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Male and female shopping strategies show evolution at work in the mall
Male and female shopping styles are in our genes---and we can look to evolution for the reason. Daniel Kruger, research faculty at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, says it's perfectly natural that men often ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Stanford students create 'do not track' software
As a government agency pushes for a "do not track" mechanism to protect online consumer privacy, a pair of Stanford researchers is developing the technology to make it work.
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Michelangelos make smart lovers: New study shows that partners sculpt each other to achieve their ideal selves
Is that really Bob? You've seen him hundreds of mornings for the last 10 years at local coffee shops. Since he started dating Sara, he looks you in the eye -- and smiles. Sara takes every opportunity to let coffee shop cronies ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Supermarket robot to help the elderly (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Robovie-II, a retail-assistant robot designed to help elderly and disabled people shop in supermarkets, is being tested in Kyoto, in Japan.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Sony to introduce new PlayStation3 with bigger memory
Electronics giant Sony said Tuesday it will introduce an upgraded PlayStation 3 videogame console in Japan at the end of July, with a bigger memory and a new white version on offer.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Shopping differences between sexes show evolution at work (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The last-minute holiday dash is on: Men tend to rush in for their prized item, pay, and leave. Women study the fabrics, color, texture and price.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Buying local isn't always better for the environment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shopping locally may not be as good for the environment as having food delivered, according to new research by the University of Exeter (UK). Published in the journal Food Policy, the study ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Canadians should be concerned about camera surveillance: report
A new report by the Surveillance Camera Awareness Network (SCAN) at Queen's University shows that Canadians believe surveillance cameras promote safety, but their perceptions don't match the actual evidence. The first of ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Google users warned of threat to smartphone wallets
Users of Google smartphone wallets were being warned on Friday that there is a way to crack pass codes intended to thwart thieves from going on illicit shopping sprees.
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Holiday customers will be tracked by their phones
(PhysOrg.com) -- Black Friday shoppers in California and Virginia might learn their phones are being tracked as they move along the mall. That's the plan at the Promenade Temecula in southern California and ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Inventors float novelties at Geneva fair
A French invention that levitates objects is one of the star attractions of the inventors fair in Geneva, which opened on Wednesday, alongside new fangled bottle openers and shopping trolleys.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Weird and wonderful gadgets wow world's top IT fair
Water-powered clocks, eye-controlled arcade games and pole-dancing robots: this year's CeBIT tech fair, the world's biggest, showcased gadgets ranging from the useful to the downright nerdy.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Many Britons too lazy to change TV channel: poll
Britons are so lazy that one in six cannot be bothered to change television channel if the remote control is not working, according to a study Monday.
Aug 10, 2009 |
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10 unusual gadgets and gifts for geeks
Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Is free Wi-Fi a good deal for coffee shops?
Free Wi-Fi has turned coffee shops into de facto work spaces. That's good for a region full of digital nomads armed with laptops who want to escape the isolation of working alone. But it's been a mixed blessing for coffee ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 30, 2009 |
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