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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Explore Top-Shelf Booze With This Liquor Tasting Pack [44% Off]

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/top-shelf-liquor-tasting-gift-2014-11

Booze is a great gift idea for anyone old enough to drink. Choosing the right bottle, however, can be a drag. There are so many types and flavor profiles, the wrong choice could be the difference between a great gift and a forgettable one. Flaviar, a liquor sampler delivery service, can make things easier.

It's a great way to discover and explore fine alcohol, from craft batches to well-known brands, and it's currently available with a 44% discount.

You'll receive a hand-sealed tasting box with five different spirits, from scotch to cognac to rum. You'll also get access to the School of Spirits e-learning course to expand your knowledge. If you're giving this as a gift, keep the course for yourself so you sound smarter than you are.

It's a great idea for any aficionado or novice who wants to explore new tastes.

Get 44% off the Top Shelf Liquor Tasting Pack ($33.99 incl. shipping)

Here's exactly what you'll get:

Five (5) vials of different spirits – 45ml each
Tasting notes and drinks description
Tasting pack theme description (more general, on Scotch, on Rum etc.)
The School of Spirits E-Learning Course
7 Day Email Course
Learn about Fine Spirits
Tips & Tricks on Tasting
Become a Rockstar of the Bar
Receive a Fancy Certificate

Get 44% off the Top Shelf Liquor Tasting Pack ($33.99 incl. shipping)

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A Chinese Tech Company Wants To Make Your Smartphone's Internet Connection 1,000 Times Faster

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/huawei-5g-network-speeds-2014-11

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We still have a long way to go before we experience the next step after 4G LTE, but telecom companies are already hard at work developing faster, more efficient networks.

Chinese smartphone maker Huawei recently said it's working with three major carriers in South Korea to establish 5G networks.

Huawei's CTO made the announcement at the Startup Nations Summit in Seoul, Korea, according to CNET, saying that the company will be working closely with SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus.

SK Telecom is one of the biggest carriers in South Korea, and it commands about half of the wireless carrier market share in the country.

The fact that Huawei is working on 5G technology isn't necessarily new, but this is the first time we're hearing about these carrier partnerships.

There's no set standard for how much faster 5G will be in comparison to 4G LTE, but Huawei's white paper on the subject says the improvements will be "1,000 fold."

Don't expect to see such advancements anytime soon, however. Experts estimate we'll see early signs of 5G in 2020, but widespread deployment isn't likely until 2025. Other big tech companies such as Samsung and Ericsson are also in the process of developing and testing 5G networks.

When 5G does eventually roll out, it'll be about much more than speed. 5G will be designed to support many different types of devices other than phones, such as wearable devices and smart home products.

SEE ALSO: If You Think 5G Is All About Faster Network Speeds, You're Wrong

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Amazon now connects you with local contractors

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/25/amazon-services/

Looks as if the list of things that Amazon doesn't sell just got that little bit shorter after the company started connecting people with local contractors. Customers in a handful of trial cities, including NYC and Seattle, can now use an Angie's List-style site to get tradespeople to visit your home for services. For instance, search for a TV wall bracket on the site and you'll be able to find a professional TV mounter to come and drill the holes so you don't have to. Right now, it's only a limited trial, but imagine if Amazon eventually bundled this sort of thing into Prime? We'd never have to shell out big bucks for an emergency plumber ever again.

Filed under: Amazon

Via: Re/code

Source: Amazon

drag2share: How English describes color vs how Chinese describes color

source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/vip/~3/1H6gKao0KYc/+caseychan

How English describes color vs how Chinese describes color

Here's a fascinating visualization created by Muyueh Lee that shows the differences between how the English language and Chinese language each describe colors. On the left, you can see the number of English names for color hues (there's a lot!) and on the right, the number of Chinese names (there's a little!).

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Source: http://gizmodo.com/so-many-passwords-with-so-many-stipulations-tru-1663088107

So. Many. Passwords. With. So. Many. Stipulations. [Truth Facts]

Visualizing the Notes Played in Songs on a Piano-Turned-Histogram

Source: http://gizmodo.com/visualizing-the-notes-played-in-songs-on-a-piano-turned-1663085004

Visualizing the Notes Played in Songs on a Piano-Turned-Histogram

Ever wondered how many times a certain note gets played during the course of a song? Well this tool developed by Joey Cloud lets you visualize the number of times each note is played on a histogram—that happens to look exactly like the piano keyboard it represents.

drag2share: Plug-in turns your browsing history into a searchable database

source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/25/fetching-plug-in-browser-history/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&?ncid=rss_full

Some apps make it easy to delete your browsing history for the sake of privacy and security. This one called Fetching, however, does the opposite: it saves a comprehensive copy of your history for years to come. What for? Well, searching random words on Google doesn't always return the results you want, and a browser's native history could be a useless jungle of websites. You can use this app to search only among websites you've browsed in the past and find that particularly interesting feature you've read or that great deal you've come across. Fetching, created by a developer named Peter Brown who works on it in his spare time alone, lives in the computer as a browser plug-in.

The service has two versions to choose from. If you use Mac, you'll have the option to save data in your own hard drive or SSD, so nobody else can access it (besides nosy family members, that is). But if you use Windows or any other platform, you'll have to make do with the cloud version for now. Both raise valid security concerns, though, as hackers could infiltrate Fetching's servers and individual Mac computers. If they get in, they'll have years' worth of browsing history all saved and ready for the taking. That said, you can always disable the plug-in and delete the data you've stored anytime you want. Plus, Fetching doesn't save anything opened in an incognito or private tab, so you may want to start using the feature if you decide to install the app.

Filed under: Internet

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Monday, November 24, 2014

The Bizarre Story Behind Last Night's Craigslist Hack

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-bizarre-story-behind-last-nights-massive-craigslist-1662742826

The Bizarre Story Behind Last Night's Craigslist Hack

If you tried to visit Craigslist late Sunday night, you probably had a very weird experience. Instead of arriving at that sultry sea of classifieds, you were probably sent to DigitalGangster.com. Then, you were likely redirected to YouTube, where a very strange animated rap video filled your ears with lyrics about freedom, privacy, and net neutrality.

A new project promises to turn your iPhone into a VR headset

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/24/pinc-vr-iphone-indiegogo/

Thanks to accessories like Google Cardboard and Samsung's Gear VR, using a smartphone to enter a virtual reality world has become relatively simple. However, those options have the limitation of being available to use only with Android, leaving iOS users wondering what it would be like to access something similar on their device. Here's where a new Indiegogo campaign comes in. Pinć VR is a novel peripheral which, along with a companion application, can morph your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus into a virtual reality headset (similar to what Gear VR does with the Galaxy Note 4).

But Pinć VR does more than that, since it comes with two digital finger rings that let you perform multi-touch gestures and control elements around you. Cordon, the firm behind the project, says the idea with Pinć was to build it on "the concept of spatial computing," as it looks to make it possible (and easy) for iOS users to experience immersive VR. The Indiegogo page just went live yesterday, so there's still plenty of time for you to pitch in -- a $99 contribution is enough to, if all goes according to plan, get your very own in due time.

Filed under: Misc, Peripherals, Wearables, Mobile, Apple

Source: Indiegogo (Pinć VR)

How a Typo May Have Turned a Drum of Radioactive Waste Into a Bomb

Source: http://gizmodo.com/how-a-simple-typo-may-have-turned-a-drum-of-radioactive-1662683094

How a Typo May Have Turned a Drum of Radioactive Waste Into a Bomb

In February, a drum of radioactive waste exploded at U.S.'s only underground nuclear waste repository. The Santa Fe New Mexican has released a bombshell report on the comedy of errors, which seems to have all started with a typo specifying the wrong type of kitty litter. Yup.

This Cheap Little Circuit Could Double Data Speed on Your Next Phone

Source: http://gizmodo.com/this-cheap-little-circuit-could-make-your-next-phone-tw-1662678579

This Cheap Little Circuit Could Double Data Speed on Your Next Phone

Wireless technology is already amazing. It's any data you could ever want through the air. But some exciting innovations are hiding on the horizon. This cheap little circuit that allows a wireless antenna to send and receive data at the same time is one of them. It stands to double the rate at which your phone transfers data.

drag2share: Samsung's 4K-ready NX1 camera finally comes to the US

source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/24/samsung-nx1-available-us/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&?ncid=rss_full

The NX1, Samsung's first camera capable of shooting 4K video, was originally expected to be released last month here in the States. And even though this was clearly not the case, the company has been doing everything it can to hype up its new compact system in the meantime, including a partnership with Joseph Gordon-Levitt to create a film, titled In a City, that's going to be shot entirely with the NX1. On paper, the camera seems like great option, featuring a 28.2-megapixel, APS-C CMOS sensor, 15fps of continuos shooting, a 3-inch Super AMOLED articulating screen, an EVF with a 1,366 x 758 resolution, NFC and WiFi.

There's also a new auto-focusing system inside, which Samsung claims can detect up to 205 different phase points and cover roughly 90 percent of the whole frame. If you're interested, be ready to break the bank: Samsung is pricing the NX1 at $1,500 body-only, or $2,800 with a 16-50mm lens, a grip, extra battery and an external charger.

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T-Mobile's data-free streaming adds Google Play Music and more

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/24/t-mobile-music-freedom-google-play-music/

Google Play Music was absent from T-Mobile's Music Freedom options... until now. After a public vote to see who should be next, Mountain View's streaming library will no longer gobble your data on the UnCarrier's network. Google's music service is among 14 others, including Xbox Music and SoundCloud, that won't count against that monthly allowance when you're in need of some tunes on-the-go. Of course, Spotify, Rdio, Pandora and ten others were already given the free pass, so with the recent additions, that total now tallies 27 in all. The full list of today's additions awaits on the other side of the break.

The full list of today's additions to T-Mobile's Music Freedom:

Google Play Music
Xbox Music
SoundCloud
RadioTunes
Digitally Imported
Fit Radio
Fresca Radio
JAZZRADIO
Live365
Mad Genius Radio
radioPup
radio.com
ROCKRADIO
Saavn

Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile, T-Mobile

Source: T-Mobile

Watchmakers are cracking down on bootleg smartwatch faces

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/24/smartwatch-face-piracy/

A mock Patek Philippe watch face on an LG G Watch R

Did you get a G Watch R or Moto 360 and promptly give it a watch face that simulates a mechanical timepiece? Don't count on doing that again. TorrentFreak understands that watchmakers like Omega, Panerai, Swatch and Tissot are sending takedown requests to sites hosting smartwatch faces that allegedly violate "trademark, copyright and design rights." The companies aren't speaking on the record, but this is more about legal obligation than attempting to protect sales -- if they don't crack down on bootleg digital faces, they'll have a harder time taking action against real-world counterfeits.

FaceRepo and other affected watch face hosts are usually quick to honor these requests, and they're implementing filters to prevent troublesome uploads. With that said, some of these watch faces are still relatively easy to find. I quickly spotted a Moto 360 replica of Patek Philippe's Grandmaster Chime, an ultra-rare watch whose real version costs a whopping $2.6 million. It's doubtful that watch brands will sue as long as their takedowns succeed; many of these faces are available for free, and it's doubtful that there are any lost sales when many of these analog watches are far more expensive than smartwatches. Still, it's clear that watch face piracy is going be a problem for a long time to come.

Filed under: Wearables

Source: TorrentFreak

A Startup Figured Out How To Print Light Just Like Paper â And It Looks Like Magic

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/lightpaper-technology-prints-light-like-paper-2014-11

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Imagine if light could be emitted by flat, razor-thin surfaces like paper, instead of round, circular bulbs.

That's exactly the type of technology Idaho-based startup Rohinni is working on, and it looks like it has the potential to change how all types of gadgets are made — from smartphones to cars, wearable devices, and of course, the traditional lamp.

Rohinni calls this technology LightPaper, and it can be printed and applied to near any surface, as CMO Nick Smoot recently told Fast Company's Tyler Hayes. To create LightPaper, Rohinni combines ink and small LED lights and prints them out in one single conductive layer, Smoot told Fast Company.

Rohinni's LightPaper is much thinner than current lighting technology such as OLED, which is used to power most super-slim TVs like the ones made by Samsung and LG. But based on what Hayes told Fast Company and the demos shown on Rohinni's website, it seems like the company is more interested in using LightPaper as a new means of backlighting for gadgets and everyday objects.

One of the most obvious use cases, according to Rohinni's website, is illuminating logos on products. Here's how it could look on a smartphone.

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And a car:

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With technology as thin as LightPaper, you'd ideally be able to install lighting directly into your bedroom wall as shown below.

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We'll probably start seeing LightPaper implemented in products sometime in 2015,! accordi ng to Fast Company, but it's unclear exactly where we'll see it. Check out the video from Rohinni below.

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