Friday, May 18, 2012

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Science, tech fuel artist's varied and vivid ouevre

Radiometer chandelier.

(Credit: Luke Jerram)

Yes, artist Luke Jerram's most widely known piece may perhaps be "Play Me, I'm Yours" -- an artwork that temporarily distributes actual full-size pianos on the streets of major cities for anyone to play. After all, it's been featured in hugely populated towns like New York City and Los Angeles. But his...

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Twitter predicts Facebook's first closing day price
The Facebook IPO is off and running on the NASDAQ exchange. When the social network's stock started trading under the ticker symbol FB just around 11:30 a.m. Eastern today, the first trades of the new stock came across at $42. About the same time, the crowd of prognosticators on Twitter were predicting the stock would end the day at $54.

That...

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The Weather Channel 5.0 for iPhone.

The Weather Channel 5.0 for iPhone.

(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET)

On the short list of must-haves for every iPhone owner: a good weather app. And the one that's bundled into iOS? Not so good.

If you ever checked out The Weather Channel for iOS and promptly turned your nose up at its cluttered, clunky interface, it's time for another look. T...

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Why a Retina Display on a MacBook could be a bad idea

A simulated 2,560x1,600 non-HiDPI screenshot of your favorite Web site on a 15-inch MacBook Pro (although a retina MacBook would probably not look like that).

(Credit: Dan Ackerman)

One of the most persistent rumors about possible upcoming new Apple MacBook laptops (aside from a 15-inch MacBook Air or the end of the 17-inch MacBook Pro) is that...

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Survive with Sony's hand-crank USB charger

This charger could save a life, or at least a smartphone. (Click to enlarge.)

(Credit: Sony Japan)

One possible solution to resurrect a dead phone resides in Sony's latest portable CycleEnergy USB charger with a built-in hand crank, due in Japan on June 20 for 8,000 yen ($100).

The modular charger (CP-A2LAKS) features a dual port unit capable of...

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