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Sunscreenr will help you better apply sunscreen this summer

Meet Sunscreenr, a revolutionary device that enables consumers to see sunscreen as they apply it, whether to themselves, their family, or their friends.
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Best app deals of the day! 8 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Energy Department launches podcast, and chances are you’ll enjoy it, learn something

Move over, NPR, the Energy Department is now creating audio shows on demand, and in all seriousness, this one is pretty good.
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Eric the Robot could soon be brought back to life via a Kickstarter campaign

A new Kickstarter campaign wants to rebuild Eric, the very first automaton to emerge from the U.K.
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There’s now a petition to stop Disney from ‘paying critics’

There's a Change.org petition titled "Stop Disney from paying critics."
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Photos in dating apps not doing it for you? Badoo is adding video, too

Badoo just announced the addition of video to its online dating profiles because, as the company says, "attraction isn't two-dimensional."
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Best app deals of the day! 8 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Is your neighbor illegally hosting on Airbnb? Tell on them, says Paris

Paris is giving a whole new meaning to acting neighborly, asking residents to tell on one another for violating Airbnb regulations.
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Tremor patients will soon have a new wearable called Trequant

Meet the Trequant, a watch for individuals who suffer from tremors, which has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to help bring the device to market.
Does blue light really affect your sleep? We ask an expert

Tired? A smartphone app shows over 30 percent of us aren’t sleeping enough

In the U.S., one out of every three people aren't hitting the recommended goal of seven hours of shuteye.
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Best app deals of the day! 8 paid iPhone apps for free for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Withings’ Go fitness tracker costs just $80, and you can buy one online now

Meet the Withings Go, a surprisingly affordable fitness tracker with an E Ink multi-screen display that is perpetually turned on.
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Taking a selfie? Try not to destroy any statues while you're at it

An overzealous 24-year-old climbed on top of a 126-year-old statue during a selfie attempt, thereby causing it to collapse and crumble.
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Your makeup store just went high-tech: Lush debuts its new app for iOS and Android

Lush Cosmetics is now taking its innovative practices to the next level, introducing its first app for iOS and Android.
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ModiFace can show you what you look like in 20 years

You can already get a virtual makeover with ModiFace, but now, the app is applying augmented reality for the sake of health, not just aesthetics.
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Here's how to watch Mercury in transit

Mercury is on the move, friends, and it doesn't happen all that often. Time to get outside and "ooh" and "ahh" over one of nature's great miracles.
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Springfree Trampoline featuring Tgoma encourages kids (and adults) to get bouncing

Springfree, the "world's safest trampoline" now comes with an app that turns the whole jumping experience into an interactive gaming system.
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Good at mobile games? You could win a cow in Tunisia

In Tunisia, the winners of a game called Bagra, which means "cow," received -- you guessed it -- a live cow for their accomplishments.
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The anti-Uber: Karhoo levels the playing field for London’s old-school cabbies

The Karhoo app for iOS and Android gives you all the information you need to choose the right car, at the right time, for the right price.
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Best app deals of the day! 8 paid iPhone apps on sale for a limited time

Everyone likes free apps, but the best ones often cost money. Here are the latest and greatest apps on sale in the iOS App Store for a limited time only.
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Get your apps to load faster with Neumob’s new iOS app

It may be the epitome of a first world problem, but there's little that causes more consternation than an app that won't load. So download the Neumob app.
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Sweet Home, Chicago: Roomi wants to help you find roommates in the windy city

Extra room in your apartment? Get Roomi to find new roomies (and make some extra cash).
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With competition on the rise, podcasters are finally getting Apple’s attention

Apple is having a serious conversation with podcast producers to figure out what the future of the industry looks like.
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The Panama Papers — it’s still not over, source says

The Panama Papers source explained the motivation behind the leak, and also alluded to cooperation with law enforcement to bring those guilty to justice.
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Feeling road rage set on? Instagram trends reveal you’re not alone

The Auto Insurance Center analyzed 65,535 Instagram posts hashtagged #RoadRage with the hopes of discovering where, when, and why drivers were most upset.
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Microsoft releases 2016 Security Intelligence Report, and things don’t look great

Americans are already terrified of cyberattacks, and Microsoft's latest Security Intelligence Report probably won't do much to assuage those fears.
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Expandable habitats may be our new homes when we get to Mars

As humanity gets closer to finding a new home on the Red Planet, what exactly are we going to live in? The answer, it seems, lies in expandable habitats.
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Bouqs is planning to disrupt the flower delivery industry

Here to help you show your appreciation for the phenomenal individuals who held you when you cried and are, in a word, wonderful, is flower startup Bouqs.
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Don’t buy an Echo just to talk to Alexa — download Lexi instead

Meet Lexi, the iOS app that lets you talk to Alexa directly from your iPhone.
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MIT is preparing to spend a lot of money to make the world a better place

The price for a better world? $5 billion if you're MIT.
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Japan has its own answer to Airbnb

The latest player to enter the hospitality game is Japanese startup Hyakusenrenma, which recently secured $13 million to fund its vacation rental services.
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This photoshop whiz will take your requests very, very seriously

Photographs may serve to capture memories, but thanks to one Photoshop pro, they can also invent new moments that you're sure to remember.
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Weekly Rewind: Stainless clothing, an Instagram flaw, the Stones vs. Trump

In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it's almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of everything.
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We may be able to detect Zika with a $1 paper test

Zika, the latest global health crisis that was first detected in Brazil last April, may have finally met its match in the form of a $1 paper-based test.