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> supercharger network is still proprietary Tesla opened up their patents but I doubt current non-Tesla electric cars can actually be charged by them without over-heating. I also d…

> a testament to the potential dangers of nuclear power. A list to remind us of the real dangers of coal power: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coal_mining_accidents_i...

If something goes wrong with the precision manoeuvres on the way to the ISS, you can get long delays while the orbit is adjusted: http://www.space.com/20030-spacex-dragon-space-cap…

Apple hasn't had trouble selling 27"/30" Displays and iMacs before, if they can handle those, they can handle a HDTV display. An Apple TV Set just needs two things: 1. Input ZERO f…

He was talking about driving the interface. The iPad has been designed from the ground up with capactive touch so that you can navigate an iPad with your fingers. Adding a pen digi…

You clearly have never read the comic in question and have jumped on the band wagon. In no way was it a rape joke. Please show me how it was a joke about rape? I'm not a penny arca…

Yes, I felt a bit ill during the first day but I have since got used to it. However, I think it's mainly because I've subconsciously learnt to not pay attention during the animatio…

The iPad has already mastered touch tableting. Adding a digitiser does not change that.

Everyone uses a pen.

> The iPhone 5, 4s, 4 etc has sold out too, despite not having one. The iPhone 4 added a gyroscope, the 4s added a better microphones and associated audio chipset to improve speech…

> makes nothing easier, except drawing Exactly. Drawing includes illustration and annotation. Two things that make communicating faster and easier. As the old saying goes, a pictur…

The market for fingerprint readers for smart phones was almost nothing. Just look at the motorola atrix. Now Apple has added a fingerprint scanner and integrated it purely to make …

Ideally, when you wake up in the morning, a great podcast app will open with an auto-generated playlist featuring your favourite podcasts that have new episodes released for that d…

Proton's failure rate is concerning given that it is meant to deliver the last major segment of the ISS at the end of this year.

Is this a serious thought out comment or a joke? Even coal powered electric plants are far more efficient than an ICE. So they are a cheaper source of fuel for the consumer and are…

"Gas" powered cars are terrible. They choke up the roads with smog, they require way too much maintenance and they can't be fuelled with solar, wind or nuclear or other sustainable…

Are you kidding me? At 1m15s you can actually see the stars behind her.

Using the latest DSLRs you can film under moonlight now. https://vimeo.com/21311814 What we need is lower noise.

> We always have to support HTML5 because so much of our traffic comes from email Because LinkedIn are spamming scum.

Upvote for you sir! Exactly, you don't need a stylus to run the Win8 UI. A touch interface should be designed with a finger as the primary interface in ind, which was what Jobs was…

Since they will be shipping just before the Christmas sales period, at the earliest... They have a whole 6 months or more to reveal further details and keep interest high. This Son…

But a much better way would have just been to add a "subscribe" button to podcasts in the itunes store, even if they were still in the music app, (which was once called the "iPod" …

Yep, podcasts will remain niche if there is no built in support with a home screen app. Just as smartphone apps were niche until apple added the app store on the home screen. Now i…

Ok, if someone tweets to you "Check out this cool podcast" and provides a direct link, how many steps does it take for you to subscribe?