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Coffee, nap, or exercise? Gadget targets drowsiness 01/25/2014 09:27am • WASHINGTON - Are you tired? In a region full of overachievers, where getting a full night's sleep is often unattainable, many struggle to stay awake during the day, dragging and drowsy. Maybe three college students, used to pulling all-nighters and powering through with energy drinks, have the Ted Leonsis' vision on tech and sports: Wow fans 01/22/2014 02:05pm • WASHINGTON - Ted Leonsis knows a thing or two about consumer technology, and putting fans in seats at hockey games. Embracing cutting-edge technology, and making it accessible to fans is a major part of the vision of the Washington Capitals owner, whose team has sold out every game at Verizon Ce Ft. Myer Trail Closes for Arlington Cemetery Expansion 01/21/2014 10:00am • The jogging trail along McNair Road in Ft. Myer has closed for good. Officials at Joint Base Ft. Myer-Henderson Hall announced last week that yesterday, Monday, the trail, which runs from the Old Post Chapel to McNair Road’s intersection with Marshall Drive, would be closed. The trail is closi Amid debate, Google Glass app wakes drowsy drivers 01/16/2014 02:20pm • WASHINGTON - As the controversy continues over whether a driver should wear Google Glass behind the wheel, a new app for the wearable computer is available that helps keep drowsy drivers awake. "We're using the sensors built on Glass to help detect when drivers are falling asleep behind the whe 6 Washington companies on Fortune's Best Companies to Work For list 01/16/2014 10:41am • Fortune Magazine's 2013 list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For once again puts Google at the top of the list, followed by SAS, The Boston Consulting Group, Edward Jones and Quicken Loans Inc. Six companies based in the Washington region make the list, up from five last year. Ranking highest on t When the economy goes down, health concerns go up 01/15/2014 07:22pm • WASHINGTON - The latest evidence of a connection between health and wealth comes from a rather unusual source -- Google. It turns out searches for information about various ailments skyrocketed when the economy declined between 2008 and 2011. Researchers analyzed Google searches during the rece Wireless Registry launches, could power Internet of Things 01/15/2014 02:39pm • WASHINGTON - With so many Internet-connected gadgets, appliances and services, wireless networks tie them all together. Wireless Registry, a D.C.-based startup, has launched the first global wireless registry, which will let people and businesses own unique wireless identifiers and names, such Audi tries hand at self-driving cars 01/14/2014 11:42pm • WASHINGTON - Anyone who hates driving in bumper-to-bumper traffic and searching for a parking space will like one automaker's project. Audi is now testing self-driving cars in Nevada. Google was the first company to get permits to do it in that state. Instead of working on totally driverless ca Anyone can be a White House pundit 01/14/2014 10:33am • WASHINGTON - So you want to be a White House social media pundit? In this media age, anyone can jump into the game on the night of the State of the Union Address. At least that is what the White House is suggesting, with its ongoing "White House Socials." "This year there will be more ways than Gmail feature allows strangers to email you 01/13/2014 02:30pm • WASHINGTON - Who's clogging your inbox now? A new Gmail feature allows strangers to send users email even if they don't know the exact address. "By default when you sign up for Gmail, a Google+ account gets set up for you," says Ken Colburn of the Data Doctors. Anyone on Google+ can email ano USPS Selects Site For New White Flint Post Office 01/10/2014 04:10pm • The United States Postal Service on Friday announced its post office in White Flint Mall will move across Rockville Pike to Edson Lane. The USPS has been searching for months for a new location for the post office, which has a lease that’s about to end and wouldn’t survive the anticipate Can Hisense become the new Samsung? 01/09/2014 12:04pm • Steve Winter, Special to wtop.com LAS VEGAS - In the mid-1990s, Samsung arrived on the global electronics scene. Having created their first liquid crystal display in 1995 - the element that would later serve as the defining feature of their entire television product line - the South Korean comp Wright Way: What’s Keeping You From Exercise? 01/08/2014 03:00pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored health and fitness column is written by Ginny Wright, founder of BbG Fitness, which offers group fitness classes around Arlington. Sign up for a free class today. So it’s a new year and you’re ready to work toward the new and improved, A flu shot can still do you good 01/08/2014 11:40am • WASHINGTON - Flu season may be peaking - or starting to. The disease "really has reached virtually the entire component of the United States," according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Virginia is one of 20 states experiencing high le The best and worst diet plans 01/07/2014 01:49pm • WASHINGTON - The most Google-searched diet in 2013 is one of the least healthy, according to new diet rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The publication is featuring information and rankings for 32 popular diets, plans and programs. Health experts evaluated the diets on nutritional soundne