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July 9, 2014
5 Nonprofits Win Glass Headsets And $25,000 Grants From Google
Meet the winners of the "Giving Through Glass" competition.
Back in April, Google announced its "Giving Through Glass" competition, which called for U.S. nonprofits to submit their ideas for innovative ways to boost their impact using Google Glass. After combing through more than 1,300 proposals, Google has announced the five winners who will receive Glass headsets, a trip to Google for training, access to Glass developers, and a $25,000 grant.
The Evolving Genius Of Louis Kahn
Kahn was the ultimate architect's architect. A new retrospective aims to expose his legacy--still a work in progress--to a broader audience.
Louis Kahn is an architect's architect. At the time of his death in 1974, he was "America's foremost living architect," according to his New York Times obituary, a master builder whose relatively small body of work nonetheless proved influential to the work of architects like Renzo Piano and Frank Gehry.
The Best And Worst Design Of The 2014 World Cup
From ugly stadiums to underwear slips to new and improved soccer balls
Us nerds at Co.Design have been focusing less on scores and more on all the World Cup-related design (and its 84-year history): the ball, the uniforms, the stadiums, the underwear slips. To whet your palette for the finale on Sunday, here's a roundup of the best and worst design pegged to the 2014 World Cup.
These Badass Guitar Strings Were Inspired By The Cables On The Brooklyn Bridge
The innovative history of the D'Addario NYXL, the guitar string for people who want to shred.
Jim D'Addario's family has been making music strings since 1680. His Long Island factory has grown in recent decades to become the largest manufacturer of music strings in the world, with 700,000 of them produced per day. And D'Addario has recently launched a new type of guitar string, NYXL, inspired in part by the cables holding up the Brooklyn Bridge.
How Brands Are Using Your Best Instagram Shots For More Authentic Marketing
With startups like Snapwire and Olapic, amateur shutterbugs are getting their work in front of brands--and even getting paid.
Patrick Grant is a Santa Barbara carpenter and hobbyist photographer who built an Instagram following with landscape photos taken on his iPhone during his travels. Through a friend, he was invited to be a beta tester for Snapwire, a startup focused on connecting mobile, social photographers with photo buyers looking for specific images that they can't find through traditional stock photo services. In April, he gathered a few friends at a park in order to submit to a Snapwire request from a Canadian pharmaceutical company looking for a photo of people having a piggyback race--and after his photo was selected from among 52 submissions, the company ended up paying him $6,000 for five years of exclusivity.
The Electric, Autonomous Future Of Mercedes-Benz
Steve Cannon, the Mercedes-Benz USA CEO--who launches the company's first fully electric vehicle in the U.S. this month--takes a look ahead.
Steve Cannon is the CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), which this week launches the B-Class Electric Drive, the company's first fully electric vehicle. It's already gleaning favorable reviews. We caught up with Cannon to check in on how this former Army Ranger (and West Point pushup champ) is handling the swiftly changing automotive landscape.
Las Vegas Is A Great Place To Be A Woman In Tech
In an industry that's often unfriendly to women, these are the cities that have the best gender diversity.
As recent employee data from Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Yahoo has confirmed, there is a serious lack of diversity in the tech industry. But for women who want to work in tech, some cities appear to be more welcoming than others.
July 8, 2014
What App-ened?! Xiaomi Leapfrogs Apple In Mobile App Usage
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi steps out of Apple's shadow in a big way with a surprising first.
For over six years, Apple has dominated Android devices in the amount of time users spend in apps. But Xiaomi (often referred to as the "Apple of China") has blown past the competition to claim the top spot. According to a study by mobile analytics firm , Xiaomi users spent 7% more time in apps than iPhone users. Samsung and HTC trailed Apple and Xiaomi further, with 14% and 27% less time spent than iPhone users, respectively.
Lyft Unleashes New Ride-Sharing Fleet On The Streets Of New York
Starting Friday, you'll be able to summon the pink-mustachioed ride-sharing service in Brooklyn and Queens in Lyft's biggest-ever launch.
New York City residents will finally be able to add Lyft to their transportation options on Friday, July 11, when the peer-to-peer ride-sharing service launches in Brooklyn and Queens. The Lyft app, which the company says has already been downloaded and opened by 75,000 New Yorkers, will go live at 7 p.m. that night.
WaryBee Is The Safety Device Women May Actually Want To Wear
A Malaysian-based programmer is looking to keep women safe, one piece of jewelry at a time.
A new product geared toward women adds a bit of fashion to the realm of high-tech wearables: WaryBee, created by Malaysia-based programmer Ray Teng, is a free mobile app and a panic button built in to jewelry. Check out the story behind the invention over at Tech in Asia.
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