Have you ever seen the beautiful aurora borealis, or the Northern Lights? According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center, the aurora borealis is coming soon to a state near you. “Aurora watchers should be ready,” the Center said. That’s right, according to forecasts folks should be able to see these… Continue reading Aurora Borealis Watchers Get Ready for Rare Stateside Sighting
Month: January 2014
The 5-Second Rule: Expectations vs. Reality
Have you ever dropped food on the ground but ate it anyway since you were able to pick up the remaining morsels within the limit of the five-second rule? While you’ve been led to believe that no significant number of germs could infect your grub within such a quick recovery time, would you still eat… Continue reading The 5-Second Rule: Expectations vs. Reality
Wireless Phone Charging Stations Powered by Duracell Might Be Coming to a Cafe Near You
Have you ever gone to a Starbucks to charge your phone, only to realize you forgot your USB cable? Duracell is trying to make sure you never face this dilemma again by installing wireless charging devices, called Powermats, at Starbucks and other locations across the U.S. Powermats are currently being testing at a Starbucks location… Continue reading Wireless Phone Charging Stations Powered by Duracell Might Be Coming to a Cafe Near You
Coming Soon: Run Your Next Crowdfunding Campaign Simultaneously on Your Personal Site and Indiegogo
Building crowdfunding campaigns on sites like Indiegogo is a painstaking art, so it’s no wonder you’d like to be able to run your campaign on your website instead of merely linking to it. But there’s hope for all crowdfunding campaigners; with its new Outpost service, crowdfunding site Indiegogo hopes to make this dream a reality.… Continue reading Coming Soon: Run Your Next Crowdfunding Campaign Simultaneously on Your Personal Site and Indiegogo
Tell Your Story to the World With #TwitterFiction
We all have a story to tell, we just usually don’t tell it on Twitter given the 140-character constraint per Tweet. Yet Twitter is one of the most effective communication tools that exists today. To support writers, Twitter has again partnered with the Association of American Publishers and Penguin Random House to bring us the… Continue reading Tell Your Story to the World With #TwitterFiction
China Lifts Video Game Console Ban as Nintendo Shares Spike
It looks like Super Mario isn’t the only one bouncing around Nintendo headquarters today. China appears to have removed its ban on the sale of video game consoles, which has investors excited about the prospects of Nintendo in the country. China is the third-largest video game market in the world behind the U.S. and Japan… Continue reading China Lifts Video Game Console Ban as Nintendo Shares Spike
Yahoo Announces New Smart TV, Advertising, News Digest & First Acquisition of 2014
Are you ready for what Yahoo has to bring in 2014? After making big changes in 2013, like acquiring popular blogging site Tumblr and overhauling Flickr, Yahoo has announced at CES a slew of new, enhanced products along with its first acquisition of 2014 that will impact the way people interact with their phone screens,… Continue reading Yahoo Announces New Smart TV, Advertising, News Digest & First Acquisition of 2014
Next in 2014 Tech: Tell Your Car You’re Craving Pizza
Amidst big announcements from Intel regarding dual Android and Windows devices and conflict mineral free processors, the world leader in pizza delivery and second-largest U.S. auto maker are making quite a life-changing announcement: easy Domino’s ordering is coming soon to Ford’s SYNC in-car connectivity system. Apparently keeping Domino’s on speed dial isn’t enough. Beginning in… Continue reading Next in 2014 Tech: Tell Your Car You’re Craving Pizza
