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Card Reader Frog Gobbles Up MicroSD & SD Cards, Won't Give You Warts

by Steve Levenstein

The model 303-F "Yomikaeru" microSD & SD Card Reader Frog from Japan Trust Technology (JTT) is one electronic data reading device that isn't afraid to toad the line.

Social Media Meets Shangri-La: Tibet Tops One Million Internet Users

by China.new

Online on top of the world! Nearly half of Tibet's population has come to embrace the Internet as an ideal way to find information, exchange ideas, play games and “yak” with far-away friends.

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"Watson" Goes From 'Jeopardy!' To Medical School

by T Goodman

'Watson,' the IBM super computer system that defeated the best Jeopardy! players on TV, now wants to go to medical school and beat the algorithms off the other medical computers already in the field. When asked if being late to the market was a concern, the big guy said 'Are you kidding? Once I digest 6 million medical text books and 70 million journal articles, I'll kick every lit cell in their systems out to algorithm heaven!"

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Aurasmic Experience - Transforming An Image Into A Clip On Your Smartphone

by Jamie Reygle

Aurasma merges the physical and virtual instantaneously on your smartphone.

Shorter Hop - Qantas Gets You Through The Airport Fast

by Jamie Reygle

Qantas are letting you check in and board with just your Frequent Flyer card.

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If You Could Talk To Walls - Your Body As An Antenna

by Jamie Reygle

Your body is an antenna, and Microsoft Research have worked out a way for you to use it.

Chinese Army's New Video Game Aims to Turn Geeks into GI's

by China.new

Just call 'em GI Zhou. New recruits to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) will soon be able to toss out their dubbed and subtitled versions of Call of Duty, thanks to the PLA's first homegrown military training video game, “Mission of Honor.”

Can't Touch This - ZeroTouch Makes Touchscreens Redundant

by Jamie Reygle

ZeroTouch is a touchscreen that doesn't require touch, or a screen.

Truth Stranger Than Fiction: Facebook Calls Google's 'Social Circle' Kettle Black

by Ron Callari

Facebook, whose user privacy infractions have been widely criticized by the press, the blogosphere and the government is turning the tables on one its primary Internet rivals. Apparently what's good for the golden goose is not good for Google - as Facebook is involved in an alleged smear campaign to expose the search giant's attempts at infringing on netizens' privacy rights.

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Walkie The Talkie - An App That Pays You To Use It

by Jamie Reygle

Gigwalk pays you to use your smartphone.