Fast-typing keyboard uses “chords” to generate words

As the folks at tech startup CharaChorder point out, we think in words, not letters … so why slowly type words out one letter at a time? That's where their new keyboard comes in, as it uses groupings of keys to instantly generate whole words.

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Memverge CEO says big memory-based architecture will replace performance-tier storage

"I think the future of infrastructure will be multicloud and it will be memory-centric because of data-centric applications," Charles Fan said. Getty Images/iStockphoto This week, big memory software company Memverge…

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Revolutionary technique produces injection-molded glass objects

Plastic is a lot easier to work with than glass, which is one of the reasons it's used so much more often. That may be about to change, though, thanks to a new process that allows glass to be injection-molded – just like plastic.

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Dice launches attention-grabbing, tech-focused career marketplace

Dice's newly enhanced Candidate Profile highlights tech-pros' skills and career accomplishments for maximum visibility to top recruiters and employers. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto More for CXOs Dice continues to establish its…

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Gorillas may use sound of chest-beating to indicate their body size

Although the chest-beating of male gorillas is a common behaviour, its purpose still isn't entirely understood. Now, however, scientists believe it may serve as a means of acoustically indicating the size of the apes' bodies.

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink has this monkey playing pong like an Atari pro

The program uses implanted brian chips to deliver seemingly telekinetic powers and the company hopes to eventually use these capabilities to assist people who are paralyzed. Image: Neuralink/YouTube Cyborgs granted…

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Custom Shop recreates Mike McCready’s extremely road-worn vintage Strat

Pearl Jam's Mike McCready is perhaps most associated with a Fender Stratocaster, and his vintage '59 model is his most prized. So it was this instrument that was chosen for a very limited Custom Shop replica run. But not all was as it seemed.

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