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  NASA launching rocket tonight on self-destruction mission to study the early universe

  By Carl Franzen on June 4, 2013 06:00 pm + 11 comments

  NASA is launching a rocket high into Earth's atmosphere tonight between 11 PM and midnight Eastern Continue reading…

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  How two Valve engineers walked away with the company's augmented reality glasses

  By Sean Hollister on May 18, 2013 02:01 pm + 135 comments

  Three months ago, celebrated video game publisher Valve did something completely out of character: i Continue reading…

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  Back from the dead: why do 2013's best smartphones have IR blasters?

  By Dan Seifert on April 24, 2013 06:00 pm + 220 comments

  Remember when you couldn’t buy a high-end phone without an infrared (IR) port? If your exposure to Continue reading…

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  New 3D laser scanner can capture objects over half a mile away

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 9, 2013 10:38 am + 18 comments

  3D laser-scanning is nothing new, but a group of physicists at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland Continue reading…

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  Samsung Galaxy S4 doubles as a smart TV remote, with built-in IR blaster and 'WatchOn' software

  By Sean Hollister on March 14, 2013 07:26 pm + 12 comments

  Samsung's new flagship smartphone sports a feature that's becoming increasingly popular as of late: Continue reading…

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  Infrared holography lets firefighters see through fire and smoke

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 27, 2013 03:38 am + 7 comments

  It isn't easy to see through the smoke and flames in a burning building, but it’s crucial for Continue reading…

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  Brain-machine implant gives rats a 'sixth sense': the ability to detect infrared light

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 14, 2013 09:46 am + 20 comments

  Scientists at the Duke Center for Neuroengineering have successfully given lab rats a sixth sense: Continue reading…

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  Infrared eye-tracking tech makes for a surprisingly accurate tablet interface

  By Jeff Blagdon on October 2, 2012 06:31 am + 16 comments

  One of the more impressive tech demos we saw today belonged to a prototype tablet from Fujitsu that Continue reading…

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  Disneyland's IR-controlled Mickey Mouse ears turn the crowd into a synchronized light show

  By Louis Goddard on August 13, 2012 11:00 am + 18 comments

  Disney has added a spectacular new element to its World of Color light show at the Disney California Continue reading…

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  Vizio Co-Star hands-on: take a chance on Google TV at $99?

  By Sean Hollister on June 29, 2012 10:31 pm + 55 comments

  We showed you Vizio's tiny $99 Google TV and feature-heavy remote control back at CES, but it wasn't Continue reading…