Meet Dealflicks, the clever service that makes going to the movies affordable again

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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I love going to the movies. When I was younger, I used to go to the nearest theater at least twice a month, being sure to stay current on the latest blockbusters. As ticket prices have gone up and the barrier to entry for streaming a movie online has decreased dramatically, my habits have changed, and now I’m lucky if I make it to the theater five times in a year.

But I miss it. I miss going to the movies, which is why I was excited to find out about Dealflicks earlier today.

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Watch: Boston Dynamics’ amazing humanoid robot walks through the woods

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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Google-owned company Boston Dynamics is well known for creating robot cheetahs and robot dogs and now it’s started taking humanoid robots out for a spin. In a video recently posted on YouTube, Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert gave a video demonstration of his company’s Atlas humanoid robot walking over rough terrain in the woods.

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The sneaky way Apple makes you fall in love with its pricey MacBooks

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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It was no accident that you walked into an Apple retail store and fell in love with that gorgeous new 13-inch MacBook Air staring back at you from across the room. As it turns out, Apple may have played Cupid using not arrows, but a clever trick to make people fall in love with MacBook Pros and Airs when they’re on display.

After all, nothing happens by accident in Apple’s tightly controlled universe.

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Get a jump start on a connected home with the Wink Hub

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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It’s 2015, smart home innovation is in full swing, and one of the best parts about this fast-moving market has to be the lower costs to make your home smart. One connected home platform that has grown quite a bit would have to be Wink. It comes out of Quirky, which designs products based on feedback from the public. A key feature of the Wink platform is definitely all the different connections and standards it supports.

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Can tech turn the moon into the world’s biggest billboard?

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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Japanese sports drink company Pocari Sweat is tapping into the moon’s immense advertising potential with its ambitious plan to land the drink on the moon’s surface.

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Here’s how many hours of commercials Netflix saves you from watching every year

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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In many ways, Netflix is almost too good be true. For just a few dollars a month, subscribers have unfettered access to a vast library of movies and TV shows. Measured against the astronomical monthly payments some cable providers demand, it’s hardly surprising that more and more consumers are saying goodbye to traditional cable.

In the process, consumers are naturally encountering an ever dwindling number of traditional commercials. After all, one of the great things about Netflix is that provides endless hours of commercial free entertainment.

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NASA captures super-rare photo of a red sprite from outer space

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Scientists use the term “red sprite” to describe an incredibly short but powerful electrical burst that occurs directly above active thunderstorms. Astronomy blogger Jason Major has noticed that NASA’s International Space Station last week captured a rare photo of this phenomenon, which lasts between 3 and 10 miliseconds and has proven difficult to photograph in the past.

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Designer uses recent leaks to create a beautiful Nexus 5 concept video

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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The new Nexus 5 isn’t even out yet, but the web is filled with leaks showing off the handset. One designer in particular has taken inspiration from the leaks and has used them to create a concept video of Google’s upcoming Nexus handset.

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Apple refutes survey that claimed 48% of early adopters dumped Apple Music

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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Has Apple Music been a success so far? That’s difficult to determine so far but a new survey cited by The New York Post shows that nearly half of the iOS users who decided to give it a shot during the free trial period have already decided to stop using it even though the free trial period isn’t even up yet.

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It is your patriotic duty to help these Americans build a giant robot that can beat Japan

Posted on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 by Authcom

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Is there anything that would make you prouder to be an American than seeing an American-built robot defeat a giant Japanese robot in an epic battle? Japan, of course, is the world capital of gigantic robots, which is why defeating them would be such an achievement for American engineers. And all patriotic Americans have a chance to help out our fellow countrymen in this noble endeavor thanks to a new Kickstarter project aimed at funding the toughest, baddest red-white-and-blue robot on the planet.

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