With a plan of making product ratings social, Greentape is launching a new app that they hope will bring in-store product reviews to consumers while (hopefully) spawning more product purchases for merchants. The team is demoing this new app at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/bf6gssmQBjw/
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Last week, engineers sniffing around the programming code for Google Glass found hidden examples of ways that people might interact with the wearable computers without having to say a word. Among them, a user could nod to turn the glasses on or off. Taking a picture might be accomplished with a single wink.
But don?t expect these gestures to be necessary for long. Soon, we might be interacting with our smartphones and computers simply by using our minds. In the next couple of years, we could be turning on the lights at home just by thinking about it, or sending an e-mail from our smartphone without even pulling the device from our pocket. Further into the future, our robot assistant will appear by our side with a glass of fresh lemonade simply because it knows we?re thirsty.
Researchers in Samsung?s Emerging Technology Lab are testing tablets that can be controlled by your brain, using a cap that resembles a ski hat studded with monitoring electrodes, the MIT Technology Review, the science and technology journal of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reported this month.
The technology, often called brain computer interfaces, was conceived to enable people with paralysis and other disabilities to interact with computers or control robotic arms, all by simply thinking about such actions. Before long, these technologies could well be in consumer electronics, too.
Some crude brain-reading products already exist, letting people play easy games or move a mouse around a screen with their mind.
NeuroSky, a company based in San Jose, Calif., recently released a Bluetooth-enabled headset that can monitor slight brain movements and allow people to play concentration-based games on computers and smartphones. These include a zombie-chasing game, archery and a game where you dodge bullets ? all these apps use your mind as the joystick. Another company, Emotiv, sells a headset that looks like a large alien hand and can read brain waves associated with thoughts, feelings and expressions. The device can be used to play Tetris-like games or search through Flickr photos by thinking about an emotion the person is feeling ? like happy, or excited ? rather than searching by keywords. Muse, a lightweight, wireless headband, can engage with an app that ?exercises the brain? by forcing people to concentrate on aspects of a screen, almost like taking your mind to the gym.
Car manufacturers are exploring technologies packed into the back of the seat that detect when people fall asleep while driving and rattle the steering wheel to awaken them.
But the products commercially available today will soon look archaic. ?The current brain technologies are like trying to listen to a conversation in a football stadium from a blimp,? explained John Donoghue, a neuroscientist and director of the Brown Institute for Brain Science. ?To really be able to understand what is going on with the brain today you need to surgically implant an array of sensors into the brain.? In other words, to gain access to the brain, for now you still need a chip in your head.
Last year, a project called BrainGate pioneered by Dr. Donoghue, enabled two people with full paralysis to use a robotic arm with a computer responding to their brain activity. One woman, who had not used her arms in 15 years, could grasp a bottle of coffee, serve herself a drink and then return the bottle to a table. All done by imagining the robotic arm?s movements.
But that chip inside the head could soon vanish as scientists say we are poised to gain a much greater understanding of the brain, and, in turn, technologies that empower brain computer interfaces. An initiative by the Obama administration this year called the Brain Activity Map project, a decade-long research project, aims to build a comprehensive map of the brain.
Miyoung Chun, a molecular biologist and vice president for science programs at the Kavli Foundation, is working on the project and although she said it would take a decade to completely map the brain, companies would be able to build new kinds of brain computer interface products within two years.
?The Brain Activity Map will give hardware companies a lot of new tools that will change how we use smartphones and tablets,? Dr. Chun said. ?It will revolutionize everything from robotic implants and neural prosthetics, to remote controls, which could be history in the foreseeable future when you can change your television channel by thinking about it.?
There are some fears to be addressed. On the Muse Web site, an F.A.Q. is devoted to convincing customers that the device cannot siphon thoughts from people?s minds.
These brain-reading technologies have been the stuff of science fiction for decades.
In the 1982 movie ?Firefox,? Clint Eastwood plays a fighter pilot on a mission to the Soviet Union to steal a prototype fighter jet that can be controlled by a brain neurolink. But Mr. Eastwood has to think in Russian for the plane to work, and he almost dies when he cannot get the missiles to fire while in the middle of a dogfight. (Don?t worry, he survives.)
Although we won?t be flying planes with our minds anytime soon, surfing the Web on our smartphones might be closer.
Dr. Donoghue of Brown said one of the current techniques used to read people?s brains is called P300, in which a computer can determine which letter of the alphabet someone is thinking about based on the area of the brain that is activated when he sees a screen full of letters. But even when advances in brain-reading technologies speed up, there will be new challenges, as scientists will have to determine if the person wants to search the Web for something in particular, or if she is just thinking about a random topic.
?Just because I?m thinking about a steak medium-rare at a restaurant doesn?t mean I actually want that for dinner,? Dr. Donoghue said. ?Just like Google glasses, which will have to know if you?re blinking because there is something in your eye or if you actually want to take a picture,? brain computer interfaces will need to know if you?re just thinking about that steak or really want to order it.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Chinese scientists have confirmed for the first time that a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people in China has been transmitted to humans from chickens.
In a study published online in the Lancet medical journal, the scientists echoed previous statements from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Chinese officials that there is as yet no evidence of human-to-human transmission of this virus.
The H7N9 strain has infected 109 people in China since it was first detected in March. The WHO warned on Wednesday that this strain is "one of the most lethal" flu viruses and is transmitted more easily than the H5N1 strain of bird flu, which has killed hundreds around the world since 2003.
Kwok-Yung Yuen of the University of Hong Kong, who led the study, said its findings that chickens in poultry markets were a source of human infections meant that controlling the disease in these places and in these birds should be a priority.
"Aggressive intervention to block further animal-to-person transmission in live poultry markets, as has previously been done in Hong Kong, should be considered," he told the Lancet.
He added that temporary closure of live bird markets and comprehensive programs of surveillance, culling, biosecurity and segregation of different poultry species may also be needed "to halt evolution of the virus into a pandemic agent".
"The evidence ... suggests it is a pure poultry-to-human transmission and that controlling (infections in people) will therefore depend on controlling the epidemic in poultry," he said.
Yuen's findings do not mean all cases of human H7N9 infection come from chickens, or from poultry, but they do confirm chickens as one source.
The WHO has said 40 percent of people infected with H7N9 appear to have had no contact with poultry.
Other so called "reservoirs" of the flu virus may be circulating in other types of birds or mammals, and investigators in China are working hard to try find out.
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Yuen's team conducted detailed cases studies on four H7N9 flu patients from Zhejiang, an eastern coastal province south of the commercial hub Shanghai.
All four patients had been exposed to poultry, either through their work or through visiting poultry markets.
To find out whether there was transmission of the virus from poultry to humans, the researchers took swabs from 20 chickens, four quails, five pigeons and 57 ducks, all from six markets likely to have been visited by the patients.
Two of the five pigeons and four of the 20 chickens tested positive for H7N9, but none of the ducks or quails.
After analyzing the genetic makeup of H7N9 virus in a sample isolated from one patient and comparing it to a sample from one of the chickens, the researchers said similarities suggest the virus is being transmitted directly to humans from poultry.
The team also checked more than 300 people who had had close contact with the four patients and found that none showed any symptoms of H7N9 infection within 14 days from the beginning of surveillance. This suggests the virus is not currently able to transmit between people, they said.
But they noted that previous genetic analysis shows H7N9 has already acquired some gene mutations that adapt it specifically to being more able to infect mammals - raising the risk that it could one day cause a human pandemic.
"Further adaptation of the virus could lead to infections with less severe symptoms and more efficient person-to-person transmission," the scientists wrote.
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Drippler's been relatively successful on Android, with more than five million downloads to date, but now the team behind the recommendations app is looking to test different waters. Earlier today, Drippler announced an iOS equivalent is now available, which will bring many of the features that made it as popular as it is on Android. What this means, essentially, is the application will tailor itself for your particular device, helping discover different types of things which relate to you -- such as tips, games, services and news articles. At any rate, it'll be folks like yourself who determine whether Drippler can also be a hit on iOS, so feel free to sound off in the comments below after you've taken it for a quick whirl.
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This undated family photo released Thursday, April 25, 2013, shows Timothy Tracy inside of a vehicle in Venezuela. The 35-year-old filmmaker from California was arrested Wednesday, by Venezuelan authorities who are accusing him of fomenting post election violence on behalf of the U.S. government. Friends and family told The Associated Press said that he had been in Venezuela since last year making a documentary about the confrontation between the opposition and a socialist government that is struggling to maintain its once-high popularity after the death of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Family courtesy photo)
This undated family photo released Thursday, April 25, 2013, shows Timothy Tracy inside of a vehicle in Venezuela. The 35-year-old filmmaker from California was arrested Wednesday, by Venezuelan authorities who are accusing him of fomenting post election violence on behalf of the U.S. government. Friends and family told The Associated Press said that he had been in Venezuela since last year making a documentary about the confrontation between the opposition and a socialist government that is struggling to maintain its once-high popularity after the death of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Family courtesy photo)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? A 35-year-old filmmaker from California has been arrested by Venezuelan authorities who are accusing him of fomenting postelection violence on behalf of the U.S. government.
President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday that he personally ordered Timothy Tracy's arrest on suspicion of "creating violence in the cities of this country." Venezuela's interior minister said Tracy was working for U.S. intelligence, paying right-wing youth groups to hold violent demonstrations in order to destabilize the country after Maduro's narrow election win last week.
Friends and family of Tracy told The Associated Press that he had been in Venezuela since last year making a documentary about the country, which is bitterly divided politically as the socialist heirs of the late President Hugo Chavez struggle to maintain control of a country beset by economic and political turmoil
The Georgetown University English graduate was a story consultant on the 2009 documentary "American Harmony," about competitive barbershop quartet singing, and produced the recent Discovery Channel program "Under Siege," about terrorism and smuggling across the U.S.-Canada border as well the History Channel series "Madhouse," on modified race-car drivers in North Carolina.
"They don't have CIA in custody. They don't have a journalist in custody. They have a kid with a camera," said Aengus James, a friend and associate of Tracy's in Hollywood, California, and director of "American Harmony."
James described Tracy as "fearless" but also somewhat quixotic.
"This whole thing came about with him at a party in South Florida," he said. "He met this cute girl who says, 'If you really are a documentary filmmaker you'll come tell the story of what is happening in Venezuela,' and if you say something like that to Tim he goes, whether or not he knows a single person there or knows anything about the political situation or the consequences."
Tracy had been detained at least twice before by Venezuela's SEBIN intelligence police. The last time was five days before the April 14 presidential election when he was taking video of a pro-government rally in the port city of Puerto Cabello, said an associate who spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not want to endanger people inside Venezuela.
The U.S. Embassy in Caracas declined immediate comment, citing citizen privacy.
In Washington, State Department spokesman William Ostick said U.S consular officials in Venezuela are attempting to meet and speak with Tracy. He declined to discuss details of the man's arrest.
Ostick rejected Maduro's repeated allegations that the United States is attempting to undermine Venezuela's government.
"The United States continues categorically to reject any allegations of U.S. government efforts to destabilize the Venezuelan government or to harm anyone in Venezuela," he said. "Tensions in Venezuelan society result from the fact that there was an extremely close election."
Prosecutors said Tracy was arrested Wednesday evening as he tried to fly out of Simon Bolivar International Airport outside the capital, Caracas.
Tracy's father Emmet, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, said that in his last email his son had asked for some airline miles so he could fly to the United States so they could be together for the father's 80th birthday.
The prosecution said he would be brought to a court hearing Thursday to be formally charged under Venezuela's anti-terrorism laws.
The police had been friendly to Tracy during the previous incidents, with some even agreeing to appear in his documentary, the filmmaker's father said. Emmet Tracy said, however, that the family had begun urging his son to leave the country in light of the volatile political situation.
"Frankly it's the kind of scenario that we were concerned about and kept telling him," Emmet Tracy said.
Tensions in the country have been rising since Maduro beat opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the April 14 election by less than 2 percentage points. The government insists the opposition fomented violence directed at ruling party supporters and official buildings in the days after the election. The opposition is demanding an audit of the vote, which it says was stolen.
Venezuela's government has long accused the United States of trying to undermine it, moving closer to Cuba, Iran and Russia after a failed 2002 coup attempt against Chavez that the George W. Bush administration initially recognized.
Tracy is the first American in recent memory to be detained in Venezuela on politically related charges, however.
"I gave the order that they detain him immediately, hand him to prosecutors with the proof that there is because nobody can be destabilizing this country, whatever they believe, because they're on the side of the bourgeoisie, no," Maduro said.
James said Tracy's Spanish is passable but not great.
He said Tracy "literally has no political agenda. He is very sympathetic to all sides. He's telling stories about people and what their life is like there."
"He has been involved in telling stories that told that international component. But he certainly never worked for the government," said James.
"He's trying to tell a human story," said James. "My fear is that he's gone in deeper than he should have."
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Bajak contributed from Lima, Peru. Associated Press writer Luis Alonso Lugo in Washington contributed to this report.
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The Corsair Vengeance 1500 USB Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset was the "biggest surprise" in Kotaku's gaming headset roundup, but the discount on it was today's biggest surprise. Grab it from Amazon today for $60 with free shipping- the lowest this headset has been, and the same price some people paid for a new copy of Aliens: Colonial Marines. It even looks good. [Newegg]
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? Vaas Portable Laptop Soundbar ($12) | eBay (DailySteals) via Dealzon | Lowest ever.
Looking for sub-$40 earbuds that aren't terrible? Gizmodo recommends these.
? Sol Republic Jax In-Ear Headphones ($40) | Amazon via Gizmodo
? Scosche Sport Wrap-Around Sweat Resistant Earbuds ($10) | eBay (DailySteals) via 9to5Toys | $30+ elsewhere
? Sennheiser IE80 Headphones ($292) | Amazon via SlickDeals | $413+ elsewhere
? Western Digital My Book 3TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive ($109) | BuyDig via Deals | $140+ elsewhere, lowest price since Black Friday | Use code VMEMOMDAY20
? Dell 29" UltraSharp Panoramic 2560x1080 IPS LED Monitor ($495) | Dell via TechBargains | $575+ elsewhere | Use code 0Q0C74SWNZC42$
This thing decodes, records, and beams signals sent to cable cards, and saves you money on rental fees. Not compatible with providers that don't use cable cards.
? Silicondust HDHomeRun PRIME 3-Tuner Network HD Cable Card Decoder ($139) | Newegg via TechBargains | $175+ elsewhere, tied for lowest ever. | Use code EMCYTZT3332
? Wacom Bamboo Capture Pen and Touch Tablet ($73) | Amazon via Deals | $86+ elsewhere, lowest ever
Not a Nest, but way cheaper.
? Lux programmable Smart Thermostat ($30) | Amazon via SlickDeals | $50+ elsewhere
? Today Only FREE MacX Video Converter Pro [Mac] | BitsDuJour via SlickDeals
? Alienware Laptops up to 44% off, 8 choices (starting at $969) | Groupon via SlickDeals
? EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5 Video Card ($72) | Newegg via Deals | $114+ elsewhere, possibly the lowest price ever on a GTX 650 | Price includes $10 mail-in rebate and code EMCXSVT48. | Purchase of this card includes $75 in-game split across Hawken, Planetside 2, and World of Tanks. I'll be adding this promotion to our video card roundup.
? Corsair Vengeance 1500 USB Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset ($60) | Amazon via Deals | $96+ elsewhere, lowest price ever.
? Logitech G9X Gaming Mouse [Modern Warfare 3 branding] ($38) | Amazon via Tech Deal Digger | $69+ elsewhere EMCXSVT69
? New Logitech G400s Optical Gaming Mouse ($40) | Best Buy via SlickDeals | $60 elsewhere
? Razer Orochi Wireless Elite 6400 dpi Mobile Gaming Mouse ($60) | Newegg via TechBargains | $65+ elsewhere | Use code
The Wirecutter's best SSD.
? Samsung 840 2.5" 250GB Solid State Drive ($148) | Newegg via TechBargains | Lowest ever.
? Seagate 1TB Solid State/7200rpm Hybrid Drive ($100) | Amazon via Deals | Lowest price ever by $20 | Here's the Gizmodo review.
? Pre-order GRID 2 [Steam] ($36) | Green Man Gaming via TechBargains | Normally $50 | Use code GMG20-GGN5D-FC3NA
? Command and Conquer Ultimate Collection [Origin] ($10) | Origin via Reddit | Lowest ever yesterday was $15 from Amazon | You must add the game to your cart from the "Featured" section in the application.
? Today Only Fable III [Steam] ($12.50) | Steam | Normally $50
? Today Only Fable: The Lost Chapters [Steam] ($2.50) | Normally $10
? Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition [Steam] ($7.50) | Steam | $30 elsewhere
? Uplay Mania Sale is live. Prices are not the mind-blowing, but there are bargains to be had. If you've never played Beyond Good and Evil, go get it now for $5. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is also a safe impulse at $2.50, plus "Juarez" is a fun word to say.
? Today Only Hacker Evolution Untold [Capsule] ($0.40) | Green Man Gaming via Dealzon | $10 elsewhere | Use code GMG20-GGN5D-FC3NA
? Stacking [DRM-free] ($6) | GOG | $15 elsewhere
? Bundle Crazy Machines [Steam] (Pay what you want, min. $1 for two games) | IndieGala | Pay $5 for all 4 games
? Star Trek: The Game + FREE Star Trek (2009) [Blu-ray] ($60) | Best Buy via FatWallet
? Tomb Raider ($40) | Amazon via SlickDeals | Lowest so far.
? Spec Ops: The Line ($20) | Amazon via SlickDeals | $24+ elsewhere, lowest it's been on Amazon.
? Max Payne 3 ($16) | Amazon via Reddit | $30+ elsewhere
Playstation Plus Update
? Thomas Was Alone [Cross-Buy] ($7.99) | Sony | Normally $10
? Resident Evil franchise sale
? Star Trek: The Game + FREE Star Trek (2009) [Blu-ray] ($60) | Best Buy via FatWallet
? Tomb Raider ($40) | Amazon via SlickDeals | Lowest so far.
? Max Payne 3 ($16) | Amazon via Reddit | $30+ elsewhere
? LIVE Gold Deals of the week are on. Nothing insane to see. I actually really enjoyed Rock of Ages, so grab that for $4 if you've been on the fence.
? Sennheiser X320 Xbox Headset + 3 Months of Gold ($80) | Rakuten via SlickDeals | Same price elsewhere without the Gold months.
Man I wish that Link to the Past sequel was keeping the original art style.
Playstation Plus Update
? Thomas Was Alone [Cross-Buy] ($7.99) | Sony | Normally $10
? FREE Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny [PSP]
? Radiant Historia [DS] ($25) | Play-Asia via Daily Game Deals | $33+ elsewhere | Annoying, but the game actually costs $24.90, and you need $25 for free shipping. Find some cheap filler.
? New Otterbox iPhone Defender Case with ION Intelligence [4/4S] ($111) | Otterbox via 9to5Toys | Normally $130 | Use code AM2012 | Bonus: that code takes 15% off any Otterbox item.
? iPhone/iPod Wall Dock Charger ($13) | LivingSocial via FatWallet
? FREE WordFu Plus+ | iTunes via FatWallet
Got Project Shield envy?
? MOGA Mobile Gaming System for Android ($30) | Amazon via Tech Deal Digger | $40+ elsewhere
? Popular typing app Swype is finally out of beta. ($0.99) | Google Play
? Today Only Fast & Furious 1-5 [Blu-ray/Digital/UltraViolet] ($38) | Amazon via Daily DVD Deals
? Today Only Fast & Furious 1-5 [DVD] ($27) | Amazon via Daily DVD Deals
? Trainspotting [Blu-ray] ($5) | Amazon via Daily DVD Deals | $10+ elsewhere
? Fight Club [Blu-ray] ($10) | Amazon via SlickDeals
? Lost in Translation [Blu-ray] ($8) | Amazon via SlickDeals | $11+ elsewhere
? Man of Steel advance tickets will be sold exclusively at Walmart locations starting at 8am on May 18th. Tickets will include a digital copy of a Man of Steel comic and Walmart will offer pre-orders on Blu-ray and digital copies of the film, which include exclusive Walmart content.
? FREE 50 DC #1 Comics | Dark Horse via FatWallet
? Oakley Bags and Backpacks are on deep clearance. (starting at $20) | Oakley via Deals
? FREE "Recovery" song by Frank Turner | iTunes via FatWallet
? FREE "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" song by Nat King Cole | Google Play via FatWallet
? 180's Ear Warmers ($3) | BensOutlet via SlickDeals | Use code MARCHMADNESS
? Today Only J.Crew 25% off | J.Crew via SlickDeals | Use code SPRINGBEST
? Outback Steakhouse 4-Course Meal ($15) | Outback via TechBargains
? Papa John's 50% off large pizza. | Papa John's via TechBargains | Use code DRAFT50
Welcome to the new Moneysaver, now brought to you by the Commerce Team every weekday at 2:15pm EST. We're here to bring Kotaku readers the best gaming deals available, and to be clear, we also make money if you buy. We want your feedback.
Forget graphics?for my money, audio is the most vital aspect of a video game. It's the thing? Read?On December 11, 2006, Sega announced that they had snagged the rights to the much-beloved sci-fi? Read?If you've got games, consoles, and peripherals gathering dust and cluttering up your? Read?Apple EarPods?or whatever crap headphones came with your phone?aren't the best way to listen? Read?Dear Lifehacker, I've been hearing a lot about "smart" thermostats like the Nest.? Read?The graphics card(s) you choose for your new rig tend to be the most expensive component, and they? Read?My computer takes too long to boot up. Around a minute and 18 seconds, to be precise(r). Which is? Read?Looks like the newest 3DS Zelda game?announced today as a sequel to Link to the Past?really is set? Read?Source: http://kotaku.com/the-moneysaver-great-gaming-headphones-for-the-price-o-479097416
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More carbon dioxide is released from residential lawns than corn fields according to a new study. And much of the difference can likely be attributed to soil temperature. The data, from researchers at Elizabethtown College, suggest that urban heat islands may be working at smaller scales than previously thought.
These findings provide a better understanding of the changes that occur when agricultural lands undergo development and urbanization to support growing urban populations.
David Bowne, assistant professor of biology, led the study to look at the amount of carbon dioxide being released from residential lawns versus corn fields in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His co-author, Erin Johnson, was an undergraduate at the time of the study and did the work as part of her senior honors thesis. Their findings were published online today in Soil Science Society of America Journal.
For Bowne, the study allowed him to look beyond the obvious impact of losing agricultural fields to development ? the loss of food that was once produced on the land.
"That is a legitimate concern, but I wanted to look more at how this change could potentially impact the carbon cycle with the understanding that the carbon cycle has implications for global climate change," explains Bowne.
To begin to understand how the carbon cycle was changing, Bowne and Johnson measured carbon dioxide efflux, soil temperature, and soil moisture under the two different land uses. They found that both carbon dioxide efflux and soil temperature were higher in residential lawns than in corn fields. Additionally, temperature had the most influence on the levels of carbon dioxide efflux, followed by the type of land use.
Higher temperatures leading to increased carbon dioxide efflux was not a surprise for Bowne and Johnson as this relationship has been documented before. "As you increase temperature," Bowne explains, "you increase biological activity ? be it microbial, plant, fungal, or animal." That increased activity, then, leads to more respiration and higher levels of carbon dioxide leaving the soils.
What was unexpected, however, was that the higher temperatures found in residential lawns suggested urban heat islands working at small scales. Urban heat islands are well documented phenomena in which development leads to large areas of dark-colored surfaces such as roofs, buildings, and parking lots. The dark color means more heat is absorbed leading to an increase in temperature in the neighboring areas. Urban areas, then, are warmer than the surrounding countryside.
The interesting part of Bowne's study is that the urban heat islands in the areas he was looking seem to operate on much smaller scales than he previously thought. While heat islands are usually studied on large scales ? such as comparing a large city and its surrounding rural areas ? fewer studies have been done to work out how development may affect temperatures on small scales.
"Within a developed area, within a city or town, you could have local increases in soil temperature because of the amount of development within a really small area," says Bowne.
His research suggests that temperatures may vary even across short distances due to the influence of development. One source cited in his paper says that development within even 175 meters of a location can cause an increase in temperature. Bowne is planning further experiments to test soil temperatures over a range of development setups and sizes.
The other factor that Bowne will test in the future is the sequestration of carbon. Along with the carbon dioxide efflux data in the current study, information about carbon sequestration would give a bigger picture of carbon cycling. That picture could then help researchers determine how various land uses as well as management practices such as no-till agriculture or leaving grass clippings on lawns can change the carbon cycling.
"If we go from one land use to another land use, how does that impact carbon cycling which in turn can affect climate change? Our current study touches on one component of that cycle, and more research is needed to address this huge topic," says Bowne.
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Here's some exciting news: Skyrim, the game where you hunt and murder dragons, is relatively playable on the Oculus Rift VR headset. Rather, it's workable, and should you have an Oculus dev kit (they're shipping out right now), it's not terribly hard to make the game play nice with the headset. Now here's the sad news: navigating menus is nigh impossible, according to the Penny Arcade Report. Here's PAR's Ben Kuchera on the issue, which he says goes deeper than Skryim:
"The Rift does not do well with menus, in-game text, or any user interfaces that aren't purely graphical. It's a major shortcoming of the hardware, and it makes games like Skyrim that throw many menus of that kind at you intolerable to play in a serious way. You'd have to remove the headset every time you need to read anything, much less compare weapons or assign skills."
In our experience with the Rift headset, menus weren't an issue -- but that's because it's something we never encountered. Given the development nature of the device, demos were always very guided experiences, with games being loaded independently on a separate PC and not something press had to deal with while trying to use the headset. It's possible that games like Skyrim will receive mods that make the (many, many) in-game menus usable, but it's certain that support won't come from the game's publisher, Bethesda Softworks, as it recently finalized production on the game. For a taste of Skyrim running with the Oculus Rift, head past the break.
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Source: Penny Arcade Report, YouTube
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The latest entertainment app to launch for the Xbox 360 comes from The CW (the relationship has now come full circle), bringing shows like Arrow, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries to the console. Special to this offering is that it will stream full episodes the day after they air on network TV, and will not require users to verify a cable or satellite subscription. Xbox Live Gold is required, so it's not an entirely free pass to stream away. Still, for fans of the shows it's another way to watch and this Friday's Vampire Diaries episode will feature some exclusive second screen content available via SmartGlass. Not into The CW's teen-centric offerings? Beyond the just-launched Pizza Hut app, XBL Silver sports fans can enjoy a free weekend (25th - 28th) of access to ESPN, MLB.tv, UFC (the 7 pre-fight stories), NHL GameCenter and NBA Game Time. There's also the Hockey Night in Canada app, and an update for Hulu Plus that lets parents search for kids shows based on age group.
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Microsoft
Source: Major Nelson
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We've seen a few UK carriers show their cards ahead of the Galaxy S 4 launch this weekend, but MVNO Virgin Media has been slightly coy with details compared to bigger peers like EE and Vodafone. Better late than never, we suppose: the provider has outlined just how much we'll have to spend to get Samsung's flagship. Customers who have Virgin broadband or TV services can pay the same £31 per month as their EE counterparts, getting a lower £99 device cost and insurance in exchange for a more limited service that includes 200 minutes, 500 texts and 500MB of data. When mobile-only customers have to pay £5 more per month, though, we'd think carefully about signing up just for the sake of the GS 4. There are better deals afoot if you're not already a loyal Virgin customer.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
Source: Virgin Media
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We've talked about a lot of great headphones and earbuds before, but when you're going for a jog, you need something a little different. Our friends at the Wirecutter picked the Sennheiser OCX 685i as their favorite workout earphones. Here's why.
When you're looking for exercise headphones, you need more than just good sound. You also want something that's durable, stays on your head when you move around, and gives you some situational awareness (so you can hear cars coming before you turn into a road pancake). After reviewing a bunch of different earphones, Seamus Bellamny at the Wirecutter found the OCX 685i to be the best:
The 685i Sports produced, clear, crisp audio, with excellent highs and mid-range sound as well as the deep thumping bass you?ll want to keep your cadence up while doing road work or sweating yourself thin on a treadmill. . .
Not only do they sound great, the OCX 685i also offer a great amount of situational awareness so you can avoid getting run over by traffic. With the volume on my iPhone 5 set to approximately 60%, I was still able to hear cars coming up behind me from about a half block away. I was also able to carry on a conversation with my personal trainer while she tried to kill me with some time on the recumbent bike at the gym.
The 685i earphones cost $63, but if you're looking for something cheaper, the Wirecutter has a list of the best options in a number of different price ranges. We haven't tested these ones ourselves, but you can hit the link below to check out the Wirecutter's very, very detailed review to see more?as well as the other great workout 'buds they recommend.
The Best Exercise Headphones | The Wirecutter
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