9 Tech Firms Receive Perfect Scores In EFF Ranking Concerning Data Protection From The Government
Apple, Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and Dropbox were each awarded perfect scores in the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) yearly scoring of major tech companies’ practices when it comes to protecting user data from government eyes. The six companies posted various improvements in the year interval regarding their work to defend user privacy. Twitter and Sonic.net… Read More-
Marketing Exec Ivy Ross Is The New Head Of Google Glass
Some significant HR changes at Google Glass we're hearing. First off is the departure of lead electrical engineer Adrian Wong, to competing facecomputer Oculus. Second off is the bringing on of Art.com's Chief Marketing Officer Ivy Ross to head the division. The Harvard-trained Ross has a rich, non-tech background, having held several high-level marketing positions at companies such as Mattel… Read More -
Google Glass’ Lead Electrical Engineer Adrian Wong Defects To Oculus
Adrian Wong still lists himself as a “professional daydreamer” on LinkedIn, but he’s just left Google[x] where he was a lead electrical engineer on Glass to start “Building the Metaverse” at Oculus VR. Wong had been at Google since December 2010 following a stint at Sandia National Laboratories, but now he’s working at Facebook’s latest mega-acquisition. A… Read More -
Crazy Dude Builds Fully Automatic Wolverine Claws In His Garage
Hello! Welcome to this week's edition of "Things You Really Probably Shouldn't Do At Home! Seriously." Armed with a pinch of ingenuity and a heaping fistful of insanity, garage inventor Colin Furze has recreated Wolverine's signature claws. They extend! They retract! They... look incredibly dangerous! Read More -
Watch A Myo-Controlled Humanoid Robot Lay The Groundwork For Real-World ‘Real Steel’
The Thalmic Labs Myo gesture controller is already in the hands of some early developers, and it’s producing some pretty interesting looks at what might be possible using the gadget. The device is an armband worn on the forearm that detects electrical impulses and translates that into input for computing devices. The Myo has strong possibilities for interacting with robots in particular, and… Read More -
Are Tech Companies Overvalued? Top Investors Think So
Is Winter coming? It's already here, according to VCs like Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures and John Lilly of Greylock. We asked some of the world's most respected tech investors about "the bubble" at TechCrunch Disrupt NY. The consensus? Public tech company valuations soared too close to the sun, and the correction is now dragging down fundraising and IPO potential for private companies. Read More -
Autodesk Announces A Cheap, Open-Source 3D Printer Called The Spark
Autodesk has been moving decisively in the home 3D printing space, buying 3D modeling software Tinkercad and releasing apps to help amateur modelers create 3D goodies using their phones. Now they have somewhere to send all those 3D models: a new 3D printer called the Spark. The project is two-pronged. First, Spark will exist as a platform that users can build upon and use to render 3D prints. Read More
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Foursquare’s Swarm And The Rise Of The Invisible App
Swarm is a new app from Foursquare out today that chisels off the check-in and proximity features of the main app and places them in a sparse, focus-driven new home. The app is nicely done, though it will be of most use to those in dense urban areas with lots of friends. Read More -
An Oculus Rift For Chickens Gives Animals The Freedom To Roam Without The Roaming
Oculus Rift has plenty of potential for changing human interaction, but what about other animals? One project from Iowa State University assistant professor Austin Stewart (via FastCo Exist) imagines how VR goggles could make chickens believe they’re free-range, even when they’re not. They can explore a virtual grassland, and with future iterations of Oculus, even peck at the ground… Read More -
Clever Kinect Hack Brings This Guy’s Full Body Into Virtual Reality
It’s one thing to bring your mind into virtual reality. Get some snazzy VR goggles in front of your eyes, bump the framerate up high enough — bam, you’re a good part of the way there. But bringing your body into the mix? Thats a whole different challenge. Crack that one, and you’ve got yourself a holodeck. It’s far from perfect (even as a spectator) but developer… Read More -
George R.R. Martin Writes Everything In WordStar 4.0 On A DOS Machine
George R.R. Martin is an impressive man. Not only can he kill off characters like it's NBD, and magically make you care for characters who have been historically evil, but he writes millions of words about an imaginary land without any help from the Internet, spell check, or autocorrect. The Song Of Ice And Fire author, and creator behind HBO's "Game of Thrones", writes everything for the… Read More -
Against The Odds, Bunkr Raises $1.4 Million For Its PowerPoint Killer
French startup Bunkr raised $1.4 million (€1 million) from Idinvest Partners, Deezer co-founder Daniel Marhely and Free founder Xavier Niel. When I first covered the online presentation service in August 2013, the company told me that it was about to begin raising a seed round. It took a while because French VCs didn’t make it easy for the Rouen-based team. “Idinvest rarely invests… Read More -
U.K. Wanelo Competitor Nuji Launches A Weird App With An “Interactive” Woman As Part Of Its Interface
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Google Maps Has Forsaken Us
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