While still considered a punchline by many, for others that are happy to
receive the perk of free access to American Airlines Admirals Club, Klout
has been diligently trying to find ways to up its game. No longer
content in just assessing one’s soci…
Build A Fantastic Product To Create The Future For A $20,000 Prize
The
Create the Future Design Contest has been pushing talented inventors to
dream up incredible and innovative products since 2002, and there’s
still time for you to get your idea in this heated competition!
Design A New Way To Deliver Insulin & Win $5,000 Via Ignite Contest!
Sure,
I came across this one very close to its deadline, but if you have a
brilliant new way for diabetics to consume the insulin they need, send
it to the Ignite: Diabetes Challenge for a chance to win $5,000.
Lytro-style Camera Technology On Smartphones Soon
Pelican Imaging, inventor of array camera technology for mobile devices, recently announced a $20M investment by cellphone manufacturer Nokia. A representative of Nokia Growth Partners noted, “Pelican Imaging’s computational camera solutions are at the cutting edge of mobile camera technologies. We believe they’re positioned to lead the next wave in video and image capture; they’re a great addition to our portfolio of innovators in the imaging space.” If this is any indication, we may see Lytro-style camera technology on smartphones in the very near future.
Google Glass Sees Its Users As Big Brother [Video]
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Quicker than George Orwell’s ink could dry on the page, “1984″
introduced the world to a whole new level of paranoia that’s kept us
looking over our shoulders for the last sixty years or so. From the “Red
scare” of the 1950s to Presidents justifying unjustifiable wars in the
21st Century, to the Patriot Acts’s reduction of citizen rights — right
up to today’s CCTV cameras surveilling us à la ‘Person of Interest,’ Big Brother has carved out a permanent foothold in our society.
Show Off Your Invention At The Invention & New Product Exposition, This June!
There’s still plenty of time to register a booth to showcase your latest
invention at the 2013 INPEX, as you’ll definitely want to impress the
various product manufacturing giants who will be combing the event for
superstar innovations…
E3’s Almost Upon Us: Get Ready For The Latest Videogame Tech!
It’s
that time again! Videogame enthusiasts from all over the world will be
tuning in to their favorite gaming websites and video portals from June
11th through the 13th for huge reveals of brand new videogames,
technology and other electronic entertainment related goodies. As
always, I can’t wait!
Game On: How Video Games Can Teach
It’s said that you learn better when you’re enjoying yourself – when you’re passionate. Today’s youth tend to be quite passionate about gaming, as a whole. It seems fitting, then that games are being used to teach – often in some very innovative ways.
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How Torment: Tides of Numenera Kicks Traditional Morality Systems Aside
Moral Choice systems have always been a bit of a sticky subject in gaming. Most of them tend to be terribly simple, and as a result, thoroughly boring. Torment: Tides of Numenera is looking to change this, with its revolutionary “Tides” system.
Marissa Mayer’s Intuitive Search Meets Work Ethic At The Corner Of Bing & Yahoo
What’s a $36 Million-Dollar
lady to do after bailing from the world’s largest search engine only to
join the ranks of a bit player the likes of Yahoo? A player that was
losing so much market share, it needed to enter a 10-year partnership agreement …
