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3-D printers bring new edge to fashion
With 3-D printers, shoes, bikinis, and even platinum wedding rings can be printed out to fit your exact measurements.
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Focus: Was Shane Todd murdered over high-tech secrets?
Shane Todd, a US citizen working in Singapore, believed he had access to restricted tech. His death in 2012 was by suicide, say local authorities. But his family, suspecting murder, wants the FBI to take part in the investigation.
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Ella Fitzgerald: From runaway pauper to Queen of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 96 today, Google has honored her with her own doodle
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Do you know Web culture? Take our quiz!
Social networks, catchphrases, and what's the deal with cats wanting cheeseburgers? Do you know your Web culture? Find out!
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Online dating on the go: Apps shake up traditional dating websites
Why users have fallen in love with online-dating apps.
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Douglas Adams: The hitchhiker's guide to humor and science (+video)
Google celebrates Douglas Adams, author of the "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," with a reference-packed doodle.
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What is International Women’s Day? (+video)
Google celebrates International Women’s Day with a doodle of women from around the world. Many will honor advancements for women’s rights Friday, but how familiar are people with its history?
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Miriam Makeba: The fame and exile of 'Mama Africa'
Miriam Makeba led a life of song and protest. Google celebrates the South African singer Monday, on what would have been her 81st birthday.
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Five Edward Gorey stories that everyone should read
The author/illustrator extraordinaire's birthday is today. Celebrate by reading these five Gorey tales.
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George Ferris: Here are all 10 of Google's animal odd couples
Google's latest doodle combines two events. The love-themed amusement park celebrates Valentine's Day and the 154th birthday of George Ferris, who invented the Ferris wheel. Clicking on the heart-button located in the center of the doodle makes the two Ferris wheels spin. When they stop, a new couple is formed and they go on a date. Much like real-life dating, some of these dates end well and others, well, let's just say the other dates shouldn't expect a second one. Have you seen all of the couples? If not, here's your chance to see the curious pairs.
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10 weird iPhone attachments
There’s more to the iPhone than the App Store. Chances are, if you eat, sleep, or sweat with an iPhone at your side, there’s an attachment that will make your life easier -- or at least more entertaining.
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Mary Leakey: Matriarch to three generations of archaeology royalty
Beginning with Louis and Mary Leakey, the Leakey family has made a name for itself in archaeology and anthropology.
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Jackie Robinson: Hero on the field and on the battlefield
Jackie Robinson, player number 42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, accomplished many goals in his life. He broke the color line, made MVP, entered the Hall of Fame, and fought racism at all costs.
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Jackie Robinson honored by Google Doodle and Hollywood (+video)
Google is honoring the first African-American baseball player with a doodle on Jackie Robinson's 94th birthday. And a new movie, '42,' opens soon that portrays the life of Jackie Robinson.
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App-driven life: When in Rome, you can turn lights on back home
Want to know how to change your smart phone into a light switch? Philips Hue bulbs are controlled by your Android or iPhone, letting you turn them on and off from another room or another country.
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App-driven life: Smart ski goggle visor is like a dashboard
Oakley's Airwave ski goggles adds to its already futuristic line of eyewear. Earlier googles could connect to phones and now its newest pair of goggles can give their wearer data via a screen display on the visor.
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App-driven life: Making smart cars even smarter
Smart cars bring to mind fuel-efficiency, Japan, genius engineering -- but what about intelligence? Now car makers are getting in on the app game, providing drivers with a wealth of information behind the wheel.
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App-driven life: How to pay by phone with Square Wallet
Square Wallet lets you leave your real wallet at home when you go shopping. Square Wallet knows when you're in a store and gives the clerk permission to make a charge to your account.
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App-driven life: Google translate foreign language signs
Google translate has a feature that can analyze an image and translate text instantly. Why? Because by the time your car passenger finds "interdiction de traverser le pont" in their French-to-English phrase book, your car is already filling up with river water.
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Cover Story: The app-driven life: How smartphone apps are changing our lives
Our app-driven life: Smart-phone apps are becoming the north star for millions of Americans who use them to navigate through life – shopping, playing, reading, dating, learning, and more with their fingertips.
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