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Computer Gamers Want to Preserve History

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At the 2012 O'Reilly Maker Faire, there were all types of makers in the Tech Pavilion. Makers are not people who make physical objects but also make their dreams a reality. We interviewed Jeff Lin of the Digital Game Museum, whose organization's dream is to preserve computer game history here in the Silicon Valley.  If you love gaming, you can contribute to their cause at  www.digitalgamemuseum.org/ .

Facebook Sandwich Anyone? NS Tech News

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Download MP3 Top Stories: Facebook Is Building The Facebook Phone Right In Front Of Our Eyes http://read.bi/KxNu2C The Facebook Issue No One Wants To Discuss bit.ly/KLj4MB via @SocialSteve Pandora soars after beating analysts' estimates http://bit.ly/JyMdXP Facebook Beefs up Mobile Photo Sharing With Camera bit.ly/LdXOOz via @pcworld How Tim Cook is changing Apple - Fortune Tech http://bit.ly/JZT3Z7 Amazon warns protesters to stay off Seattle campus bit.ly/KysKqp via @geekwire Speed Round: Security researcher: I found secret reprogramming backdoors in Chinese microprocessors http://bit.ly/K7nQoF Multimillionaire Software Exec Arrested in LEGO-Thieving Bar-Code Scam bit.ly/KFGr65 LG's 5-inch 1080p HD display out does Apple's Retina Display http://bit.ly/KAKtyI Comcast launches a new cable box worthy of taking on Roku, Apple TV bit.ly/JhzmsIvia @VentureBeat Bad news for site owners and mobile users: The average web page is now 1 MB http://is.gd/Ppvdzl AP...

Whats Blue, Nerdy, Fun to make, and saves lives? Luma League

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Adolfo Foronda of Nerd Stalker interviews the Founder of Luma League , Tim Z Falconer at Maker Faire. Started in April 2011 in Alameda, CA, Luma League has made and deployed bilirubin phototherapy lights (commonly called “bili lights”), and the calibration meters that go with them, to hospitals in Achham, Nepal; Goma, D.R. Congo; and St.-Marc, Haiti.

iPhone/iPad Interface Makes Rubberband Power Obsolete

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Another Nerdstalker interview from the 2012 O'Reilly Maker Faire. Greg Viloria aka SocialGreg interviews Kazu Terasaki of GlueMotor. Typical maker, Terasaki does it for the love of his hobby. GlueMotor is an Open Source interface from KTLaboratory. No need for rubberband power anymore when you have an interface as easy as this.

Need an iPhone Microscope? UC Berkeley Researchers say you do

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Our Social Greg at Maker Faire 2012, interviews Clay Reber with a research group from UC Berkeley who has created an application turning your iPhone into a microscope called CellScope. It is fascinating to see the iPhone turn into a applications engine. Applications of CellScope can be mobile disease diagnosis, water analysis, and field research. Hear Clay's take on how their device can change the world.

Yahoo debuts Axis visual search for all your devices

Yahoo! Axis is a new kind of browser that redefines what it means to search and browse the web. Watch this video to see how Axis works on your computer, iPhone and iPad.

Maker Faire Interview: Kurt Opsahl of Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Our SocialGreg interviewed Kurt Opsahl with the Electronic Frontier Foundation at the 2012 O'Reilly Maker Faire. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is " Protecting Freedom Where Law and Technology Collide."  Kurt gave some insight on the foundation and how their organization protects online privacy rights of the individual.