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Portable solar chargers aren't so out of the ordinary anymore, but minuscule windmills that can charge your phones? Now, those are something new. A couple of UT Arlington researchers, Smitha Rao and J.C. Chiao, have developed wind turbines so small (they measure 1.8mm at their widest), you can stick 10 of them on a grain of rice. One possible application is to embed a bunch of the Lilliputian devices onto a phone sleeve -- you can then simply hold your phone out the window or place it in front of a fan to recharge. Since the tiny windmills are made of durable nickel alloy, you won't have to worry about strong wings blowing their little blades off, either. Although it's still too early to say if this leads to an actual product, a Taiwanese company is already exploring commercial opportunities, so cross your fingers if you dream of owning a wind farm for ants.
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Yeah, I went through the whole "not another wearable" thing when the folks from the Meta team showed up sporting an early prototype of a device tethered to a small animal-style backpack. But one rep started namedropping some of the parties involved in the AR glasses -- names like Steve Mann. The wearables pioneer now sports a "chief scientist" designation on the company's site. And while we would have preferred to have been first on the demo list, it's hard to complain when the ones ahead of you are people like Paul Allen and Steve Wozniak. In fact, as they set up the demo in the green room behind our CES stage, one employee pulled out a small, translucent vase, measuring an inch or so tall. "Paul Allen made that one," he said, handing it to me.
For anyone who's ever spent time around a desktop 3D printer, it wasn't a particularly impressive artifact, more the sort of thing someone learning CAD might design in week two. What's impressive, of course, is how Allen designed it. The demo is really just a proof of concept for the technology, but it really drives home the connection between the real and the virtual that the device is bridging. A quick note about the hardware above, before we go any further: These being prototypes, they'll naturally look a fair bit slicker down the road than what you see. In fact, we're told that the final version of the MetaPro will look like a set of aviator glasses, with a little extra (including some wings on the side to help obscure some of the sensors. In fact, we've included a rendering of what that'll look like below.
The interface, too, is far from finished, and one of the company's big recent announcements was that the designer behind the Iron Man movie interface will be helping the UI -- so, naturally, the company drops a reference to Tony Stark's alter ego whenever possible. What I saw was an AR grid laid over the real world; the X, Y and Z axes laid out to give you a better idea of where the virtual objects are placed. The demo involves grabbing a virtual lump of clay, sculpting it with hand gestures and tossing it to a real-world 3D printer, thus making the virtual a reality. The system tracks hands without the need for gloves, identifying yours and others, so multiple people can interact in the same AR world at the same time. In the current demo, the system renders appendages as sort of covered in static, while the final version will be a fair bit subtler (thank you, Tony Stark).
In its final version, the MetaPro will run around $3,000, a hefty premium over the recently released developer kit, which ran $667. That's thanks in part to some premium parts like the Core i5 Haswell chip inside and the Carl Zeiss lenses. As the company happily points out, the MetaPro will also have a viewing angle that's 60 percent larger than Google Glass. Plenty of developer kits have been moved, and the company is expecting somewhere around 100 functioning apps when the product ships, including the aforementioned sculpting one.
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It looks like Samsung is not too far away from releasing a budget phablet, because they are convinced that is what the world needs right now.
Without a doubt, Samsung is responsible for the current popularity of the increasingly huge Android phone market. The fact that there are significantly more 5-inch or larger Android phones out there from major manufacturers than there are handsets that actually can be used with one hand is not a mistake, and you can be sure that this coming year will see even more phones in that category.
Samsung is now looking to contribute to the phablet market in their own unique way by releasing a budget version of their popular stylus-equipped smartphone.
Theres not a ton known yet about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo, originally thought to be called the Note 3 lite, but theres plenty of evidence and rumors to suggest that it is on the way. With a 5.55-inch 720p SAMOLED display, 8MP camera, 3,100 mAh battery, and Exynos processor it is clearly not going to be competing with the rest of the big boys this year.
Samsung may be looking to release a lower cost large screen phone to counter devices like the Oppo N1 in China, but like weve seen with the S3 and S4 Mini, it is likely well see a US appearance at some point.
This is the kind of thing Samsung has been known to announce at Mobile World Congress, and since we know that the Galaxy S5 release is still months away and Samsung just got done announcing a line of new tablets at CES, it seems likely that well see more details on this phone in Barcelona.
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Razers Project Christine was already set to shake up the gaming PC scene by making hardware upgrades easier than ever. Now it looks like Razer may let you pay a subscription fee for those upgrades so your system always runs top-of-the-line gear.
CEO Min-Liang Tan told GameSpot that its a possibility, and really its not all that different than what Dell has been doing for years as far as the monthly fee goes. The big difference is that the $50 or $60 a month youd be paying Dell doesnt entitle you to any new parts while youre paying it. And when youve made your last payment, thats it. You can either start all over with a new rig or keep using the one youve got.
Tan says that instead of having to pay thousands of dollars in a single shot, there could be a standard subscription fee and you could have always, at any point of time, the best possible PC.
Its a real possibility for Razer because Project Christine has been designed so that anyone not just hardcore PC enthusiasts can upgrade their system really easily. But how would it actually work?
Since Razer hasnt said what Project Christine systems might cost, we can only speculate what kind of monthly fee theyd have to charge based on competitors who offer financing. A high-end Alienware Aurora configuration sells for around $2,400 which translates to $72 a month from Dell. Thats already a big commitment, and there arent any future part shipments included in that price.
Granted, Razer doesnt necessarily need to cover the full retail price of an upgrade part. Youd be sending your old part back, which lets them recoup a little cash perhaps by setting up a web shop where other Christine owners could buy refurbished, swapped-out parts. Whatever the plan is, theyd still need to bump that $72 up by a healthy amount.
Is there a huge market for an evergreen gaming system that could cost $100 to $150 a month? Probably not. But theres a big enough market for Razer to pursue subscriptions for Project Christine. It might be a lot of money, but many shoppers would find it easier to deal with as a recurring fee than as a one-time outlay.
And Razer is the same company that already proved some gamers were willing to spend $1,500 on a high-end tablet (the Razer Edge). Razers got the name recognition and track record to make Project Christine a success, and subscription PCs might just entice some who thought a Razer-quality system was out of reach to take the plunge.
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The unstoppable advance of Google+ continues, and this time its worming its way deeper into your inbox. Google has added the ability to send an email to any Google+ user in your circles through Gmail. All you have to do is start typing a name and Gmail will fill it in with matches, even if you dont have their address. This is neat if you have a valid reason to get in touch with someone, but you might also find that people you dont know can easily show up in your own inbox. Luckily, there is a way to turn it off.
This isnt actually a completely new feature, but is rather an expansion of something that already existed in Google+. If you have it enabled, one of the contact options on your Google+ profile is to send a message. This shows up in your inbox as an email from a Google+ user the new feature is the same thing, but with two important differences. It is happening entirely within Gmail, and its on by default.
The way these messages show up in your inbox will vary depending on your settings. If the person only has you in their circles, their message goes to the social tab in your inbox (assuming you use inbox categories). Should you also have them in your circles, indicating some level of familiarity, the email shows up in the primary inbox tab. If you dont use inbox categories, everything gets dumped in the usual place. You can, however, mark a Google+ email as spam and the person will be unable to send more.
If you want to turn this feature off, open your Gmail settings and scroll down the main page to Email via Google+. In the drop down you can select who can bug you. The default is anyone on Google+ well, anyone who can spell your name. The other options are only those in your circles, your extended circles (friends of friends), and no one.
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When you think of bioluminescent organisms, jellyfish probably come immediately to mind. This is probably the most well-known example of a bioluminescent organism, but a team of scientists from the American Museum of Natural History have just published research that shows a huge number of fish species exhibit bioluminescence as well we just never noticed until now.
Bioluminescence is the capacity of an organism to absorb and redirect light at a lower energy level. Since water is very good at absorbing light, the higher energy blue end of the spectrum penetrates more deeply into the sea. This blue light is absorbed and re-emitted as green or red by the fluorescent proteins in organisms.
The light display produced by fish is much more subtle than the jellyfish. In fact, if youre not looking through the right filter, the reflected blue light will drown out the bioluminescence. Thats probably why the scale of fish bioluminescence wasnt known until now.
To figure out which fish glow and which dont, the researchers led by John Sparks and David Gruber took to the seas with a high energy blue light. The divers and the cameras were outfitted with yellow visor filters that blocked the reflected blue light, thus allowing the bioluminescence to be seen. Bioluminescent fish have the same kind of lens in their eyes that allow them to see other glowing creatures.
In all, the team identified over 180 species of bioluminescent fish across 16 phylogenetic orders. It is believed that the colors and patterns of light are used in mating, communication among a species, and possibly even camouflage against some backgrounds.
This isnt just a neat factoid to put in the text books, though. The discovery and sequencing of jellyfish Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) was a revolution for biochemistry and genetics. Associating this easily visualized gene sequence with genes in other species allows scientists to study how genes and proteins are copied and moved around. The fluorescent proteins in fish might prove to be very powerful tools in the future.
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Sony doesnt just want to be the television in your living room, they want to be the physical representation of your digital entertainment experience. For right now, though, they will settle for just being your whole entertainment center.
Theres been no shortage of new 4K and UHD televisions recently, and Sony is largely responsible for setting that particular train in motion. Their 4K projectors are a big part of your cinema experience in most places now, and while the other guys have been working on ways to drop the price of televisions, Sony has been hard at work trying to bring the cinema into your living room.
Their latest attempt at this is an Ultra Short Throw projector designed to look and act like a piece of furniture, even when it is delivering a mind blowing visual experience.
The problem with a lot of living room projectors is that they are bulky, ugly, and awkward to use unless everyone is seated for a film. Most living rooms really arent built to accommodate the experiences associated with a traditional projector, especially if you have kids. Ultra Short Throw projectors are cool because they sit inches away from the wall and can often project the same kind of experience without the interruptions and temporary blindness typically associated with living room projectors. What Sony has done to enhance this experience even further is make the projector stylish and huge so it can be used as a replacement to your entertainment center.
The projector itself is capable of drawing anywhere from 66 to 147 inches at resolutions as high as 4096 x 2160, so its a real 4K cinema experience. The projector boasts some impressive claims for 3D support and Sonys Triluminous display capabilities as well. As long as you have $30,000 lying around, Sony will sell you one of these entertainment center replacements starting this summer.
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It's been a fun week of awards, announcements and intentionally awful headlines, but all good things must come to an end. Before the doors to the show floor closed for the final time this year, we spent some moments with a pair of smart headbands, some augmented reality glasses and even a remote-controlled airplane, but we understand if you still want more. Don't worry -- that's why we're here. Join us one final time to look back at the interviews, innovations and intentional head injuries that defined CES 2014.
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While most of Engadget's staff spent the week marching all over Las Vegas in pursuit of breaking gadget news, some of it came straight to us. Engadget's stage was host to dozens of interviews this week, featuring one-on-one conversations with CEOs, vice presidents and more. We learned about what provoked Razer to build a fitness tracker, talked about what it is like to be in the pinball racket in today's gaming market and even sat down with 50 Cent to see how his branded headphones are doing. Whatever your interest is, we've probably got an interview to pique it.
Excitement by design
A big part of covering an international trade show is knowing when to keep your excitement in check. Sure, it's the biggest week of the year for tech news, but the show's buzzwords are carefully crafted by marketing professionals to catch your attention. CES is littered with services that claim to be the best, first or most revolutionary product of their type at the show, and it's all too easy to let these cries of grandeur pull the wool over your eyes. Now that the week has come to a close, however, we can take a step back and look at the hype that defined CES 2014.
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As much as we love writing about the madness of the CES show floor, some things just need to be seen. Lucky for you, Engadget's resident photographer, Will Lipman, spent the week exploring Las Vegas with camera in hand, capturing the drones, robots, award ceremonies, giant routers and even a gaggle of overworked Engadget editors on film. Think of it as a brief look at the best sights of Nevada's biggest tech event -- without the trouble of actually flying to Nevada.
Building better wearables
If the company's keynote didn't tip you off, Intel has been thinking a lot about wearables recently. In fact, the outfit carted out smart mugs, smart watches and even a smart onesie to Las Vegas this year. Clearly, Intel is placing its bets on wearables as the industry's next big product category -- but that doesn't mean it thinks the future is clear. According to Mike Bell, the general manager of Intel's New Devices Group, most companies are approaching the category completely wrong. "Most wearables are a one-off that does this, or does that, and doesn't communicate [with others]," he says. "It's so fragmented; I don't think people are thinking through that entire experience." Bell sat down to tell us what's wrong with wearables today, and how he plans to fix it.
Assault and journalism in Las Vegas
Reporting? It's not always easy. In fact, sometimes it's downright dangerous. Last year, Reebok brought its Checklight impact sensor to CES, but didn't have a practical means of showing the product off. This year, the company embedded the sensor in a boxer's skullcap, inviting us to take a few licks for the sake of journalism. Naturally, it's a challenge Terrence O'Brien couldn't resist. If you've ever wanted to see an Engadget editor cover CES while enduring repeated blows to the head, now's your chance.
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Just as we were wrapping up CES today, we caught up with our friends over at PMD Technologies who surprised us with a little exclusive. What you see above is the new CamBoard Pico XS gesture camera that's dwarfed by the Pico S -- the one we saw at Computex -- next to it. This tiny module is only 4mm thick, 39.5mm long and 15.5mm wide, making it 1.5mm thinner and almost half as long as its predecessor, while still packing the same Infineon IRS1010C 3D image sensor chip. Given the size plus the fact that it already uses MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) instead of USB, the Pico XS is truly integration-ready for OEMs.
The main changes that enabled this size reduction are the smaller lens -- which is compensated by a sharper laser illumination (but still 850nm infrared) -- plus the removal of the aluminum heat sink (which is actually the chassis), courtesy of a much lower power consumption. Instead of a typical 1W you get on the Pico S, the Pico XS requires less than 50mW typically (at 25fps) and 350mW max (up to 45fps). Temperature-wise it goes up by just 10 degrees Celsius at most, apparently.
Despite the slightly reduced viewing angles, we've been told that this smaller depth camera offers the same performance as before. That certainly seems to be the case after this author tried it using PMD's Nimble UX middleware (co-developed by 3Gear Systems), which is able to do two-hand skeletal tracking down to finger level, as shown in our video after the break.
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Like before, the Pico XS is optimized for close range gesture control within 50cm, as PMD is currently focused on the "comfort zone" just above the PC keyboard in front of the screen. In other words, you can expect computer manufacturers to embed the Pico XS below their monitors, facing towards the user (unlike Leap Motion). Of course, it'd be nice to have this on mobile tablets as well. As to when we'll see products shipping with this little depth camera, we'll let you know as soon as we hear about it.
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Now that we have all these mega-powerful next generation game consoles, what are we supposed to do with them? It wont do to just play the same old games at a higher resolution. There are a number of technologies on the way to make the next generation really feel like the next generation, but Thorskan might be the tech that takes us there first.
Thorskan is an environmental scanning technology developed by Polish company Better Reality. Its designed to take high-resolution scans of real places and transform them into fully immersive 3D worlds with texture resolutions as high as 26,000 x 26,000 pixels. The magic is in the engine behind Thorskan, not the hardware. Designers record high-resolution images of the desired space, then feed them into Thorskan.
Movie studios are using the technology to create photo-realistic CGI more quickly, but the game industry is beginning to make use of it too. The first title that uses Thorskan environments is Get Even, which has just gotten its first official trailer. In the video above you can see the raw output from Thorskan. Below, in the trailer for Get Even you can see some of the same environments after post processing.
Get Even is a first-person shooter that is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The studio says the game is currently slated for a 2015 release, so the next generation isnt going to be here as soon as we might have hoped.
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If youve been eager to install Twitch.tv on your Xbox One so you can stream your next gaming session, it looks like the wait is going to be a lot longer than originally anticipated.
While neither Microsoft nor Sony were able to deliver everything they showed off during their next-gen launch events, one big thing that the PS4 has over the Xbox One right now is direct broadcasting. Microsofts internal recording and upload studio is a lot of fun, but what many users care more about is live video.
Twitch.tv and YouTube live video broadcasting were teased at launch, and so far neither has been delivered on the Xbox One. Twitch has been running ever so smoothly on the PS4 for quite a while, smooth enough that Twitch had some early problems with it being used for live sex shows. And while they would love to support Xbox One users it has been made clear that the ball is in Microsofts court right now according to this tweet.
Xbox One Direct Broadcasting: There is no ETA at this time from Microsoft. Expect a few more months. If we know sooner, well update.
Twitch Support (@TwitchTVSupport) January 8, 2014
Based on the way this was worded, it looks like Microsoft needs to release an update that will allow services like Twitch and YouTube to work. This flows nicely with the last minute horror stories that were heard prior to the Xbox One launch about Microsoft missing their own deadlines for firmware updates.
Much of the upset surrounding games playing at 720p vs 1080p at launch for the Xbox One was the result of developers not being able to optimize their games for the platform due to unnecessary processor cycles being consumed by things like Kinect running constantly in the background.
Microsofts next update to the Xbox One will include some serious performance enhancements for future games, but it will also most likely include direct broadcasting support. Unfortunately, no one has any clue when that update will come, and the assumption Twitch is making that the update is months away is troublesome.
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If you think the person above looks weathered, broken and a little bit ill, you'd be right. After all, it's the last day of CES, and although this editor wasn't sure he had any working neurons left, he nevertheless took a trip to InteraXon's booth to check out the consumer-ready version of Muse, the mind-probing headband. We first came across Muse this time last year, and in terms of hardware, only minor changes have been made. The EEG sensors in contact with your forehead -- seven in total, measuring four channels -- are now made of conductive ink instead of cold metal, the whole thing is more flexible, and rubbery cushions have been added to its ends. These make wearing the headband perfectly comfortable, but otherwise, its form factor remains unchanged. The band itself is available for pre-order for 270 bucks, with the first units expected to start shipping in spring. To make use of the hardware, InteraXon has, of course, developed companion software for iOS and Android (the band communicates with mobile devices via Bluetooth). Last year, we saw a basic demo whereby changes in our brain activity triggered different events in a wintery scene. What the company has built over the past year, however, is much more polished.
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The app, which we experienced on an iPad mini, starts with a couple of calibration exercises. These go from making sure the headband is fitted properly and all sensors are registering brain function, to asking you to think about different topics for determining what your "noisy" mind looks like. The grand finale is a beach scene that reacts to your mental state. A lady with the soothing voice of a classical radio DJ, who has guided you up to this point, requests that you close your eyes, focus on your breathing, and relax. The more zoned-in you become, the lighter the wind, and sustained periods of concentrated calm will even coax birds to land on the beach. Following your timed session -- ours was three minutes, but you can increase this -- the app follows up with some stats. There's also a "gamification" element that awards points based on how long you were able to hold an engaged, albeit relaxed state.
Accumulating points over time unlocks more advanced features, but InteraXon really wants you to set personal goals after you've "completed" this process. While others will be able to create games and the like using Muse's SDK, planned updates to the official software will look at data accumulated over the long term and how users might benefit from different and regular mental work-outs -- like a fitness tracker for your grey matter. After all, the company's goal is to help improve your cognitive function, memory, and decrease stress by using its headband and software. For us, at least, a few minutes of slow breathing and the sound of distant waves certainly did the trick after a long week in Vegas.
Edgar Alvarez and Terrence O'Brien contributed to this report.
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High level but hands-on. The Muse headband wont OpenROVs founder will be giving a tech talk on being a hardware startup founder after a career in software.,InteraXon, a Toronto-based technology firm, has posted a funding campaign on Indiegogo, a crowd source funding site similar to Kickstarter, for a device it calls Muse.,It comes with a software development kit and encourages owners to Your choice of a black or white Muse headband, All Hands on Tech: Dropcam,A headband with implanted brainwave detectors displays mental activity on your bluetooth-enabled smartphone or tablet. The technology could eventually be used to ,Muse Brain Sensing Headband: exercise and fitness software for improving cognitive function, 2:02 LG Smart Activity Tracker hands-on ,Toronto-based InteraXon is at South by Southwest Interactive this week demonstrating Muse, a brain-sensing device that aims to take the quantified self-movement into ,The Muse from InterAxon is a brainwave-sensing headband that offers Thought Controlled Computing to the masses. Crowdfunded startup InterAxon,Muse brain-sensing headband. See all photos. Source: InteraXon. Indiegogo Tags: ces2013, eeg, hands-on, indiegogo, Software; Apple; Follow Engadget.,A first look at Muse, InteraXon's brainwave sensing headband, here at CES 2013.,Hands On With The Xperia Z1S, And The to come as people buy its own Muse headband but the Muse is meant to hardware and software platform
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The damage done by Targets data breach extends well beyond just credit card numbers, according to an extended internal investigation.
If youve shopped at a Target and paid with a credit card within the last six months, theres a good chance that you were affected by a recent data breach. It was suspected that roughly 40 million credit cards were accessed from Targets POS system between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013 . A more in depth investigation has revealed that theres now 70 million affected users, and whoever was responsible for the breach took a whole lot more than card numbers.
Theres still a lot more information needed in order to figure out exactly what has happened with this breach, specifically why Target was storing this information in the first place and how the information was taken. In the mean time, Target has announced customers will have zero liability for fraudulent charges that come from the breach. Additionally, they are now offering a year of free ID theft protection and monitoring for affected customers. Users have three months to enroll in the program starting today.
In the mean time, several security experts have spoken out on what users should be doing to protect themselves. Tony Anscombe of AVG Technologies has advised that users replace their credit or debit cards immediately if they think theres a chance they are part of the breach, and to take advantage of the free theft protection. He also advises that users keep an eye on their credit score and try to use a different email address if possible.
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Target cyber breach hits 40 million payment cards led to the theft of data from more than 90 million credit cards over payment card numbers, ,Video: Target says 40 million customer credit cards may have been compromised during the holiday shopping period in one of the largest credit card breaches ,Target has confirmed that data from about 40 million credit and debit cards was stolen at its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15.,Target was hit by an extensive theft of its customers' credit-card data over the Black Friday weekend in what appears to be a breach of a major retailer's information ,The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people on of the card were affected. The data breach did Target's stock dropped more than ,Adobe originally estimated that the breach affected around 2.9 million users. As it turns out the number is actually 38 million, with the information taken ,Target Corp. acknowledged early Thursday that there was a massive security breach of its customers' credit and debit card accounts starting the day,Target Confirms PINs Stolen in Card-Data Breach by The Associated Press Dec 27th 2013 12:52PM Updated Dec 27th 2013 2:52PM,December 19, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A massive security breach puts millions of Target store customers at risk Thursday night as the retailer confirms the ,Target confirms breach: 40 million accounts affected Target Admits Massive Credit Card Breach; 40 Million Affected. 76% follow more people than follow
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Around one month ago, Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne said that the online retailer plans to begin accepting Bitcoins sometime in 2014. The date was estimated to be later than less than one month after the announcement was made, but we suppose nothing can stifle progress when making money is involved. It would seem Overstock was right to begin accepting the currency, as the first day of doing so already brought success.
In just the first 22 hours of ushering in what history textbooks will surely one day refer to as the New Age of Economics, Overstock made $126,000 in sales solely in Bitcoin. Over the first half-hour, Overstock made $5,000 in sales, and doubled that an hour-and-a-half later. At the time of writing, one Bitcoin is worth a little less than $850 not nearly as much as its highest peak, but certainly a desirable value. As Wired reports, the types of products people purchased from Overstock are varied. One customer purchased a smartphone case, while another grabbed a screen protector. These items are much cheaper than the value of a single Bitcoin, but splitting the cryptocurrency into fractions didnt dissuade everyone who contributed to that $126,000 haul. One customer purchased a 13-piece set of patio furniture totaling $2,700, or a little over three Bitcoins.
Though Overstock achieved success on day one, you shouldnt yet get too excited for a future where Bitcoin is as viable as regular government-issued tender. Overstock did not reveal how much of the days total intake was accounted for by that $126,000 haul, which amounts to about 148 Bitcoins at the time of writing. However, making a tenth of one million dollars in sales in a day using an experimental payment system is promising in almost every way you look at it. For now, though, if youre holding onto your Bitcoins, now might be the time to spend some just in case the Overstock experiment shuts down in the long-run.
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The (in my opinion entirely justified) hype surrounding private sales sites like Gilt Groupe, Vente Privée, Beyond The Rack and One Kings Lane have ,While sales of luxury watches in China plummeted 11 percent in a On its busiest day of the year, Does It Make Any Sense for Overstock.com to Accept Bitcoin?,Bitcoin to be accepted next year by Overstock.com . an operator of one of worlds first bitcoin ATMs (made to On Christmas Day, a single bitcoin ,Overstock.com Overstock.com just turned heads with the news that it will start accepting Bitcoin next year. The first major online retailer to take this ,Bitcoin may have had a rough week, but thats not scaring Overstock.com away. The online retailer, which pulls in $1 billion a year, announced on Friday ,Will Accept Bitcoin, Immediately Exchange for Dollars. Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne made waves in the imaginary money world when he announced the retailer will ,Overstock.com, one of the larger Internet-based retailers, will begin accepting payments in Bitcoin, the most popular of a growing number of digital ,Online retail outlet Overstock.com will start accepting Bitcoins as early as the end of Q2 2014, according to CEO Patrick Byrne. They will be the first ,Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne made waves in the imaginary money world when he announced the retailer will start accepting payment in bitcoin sometime next year.,Comments made by Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne One of the biggest issues hampering Bitcoin adoption by many On that day, Bitcoin will go from being
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We've written so many words about CES 2014 that our fingers have calloused over. We've seen enough 4K TVs, booth babes and wearable computers to last us another 365 days and our resident photographer, Will Lipman, was on hand to capture almost all of it. We'll spare you the bad catering, grease-smudged demo units and trips to the port-a-john for a glimpse at the more beautiful side of CES. Join us after the break for a closer look at CES 2014.
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CES cosplay? This dude's not impressed.
The new way to check-in.
At least someone's leaving with a smile on his face.
Mr. Marinator's claiming its steak for Best of CES.
Hi(non)sense
And still our WiFi connection sucked.
Daddy's little girl
Nick Cannon: "You're paying me how much to do this?!"
Life Space UX blue screen of death
"Nah, it's cool. I'll wait."
4Kaz
Under the sea-ES
Do you ever get that feeling that you're being watched?
Check out these curves.
Ultra HD's got nothing on this life-like DTS display.
I see a photographer in your future.
Nice grill
Little people. Big show.
We're not exactly sure what this one is, but stare into the center of it for 30 seconds.
Can someone move that World's First Curved UHD TV? It's in the way of my shot.
Picture-in-picture
You betta work!
Don't cut the red wire.
Welcome to the future. Now get out of the way.
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Joseph Volpe and James Trew contributed to this report.
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