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The RemoBell doorbell senses body heat and motion, lets you see and speak

Thanks to a new video doorbell from Remocam known as the RemoBell, you'll always be able to see what's going on at your front door.
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Traveling in a group this summer? Check out booking service Skipper

Skipper is a new kind of online booking service that wants to help you and your friends take that trip and take care of the accommodations for you.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Tumblr launches new Social Impact campaign ahead of 2016 election

Tumblr's social impact campaign is meant to engage and educate users on how to take action on issues surrounding the 2016 presidential election.
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Apple employees celebrate LGBTQ Pride with rainbow Apple Watch bands

Apple gave employees Apple Watch bands bearing the many colors that have come to symbolize the LGBTQ community around the world.
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No camera? No problem: French talk show uses iPhone when equipment fails

In the television industry, the show must always go on. And who was there to save the a French talk show when the cameras died? The iPhone, of course.
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Ridiculously dangerous DIY helmet lets you shoot fire from your eyes

In today's edition of "Please Don't Try This At Home," we present to you the ridiculously dangerous Cyclops Visor
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It's happening — the next-generation Nissan Leaf will have a 200+ mile range

The next-generation Nissan Leaf will feature a new and improved battery, which also means that the electric car should have a range of around 200 miles
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Find a study group with BuddyUp, a new kind of social network

If you're looking to make new friends on the basis of shared classes, majors, and other academic interests, check out BuddyUp.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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When it comes to the IoT, Germany is beating the U.S.

According to a new survey from BCG, despite the loads of money the U.S. is pouring into the IoT, it all pales in comparison when placed next to Germany.
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Classroom learning gets a boost from education app Seesaw

Seesaw is an educational app that "empowers students of any age to independently document what they are learning."
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The IRS says goodbye e-filing PINs due to ‘questionable activity’

The IRS has removed the Electronic Filing Personal Identity Numbers tool from both IRS.gov and the toll-free phone service.
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Love chocolate? Scientists say they can electrify it to make it low fat and taste the same

In a revelation that sounds like a scheme by Willy Wonka, physicists are now claiming that by applying electricity to chocolate, they can remove 20% of fat.
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Weekly Rewind: 3D-printed baby skulls, YouTube live, a wicked quick Swiss EV

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
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Baidu’s food app Nuomi is like a supercharged, AI-enabled Yelp

Later this year, Baidu will roll out a change to its Nuomi app that lets people review not only restaurants, but individual dishes as well.
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Seoul campaign addresses latest public safety issue — texting while walking

The Seoul Metropolitan Government has unveiled traffic and pedestrian signs to alert walkers to the dangers of using smartphones while walking.
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A giant floating barrier might be the answer to cleaner oceans

A 328-foot-long floating barrier will collect the miscellaneous pieces of plastic bottles, bags, fishing nets, and trash that floats about the seas.
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The Curiosity rover is going to look for water on Mars

NASA has suggested that the Curiosity rover will be beginning its quest for water on Mars.
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Adopt a new accent by downloading this app

Elsa Speak is an app that employs machine learning to help you adopt a Midwestern accent.
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Internet giants may be quietly automating the removal of extremist content

YouTube, Facebook, and other internet giants have started automating the process of taking down extremist content, Reuters reports.
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Swiping right on a celebrity on Tinder? It's probably an advertisement

In various Tinder ads, eager users have found that they matched with "verified" celebrities, only to find that their swipe led to a prompt to see a film.
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Crops grown on Martian soil have been deemed safe to eat

We'll be able to grow crops in Martian soil. And we know this because we've already done it here on Earth.
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The Oliver by Matter is the crockpot of the 21st century

Meet the Oliver, a new slow cooker from San Francisco designers at Matter
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Smart buttons from Kwik want to give Amazon Dash a run for its money

Kwik has raised $3 million to give Amazon a run for its money, especially in the form of button-based buying.
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Got milk? Keep it away from LED lights

Exposing milk to LED lights "degrades the perceived quality of milk more so than the microbial content that naturally accumulates over time."
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Google offers VR solution for those who are barred from marching in gay pride parades

Meet #Prideforeveryone, a montage of pride parades in 25 countries across the world that you can access on YouTube 360 and Google Cardboard
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Great Britain may be out of the EU, but bitcoin is definitely in the black

Even as stock markets and world currencies flail in vain at Brexit, the bitcoin suddenly spiked in value
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Green city or ghost city? Masdar a failed experiment in sustanainble planning

It was once heralded as the "city of possibilities," but over the last decade, Masdar has proven to be anything but that.
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Best app deals of the day! 6 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Need birth control? There’s an app for that

For women who want to take a trip to the pharmacy without a trip to the doctor for their birth control, there's now an app for that.
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Xiaomi’s foldable electric bike ideal for China’s crowded streets

Xiaomi has diversified its product offerings once again. This time, it's released a foldable electric bike, ideal for the cramped streets of Chinese cities.
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Plan a vacation with ease thanks to the new AI bot from Hipmunk

Hipmunk, a travel-planning search engine, has unveiled the latest in its own AI technology -- a chatbot for Facebook Messenger and Slack.
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You can now react to VR experiences in 360-degree Facebook videos

The Facebook-owned Oculus has now made it possible for you to react to VR experiences.