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Is Google testing its "Project Tungsten" devices in the wild? (Credit: Google) Google has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to use an undisclosed, mystery "entertainment device" across four major cities over the next six months. Described as having both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the FCC application was initially submitted in December and recently discovered ...

This Malaysian mystery bird is peculiar for a number of interesting reasons Mystery Bird photographed at the Kinabatangan River , Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. [I will identify this species for you in 48 hours] Image: Alex Vargas, 15 November 2010 (with permission) [ velociraptorize ]. Nikon D5000, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR 1/2500s f/4.0 at 420.0mm iso400, with a Nikon 1.4X Teleconverter on ...

This dramatic little Central American mystery bird is notable because it has no sister species (includes video) Crimson-collared tanager, Ramphocelus sanguinolentus (synonyms, Phlogothraupis sanguinolenta and Tachyphonus sanguinolentus ; protonym, Tanagra sanguinolentus ), Lesson, 1831, photographed at the Arenal Volcano Observatory , Alajuela province, Costa Rica (Central America). Image: Nick ...

No one is sure what Google has up its sleeve, but it could be something you'll have at home in years to come.

Reports are circulating around that Google is testing over 250 “mystery devices” in their employees homes. Supposedly, nobody outside Google knows what these mystery gadgets are. What is known so far is that the devices are operating off of wi-fi …

Two applications from Google to the FCC, one asking to test a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled "entertainment device" from December and other seeking to set up a residential gateway using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth from earlier this month may indicate that Google is planning to deploy or at least support future 802.11ac networks and devices, which would dramatically increase transmission speeds for HD video ...

No one is sure what Google has up its sleeve, but it could be something you’ll have at home in years to come.

Google X has always been a thing of mystery. A domain referencing “X” first appeared in 2005, and it was nothing more than an OS X take on Google Search and applications. While it now renders a 404 error, you can access the original via a variety of mirrors preserving the site.

With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth setup