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Seresto Flea Collars Tied to Over 1,600 Pet Deaths in U.S. Since 2012

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alone since 2012, according to a new investigation by USA Today. Seresto, a popular flea collar produced by the company Elanco Animal Health, has been tied to over 1,600 pet deaths in the U.S. But the U.S.

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Awesome VR Optics for 1? Class Displays At Less Than Ten Dollars!

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Professional wide field of view Virtual Reality optics for less than the price of a couple of double lattes! A while back I demonstrated a design for Leep On The Cheap , a proof of concept for wide field of view optics on 3″ to 4″ display panels. Trouble was… there was quite a bit of distortion and chromatic aberration. However, it sparked quite a bit of thought and development in the VR DIY community. They’re the ones doing all the heavy lifting. 32mm Erfle Eyepiece.

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Dump Those Silly Colored 3D Glasses

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They say you’re not a true 3D enthusiast until you’ve got a shelf full of red/cyan and green/magenta anaglyph 3D glasses. I’m ready to dump mine in the waste bin, but there’s this little problem; two more shelves of anaglyph DVD, BluRay and VHS movies collected over the years.

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The Cart Before The Horse, Once Again – Project Glass

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Google has been tearing through the bandwidth over at the Patent Office in defense of Project Glass , April’s much touted announcement of Google’s entry into the world of augmented reality and head mounted displays. One especially clever patent covers their bases on the use of glasses nose-bridge as a power switch. Trouble is: where’s the beef?

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Sega VR – Mighty Barfin’ Power Rangers (we are the 40 percent)

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” It’s now 2012, he’s closing in on 40, and still waiting. Sega (all hail Sonic!): 1991 brought the announcement of Sega VR, a $200 headset for the Genesis console, a prototype finally shown at summer CES 1993, and consigned to the trash heap of VR in 1994, before any units shipped.

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10 years on, Google Glass is still a Google I/O high point

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Features Mobile google glass Google I/O 2012 Google I/O 2022 retrospectiveGoogle Glass remains the pinnacle of exciting hardware announcements at Google I/O, and 10 years on we look back at what made it so special.

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Moonfall Looks Like Roland Emmerich's Loudest, Dumbest Disaster Movie Yet

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One of those men is director Roland Emmerich , whose career mainly consists of disaster movies both large ( Independence Day , 2012, The Day After Tomorrow ) and small ( Midway, White House Down , the godawful 1998 U.S. Some men just want to watch the world burn. Or tear itself to pieces.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly of satellite megaconstellations

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Emerging Tech 2012 Internet Trends Elon Musk space SpaceX StarlinkSatellite megaconstellations like Starlink could bring broadband internet to underserved parts of the globe -- but they also have some big drawbacks.

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Inside SoFi Stadium’s monstrous 70,000-square-foot Infinity Screen

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Home Theater Movies & TV 2012 Super Bowl better faster stronger better stronger faster BFS Super Bowl 2022 Super BowlThe real star of this year's Super Bowl wasn't the players or even the halftime show performers -- it was SoFi Stadium's monstrous Infinity Screen.

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Why you should do all your back-to-school shopping at Walmart

Digital Trends

Deals back to school sales commerce 2021 deal Walmart Walmart 2012 Walmart deals WM-Q3-21Walmart is the ideal destination for all your shopping needs with great deals on bedding, clothing, tech, furnishing, and more.

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Moonfall's New Trailer Features Global Destruction, Utter Nonsense, and Free Bagels

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We know for a fact that Roland Emmerich’s latest sci-fi disaster movie will be loud and dumb , as per the director’s oeuvre. But will it be fun? This newest Moonfall trailer suggests that maybe—just maybe—it might be, and if so, it’s all going to be because of John Bradley. Read more.

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Why Does Roland Emmerich Hate Earth So Much?

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Jack Dorseys, Ranked

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The good, the bad, and the ugly of satellite megaconstellations

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Emerging Tech Features 2012 Internet Trends Elon Musk space SpaceX StarlinkSatellite megaconstellations like Starlink could bring broadband internet to underserved parts of the globe -- but they also have some big drawbacks.

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Mercedes Issues An Urgent Recall Of 290K SUVs

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Mercedes owners are urged to check whether their vehicle is affected by a relatively major recall of approximately 290K SUVs sold between 2006 and 2012.

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Here's Where Neil Armstrong's Corvette Is Today

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Neil Armstrong's 1967 Corvette Sting Ray is now in the care of a restorer who preserved it after not leaving a garage from 1981 to 2012.

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Everything We Know About The Planet Made Of Diamonds

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In 2012, scientists announced they'd found a planet potentially made of diamonds, one of several known exoplanets that may be home to the valuable gemstone.

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The Toilet Tech That Will Change The Future, According To Bill Gates

Slashgear

In the year 2012, the Gates Foundation awarded a grant to Cranfield University for a toilet that's ecologically friendly and requires no water to operate.

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This Is How Gizmodo Started

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This article was originally published on August 13, 2012. Read more. gizmodo joystiq engadget peterrojas nickdenton websites weblogs2cinc redherring gawkermedia blogs blogging

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White House to Mail Out 500 Million Free Covid-19 Tests After Mocking Idea

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President Joe Biden will deliver a big speech about covid-19 on Tuesday, including an announcement that his administration will mail out roughly 500 million free at-home tests for covid-19, according to a White House press statement early Tuesday.

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White House Mocks Idea of Mailing Every American Free Covid-19 Tests

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki mocked the idea of mailing out free covid-19 tests to every American household on Monday, in just the latest sign that President Joe Biden’s lack of imagination is making the pandemic worse. Read more.

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Tune In for Chi-Town Christmas, a Virtual Concert Film By Chance the Rapper

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Born in Chicago, Chance the Rapper has been entertaining fans since the debut of his first mixtape in 2012. And tomorrow, December 18, he’s bringing

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#1042: [DocLab] MIT Open DocLab’s William Uricchio on Theory, Practice, & History of Immersive Documentary

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William Uricchio is a Professor of Comparitive Media Studies at MIT, who started Open Documentary Lab in 2012 as a research initiative to look at. Podcast Archive

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Microsoft Shows Off Rare Images of Early HoloLens Prototypes

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2012, about two years before the company would unveil the device to the public in Jan. All those early prototype images Magic Leap is so fond of showing off are great, but they rank a far second when compared to a new set of images just revealed by Microsoft in relation to the HoloLens. In a blog post on Tuesday, Microsoft's Bay Area Team posted images of the early prototype devices that led to the eventual release of the HoloLens.

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Silent Hill Could Possibly Return As A VR Game

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Back in 2012, legendary video game developer Hideo Kojima, the same mind behind Metal Gear Solid , was approached by Konami to direct a new installment in the series, to which he gladly accepted. Konami’s legendary horror franchise might be back from the dead.

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Ubisoft’s ‘Far Cry’ Gets Its Own Free-Roam VR Game

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Much like the 2012 game, Far Cry VR has you and your friends taking on the roles of innocent tourists who—after a series of unfortunate events— find themselves on the run from an army of henchmen in the ultimate game of cat and mouse. “We’re

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App Lab Gem ‘Dead Second’ Update Adding Manual Reload, Dual Wield, & New Levels

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It’s solidity is surely thanks to the experience of pioneering VR developer Sean Edwards, the mind behind the very early VR game Lunar Flight (2012) , and his studio Spunge Games.

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Google Discontinues Glass Enterprise Edition Smartglasses

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Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2, the company’s work-focused version of its iconic but once maligned smartglasses, is being discontinued.

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Why Are Hotels Investing in Augmented Reality Technology?

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During the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, Holiday Inn used AR to create immersive experiences for guests around the hotel. Augmented reality technology has made its way into the hospitality industry.

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Mob Psycho 100's Season 3 Opening is Trippy as Heck

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It’s been a few years since the anime based on creator ONE’s 2012 manga aired, but absence often makes the heart grow fonder, particularly in… Read more.

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Alex Jones Fails to Get a Mistrial, Text Messages to Be Reviewed by the Court

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After all, the defamation trial itself is over him lying to his massive audience about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, claiming with full-throated zeal that the… Read more. Alex Jones, the mouthpiece of the unhinged conspiracy site InfoWars, has been called a liar in court.

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10 Docs From the Past 10 Years That Every Horror Fan Should Watch

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Here are 10 of the very best horror-adjacent docs dating from 2012 until now. There are some all-time classic documentaries that every horror fan has likely already seen: Best Worst Movie , American Movie , and Terror in the Aisles , to name a few.

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As 'Zine Month' Wraps Up, Game Designers Ponder a Future With (or Without) Kickstarter

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In 2012, only three years after Kickstarter first launched, Jamie Chambers successfully ran a crowdfunding campaign in support of a new edition of the classic science fiction RPG, Metamorphosis.

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These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It Secret

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In early 2012, the New York Times Magazine put out a cover story about Andrew Pole, a statistician working for Target who was tasked with inventing a way to identify potentially pregnant shoppers, even if those shoppers didn’t want the company to know.

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InfoWars Looks to Dodge Sandy Hook Conspiracy Responsibility in Bankruptcy Ploy

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Now he’s likely growing purple holding his breath, trying to avoid paying out for consistently claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook school… Read more.

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South Korea Is Building Its Own K-Pop Metaverse

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Ever since Psy graced our ears with his now-iconic song ‘Gangnam Style’ in 2012, the popularity of South Korean music, film, and television has skyrocketed in places like the United States. The metaverse will supposedly play a central role in the South Korean economy.

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Getting started with Augmented Reality (AR)

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It released a development framework utilizing image recognition and tracking, and geolocation technologies in 2012. Augmented reality is a technology that allows us to superimpose digital information into the real-world environment.