Technology

Imagine a world where your smartphone can realize that you're angry or sad, and react accordingly. Thanks to the University of Rochester, it's not as far away as you might think.

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It's been revealed that Apple is planning on releasing a line of Macs made here in the United States. Apple CEO Tim Cook released that bit of information in an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, host of news magazine show Rock Center. I can't tell you how many times I was asked by someone "Why does Apple make their Macs in China? Why not the U.S.?" Ask, and you shall receive.

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While Surfing the net I came across an article on techabob.com. Reaction Engines Ltd has designed an engine called Sabre that can propel an aircraft from Albany to anywhere in the world in around 4 hours or less.  

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While we wait patiently (ever so patiently...) for a director to finally be named to helm 'Star Wars: Episode 7', we must look elsewhere to feed our 'Star Wars' hunger.

George Lucas will certainly do nicely! Ever since the news broke that the man would be on board in an advisory role during the development of 'Episode 7' (and beyond), most of us have been wondering just how connected he will be. To hear Lucas tell it, he's just sort of going to be hanging around, waiting for people to ask him something.

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While it's not necessarily a tech gift, it is still something that gamers, who generally are techies and geeks as well, would still love and be thankful for. A subscription to GameFly, the game rental service. Your favorite gamer can rent a physical disc or download to their Mac or PC.

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Avenged Sevenfold are huge video game fans, so it was a no-brainer for the band when they were approached to do something special for the newly-released 'Call of Duty: Black Ops II' game. Not only did they contribute the song 'Carry On' to the soundtrack, the band -- in their animated form -- turn up at the end to perform the track with 'Black Ops'' two main characters.

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Last week, news broke out about a couple announcing their baby's name of Hashtag Jameson via Twitter nonetheless. The interwebs were in an uproar over the validity of the baby's name and questioned the parents' thought process. To start us off this week, Apple products are also making waves in baby names.

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When it comes to naming a your child, it's a pretty important choice. You don't want something the child can be made fun of. You especially don't want them to resent you for the name. So why in God's name would you want to name your child after a passing social media fad?

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I said I would be doing this last Sunday on the air as the time has come. It's time for everyone to do their shopping and get some goodies for the friends and family we love. I mean why would you get something for someone you hated right? But I digress, here is a sweet little sound system that will make your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Droid phone, sing to the room. The Beats by Dr. Dre Pill Bluetooth speaker. Don't let the small size fool you.

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Let the opinions fly on this one. A guy in Britain got demoted at his job due to a Facebook post concerning gay marriage. Adrian Smith said that churches should not allow gay weddings and that they're "an equality too far".

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If you haven't heard by now, you will soon. The Copyright holders have gotten a law that they hope will move people back from pirating TV shows, albums and movies, to a pay system that ironically, still doesn't offer any incentive for legit customers to use. It's called Six Strikes and starts soon. Here's how it works.

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What’s the issue here? How are people suppose to know the condoms work? This is one product I don’t see suitable for animal testing.

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