Hyperloop Startup Has a Dream Team and $8.5 Million in Funding
Every now and again we hear another bit of information on the proposed Hyperloop, the brain child of Elon Musk. While most dismiss the idea of the Hyperloop out of hand, Hyperloop Technologies has stepped up its campaign with an initial funding of $8.5 Million to get the project moving.
Most notably, a startup called Hyperloop Technologies is emerging from "stealth mode" to support the effort, according to a Forbes report.
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Sword Coast Legends Is the Closest You Can Get to Real D&D Without a D20
If you are now, or used to be a Dungeons & Dragons player and miss the play action, Sword Coast Legends, a new D&D game is scheduled to be released for Windows sometime later on this year.
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12 Remastered Games You Need to Play on PS4 or Xbox One
Stuff has picked out twelve of the best re-mastered video games that are good enough to recommend purchasing and playing again. Eight games are out now with four more following later this year. If you liked the originals, you're going to love the re-mastered editions.
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Buy 3 Months of Sling TV, Get a Free Amazon or Roku Streaming Stick
Waiting for a reason to try out either Sling TV, the Fire TV Stick or Roku? Here's the best chance you will get on a bundled deal for some time to come. The deal is buy three months of Sling TV for $60 bucks and get your choice of a free Fire TV Stick, a Roku Stick or $50 dollars off Amazon Fire TV.
Sling TV just launched its apps for Amazon's streaming hardware today. So it's a pretty smart time for the companies to team up in hopes of boosting sales on the software side with Sling subscriptions and moving more Fire TV boxes and Sticks out the door.
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Personal Weather Stations Can Expose Your Wi-Fi Network
If you own a personal weather station, you should check your network settings. It was reported that personal weather systems send out station data and along with it, sends out your SSID and even your password over unencrypted connections. Say hello to all of your neighbors for me.
This issue adds to a growing list of basic security lapses discovered in smart home devices and other Internet-connected appliances that have invaded the consumer electronics market in the last few years.
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Scanadu: The Medical Tricorder from Star Trek Is Here
Honestly, it looks like if it wasn't for science fiction, we would never have any new inventions at all. Star Trek's Gene Roddenberry was responsible for many of the futuristic gadgets on the show and many have made it into the real world. We reported this gadget was almost ready for prime time viewing back in 2013, but the debut was delayed almost two years. Finally after some major tweaking, Bones' Medical Tricorder is the latest to become a reality and it's called the Scanadu Scout.
In Star Trek, the Tricorder was handled by a doctor, but De Brouwer thinks the most revolutionary aspect of the Scanadu is that it can be used by anyone: "We've medicalised your smartphone.
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Expedia to Buy Orbitz for $1.6 Billion
Expedia has shown an appetite for growth in the past few months, gobbling up rival Travelocity for $280M last month and now has its sights squarely on Orbitz Worldwide for the hefty price of $1.6 Billion.
For Expedia, the acquisition is primarily about growing its customer base: The companies offer similar services in overlapping markets.
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Happy Valentine's Day!!
If you forgot the day and have nothing in hand to express your undying love for your SO, your day might not be so happy. There's always that last minute stop at your favorite supermarket to pick up wilted flowers and a box of picked over candy or you can confess your forgetfulness and promise to get a stellar gift from the Internet. Check out some of ThinkGeek's Valentine's Day suggestions and redeem your forgetful self.
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The Car Dashboard is Poised to Become the Next Major Digital Platform
The next hottest area that will be taking up the time of IT technicians, designers, and auto makers will be the once lowly car dashboard. In an area that was once devoted to a gas gauge, a place to put the radio and sometimes luxuries like a clock and extra gauges, the new age auto dashes are becoming a complete entertainment and media center, Internet platform and safety center for the car and its passengers.
Carmakers are offering a selection of features in their connected cars, with a special focus on entertainment apps and safety-management features.
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Happy 10th, YouTube: This Is Your Life—And Ours
On one hand it doesn't feel like it's been ten years since YouTube signed on, but then again, it feels like it has been around forever. YouTube turns ten years old today and it's fitting that it all started out on Valentine's Day, spreading that YouTube love all around. It's only fitting to celebrate YouTube's 10th year by showing their very first YouTube video. A very Happy 10th YouTube.
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10 Million Stolen Passwords Were Just Released
A security researcher and consultant has posted 10M stolen passwords that he took from torrents on the Internet. The researcher has made it simple to go to another website and check to see if one or more of the leaked passwords may be yours. Give it a look.
Burnett didn't steal the passwords in question, of course, but they're now easily accessible to anyone and everyone — here's how you can quickly and easily find out if you are affected.
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NVIDIA Sends Press Invitations to March 3rd Event
NVIDIA has sent out press invitations to the media for a press conference on March 3rd, in San Francisco. NVIDIA will be unveiling something that has been in the works for the past five years. No one knows exactly what the new product will be other that it will be gaming-related.
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Millions of People Still Pay for AOL's Dial-Up Service
It seems inconceivable in this day and age that AOL dial-up is still in business. In fact, AOL still provides services, much of it dial-up service, to over 2.2 Million subscribers.
And yet, 20 years later — after joining Time Warner for eight years, buying several prominent websites, and undergoing countless other transitions as a digital media company — AOL's dial-up service endures
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Microsoft Acquires Maker of Surface Pro 3 Pen
Without much ado, Microsoft quietly picked up Israeli startup N-trig for a reported $200M. N-Trig is the producer of a stylus pen that is used in not only the Surface Pro 3, but also in devices made by the top manufacturers of portable devices.
The N-Trig acquisition appears aimed at new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's vision of making writing with a stylus on a tablet, smartphone, or laptop screen as natural as writing on paper
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Unlocking Your Phone Is Legal Again
In case you missed it, a new law went into effect on February 11th requiring all cellphone carriers to unlock user's phones upon request once the contract has been fulfilled.
This past August, President Barack Obama signed the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act into law, finally making it legal once more to unlock your phone.
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