Boxee, the streaming media company that had attempted to recreate itself from an HTPC software specialist to a set-top box provider, has reportedly been acquired. The news, currently at rumor status but tipped to be officially announced sometime next week according to VentureBeat, is apparently the culmination of several months of Boxee searching for a
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Boxee bought out insiders claim as Cloud DVR funding hunt fails
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on June 14, 2013
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The hunt for a real (and bigger) Death Star is on
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on June 9, 2013
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While the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft is offline, astronomers continue parsing its data and scanning the sky not just for evidence of habitable planets, but for advanced civilizations. [Read more]
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NASA TESS Observatory Will Hunt For Alien Life On “Super-Earth” Exoplanets
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on May 27, 2013
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An anonymous reader writes “Kepler may be down, but now NASA has another planet-hunting tool in mind. The space agency is preparing the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) observatory in order to follow in Kepler’s footsteps. NASA has been searching for alien planets for several years now. Learning about strange exoplanets such as enormous, hot ‘Jupiters’ and ‘rogue planets’ that actually cruise through space without a parent star certainly adds to the body of research concerning our universe. Yet what scientists are really interested in are the Earth-like planets that may hold the potential for life.”
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In hunt for life, NASA rover makes second drill on Mars
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on May 21, 2013
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NASA’s rover Curiosity has drilled into a rock on Mars for just the second time during its mission.s
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The Hunt For LulzSec’s Missing Sixth Member
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on May 21, 2013
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DavidGilbert99 writes “LulzSec’s star burnt brightly in the short period it was active, but things quickly turned sour when its core members began getting arrested. Last week three of the six core members were sentenced in the UK, but this only served to highlight the fact that one member of the group, known as Avunit, has been able to remain unidentified despite the FBI having turned the group’s leader Sabu into an informant. Who is Avunit? And does he hold the purse strings of the group’s Bitcoin wallet which could have up to $ 180,000 in it?” As usual, be warned of the horrendous autoplaying video ads surrounding good content at the primary link.
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Microsoft smart watch would be ‘snipe hunt’ distraction from Windows 8
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on April 15, 2013
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Microsoft is reportedly working on designs for a touch-enabled smart watch, a move one analyst called a “snipe hunt” that would distract it from the critical chore of getting Windows 8 off the ground
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Duck Hunt pinball machine unites analog and PC in a nostalgia singularity (video)
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on April 13, 2013
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We like pinball. We like classic NES games. Accordingly, it doesn’t take much deduction to know that we really, really like Skit-B Pinball’s Duck Hunt pinball machine. It has a fully mechanical, themed pinball machine below, but there’s also a PC up top that replicates the images and sounds of Nintendo’s light gun video game in sync with the analog action. The conversion of a Williams Valiant took about a year of off-hours work to finish, and it shows — the attention to detail is what we’d expect if Gunpei Yokoi had put all his energy into pinball instead. Our only lament is that the Duck Hunt machine is a side project, and it likely won’t escape into the wild. At least there’s a video (after the break) to sate our curiosity.
Via: Arcade Heroes, Destructoid
Source: Skit-B Pinball
Developers Begin Hunt For a Killer App For Google Glass
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on March 9, 2013
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holy_calamity writes “Companies large and small are working to create the first “killer app” for Google Glass, the wearable display to go on sale later this year, reports MIT Technology Review. Evernote is among large companies that got early access to prototypes and has been testing ideas for some time, but is staying quiet about its plans. Meanwhile new startups with apps for Glass are being created and funded, although uncertainty about whether consumers will embrace the technology has steered them towards commercial and industrial ideas, such as apps for for doctors and maintenance technicians.”
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DNA Sequencing Giant Illumina Joins Hunt for Autism Blood Test
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on March 9, 2013
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Illumina will work with SynapDx’s to find a blood-test that could allow treatment to start earlier.
Massachusetts startup SynapDx announced on Wednesday that it will work with DNA sequencer manufacturer Illumina to develop early detection tools for autism spectrum disorders, according to a release.
Suitcase-sized satellite launched to hunt asteroids, space junk
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on February 25, 2013
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Tally in Florida python hunt holds at 50 snakes
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on February 8, 2013
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Money Python: Florida Contest Offers Rewards In 2013 Everglades Python Hunt
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on December 9, 2012
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Press2ToContinue writes “Dubbed the Python Challenge, the month-long contest will award $ 1,000 for the longest python and $ 1,500 for the most pythons caught between Jan. 12 and Feb. 10 in any of four hunting areas north of Everglades National Park and at the Big Cypress National Preserve. Pythons have been spreading through the Everglades for years, posing a threat to the sensitive ecosystem by preying on native species. Some estimates put their number in the tens of thousands. Last year, 272 pythons were removed from the wild, state figures show.”
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My hunt for the perfect Windows 8 convertible laptop
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on November 22, 2012
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What device offers the best blend between being a tablet and a full-fledged laptop? Common Sense Tech explores the possibilities. [Read more]
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The hunt for John McAfee
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on November 16, 2012
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Results of billion-dollar treasure hunt in Hindu temple to be revealed
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on October 3, 2012
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Deep-sea Baltic UFO hunt turns up mere rocks
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on September 1, 2012
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Quest for the Roses: The hunt for lost King Richard III
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on August 31, 2012
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King Richard III, the English monarch who died during the War of the Roses in the 15th century — and uttered the words “Now is the winter of our discontent” in Shakespeare’s famous play — was buried in a Franciscan church called Greyfriars, its location ultimately lost. Has his grave been found?
Yahoo on the hunt for a new COO
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on August 17, 2012
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Now that Yahoo has its new CEO Marissa Mayer, the company is kicking off the search for a new COO. Yahoo isn’t looking for any old chief operating officer; the company is on the lookout for someone with skills in turning around ailing companies. According to AllThingsD, recruiting firm Spencer Stewart has been reaching out
The Hunt Is On for Biological Signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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on August 14, 2012
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Nationwide team will work to find biomarkers that could improve diagnosis and treatment.
A consortium of U.S. psychiatrists, neurobiologists, data scientists, and more will pool resources in an effort to find a better means of diagnosing and potentially treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition that can lead to debilitating anxiety or depression as well as cardiovascular disease.
Defcon 20 badges meld hieroglyphs, circuitry and cryptography for hacker scavenger hunt
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on July 27, 2012
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Every year, the world’s hacker population descends upon Las Vegas to trade notes, sit in on informational talks and compete in friendly contests — all in the name of Defcon. But this time, it’s the conference’s ever-evolving smart badges that’ve caught our eye, owing mostly to what lurks beneath. Designed by Ryan Clarke — the mastermind behind the gathering’s Mystery Box challenge — these hackable IDs, issued according to status (Press, Human, Goons, vendors, etc), come embedded with an LED, a multi-core processor, IR transmitter and accompanying hieroglyphic graphic. But that’s not all that makes these high-tech tags so special. Turns out, each one contains a game, buried within its open source software, that’s encoded with several cryptographic, linguistic and mathematical layers.
Shying away from hardware-focused hacks of the past, Clarke built this year’s scavenger hunt-like game to be more inclusive of attendee skills, as it’ll force conference-goers interested in cracking its code to break down social barriers and collaborate with other highly-specialized nerds. What’s the end game, you ask? Well, according to Clarke, the puzzle is a continuation of last year’s secret agent story (played out by a real-life actor) involving “a [mysterious] society of computer elites.” It’s not the sort of payoff we’d be after — something greener and covered with a certain Ben Franklin’s face would suffice — but it sounds intriguing enough. Click on the source below to read more about the makings of this geek sport. And may the pastiest neckbeard win!
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Lost at sea: Hunt for Earhart’s plane abandoned
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on July 25, 2012
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Swedish scientists reveal findings of deep-sea ‘alien’ hunt
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on June 18, 2012
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FBI Hunt For Child Porn Thwarted By Tor
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on June 12, 2012
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v3rgEz writes “Documents released by the FBI provide an unusual inside look at how the agency is struggling to penetrate ‘darknet’ Onion sites routed through Tor, the online privacy tool funded in part by government grants to help global activists. In this case, agents were unable to pursue specific leads about an easily available child pornography site, while files withheld indicate that the FBI has ongoing investigations tied to the Silk Road marketplace, a popular, anonymous Tor site for buying and selling drugs and other illegal materials.”
Sounds similar to the problems that plagued freenet.
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Dropbox Dropquest scavenger hunt goes live
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on May 12, 2012
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If you want an extra gigabyte of storage on your Dropbox account, the online cloud service invites you to compete in its second annual “Dropquest” online scavenger hunt. While there is a prize involved, it’s really more about having fun if you have nothing better to do this weekend. Company engineer Rajeev Nayak described it
U. Chicago’s Epic Scavenger Hunt Is Back For 2012
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on May 10, 2012
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gotfork writes “The world’s largest scavenger hunt, covered in previous years on Slashdot, is now taking place at the University of Chicago. The competition is fierce: in 1999 one team build a working breeder reactor in the quad, but only won second place. Items on this year’s list include your appendix in a jar (210), a disappearing spoon made of metal (105), a chromatic typewriter (216), an xyloexplosive (33) and a weaponized Xerox machine (83). Check out the full list here (PDF). Not bad for the school where “where fun comes to die.’” Does your school have any equivalent annual hijinks?
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Opus Dei To Hunt Down Vatican Whistle-Blowers
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on April 26, 2012
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First time accepted submitter Aguazul2 writes “In a familiar story relocated into the bizarre world of the Vatican, a whistle-blower who brought to light excessive overpayments on contracts to friendly suppliers was sent to the USA as punishment, and further sources of leaks are now being hunted down by a crack team headed by an 82-year old Opus Dei cardinal. It’s just like Wikileaks, only with parchment and quills — probably.”
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OpenUDID Gets Back-Up From 17 Mobile Ad Companies In The Hunt For UDID Alternatives
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on April 25, 2012
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OpenUDID, a new, open-source identification scheme that was created by marketing company Appsfire, says it has rounded up support from 17 mobile advertising companies (including itself) as developers look for alternatives to the UDID. Mobile app developers are scrambling for solutions as Apple phases out an older unique ID system called UDIDs that was criticized for compromising consumer privacy.
A straightforward ID system is key for developers who want to understand who their users are and how to target them with advertising, so developers are looking for alternatives that Apple will tolerate. There are several contenders and many different methods, but it’s still not clear which one the industry will settle on.
Google and James Cameron to hunt for natural resources on asteroids
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on April 21, 2012
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‘Bigfoot’ captured in annual hunt in Montana
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on March 20, 2012
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RIM feared “morons from outside” in CEO hunt says director
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on February 13, 2012
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RIM‘s choice for its new CEO was either look internally to save the BlackBerry business or “hand it over to children, or morons from the outside who will destroy the company” according to one outspoken board member. Roger Martin, who has been on the RIM board for around five years, dismisses suggestions that the company should [...]
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YouTube’s $500,000 hunt for world’s best storyteller
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on January 20, 2012
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Starting Feb. 2, anyone can enter a 15-minute film into YouTube’s Your Film Festival. Ultimately, one winner will get a half million dollars and the chance to work with famed movie director Ridley Scott on their next story.
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Higgs Range Narrowed; Hunt Enters Final Stage
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on November 20, 2011
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gbrumfiel writes “For forty years, the Higgs boson has remained a theoretical construct, but by Christmas, scientists may have a pretty good idea of whether it’s real or not. Nature News reports that a new analysis has further narrowed the Higgs range, and data gathered this autumn at the LHC should be enough to show a faint signal from a Higgs, if it’s there. (Already one signal has disappeared earlier in the year.) Physicists hope to finish their analysis of the autumn data by the year’s end, but even if they come up empty-handed it won’t be the end of the story. The Higgs is commonly referred to as the particle that endows others with mass, but its real appeal is the ability to unify the weak nuclear force with electromagnetism. If there is no Higgs, some other mechanism for creating a unified ‘electroweak’ force should be found inside the LHC.”
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Russian and US Scientists Gather to Hunt Down Yeti
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on October 5, 2011
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