Internet: Opiate of the People?
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Marx blamed religion. Nancy Reagan blamed drugs. But the opiate du jour is the Internet. So check your dopamine at the screen. Two important trends are emerging as Internet behavior continues to go under the microscope. First. We over-share because we experience chemical changes in the brain from doing it. Like sex, junk food or any other craving, our dopamine …
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A Bright Future for the High Tech Death Market
Death is on our minds, in part because the demographics are moving towards an aging population, and in part because dying is one really expensive process. In a $17 billion dollar a year business, memorializing and burial were among the sacred bastions untouched by technology. But the afterlife has begun. .RIP? .RIP is the new TLD (Top Level Domain name) …
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ReadWriteWeb’s Buying a Mobile Phone in Six Easy Steps
From dispelling the myth of the perfect phone to deciphering hardware specs, from looking at the apps running on each of the platforms to establishing which carrier is best in your area, ReadWriteWeb gets a gold star for this easy to use series.
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3D Printing: Why Does this One Differ From All Others?
By now, you’re either living under a rock or you’ve seen the plastic trinkets being churned out by the many hot new 3D printers on the market. I attended this year’s Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. It may have been the largest gathering of 3D printer aficionados yet. The MakerFaire brings makers – people …
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Hidden: A Mobile Wireless Speaker with a Fresh Design
They look like a collection of tin canisters. There’s no sign of a logo anywhere on the device. Aptly named “Hidden” this speaker is one of the easiest and elegant wireless solutions we’ve seen. You simply press down and twist the cannister, the way you might open a pill box. Suddenly a delicate blue light indicates your Bluetooth connection awaits and a …
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Ebook or Print: What’s a Parent’s Choice?
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center studies children’s media from various vantage points. Their most recent study looked at parents’ preferences when it came to reading with their young (ages 2-6) children. What they found was a mixed bag. While parents who read iPad books with their kids found certain features helpful, they found others distracting. They gave the thumbs up to audio …
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Necomimi Perks Up Your Ears
In the “truth is stranger than fiction” category, I bumped into a Necomimi-wearing woman at an event the other night. Necomimis are “brainwave-calculating” animatronic animal ears. They sense your “mood” and flop down or perk up accordingly. The Necomimi consists of a headband and fuzzy cat ears – like a fuzzier Catwoman. The ears are battery operated and have a …
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MobileTrax Weighs in on Nokia’s New Lumia 920
Excerpted from Gerry Purdy’s MobileTrax column, the Nokia Lumia 920 may be just the ticket for its versatility. It incorporates speed, a back and front facing camera and an enhanced system that improves photos taken in low light conditions: Read Gerrry’s review: Nokia and Microsoft are continuing their close partnership. They almost come across as a joint venture equally owned by both …
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Trend Micro Focuses on Social Networking Protection
It’s a constant game of social networking leapfrog: the good guys versus the bad guys trying to scam you into someplace you shouldn’t be, leaving you and your family’s online security at jeopardy. Titanium, Trend Micro’s latest product, offers its usual state-of-the-art anti-virus protection, but the newest features are designed to protect the modern social networking family. To begin with, …
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