The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is generating excitement as thousand walk the floor to see the tablets, cameras and other new technology being unveiled. The show runs through Sunday. (Jan. 7)
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Photo: RealGap A new study asserts that the epidemic of global species loss that we’re experiencing right now is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy — and that in order to turn the tide, we must focus on the conservation triumphs that have been made possible over the years. In order to stress the success of the conservation movement, the researchers pointed to 8 of the greatest achievements in protecting wildlife over the last 50 years. And … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Late Breaking TV News of the Day: Despite having been completed and scheduled to air this spring, The History Channel has decided not to air The Kennedys — the controversial miniseries about the JFK presidency — saying it was “not a fit for the History brand .” According to Nellie Andreeva @ Deadline , political pressure from the Kennedy family may have played a role in the shocking cancellation…. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 08/01/2011 04:51 Number of articles : 7
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AMD’s Fusion APU has had its coming out party here at CES , and already companies are champing at the bit to offer updated systems with the E-350 embedded within. Zotac’s offering up a revised version of its Zbox HTPC this week, with the AD03 boasting an all-too-familiar exterior, a slot-loading Blu-ray drive and the aforesaid 1.6GHz E-350 APU. There’s also an AMD Radeon HD 6310 GPU, a pair of DDR3-1066 RAM slots, room for a 2.5″ SATA 6Gbps hard drive, a USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 sockets, an optical audio port, HDMI / DVI outputs (a VGA adapter is included as well), Gigabit Ethernet, support for Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming, 802.11n WiFi, a 6-in-1 card reader and a bundled copy of Cyberlink’s PowerDVD software. The “Plus” version of the system actually ships with 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 250GB 5400RPM hard drive, whereas the standard version leaves it up to you to fill those voids. Mum’s the word on pricing, but we suspect it’ll be loosed on the universe soon. Gallery: Zotac’s Zbox AD03 Blu-ray HTPC with AMD Fusion APU Continue reading AMD’s E-350 Zacate APU finds a home in Zotac’s Zbox AD03 Blu-ray HTPC AMD’s E-350 Zacate APU finds a home in Zotac’s Zbox AD03 Blu-ray HTPC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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KHAKREZ DISTRICT, Afghanistan — Intensified fighting and a larger troop presence in Afghanistan in 2010 led to the highest American combat casualties yet in the war, as the number of troops wounded by bullets, shrapnel and bombs approached that of the bloodiest periods of the war in Iraq. Multimedia Slide Show Speeding the War Wounded to Care Tyler Hicks/The New York Times The number of medevac helicopters in service has risen sharply, meaning more of the war’s wounded are being saved. More Photos
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New York City came out overprepared Friday for a weak storm that delivered just a few inches of snow, not enough to plow in most places and likely not enough for the mayor to redeem himself from a disastrous response to a post-Christmas blizzard. (Jan. 7)
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We just made our way to the LG booth here at the Consumer Electronics Show and found this multifaceted gizmo that the company is dubbing the Scanner Mouse. It does exactly what you think — works as a mouse and scanner. You might recall something similar from back in the day , but LG is looking to commercialize the idea. The bottom of the rodent has a clear (glass or plastic sheet, we’re not sure) packed with five LEDs for the camera to see the image being reflected off of the mirror inside. To kickstart the scanning process on a Widows or Mac machine, you simply press the scan button and huzzah — the software will activate and display the area the scanner is hovering over. Thanks to the dual lasers found on the top and bottom of the underside, you can actually rotate the mouse in any direction and it’ll pick up whatever it’s looking at — it’ll even translate copy on a page into editable text within a document editor. It also functions as a proper mouse (duh!), featuring a scroll wheel as well as left, right and back buttons. The software, in case you were wondering, couldn’t be any simpler to use. Formats such as JPEG, TIFF, PDF and PNG are exportable to your favorite social networks, and you’ve got basic editing functions to make your scans just right. Head on past the break to see an in-action demo. Gallery: LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on Continue reading LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image via Freshness In light of the presidential report on the Gulf oil spill that’s due to be released next week, speculation is running rampant that the companies involved — BP, Halliburton, and Transocean — could soon be facing criminal charges. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Hip Hop Chronicle UK got footage of Drake’s first performance in London last night, as well as a bit of J. Cole’s time on stage performing “Who Dat.” Previously: J. Cole Interview With DJ Semtex | Rick Ross ft. Drake – Made Men (CDQ) Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Nah Right Discovery Date : 08/01/2011 04:16 Number of articles : 5
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