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December 18, 2013
This Is The Playboy Bunny Of Stackable Chairs
Tom Dixon's search for a beautiful--but professional--chair came up empty. So he designed one himself.
Tom Dixon calls the Y Chair a "super serious stackable" and "bomb proof" piece of office furniture. But neither description is what first comes to mind when surveying the chair. With its geometric hourglass form, thanks to a heart-shaped back, and its simple black and white color scheme, the Y Chair is more reminiscent of a Playboy Bunny than a conference room staple.
Just In Time For The Holidays, Presents Covered In Viruses
A charity project for the homeless sells snowflake wrapping paper. The twist? That snowflake is influenza.
What do you want for the holidays? If you said "presents coated in pneumonia and influenza," have we got the wrapping paper for you.
News App Circa Is One Of The Top Apps Of The Year
Circa managed to charm the keepers of both Apple's and Google's app marketplaces.
In addition to releasing some stats about its best-selling apps of 2013, Apple is shining a spotlight on a few apps that stood out from the pack this year--and it chose Circa as one of the best apps in the news category. Proving that this is no fluke, Circa was also chosen by Google as one of the best Android apps of the year.
Creativity Gone Wrong: These Engagement Photos Will Make You Question Engagement, Marriage, Life
Bad Engagement Photos peers into the maw of bad ideas and misguided pre-marital prep.
It's a risky move to attempt funny engagement photos. Even the most traditional of such images are already ridiculous. They're often so serious and samey, and it's hard to make something ridiculous funnier by amping up the ridiculousness quotient. The rules of parody, however, have not impeded many a betrothed couple from treating this photo opportunity like a creative brief that just reads: "Us!" Now, a cavalcade of wide-ranging examples of these ambitious misfires can all be found in one spot.
Why Ben Silbermann Keeps Creating New Pinterest Accounts
First impressions can make or break a brand. Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann tells us why he makes sure to check in frequently with what a user's first impression is.
It's fair to say that Ben Silbermann spends a lot of time on Pinterest. As the social network's founder and CEO, he's intimately familiar with its every feature.
December 17, 2013
Amazon's Smartphone Could Sport A Totally Alien Interface
Add up the leaks and you get a touchscreen phone you don't actually touch.
Unidentified sources from the Taiwanese-based supply chain, Primax Electronics, are claiming that Amazon placed orders for compact camera modules (CCMs) for intended use in a soon-to-be-released smartphone. If the rumors are true, the new phone will be equipped with "floating touch technology" allowing the user to use the screen without ever actually touching it.
Here's 6 Last-minute Ways To Maximize Holiday App Sales
Big app download numbers over the holiday can still be yours if you take advantage of these last-minute tips.
'Tis that time of year again when app developers are in a year-end push to move as many copies of their apps as they can. The holidays, after all, can be incredibly financially lucrative for developers. Tens of millions of people across the world will be opening up brand-new iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches on Christmas day and they'll be hungry to fill them with apps. So how can you, as a developer, take advantage of this holiday gold rush?
What Does Artificial Intelligence Really Mean, Anyway?
We've been using the same definition for Artificial Intelligence for over 50 years. Has it been wrong the whole time?
The great promise--and great fear--of Artificial Intelligence has always been that some day, computers would be able to mimic the way our brains work. However, after years of progress, AI isn't just a long way from HAL 9000, it has gone in an entirely different direction. Some of the biggest tech companies in the world are beginning to implement AI in some form, and it looks nothing like we thought it would.
A Google Hangouts Plug-in That Makes You A Nicer Person
Using the wizardry of algorithms and facial recognition software, a plug-in for Google Hangouts gauges your body language and words with little pop-ups to boost your conversation etiquette.
Now that cameras come standard on every laptop, tablet, and smartphone, video chat is a standard feature. But we're still the same needy, anxious, erratic humans--and it shows when we try to communicate digitally face-to-face. A new Google Hangout plug-in is harnessing the power of facial recognition and algorithmic speech pattern software to get us to be nicer, more interested chatters. Can this conversational wingman improve how we talk to people?
Candy Crush And Minecraft Killed It On Apple's App Store In 2013
When it comes to top iPhone and iPad apps, it looks like we all like to play a little game.
As part of its annual review of iTunes sales, Apple has revealed the top apps for its iOS devices, separated into free apps and paid apps.
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