Netflix Announces Offline Downloading ‘Is Now Available’ With This Video
Details are scare — other than Netflix tweeting “Your favorite stories are now available for download any time.” — and from what we can tell the download feature isn’t online yet. But it looks like this is really happening.

November 30, 2016 at 08:25AM
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Snapchat Spectacles Reviews
In September, Snapchat rebranded to Snap Inc. and committed themselves to “reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.” Now, Snap is rolling out their first product aimed at fulfilling that mission: the Snap Spectacles. So, gimmick or wave of the future?

November 30, 2016 at 08:08AM
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The Entire Internet Will Be Archived In Canada to Protect It From Trump
A pro-censorship regime could spell trouble for the Internet Archive.

November 30, 2016 at 07:29AM
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Hacker Lexicon: What Is Perfect Forward Secrecy?
Encryption keeps your secrets, until it doesn’t. When you use an encryption tool like the venerable software PGP, for instance, your most sensitive communications are only as secure as a single, secret piece of data known as a private key.

November 29, 2016 at 04:40PM
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Forgotten audio formats: Wire recording
It’s bizarre but true: wire recording is the longest-lasting capture format in audio history, one that paved the way for reel-to-reel tapes and a host of others — even though most people today, and some techies included, have barely heard of it.

November 29, 2016 at 03:17PM
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Hulu CEO Plots a Way to Stand Out From the Crowd in Online TV
While Netflix and Amazon turn their attention to international expansion, Hulu is focusing on the US with a plan to become the first streaming service to couple live TV with the on-demand format that has become so popular online.

November 29, 2016 at 12:58PM
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This is the best way to put a microscope in your pocket
Using a microscope to get a closer look at the world around you has never been easier — especially when you have your phone to help.

November 29, 2016 at 11:57AM
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Freeze Your Head and Try to Live Forever
A new generation is keeping Russia’s centuries-old fascination with immortality alive. Get ready to chill out and wait for the future (or singularity) to arrive.

November 29, 2016 at 09:54AM
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I Tried to Power Three Electric Vehicles With Solar Panels
Powering three modern electric vehicles with my home’s solar array and an extension cord. Can the sun be your endless fuel pump?

November 29, 2016 at 08:46AM
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Meet John Knoll, the Creative Genius Who Brought Rogue One to Life
From coinventing Photoshop to reinventing movie f/x, ILM’s John Knoll is always a few parsecs ahead of the pack. Now he’s jumping in to hyperspace with “Rogue One.”

November 29, 2016 at 08:46AM
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