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Samsung’s $430 Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 is aimed at students
Samsung's Galaxy Chromebook 2 360 has arrived in the US market today as a 2-in-1 version of the Chromebook 2, with a price and features tailored for students. The key feature is a flip-around 2,560 x 1,600 WQXGA 12.4-inch touch display that can output 340 nits of brightness, making it…
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The Morning After: MIT engineers’ stroke-surgery robot
Don’t worry, yes, there are even more Musk machinations, but first let’s broach something a little different — and possibly lifesaving. A team of MIT engineers is developing a telerobotic system for neurosurgeons. It unveiled a robotic arm that doctors can control remotely using a modified joystick to treat stroke…
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Reddit comments are finally searchable
After 17 years, Reddit is finally making its comments searchable, it announced. Users can now get search results from replies to posts, rather than just the original posts and topics within a community. "Previously [you] would have to look through each post in the r/London community, browsing the comments to…
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Moog’s Etherwave Theremin makes a classic design more convenient
There are few instruments that are as iconic or mysterious as the Theremin. Its sound immediately conjures recollections of '50s Sci-Fi films and B horror movies. Yet when it debuted in the late 1920s, it toured the world alongside prominent orchestras, and by the late 30s it was in the…
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The best portable Bluetooth speakers you can buy
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about today’s Bluetooth speakers, it’s that for general consumers, the options are pretty good. However, that doesn't make the process of sifting through the dozens of choices any easier. So I set out to test out some of the most popular models in different…
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The Morning After: Elon Musk faces lawsuit over his Twitter investment
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, SpaceX boss, that guy, has been Twitter’s largest shareholder for mere weeks but has packed in enough drama and turmoil to make it feel like months. He’s now facing legal action over the handling of his latest investment. A Twitter shareholder has filed a class-action lawsuit…
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