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 »
EmailAndroid 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 »
Coffee with Apple’s CEO? That’ll Be at Least $500,000
How much would you pay to have coffee with the CEO of one of the most valuable companies in the world? If you said about the price of the coffee itself, you’re not bidding high enough. Apple CEO Tim Cook donated a coffee date with… Read More »
Smartphones Outsell ‘Dumbphones’ for First Time, Report Says
Smartphones have finally outpaced feature phones (dumbphones) in unit of worldwide sales this past quarter, so says a new report by the International Data Corp. Smartphone vendors shipped 216.2 million units in the first quarter of 2013, which accounted for 51.6 percent of the worldwide mobile… Read More »
Voice of Alexander Graham Bell Heard in Recovered Audio Recording
Not many years ago, scientists developed breakthrough methods to uncover sound from some 100-plus -year-old recordings, giving us the chance to hear audible snippets from as early as 1860. Through this technology now comes perhaps the most intriguing sample yet: an actual recording of the… Read More »
Solar Plane Makes Last Test Flight Before ‘Across America’ Trip
The Solar Impulse solar-powered airplane made history in 2010 when it embarked on the first-ever solar-powered night flight, and again in 2012 when it made the first intercontinental solar-powered flight (Europe to North Africa). Now the co-founders and pilots of Solar Impulse have announced plans… Read More »
Apple Downloads a Decade of iTunes
It was 10 years ago that people started downloading music from iTunes and then going through the dance of transferring those songs to their chunky or colorful iPods. On April 28, 2003 then CEO of Apple Steve Jobs launched iTunes, a music store for Apple’s iPod and Mac… Read More »
Smart PJs: App-Compatible Pajamas for Bedtime Stories
We’ve seen Google’s connected glasses, smart watches and even smart shoes, but smart pajamas — as in the clothing you sleep in? Yes, they’re real and available now for kids. But don’t worry they don’t have embedded computer chips in them. The $25 Smart PJ’s,which are available in pink and… Read More »
Microsoft: Next Gen Xbox Reveal May 21
The next Xbox is coming, or at least some information about it is. On May 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET — exactly three months to the day after the PlayStation 4 was detailed by Sony — Microsoft will hold a press event to reveal the… Read More »
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