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February 27, 2014
This Is The First Public Art Installation To Use Google Glass
Head on over to the National Portrait Museum if you want to try out Google Glass (and see some art, I guess).
Artist David Datuna has an ongoing series called "Viewpoint of Billions," in which a large collage is layered over with different optical lenses. But for his newest entry in that series, he's added a totally different kind of lens: Google Glass.
Look Ma! No Hands: Tilt Control Brings Touchless Navigation To Google Glass
Design agency Isobar's new tool let's you control Glass with head movements and blinks, which could be great for users with disabilities.
Google Glass is still iterating its way toward non-creepiness, even if its wearers still look a little bit like dorky X-Men. Its utility in industries like medicine or firefighting, though, can't be overstated, especially now that true hands-free controls are coming.
Oscar Is A Health Insurance Startup For Digital Natives
A post-Obamacare health insurer in New York has big-name backers, a tech pedigree, and an eye for data.
A group of techies and venture capitalists in New York are betting that they can run a health insurer like an Internet startup... and have recruited some of Silicon Valley's biggest names to finance the venture.
Britain's Spy Agency Reportedly Collected Millions Of Webcam Images From Yahoo Users
Newly revealed documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that GCHQ has been intercepting footage from webcam users without permission.
Britain's equivalent of the NSA, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), has quietly intercepted and stored millions of webcam chats and videos from Yahoo, according to secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
Here Are The New Nutrition Labels That Actually Tell You What You're Eating
The FDA today unveiled a proposal for new information labels on food that make it easier to tell at a glance what you're eating, and offers more in-depth info, too.
The FDA today revealed a plan to change the nutritional labels on our food, to give consumers more info about what they are eating and to make the healthiness of what you're eating more understandable.
Amtrak Is Giving Writers Free Rides Across The Country
There's something wistful and evocative about writers criss-crossing the country on a long-haul train. For the financially struggling rail service, it's a smart and cost-effective marketing boost.
It all started with a tweet: "I wish Amtrak had residencies for writers."
Mike Parker, Godfather Of Helvetica, Dies
A legendary type designer with more than 1,100 typefaces to his credit, Parker also helped popularize Helvetica.
Mike Parker--a legendary typographer, type designer, and historian who is perhaps best known for his work giving the world Helvetica--died Sunday night. He was 85.
Gaze At Adorable Polar Bears In The Wild, From The Comfort Of Google Street View
Using a "Tundra Buggy" and "Street View Trekker," the Google Maps team captured imagery from the Canadian tundra's polar bear capital to help in wildlife conservation--but also for your viewing enjoyment.
Churchill, Manitoba has more polar bears than almost any other location in the world. Though you may never get to visit this piece of the Canadian tundra that's nicknamed the "Polar Bear Capital of the World," not to worry: If you have a craving for a polar bear viewing session, Google has you covered.
Meet Merel Bekking, A Designer Who's Secretly A Scientist
Borrowing techniques from neuroscience. Bekking measured how users brains responded to basic design elements. The results might surprise you.
Dutch designer Merel Bekking says she likes to "crawl inside the skin of a different specialist" for every project she does. Take InvesteRing, conceived during the economic crisis, which required Bekking to become a bit of a commodities expert. She created rings with two euros worth of a commodity, such as corn, that could be dispensed from a vending machine that cost two euros. The ring that comes out is a miniature investment, its value changing ever so slightly with the price of corn.
What Eating A Burger A Week Reveals About Good Design
In a creative rut? Your new muse awaits at the nearest In-n-Out.
Hamburgers often seem anti-design. There are no clean lines or carefully chosen pantone colors in greasy patties of ground beef. Even the most meticulous arrangement of lettuce, tomato, and ketchup gets pretty gnarly-looking after a few bites. But make no mistake: the hamburger is a design teacher as wise as any color theorist or expert typographer.
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