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Wal-Mart Previews "Disc to Digital" Service

By UCN on April 12, 2012 4:20 AM

Signage offering "disc-to-digital" service is seen at a Wal-Mart store in Rosemead, Calif., on Wednesday.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. previewed its "Disc to Digital" service for converting DVDs into an online library on Wednesday. Based on my experience, I'd give it a six out of 10.

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Project Glass: Google Shows Off Futuristic Glasses

By UCN on April 5, 2012 11:57 AM

We've heard rumors about Google working on augmented reality glasses, but now the search engine giant has confirmed the existence of what it calls Project Glass -- and it's as awesome as you might imagine.

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Google Upgrades Tech Company's Google Art Project Initiative

By UCN on April 4, 2012 4:48 AM

Curator Debby Hershman holds a 9,000 year old Neolithic stone mask during the launch of Google Art project at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

High tech merged with high culture Tuesday at The Art Institute of Chicago when Google Inc. announced an upgrade to its Google Art Project initiative, adding thousands of works in dozens more countries.

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Nokia Owns Patent for Vibrating Tattoos Attached to Mobile Phones

By UCN on March 21, 2012 6:00 PM

People visit the Nokia area at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Feb. 28, 2012. (Albert Gea/Reuters)

If you think we're already attached to our cell phones, you're wrong. Nokia has obtained a patent for a tattoo that vibrates when you receive a call or text.

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New Lytro Camera a Must Have for Photographers

By UCN on March 1, 2012 1:51 PM

Something incredibly exciting just happened in technology. No, it's not a new iPhone or iPad, a new TV or the latest Android device.

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Google's Eric Schmidt Predicts Technology Will Make Science Fiction Into Reality

By UCN on February 29, 2012 10:37 AM

Participants attend the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show, in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt predicted Tuesday that rapid advances in technology will soon transform science fiction into reality - meaning people will have driverless cars, small robots at their command and the ability to experience being in another place without leaving home.

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Pakistan's Military Building Own Version of iPad with Android 2.3 Software

By UCN on February 20, 2012 7:24 AM

In this Feb. 8, 2012 photo, Mohammad Imran holds Pakistani-made PACPad computer tablets at his electronics store in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Inside a high-security air force complex that builds jet fighters and weapons systems, Pakistan's military is working on the latest addition to its sprawling commercial empire: a homegrown version of the iPad.

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'Self-Guided' Bullet Created by Sandia Labs Engineers

By UCN on February 2, 2012 4:53 AM

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In this undated photo provided by Sandia National Laboratories, a time exposure, a light-emitting diode, or LED, attached to a self-guided bullet at Sandia National Laboratories shows a bright path during a nighttime field test. (AP Photo/Sandia National Laboratories)

Figuring out how to pack a processor and other sophisticated equipment into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge, but engineers at Sandia National Laboratories say the miniature guidance system they've developed is a breakthrough.

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Apple Launches Digital Textbooks Service

By UCN on January 19, 2012 4:33 PM

Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, speaks about Apple's plan to "reinvent" textbooks at an event at the Guggenheim Museum on January 19, 2012 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images North America)

Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books.

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New TVs Will Respond to Your Voice

By UCN on January 10, 2012 2:08 AM

Workers set up a flat screen display at the Samsung exhibit for the Consumer Electronics Show, Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Las Vegas. The 2012 International CES trade show, the world's largest consumer electronics exhibition starts Tuesday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Talking to the TV is usually a sign of extreme agitation, mental instability or loneliness. TV manufacturers are set to make it a more rational behavior this year, with a range of sets that respond to speech.

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