Month: February 2011

The Singularity is Near . Humans may soon be able to control robots with our minds. Read the original post by Popgadget

(AHN) – If ever a situation arose where Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri were captured, they would be kept at Guantanamo Bay, the Central Intelligence Agency director, Leon Panetta, said Thursday. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – A total of 111 individuals made up of doctors, nurses and health care company owners and executives were arrested and charged Thursday for Medicare fraud schemes that involved more than $225 million in fake billing. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

(AHN) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee Thursday that the Feb has improved its ability to handle big bank failures. He said the improvement the past 24 months was partly because of the Dodd-Frank Act that revamped financial regulation as an aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-08. Read…

(AHN) – Never mind what your gym teacher said. Stretching before running does not prevent injury, according to a recent study. Read the original post by iPhoneHacks

And the Kinect hacks just keep on coming – here we are with another adaptation of this wonder from Microsoft, where YouTube user HirotakaSter has apparently managed to hook up Kinect with what resembles an Android-powered device. Read the original post by Ubergizmo

BuyDig.com offers the LG 42″ 120Hz 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. 42LD550, for $1,099. Add it to your cart and apply coupon code “FEBREWARDS30″ to drop it to $615. With free shipping, that’s $4 under our mention from ten days ago and the lowest total price we could find by $69. It features…

Dell Small Business offers the Seagate Expansion 1TB Portable USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. ST910004EXA101-RK, for $99.99. Coupon code “Q?6JWPR7RQMXD$” knocks it to $69.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.08/GB, $20 under our January mention, and tied as the lowest total price we’ve seen for a 1TB portable USB hard drive. Sales tax is…

AT&T is bringing the Motorola Atrix 4G to consumers early. The Android 2.2 smartphone will arrive in stores Feb. 22, and a day sooner to those who preordered it for home or office. – Motorola’s Atrix 4G smartphone is coming early, according to its proud carrier AT amp;T. Two weeks after AT amp;T said it…

The Amazon MP3 Store offers downloads of Riley Etheridge Jr.’s In This Moment MP3 Album for free. That’s the best deal we could find for this 10-track, DRM-free album, released in January. Amazon MP3 Downloader is required. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Until February 18 at 9 pm ET, Shnoop.com offers the MusicPower Quartet 4-Port USB Charger, model no. 90274, for $6.99. With free shipping for shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $4, although we saw it for a buck less ten days ago. It plugs into the wall and charges up to…

Sony on Thursday launched its new subscription service, “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity,” in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. At the same time, it was quick to discount rumors that had surfaced earlier that the company was considering bolting from iTunes. Read the original post by Whizkid

An Apple retail store employee put his job at risk, speaking to Popular Mechanics about life as an Apple Store employee, calling it “almost like a cult” in a report published on Feb. 17. Read the original post by Whizkid

Quick Delivery 2005 via eBay Daily Deal offers the Rayovac Alkaline AA Batteries 48-Pack for $18.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.40/battery and the lowest total price we could find by $2. (We saw a 40-pack of Rayovac AA batteries for $11 shipped in December.) It includes 48 1.5V AA batteries in a resealable package. Deal…