Day: March 26, 2012

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From The UberReview: Use a Cup of Coffee as a Crude Barometer


Did you know bubbles in a hot cup of coffee, tea or cocoa can give you an idea of what the weather is going to be like for the day? Instructables user stickmop shared this trick from Backpacker magazine: pour a cup and watch what happens to the bubbles: if they move to the edge quickly, then there should be clear skies for the next 12 hours; if they stay in the middle it means rain; if they move slowly then you might have some rain but things should clear up soon.

How does it work? Basically, your cup of coffee becomes a very inexpensive barometer – and the movement of the bubbles gives you a rough indication of the air pressure.

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From Geeks are Sexy Technology News: 100T Non-Destructive Magnetic Field Achieved

Human achievement point!

Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory campus of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have successfully produced the world’s first 100 Tesla non-destructive magnetic field. The achievement was decades in the making, involving a diverse team of scientists and engineers. The 100 Tesla mark was reached at approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 22, 2012.

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From Droid Life: Google Discusses Google Voice Integration with Other Carriers Beyond Sprint

When Sprint announced that they had formed some sort of partnership with Google to allow easy Google Voice setup on their phones, I was jealous. Google Voice is easily one of my favorite apps, something I have mentioned a handful of times now. But with Sprint’s partnership, Google has given their customers an MMS option that normal GV users do not have access to. As most GV users know, the only real downside to the service is the fact that picture and video messages (MMS) cannot be sent or received. Sprint users can though, in a round about way through their email.

So when we heard today’s news that Google is in talks with other carriers to offer a similar partnership, we couldn’t help but get a little excited. Well, not too excited. As you may recall, Google said that they were in talks with other carriers back in October to allow for MMS-to-email forwarding, only we have yet to see the service work on any other device besides one that is connected to Sprint.

The SMS and MMS game is nothing but pure profit for carriers, and Google Voice is something that could serve to cut those down dramatically. I’m not saying that I don’t believe that we will have GV on a variety of other carriers with MMS support in the near future, but it would surprise me a bit. So cross some toes and hope that Google and others can come to agreement. In the mean time, thank Buddha that carriers haven’t chosen to block the service like they have done with Google Wallet.

Via:  CNET, Phandroid

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