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April 8, 2015
Lauren Zalaznick's Latest Adventure In Curating Life As She Sees It
The former NBCUniversal exec, who reinvented Bravo, has a new project: the LZ Sunday Paper, a newsletter for and about women making an impact.
On a recent weekday morning, Lauren Zalaznick was sitting at a table at the Tower Bar in West Hollywood staring intently at her smartphone. She wasn't checking email; she was digging for news for her weekly e-newsletter, the LZ Sunday Paper, a newsletter for and about women making waves in business and entertainment.
100 Breathtaking Buildings That Represent The Future Of Architecture
Where you'll be living soon, from glass tree houses to inflatable buildings.
What's the future of architecture? Ask any architect and you'll probably get a different answer. But the future proposed by architect Marc Kushner, also the founder of Architizer.com, is an attractive one. Breathing buildings, treehouse-like structures—they're all there.
April 7, 2015
Apple Stores Are About To Get Snootier
Apple does not want customers to line up for the Apple Watch, an internal memo reveals.
Ah, the overnight line outside the Apple store ahead of a new product launch: a time-honored and unhygienic tradition that has repeatedly illustrated Apple's cultlike appeal. But now Apple is hoping to end that tradition, at least with the launch of its smartwatch. An internal memo from Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts instructs Apple store staff to push customers to buy the hotly anticipated Apple Watch online instead of in-store, reports Business Insider. Apple is trying to convince customers that the Apple Watch is a fashion item, not just another gadget, and a long line of unshowered campers does not quite exude an image of fashionable luxury.
Peek Inside French Laundry's New Kitchen
The culinary mecca gets a makeover.
In the early 1900s, the building was a saloon. After prohibition, it became a laundromat. Today, Thomas Keller's French Laundry is one of the best restaurants in the world, serving $295 fixed price meals in Napa Valley.
FTC Complaint Says YouTube Kids App Is Broadcasting--And Must Abide By Advertising Rules
Watchdog groups say YouTube Kids is violating FCC broadcasting guidelines meant to protect kids from advertising. But is it broadcasting?
The YouTube Kids app, announced in February as a child-friendly, parent-approved YouTube experience, is already coming under scrutiny as a coalition of watchdog groups, including the Center for Digital Democracy, have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The complaint alleges that YouTube Kids has violated several broadcast rules meant to protect children from targeted advertising. This brings up a broader issue: Is an online video app like YouTube Kids considered broadcasting, and thus subject to extra scrutiny?
Square Adds Email Marketing To Its Small-Business Mix
This new service lets you send ads to the people who have paid you in the past via Square—then track the impact on your bottom line.
When you think about Square, the first thing that comes to mind is still its first product—the tiny gizmo that turns a smartphone or tablet into a credit-card reader.
Meld Turns Up The Heat In The Smart Kitchen
The Meld Knob+Clip uses a thermometer and a smart knob to take the guesswork out of temperature control on the stovetop.
Meld, launching on Kickstarter today, is a new "smart" cooking system with a pedigree and approach that differentiates it in the crowded fields of Kickstarter gadgets and Internet of Things devices. Developed by the former head of engineering at Pinterest and an award-winning food scientist, Meld promises to solve a small annoyance that's all too familiar for any half-decent home chef: cooking food at the right temperature.
Procrastination Is Literally Killing You
"I'll just read this article a little later."
It's bad enough that procrastination can ruin your work day—an earful from the boss for blowing a deadline, say, or just a later evening at the office than you planned. But the effects of habitual delay can infect you at the physical level as well as the professional. Procrastination has been linked with headaches, digestive trouble, and colds or the flu, and a new study adds something far worse to the mix: heart disease.
Bringing Romance To The Apple Watch
Chris Wetherell, founder of Avocado, the romantic social network, tells us why being in the age of wearables might be better than ever.
Every designer I have spoken to about designing for the Apple Watch says the same thing: 99% of all possible app features are going to be better on your iPhone than on your wrist. But for apps like Avocado, the social network for romantic partners, the Apple Watch and other wearables represents an exciting new frontier of design. For the first time ever, apps can let people in love feel each other's touch. And the possibilities of that could lead to something profound.
The Best Wearables Will Be The Ones You Throw Away
How do you measure the success of wearables? When you don't need them at all.
The market for wearable electronics seems to be exploding: forecasters estimate that we will see growth at a compound annual rate of 35% over the next five years with 148 million units shipped by 2019. The data appears impressive until you consider that only two years ago forecasters were predicting shipments of twice that amount—over 300 million by 2018. Why are the numbers declining?
The future of wearables is not about creating the single best product for all eternity.
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