Five Best Text Recognition Tools [Hive Five]

Five Best Text Recognition Tools [Hive Five]: "

Working with text on your computer offers a range of possibilities in searching and editing that simply aren't available with hard copy text. Check out these five text recognition tools to get your printed text into your computer. More »

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Paris Hilton Arrested on Drug Charge

Paris Hilton Arrested on Drug Charge: "Police say Paris Hilton has been arrested for possession of cocaine after officers stopped the car she was in on a Las Vegas street late Friday night.


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Comic: 2010-08-28

Comic: 2010-08-28: "

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Home Energy Could Be Reduced by 70 Percent

Home Energy Could Be Reduced by 70 Percent: "One crazy ambitious energy experiment aims to cut typical annual electrical bills of $1,240 to $390."

Fidel Castro: Osama bin Laden is a US agent

Fidel Castro: Osama bin Laden is a US agent: "

Fidel Castro says al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent who always popped up when former President George W. Bush needed to scare the world, arguing that documents recently posted on the Internet prove it.

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Comic: 2010-08-27

Comic: 2010-08-27: "

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Comic for August 27, 2010

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Comic for August 27, 2010

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Maid: Bosses drove 24 hot nails into my body

Maid: Bosses drove 24 hot nails into my body: "

A Sri Lankan maid returned from her job in Saudi Arabia with 24 nails inside her body — the result of torture by the family who employed her, a doctor and government official said.

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Now I Feel Old: Schools to Get Multitouch Interactive Whiteboards [Whiteboards]

Now I Feel Old: Schools to Get Multitouch Interactive Whiteboards [Whiteboards]: "

Time for a next-gen spin on the age-old debate of whether a blackboard or whiteboard is better in the classroom? I pose that question because Panasonic's interactive multitouch whiteboard comes days after we saw Sharp's LCD blackboard. Who feels old? More »

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Thought-controlled computers on the way: Intel

Thought-controlled computers on the way: Intel: "(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers controlled by the mind are going a step further with Intel's development of mind-controlled computers. Existing computers operated by brain power require the user to mentally move a cursor on the screen, but the new computers will be designed to directly read the words thought by the user."

The Secret Scam of Cheap Earbuds [Earbuds]

The Secret Scam of Cheap Earbuds [Earbuds]: "

Those cheap earphones you keep buying year after year? The ones with the cool designs? They all kinda sound the same, huh? There's a pretty good reason for that: They actually are all the same earphones. More »

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Images of Toshiba’s SmartPad

Images of Toshiba’s SmartPad: "

Images of Toshiba’s forthcoming Android tablet were leaked today by Notebook Italia. The tablet, which is rumored to be dubbed the SmartPad (terribly unoriginal don’t you think), was reported earlier to be releasing in September or October. The SmartPad will have an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, a 10-inch touchscreen, stereo speakers, and a front-facing webcam. Also featuring a number of outputs this device has an HDMI port, USB and mini-USB ports, a card reader for memory expansion, standard 3.5 mm audio jack, and some sort of connection for a docking station. Unfortunately there is no word on what version of the Android OS this will be shipped with yet. Head past the break to see the rest of the images and as always tell us what you think of this machine in the comments.

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Images of Toshiba’s SmartPad

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Alien life – but not as we know it | Seth Shostak | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Alien life – but not as we know it | Seth Shostak | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Steampunk plasma rifle lets you play Fallout 3 for real

Steampunk plasma rifle lets you play Fallout 3 for real: "

On-screen weapons are fine if you just want to play games, but what if you want to move your post-apocalyptic gaming action into the real world? This awesome replica of A3-21's upgraded plasma rifle from Fallout 3 looks like a good place to start.

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Replacing a Pile of Textbooks With an iPad

Replacing a Pile of Textbooks With an iPad: "

A new company called Inkling hopes to break the standard textbook model and help textbooks enter the interactive age by letting students share and comment on the texts and interact with fellow students, using an iPad.

Other features include interactive graphics within a book and the ability to search text, change the size of the type, purchase individual chapters of books, highlight text for others to see, and take pop quizzes directly within the app.

Photo: Inkling

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Comic: 2010-08-24

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