Friday Linkapalooza February 20, 2015

Happy Friday! Start your weekend off right with fun articles and videos collected by your friends at Bask in this week's Friday Linkapalooza. Enjoy!

CONSUMER PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

We're halfway through a new decade! What will the next 5 years bring in terms of new technology? Check out these predictions to see what's in store for the future.

Did you know the President of the United States can send a mass text to your phone whenever he wants?

CURRENT EVENTS

Google just held it's 5th annual science fair. This year rewarded kids who are working to save the environment.

Technology played a big part in Rio de Janiero's annual Mardi Gras festival. Check out these amazing photos from the racous celebration.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Wishbone is working to create a smart thermometer that easily takes the temperatures of babies.

Sadly, Apple had to drop a lot of it's proposed health monitoring functions on the new Apple Watch - including the ability to measure blood pressure, heart activity and stress levels.

ART & CULTURE

2015 is the year that was shown in Back to the Future. To commemorate that great film, you can get this very special phone cover.

Sesame Street characters seem to be taking over the Internet! Cookie Monster sat down in a recent interview to reveal just what these crazy Muppets are up to.

JUST FOR FUN...

Jane's becoming pretty popular! Which means that a lot of emails are coming her way. From friend requests to magical pills ads, how can she get her Gmail to filter out the spam?

Enjoy episode 4 of our all new comedy series iJane. Be sure to subscribe so that you never miss an episode!

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