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E-Cigarettes Could be Prescribed by NHS to Wean Smokers Off Cigarettes
Smoking is one of the major health risks of modern society and contains over 4000 chemicals including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT. A recent technological alternative is the E-Cigarette, which offers the addictive nicotine hit without the dangerous chemical after-effects. Despite this, there have been…
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UK to Allow Driverless Cars on Public Roads in January
The UK Government have announced that Driverless cars will be allowed onto the UK roads as early as January 2015, putting the UK at the forefront for this technology. At the moment, this technology has only been tested on closed roads and private tracks due to restrictions with insurance, but…
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Kickstarter Gone Crazy? Man Raises $35000 (And Rising) For Potato Salad
If you thought KickStarter could raise money for just about anything, then you’d be right. The latest project simply called Potato Salad was started by Zack Danger Brown with the intention of raising $10 to make himself his first potato salad. The mock campaign started off as a bit of a joke,…
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People Who Watch Too Much TV Are Twice As Likely To Die Early
I think just about everyone knows by now that watching TV for extended periods of time is not good for you. That is from a mental perspective, because a lot of things on TV are hardly stimulating for your brain, and from a physical perspective, because sitting still for hours on…
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Delaying Death? Suspended Animation Trials To Begin This Month
Suspended Animation may seem like something found only in Sci-Fi and futuristic movies but the concept is about to get a lot more real than people might have thought. In the USA the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) have approved a small study which permits surgeons at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in…
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Man Suffers Paralysis From Three Day Gaming Session
Have you ever gamed until you’ve dropped? Well one man in China did exactly that as he gamed for three continuous days before his “game-a-thon” was cut short by some extremely serious medical problems. The 26 year old PC gamer, Xiao Qiang, collapsed at a Chinese internet café and was rushed to a…
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Netgear VueZone VZSX2800 Wireless Camera Kit Review
Introduction If I was to go out onto the street and ask people what they thought surveillance was, I’d imagine a high percentage of those asked would answer with CCTV or constant video recordings for security. Now for the most part, this is what surveillance is however there are other…
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BT Announces The “Home Smartphone S” Designed For Your Landline
BT recently revealed something a little bit quirky, the Home Smartphone S, which as the name suggests is a “smartphone” for the home and for your landline. The BT Home Smartphone S acts as your landline phone with a wireless dock but it also has all the features of a…
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Nintendo Looks To Win Back Gamers With Free Mini Games On Phones
Could we soon be seeing Mario and other Nintendo mainstays on our smartphones? With Nintendo facing a tough year after publicly stating that instead of selling the estimated 9 million Wii U’s last year, (they only have reached less than 3 million consoles sold) Nintendo looks set to release for…
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Samsung To Release It’s Own Version Of Google Glass
Could we see Galaxy Glass work with Samsung’s Galaxy Gear? With the release of Google Glass drawing ever closer it seems other tech companies are keen to get on the “glass” band wagon. Reports are coming out that both Microsoft and Samsung are set to release or are working on…
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New Google Ad Patent Would Offer Free Taxi Service
Google is always looking for new innovations, and new ways to push the boundaries of the common way of advertising. It looks like Google has a new patent out that encompasses both new innovations and a new way of advertising. The new patent is for an ad service that would…
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iPhone 6 Design Rumored To Be Finalized, Will Included Bigger Display?
It seems with every new year there are new rumors about what the next iPhone will be like. There has been plenty of rumors floating around recently and while nothing will be set in stone until Apple makes its announcement about the iPhone 6 there are several reliable sources that…
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Apple Acquires 3 New Patents
The tech giant Apple seems to have it’s finger in everything at the moment, they have one of the most popular smart phones and tablets on the market, the Macbook keeps going from strength to strength and the release of Mac Pro in February. To top this all off Apple…
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Love Drone Is Lifting Spirits In San Francisco
Drones are not usually associated with Christmas and Love, however artists George Zisiadis and Mustafa Khan are doing just that. They are using the drones every couple of minutes in San Francisco’s Union square to fly tinsel and mistletoe over unsuspecting couples urging them to embrace to Christmas spirt and…
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Snap Cholesterol Selfies With New Smartphone App And Device
A new smartphone app and attachment aim to give home cholesterol testers a clearer picture of their cholesterol health Cornell University is developing new tech which aims to bring cholesterol testing to smartphones, which would make the cholesterol levels both more specific and easier to track. Home Cholesterol test kits have been around…
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