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December 16, 2013
Three New Gadgets That Shoot Full 360-Degree Photos
When panoramic just isn't enough.
Eye Mirror is trying to attack affordability and compatibility for its lenses with a new Kickstarter campaign. The most appealing aspect is being able to attach an Eye Mirror lens to a new GoPro and take 360-degree video. The lenses are also able to attach to compact point-and-shoot cameras as well as DSLRs. The 360-degree lenses start at $195 for the early-bird Kickstarter price and go up slightly beyond that.
Comcast, Khan Academy Announce Multi-Million Dollar Partnership
Comcast will highlight its low-cost broadband program through cross-promotion with Khan's free online education materials.
Comcast has announced a partnership with Khan Academy, the nonprofit online education site. The deal includes millions in financial support, joint events, and PSAs that Comcast hopes will help raise awareness both of the thousands of free educational videos and exercises available through Khan Academy, as well as its own Internet Essentials program, which offers broadband access to poor families for $9.95 a month.
How Drug Cartels Are Like Amazon And Google
After this enlightening TEDTalk, you'll never look at drug cartels the same way again.
Billions of dollars in sales. Quick shipments. Ultra-efficient distribution chains. Carefully orchestrated PR. Drone delivery.
A Device That Knows When You're Dozing Off And Nudges You Awake
Blink analytics? Yes, one device analyzes blinking patterns to quantify drowsiness.
Admit it: Whether you have a screaming newborn or had a late night at the bar, there are moments when you're prone to yawning and stretching at work. One device claims it can identify patterns in a person's blinking to quantify alertness, and it has taken to Kickstarter to help bring its energy gauge into production.
NSA Santa Is Coming For Your Information In This Anti-Spying Spot From The ACLU
A Christmas classic is updated in "The NSA Is Coming To Town"
This Christmas, it's not Santa who'll be poking through your Internet search history in the dead of night looking for your wish list. This Christmas, warns the ACLU, you'd better watch out for the NSA. To make sure the angels trumpet this message from on high--and to amass more petition signatures against government spying-- the civil liberties advocates have released "The NSA Is Coming To Town," a satiric take on the holiday standard. Watch a pack of government Santas in dark glasses as they conduct surveillance on unsuspecting (and fed up) New Yorkers. If you're not careful, you might join Glen Greenwald and Edward Snowden on the naughty list.
This "Lab On A Chip" Can Identify A Pill's Ingredients
A simple test kit called PharmaCheck can help spot dangerous knockoff drugs.
Thirty percent of drugs in the developing world are of poor quality: expired, sun-baked, water-damaged, counterfeit, or just badly manufactured. Damaged or knockoff drugs may be ineffective, cause unwanted side effects, or if time-release features are inactivated, can cause a deadly overdose.
By The Numbers: What Nest, Uber, And Other Google Ventures Companies Did In 2013
Google's investment arm released its year in review Monday, highlighting the progress of some of its 225 portfolio companies.
Google Ventures has had a busy year. In 2013, it helped 127 portfolio companies with recruiting, sourcing 1,586 engineering leads to help grow their teams. But the companies themselves have also been hard at work. Of note, they had nine exits, three of them IPOs: Silver Spring Networks, RetailMeNot, and Foundation Medicine. The investment arm of the Mountain View, California, search giant recapped its year in a report released Monday.
People Who Live In Glass Houses...Don't Look Out The Windows
A new study finds most people pull the shades on their expansive (and expensive) views.
In the architecture world, glass is in. The skyscraper of the future is transparent. From the Burj Khalifa to the soon-to-be-completed Freedom Tower to the so-called "Invisible Tower" to the latest and greatest condos in New York City, the towering glass facade has become the norm. People must be loving all those views, right?
The Rise And Fall Of Spotify Star Band Led ZepAgain
A growing roster of tribute bands that once filled glaring holes in Spotify's music library is now essentially being put out to pasture.
For me, and millions of other Spotify listeners, there used to be only one way to rock out to Led Zeppelin in front of a mirror while wearing a post-shower bath towel. And that was by turning up the volume on the sweet, sweet sounds of Led ZepAgain, the tribute band dominating the Spotify charts with hit covers of "Whole Lotta Love" and "Black Dog."
Can Whistle, The FuelBand For Dogs, Move Beyond Novelty?
Take a look at Whistle, the dog-tracking gadget designed to help owners keep their pets healthy and active.
Last month, in anticipation of devouring a mountain of unhealthy food on Thanksgiving Day, my family decided to adopt a modern fitness gadget to keep us all in check. Well, not a fitness gadget for us, exactly, but for our dog Lulu.
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