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Russian Hackers Steal IDs; Sprint, T-Mobile Over; Futuristic Navdy HUD
2014-08-06 19:38:15| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
From Russian hackers to a collapsed Sprint, T-Mobile deal, here's what you missed on Tuesday.
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NASA unveils its futuristic warp drive starship called Enterprise, of course
2014-06-11 13:20:33| Extremetech
NASA physicist Harold White has given a new presentation and updated version of a theoretical version of a future warp drive vessel. One day, such craft might spur exploration of the solar system -- or even other planets.
The futuristic dream of wirelessly charging your smartphone while you stand in line at the coffee shop may soon come to pass
2014-05-23 20:29:43| Extremetech
A new company, called Energous, has devised a method of wirelessly transmitting power over long distances. Its prototype system can beam 10 watts, more than enough to charge your smartphone or tablet, over a distance of 15 feet -- and, rather importantly, it will track your device if you move around. The company hopes to commercialized its technology soon, with partner companies showing off the tech at CES in January 2015. It seems that the first generation of wireless charging -- those awful, short-range charging plates -- may finally be drawing to a close.
Futuristic walking, 'talking' drilling rigs aim to modernize fracking
2014-04-16 03:28:22| Energy - Topix.net
Schramm Inc, which built the drilling rig that four years ago helped rescue 33 trapped Chilean copper miners, has designed a 500,000-pound rig for the oil and natural gas industry that can walk, rotate 360 degrees, be operated with a remote control, and load pipe automatically.
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California drought is ready for a Silicon Valley moment and futuristic farms
2014-03-25 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: We are ranchers. And as ranchers in Northern California, we are intimately familiar with the impact of a drought as extreme as the one we are enduring right now and how it affects the food you eat. Youve heard about the shorter showers, the intermittent toilet flushing. Youve heard less about the expensive hay, being fed to fewer animals. But have you heard about the innovations that could reverse it all? Indeed, how familiar are you with Californias water crisis, the worst in recorded...
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