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Tech NewsHey Procrastinators, Here Are the Easiest Ways to File Your Taxes Online
Tax Day is HERE, and whether you’re eagerly anticipating a sizable refund or are dreading a hefty bill, there’s nothing to gain by putting off your tax filing any longer. Here’s a guide to filing your taxes online—including the best services for your buck. IRS Free File Your first stop should be to the IRS … Continued
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All the World’s Cows on Treadmills Could Power Six Percent of Earth
When roaming open pastures, cattle can walk up to eight hours a day while grazing but they can’t always get as much exercise when confined to a barnyard. One enterprising farmer, however, has invented an ingenious means of getting his herd mooving—and generate a bit of free electricity on the side. On his farm in … Continued
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Say Hello to China’s New 11-Barrel Hypersonic Missile Killer
The future of naval warfare will likely include lasers, auto-cannons, and hypersonic missiles launched from the other side of the horizon. But while it may not have a defense against frickin’ lasers, China’s newly unveiled Type 1130 close-in weapon system can make short work of inbound warheads travelling at four times the speed of sound. … Continued
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This Concept Drone Would Hunt Other Drones Using Bits of String
Got a pesky personal UAV hovering about your home, just out of broom-swipe reach? Well, before you try to burn it out of the sky, consider a slightly less treasonous option: Knocking it out of the sky with the help of an autonomous air wolf, the Rapere. https://gizmodo.com/this-mortar-hunting-war-truck-just-got-a-powerful-new-l-1482647200 Though still very much in the concept … Continued
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Forget Beanbags, Shotguns Could Soon Be Firing Shock Wave Slugs
The next time riot police open fire during your Constitutionally-protected demonstration, it might not be with tear gas canisters. It could be with shotgun-launched stun and pepper rounds. Enjoy your concussion and face full of capsaicin, citizen, and be glad they’re not murder bullets. http://gawker.com/5853372/occupy-oakland-protesters-attempt-to-reclaim-plaza The ShockRound and PepperRound are new non-lethal rounds from SmartRounds … Continued
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The Indica Review: A Vaporizer Stuck in a Zippo’s Body
Despite appearances, cannabis is actually still illegal in more than half of US states. If you have to get high on the down low, you might find yourself drawn to this sneaky Zippo lookalike. The Indica is a fairly subtle portable vaporizer that packs a 5-stage heater into a novelty-sized Zippo lighter form factor. It’s … Continued
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Tech NewsWhy Frame Rate Matters
We all know the motion picture is a lie. That movement on screen? It’s just a bunch of still images. Still images that seem more like believable, realistic, lifelike motion the faster they flicker along. Faster is better, and that 48 frame-per-second version of The Hobbit was just the beginning. What is frame rate anyway? … Continued
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GE’s “Point and Shoot” Microscope Snaps Spectacular Cellular Shots
The microscopic worlds contained within a droplet of water are just as fascinating—and just as inaccessible to humans—as the farthest reaches of space. But the universe of the very small is now a little closer thanks to a highly-automated, cell counting microscope-camera hybrid from GE. The Cytell machine from GE Life Sciences is a table-top … Continued
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Tech NewsKorea’s Black Panther Battle Tank Shoots Parachute Bombs
When your neighbors are Kim Jung-Un-level crazy, you’d better make sure your defenses are bigger and badder than anything they can throw at you. Or at least just as crazy, like the K2 Black Panther’s parachute munitions. It’s called the K2 “Black Panther.” This 55 ton main battle tank (MBT) is the latest to join … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Golden Gate Bridge Gets the Massive Median Mover It Needed
After a marathon weekend installation, the Golden Gate Bridge has finally gotten the $3o million movable median barrier system that it so desperately needs. These are the oversized mechanical zipper pulls that will be in charge of changing lanes (quite literally) twice a day to keep traffic flowing smoothly. The Golden Gate Bridge employs six … Continued
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How to Keep Your Dog Safe and Warm This Winter
You wouldn’t venture nearly naked into the frozen wastes of your neighborhood during the dead of winter just to use the outhouse, so why do you expect your dog to? This winter hasn’t been nearly as intense as last year’s snowpacalypse, but it’s still a dangerous time of year for pets. Here are the tips … Continued
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Arizer Air Review: A Breath of Fresh Vapor
For the last year or so, the Firefly has been my portable loose-leaf vaporizer of choice—and why wouldn’t it be? It’s blown the competition away in terms of efficiency, portability, ease of use, and vapor quality. But with the release of Arizer’s latest porta-vape offering, the Firefly’s reign could be coming to an end. https://gizmodo.com/the-firefly-vaporizer-review-holy-smokes-this-thing-i-1482847771 … Continued
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Tech NewsThis Spinal Implant Is Letting Paralyzed Rats Walk Again
The ability to internally bridge the gap between two ends of severed spinal cord—not just rely on the support of an external carapace like the Ekso-Suit—would be nothing short of revolutionary for the neurosurgical field. Oh wait, looks like a team from the EPFL has just invented a way to do just that—in mice. The … Continued
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This Aim-Assisted Rifle Is Now Accurate Up to a Mile
Oh, what a difference two years make. The Precision-Guided Firearm (aka the Linux Gun) from TrackingPoint that blew many a mind at 2013’s CES is back and better than ever. And by “better” I mean able to hit a target traveling at 30 mph, 1,800 yards out. The Linux Gun, as you may remember, utilizes … Continued
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Tech NewsThe Army’s Biggest Tug Boat Can Haul an Entire Aircraft Carrier
Parking a 567-foot guided missile cruiser is tougher than it sounds. So when the Army’s largest ocean-going vessels need a helping hand squeezing into foreign ports, they call on the biggest and baddest tugboats in the armed forces: the MGen. Nathanael Greene-class large coastal tugs. There are currently six Nathanael Greene’s currently serving with the … Continued
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Breakthrough Quantum Hard Drive Holds Data 100 Times Longer
Storing data in a state of quantum entanglement could hold enormous promise for securing our online information, but right now we can only maintain these states for a short time before the entanglement fails. An Australian research team has found a way to store data for hours, not milliseconds: Say hello to the world’s first … Continued
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This Tabletop Gadget Steers Light with a Wall of Sound
Our collective Holodeck-Danger Room fantasies are one step closer to reality thanks to a new acousto-optic device described in the latest issue of the journal Optics Express. It can manipulate laser beams in near real time using nothing but sound waves. Developed by a collaborative team of researchers from the University of Bristol and the … Continued
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Buzz In Guests Remotely With August Smart Lock’s New Internet Hub
While I personally prefer an auto-lock that doesn’t connect to the Internet and expose my home network to the antics of script kiddies, in today’s connected home that’s isn’t always a viable option. Luckily, August’s new Smart Lock hardware lets you have it both ways. The San Francisco-based home security company announced the upcoming release … Continued
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Explore the Ocean Deep in a Personal Submarine
If you ever find yourself staring out at the sea, thinking, “Holy shit, I have way too much money. I should blow some of it on a personal submarine,” the Deepflight Super Falcon Mark II is here to part you from that troublesome cash. Measuring just under 19.6 feet long by 9.8 feet wide, the … Continued
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Tech NewsWhy Your Next TV Could (and Should) Be Stuffed With Quantum Dots
It’s no secret that OLED televisions produce the best quality HDTV images on the market today. It’s also no secret that OLED sets are ludicrously, obscenely expensive compared to conventional LEDs. But what if there were a way to produce OLED-quality images at a fraction of their current price? Oh hey, there is. They’re called … Continued
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