David Lidsky's Blog, page 3207
July 24, 2014
With Square Integration On IFTTT, Merchants Can See Transaction Data On Google Glass
Square joins IFTTT's interconnected ecosystem.
Square merchants have more ways to analyze and interact with their transaction data thanks to integration with automation service IFTTT.
Comic-Con Bans Google Glass During Screenings
But is anyone even wearing Google's head-up display at the convention?
Despite its reputation as a geek confab, even Comic-Con isn't welcoming Google Glass.
Is Instagram Prepping Its Own Snapchat Rival?
The photo-sharing app appears to be taking a page from its parent company.
Like Facebook, like Instagram.
The Surprisingly Emotional Story Of The Man Who Invented The High Five
One-time Los Angeles Dodger Glenn Burke is credited for the universal gesture for a job well done. His own life was more complicated.
At the very end of the Los Angeles Dodgers's 1977 season, Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run. As he ran triumphantly across home plate, enthusiastic rookie Glenn Burke, waiting on deck, held his hand up high, signaling for Baker to give him the first-ever high five.
Venezuela Begins Evicting Residents From Torre David, The World's Tallest Squat
The thousands of residents of Venezuela's infamous vertical slum are being moved to a new housing complex by city authorities.
The thousands of squatters in Torre David, a half-built 52-story skyscraper in Caracas, Venezuela, are being relocated. City authorities are moving a total of more than 1,150 families into a new social housing complex in Ciudad Zamora, more than an hour's drive from their illegally occupied home.
A Simulator That Lets You Fight The Giant Monsters From Pacific Rim? Yes, Please
Soon, you'll be able to get a (virtual) feel for piloting one of the jaeger's from Guillermo del Toro's ode to monster films.
You can already swap bodies with someone of the opposite sex and explore Seinfeld's Upper West Side apartment using virtual reality. What you haven't been able to do, though, is punch a gigantic monster in the face.
Tencent Invests $3.2 Million In App-Connected Laundry Service
China's $139 billion Internet giant wants your dirty clothes.
One of China's biggest Internet companies hopes its latest investment will become the country's Uber of laundry: Tencent recently announced RMB 20 million ($3.2 million) in funding for laundry chain Rongchang's app Edaixi.
Chromecast Counts More Than 400 Million Casts In First Year
Google says it has sold "millions" of its $35 TV dongle.
Chromecast marks its first birthday Thursday, and to commemorate the occasion, Google released some new stats on its beloved $35 TV dongle.
Four Lessons The UPS Store Learned After A Year Of 3-D Printing
Last year we reported on the first machines going into UPS locations. How's it going?
This story includes an interview with Daniel Remba, small business technology leader for the UPS Store.
Will Malaysia Airlines Go Out Of Business?
After an unprecedented string of tragedies, the airline is struggling to find its way out of the red.
What's next for Malaysia Airlines? First, flight MH370 carrying 227 passengers from Kuala Lumpur mysteriously disappeared en route to Beijing, the reasons for which are still unknown. Then last week, flight MH17, on its way to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam, was shot out of the sky over Ukraine, raining fire and carnage over the countryside. Now, Bloomberg Businessweek reports that airline executives are "focusing on finding a way to save the company," and one of the options includes bankruptcy.
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