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This project from Microsoft, called PocketTouch, enables a person to use an input device through their pants or a jacket. Microsoft calls its research project “through-fabric capactive touch input.” The input device can hook onto a smartphone. A downside to the PocketTouch is that you will have to get used to the alphanumeric texting language [...]

Lego has a Computer Programmer minifigure in its Lego Minifigures Series 7. This programmer has some mad skills from debugging a server in ten seconds to recovering data from completely melted drives. Here is the complete description of the Lego Computer Programmer: “Hello, World.” Other computer whizzes can argue all they like about what kind [...]

HP has announced it will make webOS open source. The operating system is used on the HP TouchPad, which became a hot item after HP discounted the tablet to just $ 99 last this summer. Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer, said in a statement, “webOS is the only platform designed from the [...]

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Quora is an online discussion platform. It is often described as a being a source for answers to tech-oriented questions, but Quora says it has other topics as big as tech. Quora says, “Quora is often mentioned as being tech or Silicon Valley centric. While we knew this assumption hasn’t been true for a long [...]

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Reuters is reporting that VeriSign revealed it was hacked in an SEC filing. VeriSign does many extremely important things involving the Internet. They are in charge of some of the Internet’s DNS infrastructure. They are the authoritative registry for .com and .net. They are also a leading provider of SSL certificates. PC World reports that [...]

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was released on bail in New Zealand today. The site was shut down by Feds last month. He is awaiting an extradition hearing to see if he is going to be extradited to the U.S. This hearing is not set to take place until July. The Wall Street Journal says Kim [...]

Amazon.com, Inc. has announced plans to acquire Kiva Systems, Inc., a developer of robotic package handling technology. Kiva Systems’ headquarters will remain in North Reading, Massachusetts. Here is an interesting video from IEEE Spectrum that shows how Kiva’s automated package handling system works. Take a look: Permalink | Facebook | Twitter | Recent Headlines | [...]

Animated GIFs are everywhere today, particularly on Tumblr blogs. The animated GIFs of the Geocities era were ugly. They were considered tacky and were seen way too frequently on Geocities pages. Today, more sleek looking GIFs and GIFs made using tv clips and movies have helped reignite GIF popularity. Take a look: Permalink | Facebook [...]