We’ve made no attempts to hide our contempt for sloppy, inconsiderate “connected” TVs. So far, they’ve been thrown together with all the effort of a fad. But Best Buy’s in-house brand has a trick up its sleeve: TiVo. More » View full post on Gizmodo

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The government should abandon a 35-year-old system for approving most medical devices in the U.S. because it offers little to no assurance of safety for patients, a panel of medical experts concludes in a report Friday View full post on FOXNews.com

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How much do I want this motorized Lego R2-D2? I want to take him out for dinner and make sweet love to every one of its USB ports, that’s how much. Brickabolus job by Ickelpete. [Ickelpete via Brothers Brick] More » View full post on Gizmodo

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URGENT: Sen. Dick Durbin says furious negotiations are happening behind the scenes among top Democratic leadership, including Vice President Biden, after the Senate voted down a Democratic debt plan by vote of 50-49. Follow Debt Drama Play-by-Play: Sen. Durbin Says Furious Negotiations Going On Behind the Scenes LATEST VIDEO: Tea Party Lawmaker Voices Concerns Over [...]

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AP – The U.S. Senate plunged on Sunday into what many lawmakers and the White House — and millions of Americans coast to coast — hoped would be an all-but-decisive last-minute effort to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and defuse a crisis that still could lead to an unprecedented government default. View full post on [...]

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HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) — Developed countries have seen a drop in breast cancer death rates in recent years, but a new international study suggests this trend is less about rising screening rates and more about the availability of increasingly effective treatments and improving health-care systems. View full post on Yahoo! News: Health [...]

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This is not some guitar hero hack. Maayan Migdal hacked together this cool drum kit that uses his sandals and a pair of freaking garden rakes to make his sound. More » View full post on Gizmodo

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The death of a Las Vegas woman who died after receiving a buttocks enhancement injection in a makeshift medical office was accidental, according to an autopsy View full post on FOXNews.com

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Billings, MT police office Samantha Puckett was caught speeding above the legal alcohol limit. She even admitted to being under the influence of alcohol. But after fighting the results of her breathalyzer test, she got them to call it a mistrial. How the hell? More » View full post on Gizmodo

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AP – In a last-minute stab at compromise, Republican congressional leaders and the White House made significant progress Saturday night toward a deal to avert a government default threatened for early next week, according to officials familiar with the talks. View full post on Yahoo! News: Top Stories

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