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April 30, 2015
Windows 10 Gives The Phone Another Shot At Being A PC
Continuum might be the most practical approach yet to computerizing a smartphone. But the dream may already have died—or at least evolved.
There was a lot to chew on during the keynote yesterday at Microsoft's Build conference in San Francisco. The company announced plans to let developers use code written for iOS and Android apps in Windows programs. It showed off new uses for its HoloLens augmented-reality headset, such as teaching anatomy with life-size, interactive human bodies. It finally revealed that the new browser that will displace Internet Explorer will be known as Microsoft Edge.
Here's What Is Probably The Secret New Product Tesla Will Unveil Tonight
Elon Musk's electric car batteries could soon also charge up your home.
In the not-so-distant future, your home may be powered by Tesla.
Apple And IBM Announce Plans For An Elder-Support Service In Japan
The companies will provide seniors in Japan with iPads loaded with apps that remind them of medical appointments and other daily tasks.
IBM and Apple today announced a plan to provide an iPad support service to seniors in Japan. The iPads will come loaded with a suite of "quality of life apps," including those that allow seniors to coordinate medical reminders, shopping, doctor appointments, household maintenance, household cleaning, and transportation.
A Beer Brand Replaced Rugby Players' Missing Teeth With Implanted Bottle Openers (Really)
Who needs a real tooth when you can have the party trick to end all part tricks?
There's always one. One dude at the party who opens his beer with his teeth. Sure it defies logic and personal hygiene while making everyone else wince like nails on a chalkboard, but it's an impressive feat of dental strength! People love that guy.
This Water-Saving Faucet Forces You To Wash Your Hands The Right Way
Washing your hands the right way also happens to save a lot of water.
You might think you know how to wash your hands, but most of us are doing it wrong, at least according to the CDC and some recent studies. A new faucet is designed to force us to do a better job: After you get your hands wet, it stops just long enough—20 seconds—for you to properly scrub with soap. Only then can you rinse. The faucet also automatically saves water, because it uses the exact amount you actually need.
Comic Sans Made Beautiful
Designer Bård Edlund reveals how he made beauty out of garbage.
Recording engineers and music producers have a saying: "Shit in, shit out." It refers to the idea that no matter how much studio trickery you try to apply to a sound, it's not going to sound great if the source recording was done shoddily. Or, put another way, it's imperative to start off by capturing the original sound well — that way you have the widest spectrum of possibilities still in hand.
To Help Destigmatize HIV Victims, This Magazine Was Printed With Infected Blood
3,000 copies of the Vangardist's spring issue were printed in ink that had been mixed with HIV+ blood.
The latest cover of Vangardist Magazine, a progressive men's publication, is bound to stand out at newsstands. "This Magazine Has Been Printed With The Blood of HIV+ People," it reads, and it's true. It has Over 3,000 copies of the spring issue have been printed with ink containing a small amount of infected blood, as an attempt to end the social stigma of HIV in Europe and abroad.
6 Steps To Be Viewed As More Powerful At Work
Striking a confident pose might be enough to significantly impact how powerful you're perceived at work, but these steps can get you there.
If there were any logic to our language, power could be a dirty word. Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer posits that the idea of power goes against most people's idea that the world is a just and fair place. "It violates their basic belief that people can get ahead just on the basis of their hard work and good effort," he says.
April 29, 2015
Airbnb Introduces A Tablet App (Wait, Airbnb Didn't Already Have A Tablet App?)
The goal with new iPad and Android versions is to let you enjoy gorgeous photos of homes from around the world—and then get you on your way.
Home-sharing service Airbnb is famously passionate about design. In fact, without design, there might not be an Airbnb: Cofounders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia famously met while studying at the Rhode Island School of Design, then hatched the plan for their startup during a design conference.
Here's How Windows 10 Plans To Hit 1 Billion Devices In 3 Years
To court users, Microsoft is wooing developers with tools that make it jaw-droppingly easy to build new apps.
Microsoft has some very high ambitions for Windows 10. The company announced today at its annual Build conference that it wants to have the new operating system running on one billion devices within the next three years, a feat that is unheard of for just about any platform. But how will they get there?
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