Astrocyte, the most common brain cell (contrary to popular belief that neurons are), has been grown in a lab for the first time. Astrocytes are small, star-shaped cells in the brain that act like the neuron’s bodyguards, and because of that they play an important role in diseases of the central nervous system. More »

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If the government being able to track your phone calls and tap into pretty much any basic electronic you could socially use wasn’t scary, prepare for yet another invasion of privacy. The federal officials (NHTSA) will require all cars to have black boxes in them in about a month. The black box is an event data recorder. It will pretty much monitor your driving habits and provide a snapshot of the scene with the final impact if your car does crash. More »

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Barnes & Noble has recently held their press conference to introduce their new NOOK e-reader, the ‘Simple Touch Reader’. After some information was leaked they finally confirmed that it is a ’squat, black, touch-screen e-ink reader’ which will be priced at $139. More »

Today’s unique USB, courtesy of xsandy2005, features a Light Bulb USB! Such a simple yet creative USB idea. More »

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Enjoy a fun classic analog game called Electro Chuck. Going into an amazing adventure, tilt your screen from left to right to get through each obstacles. By just tapping the screen behind Chuck you can stretch him out to avoid all those enemies blocking his way and also to collect lots of bonuses. By collecting all the 30 stars per world, you can unlock the world’s arcade mode and even challenge your friends for a battle. More »

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Thieves have many ways of getting their ‘job’ done. Be it by internet or the old fashioned pick pocket, what needs to be done will be. A thief was recently discovered to be using text messaging to run a shoplifting operation. More »

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Apple celebrates the 10th anniversary of their retail store by launching the new Apple Store 2.0 which now uses iPads to display product information and prices. Customers can also compare features between different products on the iPad as well as ask for a specialist’s help. It is unknown whether they are using a native app, a web app or something else, but the iPads can’t be used in the normal way. More »

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Canadian camera store The Camera Store (yes, that’s what the store is actually called), has recently created a fun promotional video titled ‘Battle at F-Stop Ridge’, which nearly gets a million hits in only a week after being uploaded on YouTube. More »

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- Check out the newly arrived HTC device, the HTC Flyer and compare it with HTC’s previous gadget the HTC shift.

- Kobo just released its touch-sensitive e-ink reader, and lowers its price from $129 to $99! More »

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Amazon since April 1st has sold 105 books for the Kindle e-reader, for every 100 hardcover and paperback books. While this is a milestone for the e-books and also Amazon, the digital copies of the books only make up 14% of the books being sold. This made the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezo’s extremely happy.

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Footage of the first bionic hand replacement in action has recently surfaced to much awe and fascination. Watch video of the cutting edge technology below. More »

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Despite Apple’s iPad 2 being on backorder, Apple doesn’t have a shortage of iPads to use at their Apple Stores. On Sunday, many stores began using iPads instead of paper signs at their retail stores. More »

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Toshiba’s 10″ Android Honeycomb-powdered tablet known as the Thrive is now available for pre-order at J&R in 8GB and 32GB iterations. There is no product images featured on the J&R though so there is no front just yet, but there are pricing details. More »

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Drinking tea is usually a relaxing and calming affair. However, this unique tea infuser, made in the image of an underwater diver, makes it an amusing thing to do as well! More »

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During the summer, many people plan on driving long hours in order to reach their vacation destination speedily. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, fatigued drivers cause more than 100,000 crashes a year in the US, which lead to roughly 1,550 deaths. With many automakers and electronic companies seeking solutions, one possible solution is the Anti Sleep Pilot. More »

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