Items tagged with 'Misc'
Leap Motion Jumps Onto Google Earth, Explore the World in 3D
Leap Motion is an intriguing new product that’s been making friends with major device manufacturers, and now the technology has landed in Google Earth, as well. Google announced that with the release of Google Earth 7.1, users will be able to navigate the world with Leap Motion’s 3D controller. Leap Motion posted... Read More
BOOM: Team Fortress 2, Oculus Rift, And An Omnidirectional Treadmill Equals Big Fun
The concept of gaming accessories has been taken to a whole new level. We’ve covered the Oculus Rift before, and the virtual reality headset looks like an exciting evolution in the world of gaming, but other enterprising souls are looking to add VR to the lower portions of the body, as well. A company called Virtuix... Read More
What's On Your Mind? University of Texas Researchers Testing Mind-Controlled Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Samsung, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Texas-Dallas, are developing mind control technology that will allow people with a variety of impairments to more easily interact with mobiles devices. The basic underlying technology at work is EEG-monitoring electrodes; a user wears a skull cap with a series... Read More
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer Continues to Carve Up Yahoo! Offerings by 'Sharpening Focus'
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is working hard on turning around the company’s fortunes, and in order to focus better on improved products and user experiences, she’s now put several of Yahoo!’s offering on the chopping block. Some will be missed; some you have perhaps never heard of. Upcoming, the “events... Read More
Razer Pledges to Honor Bogus 90% Off Coupon Codes
Some enterprising hacker decided to test out gaming accessory maker Razer’s UK Razerzone store shopping cart by dropping in a 90% off coupon code. Then, the coupon code went viral, and people started buying Razer gear at firesale prices. Once Razer finally discovered the code, it quickly removed the company but was... Read More
Google to Buy Provo's $39 Million Fiber Network for $1 for Google Fiber Expansion
Earlier this week, Google suddenly and unexpectedly announced that it was planning to roll out Google Fiber service to Provo, Utah. The city has an existing (though older, and somewhat unfinished) fiber-optic network that Google can apparently just retrofit to suit Google Fiber, which is a much cheaper strategy than building... Read More
Iron Man 3 Coming To Japan in 4DX Reality Theater
Watching films in 3D is what you might call “neat” (if you can stomach the nausea and endure the headaches), but a theater in Nagoya, Japan has a 4DX theater that takes the immersive theater-going experience several steps further by incorporating fourth dimension effects such as strobe lights, seats that jostle... Read More
Truth, Stranger Than Fiction: Iceland's Anti-Incest App Cuts Back On Inbreds, Now on Google Play
Iceland has a problem that people in most countries don’t really have to worry about: Inbreeding. The tiny nation is home to just 320,000 people, which puts it right between the Kalamazoo/Portage, MI and South Bend/Mishawaka, IN metro areas in terms of population. Imagine if your choices for life partners were limited... Read More
Twitter's #music Service Launches Today, Includes Separate iPhone App
In retrospect, it was only a matter of time until Twitter created a music service based on trends and engagement, and Twitter #music looks to be a service that suits the social platform quite well. The service officially launches today--the site is now love--and is also available as a separate iPhone app. The idea behind... Read More
Google Fiber Could Be Coming Soon to Provo, Utah
Google announced that the next lucky locale to get Google Fiber service will be Provo, Utah. Instead of starting from scratch and building the infrastructure, the company is in the process of purchasing iProvo, which is a pre-existing fiber-optic network, from the city of Provo. That network, however, is over a decade old,... Read More
Valve Rolls Out Sixth Set of Steam Greenlight Game and Software Titles
Ever since Steam Greenlight debuted last year, the community has had a hand in deciding which titles Valve releases on Steam. The latest batch of titles will be available soon, and the list includes two software applications and eighteen games. In total, 90 titles have made it through Steam Greenlight. Both of the software... Read More
How People Used Technology to Help During the Boston Marathon Bombings
Yesterday’s terror in Boston was an awful reminder that we aren’t as safe as we thought. Someone managed to plant at least two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, and reports indicate that among the dozens injured, three were killed, including an 8-year-old boy. (I personally had friends--parents... Read More
YouTube Goes Nostalgic to Celebrate 57th Anniversary of VHS
In honor of the 57th anniversary of the invention of the first commercial video cassette recorder, YouTube added a “VHS mode” button on some of its videos that makes the clip that you’re watching appear to be VHS cassette playback. The feature includes adding black and white fuzz at the beginning of the... Read More
Facebook Partners with Attorneys General on Teen Online Safety Program
In recent years, parents of teenagers have had to add digital safety to the long list of potential dangers keeping them awake at night. From stolen identities to cyberbullying, the online world can be a very dangerous one. To help equip parents and their kids to better navigate that world safely, the National Association... Read More
Google’s Eric Schmidt Wants Regulations for Civilian Drone Technology
We don’t talk much about drones around here, but it’s certainly worth mentioning when Google chairman Eric Schmidt takes on the topic. In an interview with the Guardian (which was picked up by the BBC), Schmidt spoke about the need for regulation regarding civilian drone technology. "How would you feel if your... Read More
EA Killing Off Sims Social, SimCity Social, and Pet Society Facebook Games
At this point, after its CEO resigned in the aftermath of a launch fiasco, a couple of rounds of worker layoffs, and being voted “Worst Company in America”, Electronic Arts is probably in “screw it” mode. To that effect, the company announced that it’s killing off a trio of its Facebook games.... Read More
Apple Could Strike Deals This Week with Universal Music and Warner Music for iRadio Streaming Music Service
Despite the huge success of iTunes as a distribution model for music, Apple is certainly feeling the heat from several streaming music services, most notably Pandora and Spotify. The Cupertino company is widely rumored to be developing a similar music service of its own, and according to the Verge’s “multiple... Read More
Remembering Road Rash, Road Redemption Kickstarts For Classic Motorcycle Arcade Combat
Remember Road Rash, the game where you zipped around on a motorcycle and fought other riders with kicks, punches, bats, chains, and the like? A gang of industry veterans formed DarkSeas Games and is developing a reboot of that sort of title with a game called “Road Redemption”. They say that a Road Rash-type... Read More
New Google ‘Inactive Account Manager’ Lets You Create a Digital Will, Of Sorts
In the aftermath of a death, one of the unfortunate realities is that the departed leaves behind financial accounts, property, documents, and so on, and that person’s heirs or loved ones are left to sort through it all. It can be messy, difficult, and sometimes painful, and the advent of digital accounts with services... Read More
Is Google Looking To Build a Star Trek Computer?
It’s undeniable that in the nearly 15 years since Google became a Real Thing and unleashed search engine greatness on the world, search has evolved. Google has done a solid job of “understanding” search queries these days, to the point where we no longer have to fuss with things like correct spelling or... Read More
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