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sports
Paralympics: The Games Where Bionic Athletes Reign
Tech and the Olympics are a recipe for controversy. Before double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius (right) was finally approved to compete in the Olympics (he failed to qualify, barely), naysayers claimed his carbon-fiber Cheetah blade prostheses gave him an advantage over non-cyborg competitors. And Speedo's LZR suit has been decried for rendering meaningless any world records that came before. But that debate is dropped entirely for the Paralympic Games, which are currently going on in Beijing and as we see in today's Big Picture, is where the sports tech comes out in force. More »
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By John MahoneyComment by m4ximusprim3: This is so freaking cool. I can't wait for the day when their kit starts getting so good that they... 5 Responses | Other threads
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education
Cheetahs, Pumas and Tigers, Oh My: The Two-Minute OS X History Primer
Later today we'll find out what (if any) new secret features made it into Apple's latest kitty—hopefully a few from our list—in addition to everything we already know. More »
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Comment by ElementFire: Sifting through some of the blatant fanboyism, here's what I gathered: Mac OS X has been receiving incremental (yearly?) upgrades since... more » | Other threads
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smart mirror
GPSMirror Helps You Avoid Speeding Tickets
Tired of getting busted on the road by those hidden speed cameras? Cheetah's GPSMirror is a rearview mirror for your car that warns you of incoming traffic cameras so you can slow down and avoid those nasty speeding tickets. The mirror displays your speed and can be programmed to give you visual, spoken, or audible alerts when you approach a hidden camera. Considering some speeding tickets can go over $200, the $300 you spend on the GPSMirror is practically nothing. More »
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Comment by banmojo: Traffic laws (along with most other laws) cater to the lowest common denominator; after reading about some SFB ass peeing... more » | Other threads
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