One of the medical profession's most iconic instruments is getting a serious upgrade. The "stethoscope of the 21st century" was unveiled yesterday at the Web 2.0 summit by General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt. The Vscan, which looks like the lovechild of a Motorola RAZR and an iPod, places the power of ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on Oct 21st 2009 7:21PM

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In light of their alleged emotional ramifications on children, certain video games are often labeled as "dangerous." But it turns out a number of children almost literally lost their lives last year by playing their favorite games, according to the Houston Chronicle. Last autumn, families in areas ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on Jun 2nd 2009 10:14AM

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Once again, a team of well-meaning scientists is giving an intelligent, autonomous robotic vessel everything it needs to take over the world. Sigh... According to CNN, eight third-year engineering students from the university ETH Zurich in Switzerland have created a four-meter-long, carbon-fiber ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 28th 2009 9:14AM

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With so much pain and humiliation caused by Facebook around the world, we were less than shocked to hear that the cycle of embarrassment had traveled south of the Equator. According to an AFP article, hosted on Google, a South African man was recently terminated from his job after calling his boss ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 28th 2009 7:11AM

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It seems Google Street View's facial recognition technology may actually work better than we thought. Apparently, the iconic face of Colonel Sanders has been blurred on every Kentucky Fried Chicken location. This gives Google some much-needed ammunition in the fight against those who believe the ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 24th 2009 11:09AM

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The U.S. already spends a ton of money on cybersecurity, but it may need to dig a little deeper if something like this happens again: According to the Associated Press, The FBI and the U.S. Marshals offices were forced to shut down sections of their respective networks on Thursday after they were ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 22nd 2009 5:29PM

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Advances in technology have enabled humanity to achieve all sorts of amazing feats (landing on the moon, debasing oneself on YouTube, etc). Despite our long list of collective accomplishments, a new trick that's being employed by tech savvy parents might just take the cake. According to USA ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 22nd 2009 11:12AM

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We all like our gadgets. Still, even though we can't imagine our morning commute without our trusty MP3 player, there's no way we're risking our lives for it. Then again, we're not 16-years old. A Tampa teenage girl was almost killed on Tuesday when she tried to save her beloved iPod from certain ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 22nd 2009 9:24AM

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A New Zealand toddler gave her parents a shock (to say the least) when she purchased a $12,000 Kobelco digger on an auction Web site. According to Australian newspaper The Age, Three-year-old Pipi Quinlan woke up before the rest of her family and made her way to the family computer. After booting ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 21st 2009 7:39PM

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Turns out those lovable little earbuds may deliver more than pleasant sound waves. According to a support bulletin issued by Apple, the cans are a possible conduit for static electricity. The company has issued some tips to keep the voltage down--which essentially tell you to stop using the ...

by Peter Mychalcewycz on May 21st 2009 11:10AM

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