Memory failing? You may be at higher risk for stroke

People who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with dementia, according to a new study published in the February 2, 2010, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Live long and prosper, Xanthoria elegans

(PhysOrg.com) — Space is a hostile environment for living things, but small organisms on the Expose-E experiment unit outside Europe’s Columbus ISS laboratory module have resisted the solar UV radiation, cosmic rays, vacuum and varying temperatures for 18 months. A certain lichen seems to be particularly happy in open space!

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Hitler Reacts to the News That Jersey Shore Might Not Be Filmed in Jersey

“If you’ve never fist-pumped or gone tanning, creeped, or smushed … leave now.” So predictable, so funny. (And recall that the director of Downfall , the movie on which all these are based, is a big fan of the meme.) [ PopCrunch ] Filed Under: tv , clickables , downfall , hitler meme , jersey shore , movies , video

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Dorkbot DC meeting, this Thursday, Feb 4 at HacDC

If you’re in DC this Thursday, Feb 4th, please stop by HacDC and catch this month’s Dorkbot DC gathering. We have two amazing presenters this month, Andy Holtin and Atau Tanka. Those involved with Maker Faire Austin may remember Andy’s involvement there (and my recent piece about his work here on the site).

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Life Unexpected’s Shiri Appleby on the CW Cabal, Fading From the Spotlight, and Playing a Mom at 31

Life Unexpected , the CW’s surprisingly smart new drama about a foster kid who finds her birth parents, features some familiar teen-TV faces. There’s Kerr Smith, also known as Jack from Dawson’s Creek , and Shiri Appleby, who became a starlet while falling in love with a quasi-alien on the WB’s hit Roswell . After three seasons on that show, Appleby’s career quieted down considerably, though she continued working in bit parts and occasional episode arcs on shows like ER and Six Degrees .

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ATS Development Update: Microsoft Excel 2010 (Beta) – Picture Tools

Microsoft has expanded the control and effect the user has on images. The Excel 2010 ATS IF file EX4TG1D3.xlsx explores the many modifications that can be applied to images.

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Alienware M11x Available for Pre Order [Alienware M11x Gaming Laptop Specs, Features & Prices Get Unveiled]

Just a few days ago we told you that the M11x, that ultra-portable netbook-like gaming notebook from Alienware, was going to be available for prices starting at $799. Today the official specs and features of the M11x have been conveniently leaked and you’re going to be very interested to find out that the laptop is already available for pre-order. (…) Read the rest of Alienware M11x Available for Pre Order [Alienware M11x Gaming Laptop Specs, Features & Prices Get Unveiled] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010

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Microsoft to introduce Zune Phone with Windows Mobile 7 at MWC

If there is one rumor that tends to come and go and agonizes Windows Mobile fans, it’s the one about a Zune phone. Although it’s not officially confirmed, Gizmodo has it on good word that Microsoft will be introducing a Zune phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year. More specifically, it will be a Windows Mobile 7 phone with Zune features and capabilities, so it’s not a Zune phone, per se

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Mobience smallQWERTY Keyboard for Touchscreen Mobiles [Touchscreen Haters to Type Faster with the Mobience smallQWERTY]

If you’re like me and have the fingers of a boxer, typing on the touchscreen (no matter how large) of your smartphone or MID or UMPC, is quite difficult. Addressing the issue, or at least that’s what they think so, the folks from Mobience have come up with a new product, a smallQWERTY keyboard that has been specifically designed to make texting or character inputting efficient by allowing you to enjoy the touch of big buttons and the full keyboard support. (…) Read the rest of Mobience smallQWERTY Keyboard for Touchscreen Mobiles [Touchscreen Haters to Type Faster with the Mobience smallQWERTY] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010

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Apple Controls 90% of “Premium” Computer Market [Macs Make Up 90% of $1,000+ Computers Sold in U.S.]

If you purchased a high-end computer in the last quarter of 2009, there’s a pretty good chance it was a Mac.  The market research firm NPD has reported that 90% of $1,000+ computers sold in Q4 2009 were Mac machines. (…) Read the rest of Apple Controls 90% of “Premium” Computer Market [Macs Make Up 90% of $1,000+ Computers Sold in U.S.] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us

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Trent Reznor Didn’t Even Want to Be Invited to Your Stupid Party, Anyway

“Grammy asshole weekend in LA. Yuck … The Grammys = the old guard / old media propping up their puppets trying to convince the outside world (and each other) they’re relevant.” — Trent Reznor [ Trent_Reznor/Twitter via Pitchfork ] “By the time I was 16, 10 of my close friends had died

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Daily Dispatch: Flash on the decline; Is an iPad ideal for Mom?

Combing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below.

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Nokia Ovi Orion Looks Too Good to be True [Nokia Ovi Orion Concept Phone Shows Us What Could Be but Isn’t]

You simply have to love the phone in the pictures here! It has a bold design which immediately makes you think it’s capable of some marvelous things. Unfortunately the device is just a concept phone that wants to show us that Nokia still has the potential of creating impressive handsets. (…) Read the rest of Nokia Ovi Orion Looks Too Good to be True [Nokia Ovi Orion Concept Phone Shows Us What Could Be but Isn’t] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010

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In order to attack in this game you have to ROARRRRR

I saw this over the weekend but didn’t realize there was video to go along with it. It’s really representative of the reasons I love the indie games scene. You get completely random ideas like this, actually made into playable games.

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Dancing automaton powered by falling sand

Although the “look” of this dancing-girl automaton by English toymaker Ron Fuller is not personally to my taste, I could not resist the fact that it is powered by a stream of falling sand, which is a trick I’ve never seen before. Thanks to YouTuber greninmotion for the video. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog ] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Toys and Games | Digg this!

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Verizon iPad Release Apparently Not Ruled Out [Verizon iPad Rumoured: Agreement to Supply the iPad A Done Deal?]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you should know that during last week’s Apple event in San Francisco, Steve Jobs unveiled the much rumored iPad tablet — a device that somehow failed to impress the tech world. Speaking of the event, Apple has ruled out Verizon from the equation (despite early rumors) and only mentioned AT&T as the 3G carrier for the iPad, but things have changed today when Fox News’ Clayton Morris announced that the two companies are supposedly close to reaching an agreement.

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Scientists create coevolved Predator and Prey bots

Some scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale of Lausanne have built “evolving” predator and prey robots designed to, in short, learn from each other. Read that again: While we’re worried about Taylor Swift and and Lady Gaga, robots are now teaching each other how to hunt us

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Gear ring is shiny, spins

Though they won’t help you communicate secretly with your significant other , these gear rings by Kinekt do look like they would be great to play with. Anyone want to figure out how to make a clock out of them? [via technabob ] More: Universe ring Pipe ring Vicodin Ring Pac Man Ring Set Zip tie ring Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!

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27-In iMac Production Temporarily Stopped [27-In iMac Still Not Available; Screen Fix Causing the Delay?]

Apple’s top of the line iMacs are the 27-inch models, and there’s no doubt about it. They can certainly satisfy the needs of professionals but they also can be used as more than dependable home computers. Other than the premium price one has to pay to obtain one of these babies there seems to be a small problem that prevents the 27-inch model to become a bestseller desktop: the screen problems.

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BEST PRINTER I'VE EVER OWNED., HP Photosmart Premium Clearance …

This is the best printer I ever owned but I have had over the years – HP, Epson, Canon, etc. I use a Mac Installation is completely automatic and painless. You.

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