Archive for May, 2011
Ford's "talking" cars could mean fewer crashes, reduced congestion
May 31 by David Lux | add commentFord has an innovative solution to reduce car accidents and curb congestion. Combining technologies like WiFi, GPS, and radar-based safety features, vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems can be used to create intelligent vehicles that wirelessly “talk” to each other and warn of possible hazards. “Intelligent more »
Photography past meets present - best iPhone accessory ever?
May 30 by Ty Dunitz | 4 commentsIt doesn’t get more awesome than this. It does not get more awesome than this. I don’t think anyone can argue that the iPhone already takes pretty swell pictures, as far as phones are concerned – but this is something new entirely. Black Design Associates have dreamed up this inarguably awesome iPhone/Leica i9 combo that more »
Unmatched Revenues: Why we really are in the middle of another online tech bubble
May 30 by JD Rucker | 2 commentsThe numbers are completely off the charts. In case you missed insane valuations in recent months for companies such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, the infographic below should bring it into perspective. When did value start getting dictated by users rather than revenue? Something can more »
Personal jetpack breaks 3000 feet
May 30 by Rocco Penn | 5 commentsDespite dozens of designs and millions of dollars spent over the decades on engineering a true, usable personal jetpack that could transport someone high into the sky, none have ever gone more than 150 feet above the ground… until now. The Martin Jetpack easily broke 150 feet, going over 20-times that high in a more »
Blue Army: China's 30-strong commando unit of cyberwarriors
May 29 by Connor Livingston | 2 commentsWhat many have believed for a long time has been confirmed. “Blue Army”, a Chinese military unit of highly-skilled hackers, exists as a cyberwarfare powerhouse to protect attacks on Chinese government technology systems. With funding in the “tens of millions of dollars” and boasting 30+ soldiers, more »
PBS hacked, posts that Tupac is still alive
May 29 by Rocco Penn | 7 commentsPBS was hacked today by LulzSec, a notorious group of hackers who attack for “fun and infamy” rather than for financial or activist reasons. Through the database, they secured login credentials and posted an article claiming that rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls were found alive and well in New Zealand. Through the groups more »
The evolution of spam (not the luncheon meat)
May 28 by JD Rucker | 4 commentsPork, salt, water, sugar, and sodium hydrate. Those are the general ingredients for Hawaii’s favorite meat substitute. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective) that’s not the spam we’re talking about here. Since the opportunities on the Internet started becoming clear more »
Location-based album launches musical elitism to new heights
May 27 by Ty Dunitz | add commentDo you exist? Do you like music? If you answered yes to both questions, you’ll likely find this pretty neat. Bluebrain, a band based out of Washington DC, have just released a new album – but not as a disc, or even as an iTunes download. The album is a location-aware app that tracks you via GPS and causes the more »
Microsoft is making money on phones... by patent trolling
May 27 by Rocco Penn | 5 commentsMicrosoft always knew they would be successful in the mobile phone industry. With the Windows Phone 7 not making the splash that they’d hoped, they turned to another business model that seems to be working out just fine for them. With a mere 2 million licenses for WP7 sold so far (compared to 350,000 more »
A look back at 20 years of web design
May 26 by JD Rucker | 17 commentsIt’s hard to imagine a world without the internet for those in their 20s. It’s been with us as a common entity for 2 decades now and the evolution has been stunning. When you compare websites now to those in 1998, one thing is clear – we’ve come a long way. This infographic by our friends at KissMetrics breaks down the history, more »
Twitter officially acquires TweetDeck
May 25 by David Lux | 1 commentTweetDeck, a groundbreaking dashboard for monitoring what people are saying in real-time, has officially been acquired by Twitter. After months of assessing fundraising vs. acquisition, the folks at TweetDeck decided to “join the flock” at Twitter. “Twitter recognizes the value in our audience, and how our more »
E3 2011: What do Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have up their sleeves?
May 25 by Navneet Alang | 2 commentsE3, the gaming world’s biggest show, is almost here. The annual event has become the place for a large portion of the industry’s biggest announcements, and every year, gamers sit with bated breath listening to what will come. Last year, we took a guess at what the big three might have. We were right, oh, on about more »
Oh, look, it's another new e-reader!
May 24 by James Mowery | add commentBarnes & Noble has something new up their sleeve, and it’s in the form of a new six-inch Nook. This isn’t the Nook Color. This is back to basics with the e-ink technology that made e-readers famous in the first place. This time Barnes & Noble has fully embraced touch-screen technology, but there is much more »
Our résumés, unfortunately, will never look this good
May 24 by James Mowery | 1 commentQR codes are a mixed bag. Some people love ‘em. Some people don’t have the slightest idea as to what they are. But Vector Petit expects you to know what it is, especially if you are planning on reading his résumé. Well, “reading” isn’t exactly the correct term here. If you want to know what we mean, more »
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Posted January 21, 2012 in What Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney should learn from Paul (and Obama) about the internet
Posted January 21, 2012 in What Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney should learn from Paul (and Obama) about the internet
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Posted January 24, 2012 in Favo.rs brings accountability to business relationships