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January 8, 2014
A Picture Book To Teach Kids Typography
Jeremy Dooley created a new book--and an original font--to tutor tots on typeface.
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but new parenthood isn't bad for coming up with new ideas either. "After my son was born, I found that his very simple books started me thinking about a lot of basic concepts that I would have normally taken for granted," says designer Jeremy Dooley.
A Condom Concept For Women With Nothing To Hide
A new condom branding concept has packaging attractive enough to be displayed openly and not stuffed in the back of a drawer.
Condoms are a hot area for product development. The Gates Foundation is backing dozens of ideas, from new applicators, to condoms made from graphene and beef tendons. Seventh Generation founder Jeffrey Hollender has a more sustainable rubber about to hit the market. And then there are several new lines aimed at women, including the L. Condom.
January 6, 2014
Snapchat Hires Some Lobbyists
The lobbying firm Heather Podesta + Partnerswill also educate lawmakers about the ephemeral messaging service.
After the phone numbers of 4.6 million users were compromised by hackers on New Year's Day, it's been revealed that Snapchat reportedly signed on Washington lobbying firm Heather Podesta + Partners. This will mark the first time the Los Angeles startup has enlisted a lobbying firm.
Pinterest Acquires VisualGraph To Ramp Up Its Visual-Discovery Engine
VisualGraph founder Kevin Jing will lead Pinterest's visual-discovery team.
Pinterest announced Monday it has acquired image-search startup VisualGraph to better understand what users are pinning and to ramp up the social network's discovery features. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Garmin Releases Vivofit Fitness Band To Take on Fitbit, Nike, and Jawbone
The 24/7 fitness and sleep tracker includes a battery that is said to last at least a year.
Fitness trackers were a big hit at CES last year, and the category continues to gain in 2014. Known best for its satellite navigation devices, Garmin unveiled a fitness band called Vivofit to take on the Fitbit Force, Jawbone Up, and Nike FuelBand.
Meet The Alan Greenspan Of Virtual Currency In "EVE Online"
In a libertarian pirate paradise, Eyjolfur "Eyjo" Guðmundsson is a virtual economist charged with overseeing scams, spying, hacks, and attacks--without necessarily stopping them.
Eyjolfur "Eyjo" Guðmundsson, an academic, a gaming buff, and an in-house economist for CCP Games, describes his job as being just like "a research scientist for a central bank." Except his bank and its currency don't exist in the real world.
Ben Horowitz Is Sick Of You People Picking On Rap Genius
In a thinly veiled blog post, the VC examines why haters shouldn't be so quick to jump on a startup's every mistake.
Venture capitalist and noted hip-hop fan Ben Horowitz opened a recent blog post with an unambiguous message: Stop hating on startups for playing fast and loose.
AT&T's "Smartphone On Four Wheels"
Drive Studio plans a wave of innovations aimed at getting drivers to give up more control.
As part of its next wave of Knight Rider-like automotive system advancements, AT&T is opening Drive Studio, a 5,200-square-foot garage and workshop in Atlanta. It's where the communications giant plans to pair manufacturers such as Nissan, Tesla, GM, BMW, and Ford with tech giants and analytics companies such as Ericsson and Accenture. The announcement was made at the International CES in Las Vegas today.
Siri Knows About The Movie "Her" And She Does Not Like It
At least she's in good humor about the whole thing.
Those crack journalists at BuzzFeed have figured out that Siri is aware of her on-screen doppelgänger in the new Spike Jonze film Her. As 9to5Mac put it, "asking Siri about the actually artificial intelligence causes her to respond with a variety of disparaging lines that sometimes border on jealousy." When that writer tried inquiring about the film, he got his own interesting reply. The prompt BuzzFeed used was "Siri, are you her?" The Huffington Post also got some unique ripostes. The responses are above.
Google Wants To Bring Android To Cars This Year
The firm announces the Open Automotive Alliance, promising to produce Android-connected cars by the end of 2014.
Google is trying once more to innovate in the automotive space by putting Android in cars. The firm announced Monday it has partnered with several automakers and tech companies "that share a vision for making technology in the car safer, more seamless and more intuitive for everyone." The resulting coalition is being called the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA).
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