has become something of a calling card for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and now, a new Twitter bot has successfully emulated the man who very well could be the next president of the United States.
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• Make any surface into a synthesizer with the Remidi T8 wearable synth controller

  06-03-2016 19:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Remidi T8 is places music literally at your fingertips. It's a musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) controller in a glove, allowing any surface to become a makeshift synthesizer.
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• Watch the trailer for Koi, the first PS4 game developed in China

  06-03-2016 19:02
  
  Seeing big-name video games for a major console come out of China is not an everyday thing, let alone small, indie titles. So it's fitting that the first such game for the PlayStation 4 is a beautiful, vivid experience called Koi. Coming from Chinese developer Oasis Games, Koi will be one of the first title to be published Sony Computer … Continue reading
  
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• Eric Schmidt is helping the Pentagon get better at using and understanding technology

  06-03-2016 19:00 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The Pentagon is recruiting Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO and current Alphabet executive chairman, to bring more Silicon Valley into the U.S. military. The new board will focus on how the Pentagon can better use new technology to solve problems.
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• You can sequence, analyze your genome for $999, but are you ready to see your results?

  06-03-2016 18:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  For $999, you can get your genome sequenced and analyzed and see what medical conditions you’re predisposed to. That’s the proposition from Boston-based Veritas Genetics. But are people ready for potentially unfavorable results?
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• You can sequence, analyze your genome for $999, but are you ready for the results?

  06-03-2016 18:30 via digitaltrends.com
  
  For $999, you can get your genome sequenced and analyzed and see what medical conditions you’re predisposed to. That’s the proposition from Boston-based Veritas Genetics. But are people ready for potentially unfavorable results?
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• You can buy Tinder CEO Sean Rad's condo for just $1.8 million

  06-03-2016 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you want to emulate the lifestyle of the co-founder of Tinder, you might start by looking into his $1.795 million condo in Los Angeles. You might not become Sean Rad, but you can live like him.
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• Weekly Rewind: Tinder STDs, VR t-shirts and Happy Meals, Hack the Pentagon

  06-03-2016 18:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on, in fact, that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of the top 10 tech stories.
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• NASA’s New Horizons reveals snow-covered mountains on Pluto

  06-03-2016 18:04
  
  New Horizons, the NASA spacecraft that studied Pluto with a number of flybys last summer, continues to send its data back to Earth, often with new discoveries. Just last week the space agency shared photos of giant frozen canyons in the former planet's North Pole region, and now NASA believes there are mountain peaks covered in methane snow on the … Continue reading
  
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• China outlines its latest Five Year Plan, called Internet Plus

  06-03-2016 17:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  China has been making Five Year Plans ever since Chairman Mao's regime in the 1950s, but their 13th promises to be the most tech-forward yet. On Saturday, Beijing unveiled its 13th such strategy, named Internet Plus.
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• JPay's KA Lite education app for inmates helps rehabilitate prisoners

  06-03-2016 17:24 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Beyond removing dangerous individuals from society, there is also a need for prisons to rehabilitate inmates, preparing them for life beyond the bars. And a crucial component of this rehabilitation effort lies undeniably in education.
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• Hound, Roger, Anchor, and more: Check out these five apps of the week

  06-03-2016 17:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Take a look at our top five new apps of the week. Roger is finally out on Android, and SoundHound brought Hound out of private beta. Tech newsletter Morning Reader also released an iOS and Android app, so you can keep up with the latest on the go.The post Hound, Roger, Anchor, and more: Check out these five apps of the week appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Stanford’s autonomous Audi hits the track to improve its AI safety

  06-03-2016 17:00
  
  While Audi already has its own, err, self-driving Audi, researchers at Stanford University have been working with an autonomous TTS for several years now, developing their own artificial intelligence. Now the school has shared that they're even hitting the race track, letting their car navigate the course at speeds up to 120mph. The purpose is not to have the Audi … Continue reading
  
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• Augmented reality tool applies virtual makeup in real time

  06-03-2016 16:00
  
  Using augmented reality technology to try on clothes and jewelry isn't something new, with users able to see items as a virtual overlay on their body, but they all require specific hardware, such as a smart mirror outfitted with cameras and software. But FaceCake has created an AR platform that work right from the browser, with no downloads required, and … Continue reading
  
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• Only emojis were used to create this real estate listing for the White House

  06-03-2016 15:29 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Zoe Mendelson, a long-form emoji enthusiast, created a real estate listing for the White House with naught but emojis, including all the most important info about the presidential mansion.
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• Looking to buy a Dell XPS 13? Make sure you read this first

  06-03-2016 15:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you're looking for a lightweight laptop, the Dell XPS 13 is easily one of the best. But what options should you tick when configured your dream machine? We've examined Dell's offerings and have the answer.The post Looking to buy a Dell XPS 13? Make sure you read this first appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• This is the new blackest black material on Earth

  06-03-2016 15:00
  
  Back in 2014, researchers in the UK at Surrey NanoSystems created the darkest material on the planet with Vantablack, made from low-temperature carbon nanotubes. As the blackest of blacks ever, the material could absorb 99.96% of light that comes into contact with it, basically creating the appearance of empty void when looked at in broad daylight. Well, now Surrey NanoSystems … Continue reading
  
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• Netflix is causing us to watch less TV, study reports

  06-03-2016 14:18 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Netflix was responsible for around 50 percent of the overall drop-off in TV viewing time in the U.S., reports one analyst. And American Netflix subscribers are estimated to have streamed 29 billion hours of video.
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• Here’s how Street Fighter V quitters are being punished by Capcom

  06-03-2016 14:00
  
  Last week I told you about how the recently released Street Fighter V was having a problem with "rage quitters," or players quitting matches early when they're losing and frustrated, instead of being a good sport and seeing it to the end. Developer Capcom asked players to help gather evidence of these quitters in action, and now they've come back … Continue reading
  
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• Man accidentally shoots and kills himself while taking selfies

  06-03-2016 13:57 via digitaltrends.com
  
  A Washington man accidentally shot and killed himself while taking selfies after he believed the gun to be empty of bullets. The death is currently being investigated as accidental.
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• Awesome tech you can’t buy yet: Universal cables, ultraloud speakers, cheap LiDAR

  06-03-2016 12:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
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• Samsung might refresh the budget Galaxy Tab 3 Lite in 2016

  06-03-2016 08:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It's rumored that Samsung is currently working on a refreshed version of the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite. According to reports, the tablet will pack more powerful internals and updated software.
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• Samsung might be working on an updated version of the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite

  06-03-2016 08:55 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It's rumored that Samsung is currently working on a refreshed version of the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite. According to reports, the tablet will pack more powerful internals and updated software.
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• 9 USB-C accessories to give your new gadgets a boost - Mashable

  06-03-2016 08:11 via
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  Ready or not, USB-C is the port of the future. There weren't many devices with the new, tiny, reversible USB-C port this time last year, but that's quickly changing. Joining Apple's new MacBook and Google's Chromebook Pixel 2 are Dell's XPS 12, XPS 13 ...
  

• Fake vomit scandals are happening in Uber rides across America

  06-03-2016 05:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  It's disgusting, it's duplicitous, and apparently, it's being done in Uber cars across the U.S. A number of reports have surfaced claiming that Uber drivers are planting fake vomit in their cars to collect cleaning fees from customers.The post Fake vomit scandals are happening in Uber rides across America appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Adrian Weckler: My five top tech gadgets that will make travelling easier for everyone - Irish Independent

  06-03-2016 03:34 via
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  Adrian Weckler: My five top tech gadgets that will make travelling easier for everyone
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  'The best gadgets and work tech tools are totally different for trips than they are for everyday life' Stock photo: PA Wire. There is a scene from the 2009 movie Up In The Air where George Clooney's character narrates an airport security scene ...and more »
  

• Xiaomi’s Yeelight is a surprisingly gorgeous smart lamp

  06-03-2016 03:09 via digitaltrends.com
  
  If you're looking to set the mood with some expert lighting, look no further than the Xiaomi Yeelight. Yes, you read that correctly -- the fourth largest smartphone manufacturer in the world is more than just a mobile device maker.
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• Proposed Utah legislation would allow cops to shoot down drones

  06-03-2016 02:31 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Utah is not fooling around when it comes to drones. A recently introduced bill would designate certain drone activity as aerial trespassing, and sets up guidelines for enforcement, including an option for police to shoot down rogue UAVs.The post Proposed Utah legislation would allow cops to shoot down drones appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Take a hint from the Russians: It’s time to protect yourself with a dash cam

  06-03-2016 02:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Dash cameras first became popular in the crowded streets of Asian cities, then spread to Russia, and now they’re here. You can use these inexpensive devices to protect yourself from expensive liability in a crash, but you need to understand the legal implications first.The post Take a hint from the Russians: It’s time to protect yourself with a dash cam appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Keep your records looking and sounding sweet with our guide to cleaning vinyl

  06-03-2016 02:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Vinyl records are coming back in a big way, but the sound quality can suffer if you don't keep them clean. Check out our tips for keeping your vinyl immaculate, whether you prefer to clean them yourself or with a machine.
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• Keep your records looking and sounding sweet with our guide on how to clean vinyl

  06-03-2016 02:15 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Vinyl records are coming back in a big way, but the sound quality can suffer if you don't keep them clean. Check out our tips for keeping your vinyl immaculate, whether you prefer to clean them yourself or with a machine.
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• The 2016 Indian Springfield can go from touring to cruising mode in a cinch

  06-03-2016 01:05 via digitaltrends.com
  
  The 2016 Indian Springfield has removable saddlebags and a quick-release windshield to go from touring mode to cruising mode in moments. Though part of the Chief family, it features a unique chassis and rake angle for enhanced maneuverability.The post The 2016 Indian Springfield can go from touring to cruising mode in a cinch appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• DinnerCall lets you order pre-made meals from your grocery store

  06-03-2016 00:33 via digitaltrends.com
  
  DinnerCall, a mobile marketplace app for family dinners, is allowing users to order pre-made or ready-to-eat meals from their local grocery stores. This app is also designed to help grocers meet their quota of selling fresh food.The post DinnerCall lets you order pre-made meals from your grocery store appeared first on Digital Trends.
  
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• Here are all the places that support Apple Pay, including two million stores and China

  06-03-2016 00:08 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Apple Pay is growing rapidly, so we've built a list of all the vendors, retailers, and companies that plan to support Apple Pay or already do. Plus, we've integrated details on its forthcominginternational launch.
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