Google Acquires BlindType, Makers of Intuitive Keyboard Software


Google may have just made the necessary move to finally get some much needed innovation into the stock Android keyboard by acquiring BlindType, a virtual keyboard alternative that promises insane accuracy even when typing without looking. But that’s just a basic description of how the(…)
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Is Airplane Fuel Responsible For 8,000 Deaths A Year?

A new report from MIT is linking airplanes to deaths…on the ground. The study suggests that airplanes flying at their normal altitude (35,000 ft) are emitting dangerous pollutants that contribute to 8,000 deaths a year.
Currently, aircraft emissions are only regulated up to 3,000 feet. Why?(…)
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Car Home Moves to the Android Market, Updates with Custom Shortcuts

Android: If you use Android’s awesome turn-by-turn navigation, you probably use the Car Home app to easily operate it from a car mount. Google’s updated the app and moved it to the Market, à la Gmail, adding a few cool features along the way. Now,(…)
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Ecosquid Is Like Expedia For Gadget Selling, Recycling

Services like Gazelle and ecoNew are great, because you can sell them your old, unwanted gadgets for a decent price, and they’ll be recycled, which is better than just throwing them in the trash. Ecosquid makes this process easy.
Instead of manually entering in your info(…)
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Google Investing Heavily in $5 Billion Atlantic Wind Power Line

Google is positioned to be a major investor in a proposed transmission line for offshore wind farms on the Atlantic seaboard, a bold plan that could radically reshape the electrical grid in the region.
The proposed Atlantic Wind Connection, which would cost $5 billion in all,(…)
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