GADGETS - TECH NEWS

	Thanks to the Sharing Economy, Airbnb Is Now Worth $10 Billion
	Airbnb is close to rounding up funding that will value the company at $10 billion, reports the Wall Street Journal. Airbnb is expected to go public this year in some speculation, though not according to Brian Chesky. Earlier this week, Mark Cuban br...
	Scientists Are Working to Predict Where Lightning Will Strike
	Imagine if you could predict where lightning would strike. There's a whole lot of power to be harnessed from mother nature. That's what the folks at the University of Alabama are working on. They announced that their scientists are working to develo...
	Now You Can Listen to Your Unborn Baby's Heartbeat With This App [VIDEO]
	Bellabeat is the company that makes an iPhone enabled fetal heart-rate monitor. They just updated their iOS app on Thursday to include a new feature to help expectant mothers track changes in their mental health and to keep an eye out on their bab...
	Add Some Class To Your iPhone With These Gorgeous Wood Panels
	Are you tired of looking at those little glass panels on the back of your iPhone 5? Richard Clarkson has the perfect fix. The furniture designer has created these carefully cut, adhesive-backed panels to replace the glass. Richard first came up with...
	Samsung's Gear Fit To Be Released April 2014
	This smartwatch-fitness tracker hybrid will be available for a cool $200. The Gear 2, which is significantly bigger, will also be available for $300.Both models will replace Android to run on Samsung's own open-source operating system Tizen. Funcati...
	The World's First LED, Now In Lamp-Form
	This modern lamp designed by Alburno mimics Nick Holonyak Jr.'s original LED design. The lamp comes in hand-blown tinted glass globes or clear versions, but switches actual LEDs with halogen bulbs. Have closer look in the pics below. [Gessato]
	This Eco-Friendly Insulating Foam Is Actually Made From Wood
	Styrofoam might great for all your packing needs, but the chemicals and processes needed to make it aren't exactly environmentally-friendly. As a solution to this, the researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have successfully created an alternative...
	Data-Stealing Drones Are Real, And They're Targeting Smartphones
	Here's more proof that "Big Brother" is always watching your every move. Security researchers from Sensepoint have built new software called Snoopy, which turns drones into data thieves. The software uses drones that seek out the signal that your sm...
	The World's Tiniest Plasma Transistor Will Soon Be Making All Your Supertough Electronics
	See that pink glow in this pic? Would you believe that it's coming from the world's smallest plasma transistor?Transistors are pretty important in the electronic industry, as they control how much electricity flows in the computer chips that power ...
	Gmail Messages Are Now Protected with Encryption
	Now you can feel a little more secure, as Google just announced that Gmail will be all encrypted all the time. Every single email you send or receive will use an encrypted HTTPS connection, regardless of device. It'll even be sure in public Wi-Fi to...

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