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January 18, 2020 That This Doctor Cannot Even Afford Computer Shows Iraqis Still Paying Price of US Invasion
Dr. Mazin Al-Jadiry, a senior oncologist and assistant professor of medicine, needs a new computer. His old one, purchased in 2015 is worn down and out-of-date. Not a big problem for most doctors or professors as computers are—to state the obvious— critical, an absolute necessity, provided and maintained as part of the job. But this is […]
CLOTHING December 19, 2017 Art Museum’s fashion exhibit shows how words make clothing ours
TOM GRALISH From the “Wear Words: Text in Fashion. On display (from left) are: “Woman’s Dress,” Summer 1960, Designed by Tina Leser, American, 1910-1986, checked linen plain weave, flocked acrylic fiber /// “Woman’s Sweater,” Mid-1990s, Iceberg a division of Gilmar, Milan, Wool, angora, and rayon knit with wool and alpaca knit appliqués and wool yarn […]
ELECTRONICS October 26, 2017 This video shows the iPhone X’s crazy app switching swipe
The iPhone X is about to be released, and somehow, either officially sanctioned or otherwise, a handful of videos have appeared showing different functions of the device. What follows is a short video showing the novel way users will switch apps on the iPhone X. Since the iPhone X does not have a home button, […]
CLOTHING February 16, 2017 Ivanka Trump Clothing No Longer Shows Up on Burlington’s Website
Burlington appears to have joined a growing list of retailers that have dropped clothing and accessories by Ivanka Trump. A search for the product on the Burlington website yielded no results on Monday; Business Insider reports the items have not shown up since last Friday. Ivanka Trump’s clothing line has been disappearing from major retailers […]
COMPUTERS February 8, 2017 This Photo Shows How Computer Chips Were Made in 1975
Re-Exposure is an occasional Motherboard feature where we look back on delightful old tech photos from wire service archives. ADVERTISEMENT “It looks like a three-dimensional skyline. You can get totally lost in it.” Last year, photographer Christoph Morlinghaus gained notice in Wired for a project of his that involved taking very high-resolution shots of microprocessors […]
HOME & GARDEN January 3, 2017 Wow! Self-Making Bed Shows an Example of a Real-World Market Need
If necessity is the mother of invention, Kickstarter is its playpen. SMARTDUVET: the self-making bed, is a campaign that launched on Kickstarter and has already surpassed its $30,000 (Canadian) goal by almost $11,000 as of this posting. A Real-World Market Need Example If there is one thing Kickstarter has highlighted is, there is a market […]
ALL DEALS December 2, 2016 Google Play Reveals ‘Best of 2016’ Apps, Games, Books, Movies, TV Shows
Google Play Reveals ‘Best of 2016’ Apps, Games, Books, Movies, TV Shows HIGHLIGHTS BeautyPlus Me – Perfect Camera was the top trending app in India for 2016 Game of Thrones leads the list of TV shows in 2016 Train Simulator 2016 was year’s top trending game in India Google announces the list of best performing […]
COMPUTERS April 12, 2016 Windows 10 Blue Screen of Death Now Shows a QR Code
Microsoft for the first time since Windows 8 has updated its Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) interface that shows up when the operating system crashes due to a critical error. The updated screen now shows QR codes to help technicians identify error codes in the blue screens. It is worth mentioning that until now, the […]
COMPUTERS 
March 17, 2016 Quantum Break for PC Shows the Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few
Last week, Microsoft made an announcement not many expected. Quantum Break, it’s long in development Xbox One game, will be coming to Windows 10 on the same day as its release on Microsoft’s gaming console. The announcement left many Xbox One owners feeling that nothing is sacred any more. Other more rational consumers saw it […]
