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Gamble On The Future Of Humanity At Long Bets

by Austin Keenan

Long Bets is a website that works off of peoples' innate desire to voice their opinions about some of the larger issues facing the world we live in, and then pit them against the rest of the internet.

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The Fall (and Rise) of Clowns in Advertising: Part 1

by J. Barker

Just say the word "clown" to me and I shudder. So why, dear readers, would I write a two-part article about them? Because I think they've gotten a bad rap in advertising campaigns, that's why. But they're still scary....

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Ford's New SYNC integrated Touch System to Raise the Bar for Car Based Infotainment Systems

by George Delozier

We all know that the key to selling a high value product is to be able to predict what the masses will want next. A few years back, Ford did just that by introducing the SYNC Infotainment System. Since then, they have been steadily improving it both by upgrading the system itself and adding new things to it. The latest of these additions, the MyFord Touch Driver Connect System, promises to offer even more personalization and information to the driver than ever before.

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Arrayent Makes The 'Internet of Things' A Reality

by Ron Callari

The Internet as the ecosystem of our lives is expanding beyond the confines of desktops and mobile devices to connect with actual things that take up space in our world. Back in February, 2009, I predicted that by 2020 appliances, vehicles, buildings and smart homes will be able to start talking with one another. Well that Internet of Things' timetable might have just been moved up a decade as a result of what one company is doing with this new technology.

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Miju Makes Morbid Necklaces With Gothic, And Apparently Nostalgic Appeal

by Fashion Finds

Miju's morbid necklaces might even go too far for those who like the gothic looks, but if you're into dead things (and I don't just mean leather or fur) then this is one fashion accessory that you might find appealing.

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ReardonSmith: Underground Hotel Won’t Be Visible To The Naked Eye!

by Beth Hodgson

I don't know what you think of when you picture a relaxing retreat into nature, but a new unique hotel promises to be more ecologically friendly and provide a unique vacation experience.

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Masculine And Feminine Gracefully Fuse In Loginoff’s Chair Design: Dounyasha

by Toby

It’s hard to resist Dima Loginoff’s designs; they’re so conceptually rich, drawing in so many aspects of history, art, and social commentary. Perhaps none of Loginoff’s creations to date are as evocative as his concept chair, Dounyasha.

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Tunebug Turns Your Bike Helmet Into a Surround Sound System

by Chris Weiss

A new type of portable audio driver, the Tunebug could replace tedious headphones for sports like cycling and skiing.

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Convert Basic Images to Scalable Vector Images With Vector Magic

by Austin Keenan

If you have an image that you're happy with and want to make a scalable version of it that won't pixelate when zoomed in, then Vector Magic is the tool for you.

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FanBuzz Visualizer & Grammy Awards Track Real-Time Popularity Of Lady Gaga & Others

by Ron Callari

On January 31, 2010, as a first-of-its-kind interactive fan experience, the 52nd Annual Grammy Award Show will rank the popularity of nominated artists. This will result from an aggregation of real-time feeds from YouTube, Twitter and Flickr that stream in from fans online.

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Consolidate Your Streams On Cadmus

by Austin Keenan

Cadmus is an internet application that condenses all your different streams into one place, and allows you to view which updates are related.

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Can You Spot the Tah-Tahs? Great Boobs In Advertising

by J. Barker

Sex sells. That's a fact, pure and simple. But the use of breast imagery in advertising is just plain overwhelming! Wanna see a few examples of how advertising agencies exploit a male weakness in order to garner product recognition? Sure ya do...

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Medtronic's Melody Device Sings Sweetly To Those With Heart Defects

by T Goodman

Without having to jump through the usual hoops required by the US Food and Drug Administration for approval, the medical device company, Medtronic, gained approval of its Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve through a "Humanitarian Device Exemption." This device could save those with pulmonary valve failure many open heart surgeries... and Medtronic has other heart valve devices lined up.

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Aperion Home Audio Link Makes Wireless Streaming Easy

by Chris Weiss

The new Aperion Home Audio Link provides a plug-and-play solution for home music streaming from a computer or MP3 player.

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The Green Seamless Solution To Solar Panels Is Blue: Solé Power Tiles

by Myra Per-Lee

I was just waiting for an invention like SRS Energy's new Solé Power Tiles that can be seamlessly integrated with a tile roof. Solé Power Tiles are a beautiful green solution, but they're blue.

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Biking the Friendly Skies

by Chris Weiss

Where there's not enough room to craft traditional bike lanes, one architect envisions bike lanes in the air up above the city street.

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Chirp! Twitter Sets Coordinates For Geolocation Developer Conference

by Ron Callari

Calling all Developers! Get those APIs a' humming! The wait is over, and the location has been selected. Chirp, the Twitter Developer Conference is offically slated for San Francisco, April 14-15, 2010. It will take place at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and the Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason Center. It's exclusivity is evident by its limited seating of 800.

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Legacy Newspapers + Foursquare = Location-Based News

by Ron Callari

Legacy newspapers have been struggling to come up with new business models for the last couple of years. Some, like Rupert Murdoch are fighting Google over search engines' access to their newspapers' content, while the New York Times is considering a metered system and a potential partnership multimedia devices like Apple's new tablet (yet to be launched).

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Google vs Bing vs China - Which Yuan Wins?

by Ron Callari

Google vs Bing vs Google - Which Yuan Wins!

ComScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, just released a study on growth in the global search market for 2009 and showed that searches have grown 46% globally. The study revealed that the U.S. remains the largest search market worldwide, while Google retains a commanding lead in the worldwide search market

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Rash On Your Bum? You May Have Toilet Seat Dermatitis!

by T Goodman

The medical diagnosis of toilet seat dermatitis is a real one, but if it hasn't come to your attention, it may be because most cases are found in underdeveloped countries... until recently.

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