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Smartphones in space: NASA life imitates Star Trek art

National Aeronautics and Space Administration is bringing to life in space a “tricorder” device similar to what futuristic Star Trek characters depend upon as much as we depend upon smartphones.

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Infographic: Go solar, save energy, increase home value, earn 200% return

The sun's rays can warm you all over - from your head to your toes and to your pocket book in between. Solar energy systems - typically solar panels

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Infographic: How home buyers use technology

When searching for a real estate agent, make sure he or she is tech savvy. You are. The point person in your quest for your dream home should be

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Realtor-complaints.com shuts down after realty trade associations investigate

Realtor-complaints.com is no longer offering a recently launched online service, purportedly for consumers to file reviews and complaints about real estate agents. An investigation by real estate trade association

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NAR: The Digital House Hunt

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - The National Association of Realtors, in conjunction with Google.com, recently released "The Digital House Hunt: Consumer and Market Trends in Real Estate" to

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Infographic: Keep your house from taking you to the cleaners

Even when no one is home, your house can waste energy and that's big money. It's like your home throwing its own house party and chugging energy to get

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Replace FEMA with a private disaster relief czar?

It looks like New York and New Jersey will suddenly need 20,000 to 40,000 emergency housing units as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Not since Hurricane Katrina has the

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Where you are most likely to experience ‘connectile dysfunction’ and lose your grip on your iPhone

In an effort to sell you a protection plan for your iPhone, an electronics and appliance warranty provider scoped out where you are most likely to experience 'connectile

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African Americans, young adults, Latinos hot on smart phone browsing for housing

A growing number of consumers use the cell phone as their primary internet access tool and that means buying and selling homes is more and more often about

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Preparing for Hurricane Isaac, Republican National Convention

Preparing for a hurricane disaster is a lot like Republicans planning a national convention. Denial can end in disaster. Okay. Okay. Election year fairness from the press. Democrats express their

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Neighborhoods that fit in a pocket

Raines Cohen lives in a 685-square foot home in Berkeley, CA where residents helped resurrect a 1900s-era farm property with 15 restored properties that house 32 residents. Called the

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More than one in four Americans ignore evacuation orders, most don’t have disaster plan, survival kit

There is a clear opportunity for people across the country to better understand the importance of following evacuation protocols. One in four (21 percent) of Americans have had their

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Keeping up with the Jetsons to remain iffy into 2020

The jury is still out on just how "smart" homes will become by the end of the decade, but the consensus is for the home to remain, well,

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Flood insurance program reauthorization overshadowed by jobs, student loans

When President Barack Obama recently signed a massive, job-creating transportation bill, which also held down interest rates on student loans, the bill also extended the National Flood Insurance

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High on digital dopamine, perpetually plugged-in tech users are succumbing to a new mental illness

Where's a Terminator when you need one? The machines are taking over, but not how you might have imagined. Our always-on, tweeting-texting-posting-friending-connecting addiction is unplugging our brains. That's the gist the

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Earthquake exhibit shakes visitors into preparation mode

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Academy of Sciences' new earthquake exhibit recalls two of the San Francisco Bay Area's greatest quakes to help nudge visitors into preparing for

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Technology, interior design symbiosis spawns ‘techorating’ trend

ARA Content - Some interior design trends are hard to understand. That jagged piece of cement that is supposedly a chair or headache-inducing paint color may look great

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San Jose outdoor smoking ban extended to patios, waiting lines, condo commons

NEIGHBORWEBSJ - This summer, smokers enjoying a cup of coffee or a cocktail at a restaurant outdoor patio will not legally be able to light up. Patio smoking will

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Video-on-demand due as next frontier for Realtor.com’s listings

Remote controlled access to Realtor.com's listings is the next big thing on the menu for digital access to homes for sale. Later this year, the Realtor.com Channel will

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Infographic: Real estate agents and technology use

The real estate industry, once a technological laggard at the thought of providing easy public access to listings, is now, by some accounts, well ahead of the game,

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