Incredible nanogold paint changes color as it responds to touch
Scientists at the University of California have come up with a nifty new way to utilize nanoparticles of gold. A solution of gold particles embedded in a polymer film creates a bright blue color, which turns red after pressure is applied on the film. The color shift correlates with the amount of pressure used — blue turns purple after moderate impact and red with a hard hit. This nuanced response yields information about different pressure levels the gold film encounters. The possibilities seem limitless, from sports to scientific studies to fashion.
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Video: New deal lets you add products to your Amazon shopping cart from Twitter
Amazon is ready to offer shoppers an interesting new way to purchase various goods by letting them connect their Amazon and Twitter accounts in order to add new products to their Amazon shopping carts with a simple hashtag. By adding #AmazonCart in replies to tweets that have Amazon product links in them, users will be able to add those products to their carts, The Next Web reports.
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Why Apple’s iWatch might be much more ambitious than you think
As ZDNet reports, some recent LinkedIn profile updates indicate that Apple has hired biomedical engineers from companies including Vital Connect, Sano Intelligence, O2 Medtech and Masimo. These companies manufacture devices that monitor respiratory functions, heart rate and body temperature. What might the biomedical monitoring functions of iWatch mean for the regular consumer? Many of the companies Apple seems to be hiring from have far broader and deeper goals than telling people what their heart rate is.
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Microsoft is trying to make the Xbox One and Xbox 360 even more powerful
Microsoft is apparently looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to help it further boost the performance of both its new Xbox One console and the older Xbox 360 model, GamingBolt reveals, speculating that the company wants to further improve and optimize the performance of the consoles’ processors.
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Apple shares surge past $600 for the first time since 2012
It’s amazing what a strong earnings report and a 7-for-1 stock split will do for your company’s share price. Apple shares surged past the $600 mark on Monday and closed at $600.96 each, which is the highest they’ve been since November 2012. Apple’s stock value had peaked at around $700 in September 2012 before falling all the way down to under $400 in April 2013. However, the company’s better-than-expected iPhone sales in its latest quarterly earnings report coupled with news that it will enact a 7-for-1 stock split in early June have helped reignite demand for Apple’s stock. Investors may also be feeling bullish at the sales prospects of the iPhone 6, which will finally give Apple fans a device with a big display that’s on par with the Galaxy S5.
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Be careful what you send through email on iOS 7
You might want to hold off on sending sensitive attachments through your iPhone or iPad if it runs on iOS 7 or higher. 9to5Mac draws our attention to a recent post from German security researcher Andreas Kurtz, who claims that encryption for email attachments has been disabled on iOS versions 7 and higher, even the recently released iOS 7.1.1 that was issued specifically to fix security flaws. Kurtz says that he reported the problem to Apple, which supposedly acknowledged it but didn’t give a timeline for when a fix would be released. As 9to5Mac says, this is obviously a potential problem because Apple touts iOS 7 as providing encryption for email attachments and many users have likely been sending important files through email under the assumption that they’d be encrypted.
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Leaked video shows off one of the PS4′s coolest upcoming features in action
PlayStation Now hasn’t received much fanfare since its reveal in January. Despite the implications of on-demand console gaming without hard drive space concerns or huge downloads, the anticipated feature has been put on the back burner as new game releases take precedence. PlayStation Now is still only accessible to a select group of beta testers, but one of those testers has gone out of the way to leak a video showcasing the service that Sony plans to introduce later this year. We’ve seen leaked footage of PlayStation Now before, but never as clear as this.
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How long can you drive after the fuel light comes on?
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After recently exploring and sharing some of the best fuel-saving tips, we found ourselves wondering just how far a car can go once your low fuel light comes on? This is a question that drivers have been pondering since the first car rolled off the production line and even became the basis for an episode of Seinfeld. It’s also a question that most dread to learn the answer to.
The simple answer is that there is no simple answer. Every vehicle is different and so is every driver. If you are a more aggressive driver or prone to driving fast, you will burn more fuel per kilometre than a more relaxed driver does. That’s assuming you are comparing drivers with the exact same vehicle because every vehicle is different, too. Additionally, stop and go traffic will certainly burn more fuel per kilometre than maintaining a constant speed.
Okay, I guess that leaves us with averages, guesses and personal opinions. Some mechanics will say you can get anywhere from 50km-100km once your “low fuel” light switches on. Well that’s still a rather large range but each mechanic you ask will also say “it depends on your car and how you drive it.” Hmm, still not very helpful, I know, but it’s true… READ FULL STORY.
How long can you drive after the fuel light comes on?
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How to bring one of the HTC One (M8)’s best features to your phone
Among the many impressive new features that HTC added with the HTC One (M8) was new “Motion Launch” functionality that gives you much more control over your device using simple gestures, such as the ability to both wake it up and put it back to sleep by double-tapping the display. Unfortunately, the only way to get this incredibly cool feature so far has been to buy an HTC One (M8)… until now, that is.
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Future travel: Don’t pack, just email what you need to a 3D printer
An Amsterdam art gallery called Galerie VIVID is having an exhibition that amounts to a meditation of how 3D printing could reshape travel. The artist Janne Kyttanen has designed a collection of objects that a woman flying for a beach vacation could conceivably print out at a resort instead of packing them with her in her suitcase, including a handbag, a multi-purpose dress, sunglasses, shoes, etc.
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