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January 31, 2014
Will You Ever Be Able To Afford A Self-Driving Car?
Proponents of self-driving cars are sure they'll help save the planet and empower large groups of people with the freedom of mobility. But will the people who need the technology the most ever be able to afford it? Not anytime soon.
You've seen the video on YouTube: Steve Mahan, a visually impaired, conservatively dressed, white-haired gentleman with a walking cane and Ben Hogan-style hat on his head, climbs behind the wheel of one of Google's nautical blue-colored self-driving Toyota Prius. He makes a "Run for the Border." Then Mahan, who has lost 95% of his eyesight, picks up his dry cleaning, takes a joy ride around his middle class looking community while munching on tacos. Then he returns to his driveway, exits the car (tacos in hand), and heads off camera toward the house, safe and sound, never having touched a steering wheel, brake or accelerator.
This Connected Sex Toy Wants To Change the Future Of Digital Intimacy
Kiiroo will fuse together a social network, sensor technology, and sex so that long distance partners can stay connected.
Toon Timmermans got the idea for his new product during a sex scene in the movie Demolition Man. In it, characters don connected helmets to have virtual sex. After seeing the movie, Timmermans and the Kiiroo team set out to create Kiiroo, a high-tech sex toy aimed at sparking the next digital phase of intimacy--to be able to feel one another from a distance.
Can H&M's Interactive Super Bowl Ad, David Beckham's Body Make TV Shopping Click?
We've been hearing a lot about t-commerce for a long time. Now the clothing retailer, powered by Delivery Agent's tech and Beckham's pecs, hopes the big game brings a big breakthrough with consumers.
With advertisers pulling out all the stops for the year's largest and most engaged audience, the Super Bowl is the perfect stage to make a statement. For H&M, this year's big game will be an opportunity to showcase the potential of television commerce, as well as David Beckham's oft-adored body, with an interactive, shoppable commercial.
Aereo Hits Capacity In New York
New subscribers attempting to use the streaming television service are out of luck.
Do you live in New York? If yes, were you thinking about subscribing to Aereo, the super-disruptive streaming television service that allows you to watch network shows on your schedule, from whatever device you please? Unfortunately, you may have to wait a bit. Aereo has hit capacity.
A Five-Minute Guide To Software And Design Freelancing For Students
Real work can teach you as much as school. Here's how to get started.
At school, any degree related to the digital industry will only teach you so much. In my experience as design student, I found that exploring what was happening in the industry was crucial for my professional development. Combining school and my personal business taught me lessons which will stick for life.
Different Views Of Artificial Intelligence, As Seen On TV
AI is moving out of the niche world of science fiction and into the pop culture mainstream. Here's how sci-fi creators picture the future of artificial brains.
You're probably a science fiction fan these days. Don't think so? Last year, the fastest-growing television show on air was Person of Interest, about an all-seeing supercomputer. This year, Almost Human, which features a faulty robot designed to think and feel like a human, and Intelligence about a human with a literal computer in his brain, have made their debut. And next month, Her, a film about a sentient operating system, might win an Oscar for Best Picture. Sci-fi isn't a niche interest anymore, and one of the bridges that's carried it from obscurity into the mainstream is also increasingly relevant in the tech world: Artificial Intelligence.
Porn, Big Data, And What We Search For When No One's Looking
Porngram is a new data tool that mines the depths of human sexuality--in charts.
Ah, porn. The reason incognito mode was invented. A new paper offers an instructive look into the fascinating perusing habits of warm-blooded Internet users, and compiles all that revealing data into useful charts. (Hat tip to The Atlantic and Wired.)
The Pattern Library: A Great New Resource For Designers (And Wannabes)
Whether looking for a wallpaper pattern for your iPhone or your living room, the Pattern Library is a fun resource.
Repeating patterns are useful things. Whether you need a cool wallpaper for your desktop or smartphone, a texture to incorporate into your own design, or even just something you can print out on the inkjet when wrapping paper is getting low, everyone needs a good one every once and a while. From that perspective, the Pattern Library is a lovely little resource with some colorful, attractive, and whimsical tiles from some of the web's best designers.
This Rock Climbing Gym Resembles A Big Rock
Why would your climbing gym look like anything else?
In the rural mountains near Polur, Iran, a tiny village at the base of the region's highest peak, Mount Damavand, a new mountain is emerging. Inspired by how tectonic forces move the Earth's crust, Tehran-based New Wave Architecture is building a rock climbing gym that in itself resembles a huge boulder.
California Orders Coding Bootcamps To Stop Enrollment And Issue Refunds
The world of hack schools is often unregulated, with many different teaching styles, curricula, and hiring practices across the board.
California is cracking down on its bustling hack school industry. The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education issued citation letters in January to at least six coding schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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