Iconic 1960s IBM Wall Clock Gets Resurrected [Video]

IBM's standard-issue wall clock was ubiquitous on the walls of schools and offices throughout much of the 20th century. It's a perfect example of everyday design that goes unnoticed yet is imprinted in our cultural memory bank. More »

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DIY hack uses Google Calendar to automate home heating system (video)

Sure, Google Calendar is helpful, but ultimately it's on you to get yourself to that meeting. Wouldn't it be nice if the utility could handle some of the to-do list itself? Hack A Day scoped out an example of it doing just that, after a home owner named Shane posted a video of his DIY system that uses Calendar to control his heater. First, he connected a USB-powered mbed microcontroller with an ARM Cortex M3 processor to the internet via an Ethernet cable. As it happens, the mbed also has a temperature controller and solid state relay for turning the heater on and off. On the software side, he took advantage of a feature in the Google API that let him sync the mbed's network time, with the mbed able to "see" in advance what temp changes are scheduled on the calendar. In other words, if turning on the heater is on the schedule, the mbed system knows it and makes it happen. In a brilliant act of disaster prevention, Shane also tweaked the on-board temperature controller to not go above a certain number of degrees. For more technical details, check out the video below and the photos at the source link.

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DIY hack uses Google Calendar to automate home heating system (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Travel To The Planet Of The Snapes In Dailies!

Teefury has once again delivered with a killer pop culture mash-up with today's shirt, Planet of the Snapes. We can only imagine what an entire planet of Alan Rickman would be like. (Hint: awesome) Also, find out what the Rock is cooking "Pain and Gain" and see whether the girl from "The Ring" has an [...]

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Nintendo posts first annual loss of $460 million, predicts turnaround next year

Nintendo has announced its first annual operating loss following an initially lukewarm response to its new 3DS handheld and an aging Wii console -- set to be replaced later this year. Nintendo made an operating loss of 37.3 billion yen ($459.54 million) from 2011 to 2012, but intends to spin it around to a 35 billion yen operating profit in the forthcoming year. Net sales have dropped by 36.2 percent compared to last year, despite price cuts on its existing hardware like the 3DS and Wii. The Japanese games manufacturer has also seen increased competition from new rivals like Apple and Android manufacturers as mobile gaming continues to go from strength to strength. Nintendo also laid some of the blame at the weakened yen in international markets, but expects the incoming Wii U, cheaper 3DS production and incoming titles like New Super Mario Bros. 2, Brain Training and Animal Crossing will help turn its fortunes around. Nintendo intends the 3DS will start to sell "below cost" by the middle of the next financial year, following strong sales after substantial price cut last year. The company sold 36 million 3DS game titles, compared to 80.2 million on the original DS. The original DS still managed to sell 5.1 million units in the last year. The Wii managed to sell 9.84 million units in the last year, with 102.37 million titles sold.

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Gym Class Heroes Go For Olympic Glory In 'Fighter' Video

Band takes MTV News behind the scenes of upcoming clip, which stars Olympic hopeful John Orozco.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Hugh Swingle

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In previous videos, Gym Class Heroes have shown off their "mutant powers," gone gritty, and even gotten in touch with their inner Lucius Blacks.

But in their upcoming clip for "The Fighter," they're taking a different tack: They're getting real.

"The video is part documentary-style, part-performance [and] it follows the life of John Orozco, a young, up-and-coming, hopefully gold medalist from the Bronx," GCH frontman Travie McCoy told MTV News on the set of the video. "Plus, an awesome, energetic performance from us and Ryan Tedder."

Orozco's story — from a talented Bronx gymnast to training at the U.S. facility in Colorado Springs to perhaps this country's best chance of snagging a gold at the London Olympics — has already caught the attention of outlets like the New York Times, and GCH are hoping their new video will only add to his profile. And provide a soundtrack to his success too.

"Ryan did his thing on the hook, he adds the extra punch," McCoy said. "And with the Olympics and stuff coming up, I think it's going to be the anthem for a lot of people to get pumped up to."

Of course, there are other benefits to having one of the most hotly tipped Olympic hopefuls star in your new video. Namely, you can let someone else stand beneath the spotlight, which, thankfully, takes the pressure off the Heroes and their less-than-stellar acting chops.

"It's great doing a video like this because I feel like a lot of other videos we shoot, we end up sticking to somewhat of a script and act," drummer Matt McGinley laughed. "And I mean, I'm a musician, so it's great to be doing what comes natural."

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Keep Your Blades In Shape With Wustof's 2-Stage Knife Sharpener [Daily Desired]

If you have a good set of kitchen knives, you need to take care of them. One of the most important parts of that is keeping them sharp. More »

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DARPA hypersonic glider skin peeled off, says Pentagon

Darpa Hypersonic Glider: The Pentagon has explained why it aborted the DARPA hypersonic glider last year. Apparently, the unmanned craft's skin started to peel off as it reached speeds of Mach 20.?

An unmanned hypersonic glider likely aborted its 13,000 mph (20,920 kph) flight over the Pacific Ocean last summer because unexpectedly large sections of its skin peeled off, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said Friday.

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The Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, atop a rocket and released on Aug. 11, 2011, was part of research aimed at developing super-fast global strike capability for the Department of Defense.

The vehicle demonstrated stable aerodynamically controlled flight at speeds up to 20 times the speed of sound, or Mach 20, for three minutes before a series of upsets caused its autonomous flight safety system to bring it down in the ocean,?DARPA?said in a statement.

A gradual wearing away of the vehicle's skin was expected because of extremely high temperatures, but an independent engineering review board concluded that the most probable cause was "unexpected aeroshell degradation, creating multiple upsets of increasing severity that ultimately activated the Flight Safety System," the statement said.

Initial shockwaves created by the gaps in the skin were more than 100 times what the vehicle was designed to withstand, but it was still able to recover and return to controlled flight, said Kaigham J. Gabriel, DARPA's acting director.

Eventually the upsets grew beyond its ability to recover.

The 2011 flight was the second time an HTV-2 was launched. The first flight, in April 2010, also ended prematurely.

Data from that flight was used to correct aerodynamic design models for the second test, resulting in controlled flight, and now data from the latest flight will be used to adjust assumptions about thermal modeling, Air Force Maj. Chris Schulz, the?DARPA?program manager, said in the statement.

"The result of these findings is a profound advancement in understanding the areas we need to focus on to advance aerothermal structures for future hypersonic vehicles. Only actual flight data could have revealed this to us," he said.

Most specific details of the program are secret.?DARPA?has released artist renderings showing a craft that looks something like the tip of a spear. After the 2011 flight the agency released handheld video, taken aboard a monitoring ship, that showed a dot streaking across the sky.

The HTV-2 would have splashed down in the ocean regardless of the anomaly. The vehicles are intended to be used once and are not recovered.

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Web.com's SmartCalls Solution Leads the Way with Mobile Specific ...

Our Company Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WWWW),?made this announcement today about a mobile advertising solution?that is very exciting. Here is the press release we sent out with lots of great info on?Web.com?s?SmartCalls, a customized mobile marketing campaign based on the Google AdWords?.

JACKSONVILLE, FL ? April 23, 2012 ? Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WWWW), a leading provider of internet services and online marketing solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses, has launched a powerful new advertising solution to capture smartphone users? attention as they search for products and services.?Web.com?s SmartCalls, a customized mobile marketing campaign based on the Google AdWords? advertising service, is the ideal way to motivate potential customers to call, click and/or visit a business.

With a Web.com professional, customized campaign tailored to a particular industry and geography, SmartCalls can start businesses? phones ringing with Google mobile search ads and their ?click to call? features. These ads take advantage of the unique characteristics of smartphones, and capitalize on their ability to instantly connect by phone, or geo-locate for walk-in traffic. The SmartCalls product also provides robust campaign feedback including lead alerts, 24/7 call tracking and call recording.?It all starts with a custom mobile marketing advertising plan based on an individual business? goals that is highly optimized for local search criteria and invites the customer to take action.

?With growing momentum in mobile, we are focused on helping small businesses connect with customers on their smartphones, where a Google search is often the gateway to interaction,? said David Brown, chairman and chief executive officer of Web.com. ?A SmartCalls campaign can help drive qualified leads by instantly introducing a potential customer to a business? products and services in a mobile-enhanced way, even if the business doesn?t have a separate mobile website.?

Mobile advertising?s growing importance was underscored this week by the release of the 2011 IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report which identified mobile as the fastest growing component of digital advertising, with a 149 percent year-over-year increase.

Web.com?s SmartCalls solution joins Web.com?s fully developed search engine marketing program which features professionally created and managed ad campaigns based on the Google AdWords advertising service. Web.com has been a Google AdWords Authorized Reseller since 2006, and was recently selected as a Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner in recognition of meeting Google?s highest standards and criteria for qualification and transparency, and the demonstrated ability to deliver exceptional service to small- and medium-sized businesses. For more information on Web.com?s SmartCalls solution, click here.

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Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WWWW) is a leading provider of online marketing for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB?s). Web.com meets the needs of SMB?s anywhere along their lifecycle by offering a full range of online services and support, including domain name registration services, website design, logo design, search engine optimization, search engine marketing and local sales leads, email marketing, general contractor leads, franchise and homeowner association websites, shopping cart software, eCommerce website design and call center services. For more information on the company, please visit http://www.web.com.

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Obama strategist sees Republican 'reign of terror' in Congress (reuters)

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Quora Is Raising At A $400M Valuation, With D?Angelo Putting In His Own Money

It's really beautiful outside. Like so beautiful if San Francisco is like this more often it will become really expensive to live here. Also, Quora is raising money according to the multiple people in the past week who have told me that Quora is raising money. From what I've heard, the startup wants to raise between $30 to $50 million in its Series B, at a $400 million valuation -- an amount which strangely enough seems modest in light of the billion dollar rounds being thrown about willy nilly.

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Helium-filled floating wind turbine, renewable energy with style

There's no doubting that the cause of renewable energy is a noble one. But, ethics aside, it also gives birth to the occasional technical marvel. Altaeros Energies, a company from Massachusetts (with MIT and Harvard blood in its veins) has created one such curiosity. The prototype is a wind-turbine that doesn't just languish on a hill-top, cutting a line in the horizon. No, this one has a helium-filled outer-section which allows it to deploy itself to 1,000 feet, where it can benefit from stronger, more consistent winds and gives nearly twice the power yields of its land bound brethren. That's all very nice, but we just thought it looked dang cool in action.

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