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China Launches Crew Of Three To Tiangong 1 Space Station | Video

June 16, 2012, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

The Chinese have sent their first female Taikonaut and 2 others into Space on this historic flight to rendezvous and dock with the Tiangong 1 space lab module. The Shenzou 9 spacecraft was launched a…

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'Uncanny Valley' Pioneer Rethinks Creepy Objects

June 15, 2012, Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer

A Japanese robotics pioneer who first described the uncanny valley says he finds the faces of dead humans and Buddha statues more comforting than living humans.

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Dads Master Technology to Become Better Parents

June 15, 2012, by Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily Senior Writer

Dads are making use of available technology to keep an eye on their kids.

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Best Rugged, Waterproof Camera: Pentax Optio WG-2

June 15, 2012, Dan Havlik, TechNewsDaily contributor

You can drop it, crush it, dunk it, freeze it and more, and this tough little compact camera from Pentax will still take great pictures and shoot crisp HD video.

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Slinky Robot Rolls Like Legendary Hoop Snake

June 14, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff

A snake robot can curl up and roll along like a tank tread or the legendary hoop snake

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Japan Disaster Spawns Geiger Counter for Citizens

June 14, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff

A homemade Geiger counter designed to measure many types of radiation is getting a half-price, limited edition sale before it hits store shelves.

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Fly Gets Flicked By Raindrop Landing on Pitcher Plant | Video

June 13, 2012, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

During heavy rain, the lid of Nepenthes gracilis pitchers acts like a springboard, catapulting insects that seek shelter on its underside directly into the fluid-filled pitcher, new research has found.

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New Rooftop Solar Competition Offers $10 Million Prize

June 13, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff

The $10 Million SunShot Prize could make rooftop solar panel installations as cheap as $2 per watt.

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Only Families with Big Talkers Benefit from New Verizon Plans

June 12, 2012, by Leslie Meredith, TechNewsDaily Senior Writer

Verizon's new data sharing plans can save your family money, but only if you need unlimited talk and text. Otherwise, steer clear.

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iPhones and iPads Make Full-Length Albums and Films

June 11, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff

Lowering the bar to entry for making music and movies.

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Smoke From Fires In Asia Creep Over To North America | Video

June 11, 2012, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

NASA's Suomi NPP satellite detected smoke from man-made agricultural fires around the border of China and Russia migrating across the Pacific. The satellite was launched in Fall 2011 on a climate cha…

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Going 'Beyond: Two Souls' On the PlayStation 3

June 11, 2012, Robert Workman, TechNewsDaily contributor

The developers behind Heavy Rain show off their bold new project.

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Jug Tells You If Your Milk is Spoiled

June 11, 2012, InnovationNewsDaily Staff

The prototype comes with an app so you can check how much milk you have left while you're at the grocery store.

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Sync by 50 Wireless Headphones Review

June 11, 2012, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

Learn more about The Sync by 50 wireless headphones made by SMS Audio and rapper 50 Cent. Find out what makes these headphones better than others and why they don’t suck at TopTenREVIEWS.

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China Preps Three Astronauts For Tiangong Space Station Visit | Video

June 11, 2012, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

A Long March-2 rocket will launch three astronauts and their Shenzhou-9 spacecraft to the Chinese space-based outpost in Mid-June, 2012. This will be the fourth manned mission of China's space program.

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Everlasting Sun Phase Captured On Space Station | Video

June 11, 2012, by TechNewsDaily.com, staff

Twice a year, the International Space Station goes through about a week long period in their orbit where the Sun never dips under the horizon and never peaks to provide full sunlight - a long lasting…

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Isabel Fay Fights Internet Trolls With Love in 'Thank You Hater!' Video

June 08, 2012, by Sean Captain, TechNewsDaily Managing Editor

British comedian and fellow entertainers gush with mock gratitude at savage commenter who wishes them death and sexual violence.

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