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From Engadget: Wolfram Alpha releases first desktop PC app for Windows 7, makes homework even easier
Have a habit of letting Wolfram Alpha do your math for you? Well, say hello to one more tool in your computational arsenal — the electronic homework lackey self-described knowledge engine is now available as a Windows 7 desktop app for $2.99 at the Intel AppUp store. In addition to providing desktop analytics on the works of the Bard, the Wolfram Alpha app features extended copy / paste support for graphics and queries, a full-screen optimized user interface and a special software keyboard with native support for special characters. If that isn’t enough, the company also plans to drop even more knowledge at the AppUp center later this year in the form of “course assistant apps” for such geeky subjects as astronomy, physics and chemistry. Still got queries about the desktop app? Then satiate that thirst for information by imbibing in the PR after the break.
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From Lifehacker: Automatically Turn Off Your Electronics When You Leave the Room, Courtesy of Bluetooth
There are a lot of great ways to cut down on your energy bill, but DIYer Mike found an even better, automated way: he’s set up his electrical socket to turn off when he leaves the room. More »
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From Gizmodo: All Modern American Rockets and Spaceships Compared
This is a very neat graphic: all modern American rockets and spaceships compared, from XCOR’s Lynx—a two-seat space transport vehicle—to NASA’s next-generation Space Launch System. And of course, the classic Saturn V added for good measure. More »
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From Lifehacker: DIY Gravity Water Filter
If you’re a backpacker you need a reliable yet lightweight method for purifying and filtering water in the wild. Most commercial methods are either bulky and heavy or need supplies such as salt and/or batteries. Instead you can make a gravity water filtration system using two water bladders, a $17 Aquamira Frontier Pro filter or likewise, and a pack of chlorine dioxide purification tablets. More »
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From Engadget: Nokia N900 rises from the grave, replaces robot’s head
Nokia’s buried-but-beloved N900 smartphone has performed many parlor tricks in the past, but its latest role as a carbon-fiber swaddled cyborg cranium just might take the cake. Using the equally forsaken MeeGo OS, a roboticist by the name of Sascha hacked his way into the phone’s three-axis controller and other components in order to bring his Bioloid creation to life. The smartphone’s video streaming and remote access functions may also give this bipedal mech a leg-up on the last N900 robo we admired — but we’ll need to see some video of it all in action before we make that call. Meanwhile, let’s just hope that this unholy union of rejected parts doesn’t become self-aware and turn on the company that cast it away.
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From Engadget: AmazonSupply launches, offers up lab and janitorial supplies in same convenient location
If you’re like us, there’s nothing you hate more than having to go to different sites to pick up your pneumatics and abrasives. Thankfully, Amazon, that aggregator of all things with a price tag, has launched AmazonSupply, a site serving a broad range of industrial and business categories, including such favorites as fasteners, power & hand tools, fleet & vehicle maintenance and cutting tools. The site also offers up such Amazonian favorites as free shipping for Prime customers. AmazonSupply features some 500,000 plus items at present and 365-day returns. More info can be found in the press release after the break.
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