Culture Archive

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  Inkjet printers used to create abstract art

  By Andrew Webster on July 15, 2012 06:07 am + 38 comments

  Printers may not be as big of a part of our lives as they once were, but that doesn't mean they Continue reading…

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  Streaming music leads boost in Sweden, accounting for 89 percent of digital music sales

  By Dieter Bohn on July 14, 2012 08:29 pm + 30 comments

  Streaming music's effect on the the industry's revenues has been a point of contention for some Continue reading…

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  Watch this: 1990 demo of the Quantel Paintbox

  By Adi Robertson on July 14, 2012 04:47 pm + 25 comments

  Remember the 1977 Yellow Pages graphic design tools? A decade later, things had gotten a lot more Continue reading…

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  Step back into a 1980s arcade with these classic ads

  By Andrew Webster on July 14, 2012 01:32 pm + 15 comments

  Classic video game ads have their own unique charms, and that's true not only for console and PC Continue reading…

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  $10 Robot Design Challenge hopes to make robotics accessible in schools around the world

  By Bryan Bishop on July 14, 2012 11:23 am + 9 comments

  AFRON — the African Robotics Network — has recently launched a new contest that it hopes will Continue reading…

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  Nuclear scientists building sapphire discs that will store data for millions of years

  By Evan Rodgers on July 13, 2012 04:24 pm + 50 comments

  Millions of years from now, when time has eroded current language and culture, how will we warn Continue reading…

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  What's in your bag, Lytro's Eric Cheng?

  By Verge Staff on July 13, 2012 02:00 pm + 172 comments

  What's in your bag? is a recurring feature where we ask people to tell us a bit more about their Continue reading…

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  Watch this: 'Planet Rock and Other Tales of the 808' trailer

  By Adi Robertson on July 13, 2012 01:31 pm + 13 comments

  Thirty years ago, DJ Arthur Baker recorded Planet Rock with Afrika Bambaataa using the then-new Continue reading…

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  Library of America launching online companion for upcoming 1950s sci-fi collection

  By Andrew Webster on July 13, 2012 12:52 pm + 5 comments

  Starting next week the Library of America will be launching a new website to supplement an upcoming Continue reading…

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  Your best anime suggestions - Verge Forums

  By Verge Forums on July 13, 2012 12:25 pm

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