June 2, 2010
The other day, listening to TWiT Kevin Rose (from digg) and Leo Laporte were discussing gossips about Apple. I would like to share with you one that it makes sense: As you know recently Apple bought Lala, an online music service like pandora, last.fm and meny others. Also Apple has been building mega big data center in […]
June 2, 2010
Steve Jobs talks about flash Steve Jobs on iPhone origin Steve Jobs on Apple’s relation with Google Steve Jobs on iAds restrictions Steve Jobs on the Gizmodo Story (iPhone 4G stolen) Steve Jobs on Television Steve Jobs on AT&T
June 1, 2010
Three TED talks selected by Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational and the new Upside of Irrationality (launched on the 1st June). Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy? Ways in which regulations can choke motivation: Philip K. Howard and four ways to fix a broken legal system Dan Pink on the surprising science […]
June 1, 2010
Snapfinger is the largest online restaurant ordering site with more than 28,000 locations in over 1,600 cities.. Don’t wait in line… Snapfinger is the largest online Restaurant Ordering Site Snapfinger is the US’s largest most complete restaurant search and remote ordering site for take-out, delivery and catering from your favorite restaurants. More than four years […]
June 1, 2010
Tinypay.me is the easiest way to sell virtually anything and is the world’s first socially integrated e-commerce website. Genius Idea: If you are thinking of putting an old watch up for auction oneBay or listing your latest T-shirt design on Etsy, you may want to check out Tinypay.me first. Tinypay.me is an e-commerce service that enables […]
May 31, 2010
As you know I love photography and I have a nikon d300 with a nikkor 18-200 and a sigma 10-20. This are my thoughs on how I would like this sort of cameras to evolve in the next years: Pixel-wise they are OK already. Around 12 to 20 Mpx is more than OK. I would rather […]
May 31, 2010
For years now, hotel chains have been toying with alternative ways to letting patrons check-in, access their room and run up their bill with all-too-convenient in-room services. Marriott began testing smartphone check-ins way back in 2006, and select boutique locations (like The Plaza Hotel in New York and Boston’s Nine Zero) have relied on RFID, iris scanners, […]
May 30, 2010
[ By Steph in Gadgets & Geek Art, Urban & Street Art. ] Jumbles of beheaded bodies, limbs entwined, torsos twisting, hands reaching out – in compositions that are both glaringly Asian-influenced and psychedelic – call to mind some orgiastic body painting experiment, until you focus on the strange perspective and profusion of hands in […]
May 30, 2010
Oh sure, Nikon’s got its own solution for adding native geotagging to your existing DSLR, but the GP-1 dongle definitely has its drawbacks. Aside from sucking down around 4x more power than Gisteq’s new PhotoTrackr Plus, it also eliminates the ability to use a dedicated flash in the hotshoe while capturing GPS data. Moreover, it has to warm […]
May 28, 2010
[ By Delana in Architecture & Design, Guerilla Marketing & Ads, Subvertising & Counter-Ads. ] They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but there are times when the packaging matters just as much as what’s inside. When you’re shopping for anything from a bottle of juice to a new pair of shoes, […]
May 28, 2010
Control of precise aggressive maneuvers with an autonomous quadrotor helicopter. This is a small autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Demonstrations of flips, flight through windows, and quadrotor perching are shown. Work done at the GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania.
May 27, 2010
The current crop of location-based social networks mostly focus on getting users to check in and share tips about local venues like restaurants, stores and coffee shops. DeHood, which officiallylaunched earlier today, wants to bring a bit more value to its users by going beyond check-ins. The new location-based social network wants to bring a local […]
May 27, 2010
From google official blog: At Google we have experts on everything from Python to penguins. However, connecting our expert teachers to eager students around the globe can be a complicated business. To that end, we are excited to release our new internal learning platform, CloudCourse under an open source license. Built entirely on App Engine, CloudCourse allows […]
May 27, 2010
This an article you can find at ReadWriteWeb. They had been Live Blogging during Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook privacy press conference. They decided to put this theory into practice and live blogged the event with Wave. The reaction to the experiment was overwhelmingly positive, so they decided to share how they did it : How It’s Done […]
May 26, 2010
[ By Marc in Environment & Nature, Gadgets & Geek Art. ] A small shovel and a pail for sand are the typical beach goer’s adventure kit, but some people take their sand castles a bit more seriously. With ladders, and teams of workers, sand sculptors travelto the most exotic beaches around the world creating […]