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Bladeless Wind Turbine Increases Efficiency

A Chaska, Minnesota-based company, called Sheer Wind, has scored a recent victory in the ongoing battle to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. The Invelox is a revolutionary new way to harvest...

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New Xbox Announced; Rumors Revealed

Microsoft’s first new Xbox in eight years was officially announced today, streaming live from Xbox.com as well as a few other sites. From all the rumored next-generation names we had...

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Samsung: Are They the Leaders in the Next ‘Breakthrough’ Mobile 5G Speed?

The cell phone, excuse me, smartphone industry is growing faster and faster at the blink of an eye. However, many folks have yet to upgrade to 4G, as smartphone users are still thriving well in the...

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E16 – Samsung 5G, Windows 8.1, and The Occulus Rift | Red Headed Geek Show

This past week Samsung announced their plans to bring the incredible 5G speed to wireless. Now, seven years in the making sounds like a long time for technology, but there is an entire...

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E15 – Bing Scroogled, Xbox IllumiRoom, Galaxy S4 | Red Headed Geek Show

Google is in the news constantly, yet this week is the source of most of my topics. Why? Well, for one, Google Fiber might have quite the competitor, VTEL, or Vermont Telephone Co. Currently,...

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Students Create Mask That Mimics Superhuman Senses

Students from the Royal College of Art in London have created two sensory masks that can heighten perception. The idea behind project Eidos is to simulate superhuman sight and hearing by enhancing...

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3D printing people’s portraits with found DNA

Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg has found a very interesting, and slightly creepy way to combine art and science with her new project, Stranger Visions. For the last year Dewey-Hagborg has created 3D...

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Mars One’s First Manned Mission Is Now Accepting Applications

Mars One recently announced that they are officially taking applications worldwide. As reported last February, it’s open to anyone and everyone. That’s right, no professional or academic...

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TitanArm Exoskeleton Will Do the Heavy Lifting For You

The TitanArm is an untethered, upper body exoskeleton designed and engineered by a group of students from the University of Pennsylvania. It recently has received a lot of attention after winning the...

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E14 – Earth Day, Earth-Friendly Technologies, Google’s Green Move | Red Headed Geek Show

In loo of Earth day on the April 22nd, this week's episode of RHGS has been dedicated to the intertwining of technology and it's impact on earth-friendly practices! Google celebrated by changing...

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Leap Motion Teams Up With Google Earth to Create Virtual Flight Experience

It is estimated that about 1 billion people have downloaded Google Earth; making it one of the most popular pieces of software ever. Considering the compact 3” size, and relatively affordable $80...

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Stanford Researchers Develop New Cooling Panel That Could Replace Air Conditioners

Imagine cooling homes and buildings without the need for air conditioners or electricity. A Stanford University research team believes it to be possible with the invention of a new cooling panel that...

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E13 – Doodle3D, iPhone Cases, i-Limb, and Facebook Ads: Red-Headed Geek Show

To start off, kick starter projects always fascinate me, especially when you know at first glance that they are going to be truly beneficial. This one, named the Doodle3D, will enable anyone,...

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E12 – Google Fiber, Xbox Rumors,& Robotic Surgery: Red-Headed Geek Show

Quite a few topics to cover this week! Google fiber is coming to Parts-People’s hometown, Austin, Texas! It is really going to be a great move for the city. Paying for cable, internet...

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Pass-Thoughts: Thoughts That Become Your Safest Password

...considering that for “pass-thoughts” to become a reality it will have to be an enjoyable exercise for users to want to do it on a daily basis.

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It’s Official: Austin Is The Next Home for Google Fiber

Google Fiber offers ‘gigabit’ internet service, which is reported to be about 100 times faster than a basic cable modem. Many compare this upgrade to the difference between dial-up and broadband.

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re:3D Gigabot: A Huge 3D Printer With Huge Ideas

This Kickstarter project is developing an amazing, affordable, large format 3d printer for your home or office. It can make beautiful, large printed objects like you have never seen before.

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E11 – Texting & Driving, Largest 3D Printer, Escaping Cable Companies: Red-Headed Geek Show

They say you learn something new everyday. I learned that studies are suggesting adults text more than teens while driving. These statistics result from the amount of people who admit to...

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E10 – Facebook, Nintendo Wii U, & Google Glass: Red-Headed Geek Show

I’m more excited than every about this episode! Want to know why? Because I rant and rave about the news on my mind and now I feel so much better! Like I got some serious things off my...

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BlackBerry Snap Report: Convergence May Lead to Bring Your Own BRAIN & BYOD

BlackBerry should use smartphones to supplement CPUs, GPUs, & memory in low-cost laptops to give them as much power as typically found in workstations.

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Watch This: Smartwatches are Coming to Arms Near You – A Many Vendored Thing

Smartphones are becoming a commodity, with some analysts projecting $50 to $100 products with good specifications arriving in the foreseeable future.

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E09 – 3D Records, Text Tracking, Medical Tattoos: Red-Headed Geek Show

Fellow geeks, tech lovers, etc! Hi! This week I am covering the first ever 3D printed records, the first ever robotic LEGO band, text tracking, and electronic medical tattoos! Researchers from...

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“World’s Thinnest & Lightest All-in-One” Hybrid Desktop-Tablet: Dell XPS 18

Dell is calling their XPS 18 All-in-One (AIO) convertible tablet-desktop the world's thinnest and lightest AIO.

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E08 – SXSW, 3D Gestures, Google Shoes, & 3D Guns: Read-Headed Geek Show

I am back this week to present a SXSW edition of my Red-Headed Geek Show! I hope you enjoy! Topics presented at this year’s festival include a neat 3D gesture device, 3D printing guns, Google...

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4D Printing: Everything Old Under the Sun is New Again – New Tech for Old

The phrase "new lamps for old" is from the tale of Aladdin & a sorcerer's plan for offering a new lamp in exchange for the old & quite valuable magic lamp.

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Google’s Chromebook Pixel – Quick Review

Hi! Im Daria, host of The Red-Headed Geek Show! Today I will be doing a full review on the new Chromebook Pixel! Lets start with the exterior. To get started, this is a beautiful piece of...

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E07-Blue Pi, 3D Printed Car, Cancer Detective, and The Pixel: Red-Headed Geek Show

Morning! Afternoon! Evening! Its Daria! Here’s this weeks topics in a nutshell. They are impressive! Raspberry Pi is having their one year anniversary, an engineer is working on his 3D...

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World’s Thinnest Tablet: Sony Xperia Tablet Z is a Lightweight in a Good Weigh

Sony's Xperia Z is the lightest 10-inch tablet on Earth, the thinnest tablet in the world, immersible in up to three feet of water, the 1st tablet to run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro; & has...

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With GT Advanced Sapphire Display Screens Getting Your Glass Kicked Doesn’t Hurt

Synthetic sapphire smartphone display covers almost as scratch-resistant as diamond will probably defeat the current breakage rate of more than 23%.

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E06 – Google Glass, Spidey-Sense Suit, and Mycestro: Red-Headed Geek Show

Hello Peoples! This week was so much fun! Google Glass, Google Store Update, Playstation 4 update, Awesome Minority Report-like gesture gadgets, and how you can have your own Spidey-Senses! Watch...

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