128GB iPad hits the Apple Store

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57567619-37/the-128gb-ipad-hits-the-apple-store-starting-at-$799/

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/433972/20130212/ipad-4-vs-microsoft-surface-pro-128gb.htm#.URnA2f1hiK0 / iOS storage disk disc solid state flash memory 4 cost SSD drive /

mophie juice pack helium • “lighter than air” power for your iPhone 5

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http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/02/11/mophie-juice-pack-helium-lighter-than-air-power-for-your-iphone-5/     / review reviewed mophie battery cases juice pack case iPod toucha compact case reserve power surfing tunes helium iPhone 5 thin light thinner previous juice pack models  1500mAh battery 80% more power previous batteries 6 additional hours of talk time 3G Internet LTE WiFi video music protects forward-pointing audio speaker ports redirect sound forward speakers toward you pre-order the mophie juice pack helium now  Dark Metallic Silver /

Keep it secret, keep it safe: A beginner’s guide to Web safety

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/keep-it-secret-keep-it-safe-a-beginners-guide-to-web-safety/     / Internet security running the latest Internet Explorer version not use same password everything Web traffic WWW World Wide Web path computer server e-mail private attitude dangerous  increasing sophistication readily available hacking tools security online safe guide  handy crash course advanced information encryption safeguard your personal information malware mobile app security SSL TLS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure protocol, or HTTPS encrypts standard HTTP Transport Layer Security TLS Secure Sockets Layer SSL protocols modern sites sensitive personal data transmitted usernames passwords financial information webmail clients webpages alternate HTTPS-protected versions Wikipedia becoming more common HTTPS connection protects communication between your browser and the site's server data is encrypted before being sent to the server over the Internet, and the data is only decrypted once it has safely reached the server the same is also true for information sent from the server back to your browser standard symmetric encryption key asymmetric public key cryptography secret-but-mathematically-related private key unauthorized sensitive data protocol verifying man in the middle attack public key certificate signed recognized certificate authority CA trusted signed digital certificate that verifies your identity when browsers visit your site Web browsers site's digital certificate server administrators encrypt traffic self-signed more easily spoofed programs designed distrust self-signed certificates easier to fake error insecure /

Texas wind power set to surge with new transmission lines

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http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/10/texas-wind-power-set-to-double-transmission-as-energy-exec-hints-at-end-of-nukes/ / wind power nukes nuclear energy atomic $7 billion project wind power remote areas West Texas Dallas Houston U.S. nuclear power coal new Texas wind power project authorized state’s Public Utility Commission PUC in 2008 3,500 miles of new line 18,456 megawatts trade news report more wind power transmission lines connections to out of state markets coal power are on the way out efficiency global warming climate change carbon dioxide CO2 greenhouse gas pollution energy pollution environment /

Internet lore: The great GIF debate

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/02/internet-lore

http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/     / Graphics Interchange Format GIF brainchild Steve Wilhite working at CompuServe time-sharing time sharing system before the internet open with a dial-up modem transfer rates 2,400 bits per second reduced colour palette compressed data savings JPEG rival format best suited photographs Web early days compactness controversial is how GIF pronounced acronyms consonant hard soft leading word expanded version determine sound rule animated JIF /

Online media pays off for consumers more than offline

http://allthingsd.com/20130210/study-online-media-pays-off-for-consumers-more-than-offline/     / media satisfaction online offline study Boston Consulting Group consumers accrue more value online media usage offline consumption new research report Follow the Surplus: How U.S. Consumers Value Online Media calculate calculated average U.S. US U.S.A. USA online consumer surplus $970 compared to $900 from offline media BCG defines the value consumers media-related activity product what they pay for it report seven categories books radio music newspapers magazines TV movies video games international newspapers magazines user generated content social networks online consumer satisfaction UGC social Facebook and Google’s YouTube actual cost is nearly zero making any benefit essentially digital gravy books least consumer surplus was online senior partner John Rose change increasing popularity proliferation variety of devices ebook e-book readers number of hours spent online gender is consumers potential risks like online media medium business model /

Women who see themselves as objects are less able to count their own heartbeats

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/02/study-women-who-see-themselves-as-objects-are-less-able-to-count-their-own-heartbeats/272971/     / woman women internalizing cultural messages objectification begin to think of themselves as objects imply disconnect from their bodies woman physical utility well being well-being physical attractiveness develop an eating disorder mild depression sexual dysfunction blame culture sexualizes objectifies women objectify themselves objectification theory first proposed 1996 psychologists coined claimed that  understand experiential consequence female culture sexually objectifies female body external pressures drive some women stop eating others seemed unaffected experience emotion less intensely /

Click & Grow Smartpot smart electronic flowerpot review

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http://the-gadgeteer.com/2013/02/10/click-grow-smartpot-flowerpot-review/#more-118872     / gardeners garden device notifications email smartphone alerting plant required watering keep plants alive water plant watering waters flowerpot includes electronics sensors batteries pump water reservoir replaceable plant cartridge center centre seeds nutrients software for growing plant starter kit water LED blink Red blue green greenhouse sprout light plant sunlight /