Daily Archives: 28.01.2015

Laser-filled earbuds flash to music, and maybe your steps and heartbeat too

By Michael Franco You’ll definitely look like a future-forward partier with these glowing green, red or blue earbud cords draped around you. But is the price worth it?

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/42cca44a/sc/28/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Claser0Efilled0Eearbuds0Eflash0Eto0Emusic0Eand0Emaybe0Eyour0Esteps0Eand0Eheartbeat0Etoo0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

iPhone’s double-edged sword: Big sales, big risk for Apple

By Shara Tibken Most of Apple’s record revenue came from its smartphone business, but it’s risky for any company to rely so much on one product.

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iPhone’s double-edged sword: Big sales, big risk for Apple

By Shara Tibken Most of Apple’s record revenue came from its smartphone business, but it’s risky for any company to rely so much on one product.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/42cafc10/sc/5/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Ciphones0Edouble0Eedged0Esword0Ebig0Esales0Ebut0Ealso0Ebig0Erisk0Efor0Eapple0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

How the Pencil Sharpener Was Invented

By Matt Blitz – TodayIFoundOut.com

How the Pencil Sharpener Was Invented

For years, the knife was the most commonly used tool to sharpen the wooden writing instrument known as a pencil (which historians believe was invented in the 15th or 16th century). But whittling the wood away to eventually produce a point was a time-consuming, tedious, and inexact process. As pencils became more ubiquitous in everyday life, it became apparent that a faster and more efficient way was needed to sharpen them. Luckily, two Frenchmen were up to the challenge.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/eITyulbUmyY/how-the-pencil-sharpener-was-invented-1682242025

      

GoDaddy’s puppy-mocking Super Bowl ad in the dog house

By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: Laughing at the Budweiser ads that feature cuddly puppies, the traditionally bawdy GoDaddy released a Super Bowl ad this morning. And then: trouble. Big trouble.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/42c5ecb7/sc/21/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cgodaddys0Epuppy0Emocking0Esuper0Ebowl0Ead0Ein0Ethe0Edog0Ehouse0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm