11-Year-Old Web Series Star Inspiring Girls in the Name of Science
The host of “Sylvia’s Super-Awesome Mini Maker Show” on YouTube is a pint-sized problem solver with a big personality. Sylvia Todd teaches do-it-yourself science projects for kids — how to etch a copper circuit board, how to launch a rocket and even how to turn… Read More »
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What Looking Through Google Glass Really Looks Like
After months of teaser videos and revealing details, yesterday I finally got to look through the other side of Google Glass. Yes, I finally got my $1,500 Google Glass Explorer edition. Glass is, of course, those Google glasses, which overlay digital information in the real… Read More »
Apple’s Upcoming iOS 7 Said to Have New Look
Speculation is rampant about what visual changes Apple may be working into the latest version of its mobile device software, iOS 7, set to be announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, June 10-14. Sources familiar with these alleged changes in the software that powers the… Read More »
Weather Channel Throws Interns Into ‘Twitter Tornado’
The interns over at the Weather Channel seem to be having a whirlwind of a time. To celebrate Tornado Week, the Weather Channel has placed its interns into an indoor Twitter-powered tornado. The winds are sustained by Twitter mentions of the hashtag #TornadoWeek and will… Read More »
NASA Captures Monster Hurricane from Space
NASA’s spacecraft Cassini took this amazing colorful picture of a Saturn storm that resembles a hurricane on Earth. The center eye of the storm on Saturn is about 1,250 miles wide. That’s 20 times larger than the average hurricane eye on Earth, that’s the distance… Read More »
Microsoft’s New Ad Pokes Fun at Apple-Samsung War
If you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em. OK, that’s not how the saying goes, but it seems to be Microsoft’s message in its latest Windows phone ad. While Samsung and Apple battle it out, Microsoft’s message is “Don’t fight. Switch.” The ad is set at… Read More »
Budweiser’s Buddy Cup: Bump Beers, Become Buds … on Facebook
Budweiser doesn’t think grabbing some beers at a bar is quite social enough. Or at least not social network enough. The company’s Brazil team has come up with the Buddy Cup- a cup that when tapped with another one of its kind allows the two cup… Read More »
Google Glass Takes On Shower Test
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has said himself that there might be some places where it might not be best to wear Google Glass — Google’s connected glasses, which overlays digital information in the real world. But a well-known technology and social media personality Robert Scoble… Read More »
Android Design Chief: Facebook Home Is Polished
When Facebook released its Facebook Home software, which replaces Google’s Android homescreen with Facebook photos and updates, many wondered how Google itself would react to its software being reshaped for the social network. However, the chief of Google’s Android design now joins Google Chairman Eric… Read More »
App of the Week: Cut the Rope: Time Travel
App Name: Cut the Rope: Time Travel Price: $.99 (iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android), $2.99 (iPad) Available Platforms: iOS, Android, and Nook What does this app do?: Om Nom is a hungry monster with an insatiable sweet tooth. He also has deep curiosity about his… Read More »
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