Filmmaker and Webby Awards founder Tiffany Shlain opens her new documentary Connected with a personal confession: She once faked having to go to the bathroom during dinner so that she could check her email on her phone. For many web-addicted people, that might not be too shocking a reveal, but for her it was a wake-up call — one that comes close to capturing Connected in a nutshell. via GigaOM

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Sure, we’ve seen some wearable mice in the past (some more wearable than others), but this little one from Innovative Developments offers up some fairly diverse applications. The Mycestro’s four buttons can be used for basic work functionality — the wearer can also use gestures to perform these tasks, making an “M” in the air to open an email or a flicking motion to delete files. The mouse can manipulate 3D software as well, moving one’s arm to zoom in and out. via < … Read More → "Mycestro, the wearable 3D ring mouse"

Researchers in Singapore have discovered a way to bump up hard disk storage capacity to six times current figures, and all it takes is a pinch of sodium chloride — also known as chemical grade table salt.

Here’s how hard drives work at the moment. The spinning magnetic platters are covered in randomly distributed nanoscopic grains. These work in disorganized clumps of tens to form one … Read More → "How salt could multiply hard drive space"

When it comes to synthesizers for those that love the sounds of days gone by, the name that is most recognizable is Moog. Moog made the synthesizers that 80′s pop made so popular. The new app for the iPad from Moog is called Animoog and it aimed at anyone from the synth pro to a noob looking for some fun. Moog claims this is the first professional … Read More → "Moog outs sweet Animoog iPad synthesizer app"

Found this over at Boing Boing:

This custom silver ink, developed by materials researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, allows you to draw working circuits out on paper.

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The Final Front-ear?

This rendering shows SpaceShipTwo with its tail section in the feathered re-entry position. (Credit: Virgin Galactic)

With the shuttle program retired, NASA is turning to Virgin Galactic to hitch rides to the edge of space.

Richard Branson’s private venture, which aims to be the first commercial space carrier, said it has signed a deal to give the agency up to three charter flights on SpaceShipTwo. … Read More → "Virgin Galactic to give NASA suborbital rides"

Toys are a particularly rich source of irony, but this list exceeded all expectations. 

Oobject via Gizmodo

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You would think that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak could pull some strings to get his hands on a iPhone 4S, but instead he is showing us that he really is the ultimate tech geek by being the first in line for the new phone at the Los Gatos California Apple store. via Dvice

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Hoping to re-ignite what he calls the “hidden magic” of commuting by bike, Washington-born designer Gabriel Wartofsky has been working on a folding e-bike project for the last two years, and is now entering the final stages of pre-production. Prototype number one of his first- and last-mile mobility solution has been taken for hundreds of test rides leading to rider-suggested modifications and design tweaks, crowd-sourced funding has been secured, and final stage manufacturing partners are now being brought on board … Read More → "Folding electric assist bike begins final push for production"