The puzzle pieces are slowly but surely coming together on the OnePlus One, the mysterious new device currently in development by the company founded by Ex-Oppo exec Pete Lau. In a series of new Facebook posts today, the company has revealed that the …
Google’s purchase of bonkers robotics company Boston Dynamics
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Following a string of revelations about U.S. government backed electronic spying programs, which also included monitoring of foreign citizens’ internet traffic, Microsoft has announced a new move that has won the appreciation of privacy advocates. The company will allow foreign users to choose whether or not they want their data to be stored in Microsoft’s U.S. based data centers. If they’re not open to the idea, they can request to have the data stored outside the U.S.
Foreign Microsoft Users Can Have Their Data Stored Outside The U.S. original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Fans of the famous British motoring show Top Gear will know its equally famous test track very well. Definitely the envy of many a YouTube motoring show host, the track is mainly used for trying out the very best of cars that appear on the BBC show, apart from hosting the “Star in the Reasonably Priced Car,” celebrities who try going around it in record time while driving an average car. The track itself is off limits to fans as well as the live studio audience, but now they get to experience it thanks to Google Street View.
Top Gear Test Track Added To Google Street View original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Sometimes the most accurate visions of the future are also the most terrifying. Like this employee-tracking system imagined in a 2003 concept video by Accenture.
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If you know your NES history, then you’ll definitely know about Nintendo World Championships. It was a custom game that was created for a nationwide Nintendo Entertainment System tournament back in the year 1990. Only 116 cartridges were ever produced, the custom game required players to beat select levels from popular titles like Super Mario Bros., Tetris and Rad Racer under seven minutes. Once the levels had been completed, scores were tallied and winners went through to national championships. 90 semi-finalists received a free copy of Nintendo World Championships, which have now become extremely rare. If you have been searching for one and have quite a bit of money on your hands then you’re in luck, one such cartridge has popped up for sale on eBay.
Nintendo World Championships Rare Cartridge Up For Sale original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Pinterest finally supports GIFs, the internet’s version of artsy hand-crafted flipbooks. Starting today, GIFs will play on Pinterest’s web pages, with mobile support coming soon. [Pinterest via Mashable]
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It’s that time of year again. We’ve already had our second storm related power outage, and every time I see a weather forecast that includes strong winds or big snow, I make sure to start charging every device I own, so I won’t just have to sit here in the dark. Being cold is bad enough, being cold and bored. Torture.
Check out Brookstone’s Portable Power Supply, providing up to seven hours of power for almost any device, this multifunctional power supply unit can put out AC power to run a TV, stereo, computer, lights, and small appliances, and enough DC power to allow you to jumpstart a car or boat, and the jumper cables are included!
Simply keep your Portable Power Supply unit plugged into any outlet in order to keep it charged up for your next emergency, or plug it into your vehicles power adaptor, and when that charge wears out, you just have to use the hand crank in order to generate a fresh supply of juice.
The Portable Power Supply comes fully equipped with outlets and USB ports to power TVs, computers, radios, and mobile phones, an LCD screen that alerts you to how much power you have left, and a built-in LED flashlight. Perfect for camping, tailgating and emergencies of all kinds, The Portable Power Supply is a great gift for anyone, including yourself. Get it at Brookstone.com for under 250 bucks.
[ The Portable Power Supply – Don’t get Caught in the Dark copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
You don’t have to decorate the entire nursery in geek themes you know. Just a few touches here and there should be enough. In fact an adorable and nerdy mobile is all you need. It is a great way to teach your children about the characters you geek out over.
Etsy artist Drops of Color has just the mobile for you and your little gamer in training. Well, the seller offers several mobiles that are equally awesome. All made by hand with small felt plush characters. The Super Mario Bros. one is completely adorable, but the superhero ones are pretty cool too – and they teach your kids that DC and Marvel heroes can live in harmony.
Each mobile comes with five characters, and you can pick which ones you want. Each mobile is made to order and takes about 8 to 10 weeks to arrive at your doorstep. Be sure to stop by their shop and check out some of the other mobiles for sale.
[via Nerd Approved via it8bit]
Look out, texting walker.
(Credit: Ed Yourdon)
Just as I don’t text and drive, I also don’t text and walk. I stand still to do my digital business. Sure, like everybody else, I was curious if I could successfully walk and text at the same time. But one jarring landing down a driveway drop-off was enough to make me give it up for good. Now, I have some scientific backing for my decision.
A team of researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia conducted a study titled “Texting and Walking: Strategies for Postural Control and Implications for Safety.” The work focused on the gait performance of 26 healthy individuals when walking normally, reading on a phone, and then texting.
Not too surprisingly, the study found people walk funny when they text, much more so than when just walking or even when walking and reading. They slowed down and deviated from a straight line, which the researchers attribute to mental distraction, the odd mechanics of holding a phone while typing on it, and a reduced visual field from focusing on the screen.
The study concludes:
We demonstrate slower walking speed, greater deviation from a straight path and increase absolute lateral step deviation in conjunction with increased rotation ROM [range of motion] of the head in global space… [Read more]
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