Google
is in talks with at least one eyewear company about creating a
fashionable, prescription lenses version of the company's long-awaited
Google Glass device, The Wall Street Journal said Friday.
According to the report, the company is exploring ideas with VSP
Global, a national vision benefits provider, but the discussions are in
early stages and so far, the companies have no formal agreement.
Google's Internet-connected eyewear lets users receive search results,
read email, scan maps for directions and engage in video chats without
reaching for their smartphones, but many fear its current design is a
bit too nerd friendly.
"Down the road I think this
technology is going to blow up," said Dr. Matt Alpert, an optometrist
who is on the board of VSP Global and is an early tester of Google
Glass. "As soon as apps are developed that are relevant for your world,
it will start to take off."
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
SENATE KNOCKOUT GAME
WASHINGTON — President Obama will get a short-term lift for his
nominees, judicial and otherwise, but over the immediate horizon, the
strong-arm move by Senate Democrats on Thursday to limit filibusters
could usher in an era of rank partisan warfare beyond even what
Americans have seen in the past five years.
Ultimately, a small group of centrists — Republicans and Democrats —
could find the muscle to hold the Senate at bay until bipartisan
solutions can be found. But for the foreseeable future, Republicans,
wounded and eager to show they have not been stripped of all power, are
far more likely to unify against the Democrats who humiliated them in
such dramatic fashion.
“This is the most important and most dangerous restructuring of Senate
rules since Thomas Jefferson wrote them at the beginning of our
country,” declared Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee.
“It’s another raw exercise of political power to permit the majority to
do whatever it wants whenever it wants to do it.”
George Zimmerman news
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Since George Zimmerman was arrested earlier this week for allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a shotgun, many of his defenders have ...Show moreGeorge Zimmerman posts $9000 bail in domestic violence case
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George Zimmerman was arrested Monday after he cocked and pointed a shotgun at his girlfriend, shattered a glass-top table, then pushed her ...Show moreGeorge Zimmerman threatened suicide after trial: girlfriend
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Could breast AND bottle be best?
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Angelina
Jolie's disclosure that she had her breasts removed this year in the
hope of preventing breast cancer highlights the painful dilemma facing
other women who, like her, learn that they carry genetic mutations that
greatly increase the risk of the disease.
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The
governor of New Jersey and the English prince hold public positions
that often demand they behave in accordance with a set of unwritten
protocols - avoiding offense and playing nice even when their instincts
might compel them to do otherwise.
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Top
basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins will play his college basketball at
Kansas. The 6-foot-8 Toronto native signed a letter-of-intent Tuesday,
choosing the Jayhawks over Kentucky, North Carolina and Florida State.
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JERUSALEM
-- Embarrassing disclosures about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's
household spending habits are stoking public anger as Israelis brace for
new government-approved austerity measures, including tax hikes and
reduced social benefits.
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You
have to hand it to the Boston Bruins. They have this Game 7 thing down
to a science. Seriously. How do you top a 2011 Stanley Cup run that
featured three Game 7 victories, including a first-round tightrope
walk/grudge match in overtime against Montreal ...
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Three
US soldiers with the Nato-led force in Afghanistan have been killed by a
roadside bomb, officials say. A government spokesman in the southern
province of Kandahar said the soldiers were in a convoy in Zhari
district.
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By
Oliver Holmes. BEIRUT | Tue May 14, 2013 11:50am EDT. BEIRUT (Reuters) -
Syrian soldiers slowly stab a man to death, puncturing his back dozens
of times.
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BEIJING
- China on Tuesday denounced Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's remarks that
the “comfort women” were necessary for Japanese soldiers during the war.
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Surveillance
video released by police shows a possible suspect in the gunfire that
wounded 19 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans.
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One
said it was Trayvon. The other said some of the screams likely came
from Trayvon while others came from the shooter, George Zimmerman.
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Oil
companies in Europe are being investigated over suspected attempts to
manipulate prices that serve as benchmarks for global markets.
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TOKYO—For
years Sony Corp. steadfastly defended the synergies of owning both an
entertainment and an electronics operation. But the conglomerate's
vision is being challenged by activist hedge-fund billionaire Daniel
Loeb, who is proposing a partial ...
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NEW
DELHI, India -- Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the
collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for
the 1,127 victims who died in the ruins of the world's worst apparel
industry disaster.
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WASHINGTON—Prices
for imported goods fell last month, led by the declining cost of oil,
the latest indication that Americans face minimal inflation pressure
this spring.
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ORLANDO,
Fla. - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a lower-cost
BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets, stepping up its
efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android
devices powered by Google's software.
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Nvidia
has finally priced its Project Shield gaming device, and it's not
pretty. If you want this new game system/controller/accessory, you'll
need to shell out $350 for a pre-order, which is more than any other
game system currently on the market.
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Old
school Atari favorite Breakout hit arcades 37 years ago, and is back
for your enjoyment. Just type "Atari Breakout" into Google Image Search,
hit enter, and start knocking your way through the various levels.
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Summary: Microsoft is starting to detail features coming in this summer's GDR2 update to the Windows Phone 8 operating system.
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SPOILER
ALERT: Do not read any further if you have yet to watch the season
finale of How I Met Your Mother. There are major spoilers ahead!
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ABC's new fall schedule answers two big questions: Where is female-skewing ABC going to put Marvel's Agents of 'S.H.I.
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In
an email to The Associated Press, the singer's publicist says Beyoncé
has been advised by her doctors to rest. She was scheduled to perform at
the Sportpaleis in Antwerp.
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Jarrad
Paul and Andrew Mogel, who wrote the Jim Carrey movie "Yes Man," are
making their directorial debut on the indie comedy, which is being
produced by Mike White and David Bernad.
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'These
albums form a trilogy,' Ezra Koenig says of the band's backstory, which
comes to a close with Modern Vampires. By James Montgomery
(@positivnegativ).
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Harper's
effort is laudable, but brings to mind one of the game's great
cautionary tales. Share on Facebook · Tweet post · + Comments.
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Former
NFL running back Chuck Muncie has died of a heart attack at the age of
60, the New Orleans Saints confirmed Tuesday to multiple media outlets.
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In
Game 6 against the Washington Capitals, the Rangers made sure they were
tough but disciplined enough to stay out of the penalty box and prevent
the Caps' dangerous power play from getting a single chance.
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Boston.
Miami Pushes Chicago to Brink With Win. Skip to next paragraph.
Enlarge. In Pictures: NBA players pose for the cameras. Related stories.
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It
seems that our hips have fishy origins. A study from researchers at
Monash University has shown that the evolution of the complex hips of
walking animals from the basic hips of fish was much more
straightforward than previously thought.
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Houston,
we have a superstar. He's Chris Hadfield, who crawled out of a space
capsule on the plains of Kazakhstan early Tuesday (late Monday night
EDT), dealing with gravity for the first time in five months and the
sudden celebrity that comes from singing ...
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By
Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News. An unusual medical brawl erupted
on Tuesday when the influential Institute of Medicine issued a report
questioning the basis of years of advice for Americans to cut their salt
intake in half.
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Despite
NHS guidelines recommending women breastfeed exclusively for the first
six months, a new study has found that mixing bottles and breast could
actually enable mothers to breastfeed for longer.
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