Month: May 2013

Mobile

Shapeshifters: phones of the future could morph on demand

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As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor Download an app, transform your handset   Scientists in Europe have developed prototype devices that could drastically change the way we interact with our smartphones and tablets. The six working prototypes, known as “Morphees,” are thin, electronic displays capable of automatically changing shape to perform certain functions. Researchers say that if brought to market, the devices could usher in a new era in mobile computing, breaking down the…

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Application Photography

Snapzoom Gives You A Smartphone Camera Mount That Turns Binoculars Into A Super Zoom Lens

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON A lot of people don’t carry cameras anymore, now that they have smartphones. But that means that you could miss opportunities to capture great moments, especially when you’re missing out on the great optical zoom available on some more expensive or specialized dedicated camera devices. That’s what Snapzoom hopes to fix with its binocular mount for smartphone cameras, and the best part is that it’s completely universal, meaning it fits a wide variety…

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Cloud Microsoft

Microsoft reportedly working on Mohoro, an Azure-hosted remote desktop service

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As reported on Engadget. By Nicole Lee Microsoft is plumbing the depths of cloud computing yet again with the development of what could be a pay-per-use desktop virtualization service called Mohoro. According to ZDNet‘s Mary Jo Foley, Mohoro is essentially Azure‘s answer to Remote Desktop, but as a hosted service. Intended for “companies who want thin clients or to run legacy apps on new PCs,” her source states that, “With Mohoro, you click a few buttons, deploy your apps, use…

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News

Three Samsung workers injured in second serious gas leak at chip plant

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As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Korean agency Yonhap News is reporting that there’s been a second major leak of hydrofluoric gas at Samsung’s main chip factory in the city of Hwaseong. Three workers are said to have been injured, with no word yet on how badly. Only three months have passed since the last such accident at the plant, which proved to be fataland which got Samsung a nominal $1,000 fine as well as a telling-off from police investigators — but…

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Google

Google Glass developer reveals ‘Winky’ eye gesture app that takes photos

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Remember those “eye gestures” spotted in Google Glass code? Developer Mike DiGiovanni, who just released the “Bulletproof” lockscreen for Glass, has already used them to develop an app called “Winky” that snaps photos on the Explorer Edition of the AR eyewear. When activated and calibrated, a simple wink of the eye allows you to capture a still of whatever you’re looking at, rather than using a voice command or tapping the side of the glasses as normally required,…

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Google

Google Is Alive, It Has Eyes, and This Is What It Sees

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As reported on Wired. BY JAKOB SCHILLER View as gallery   Sam Bland has spent a lot of time with Google Goggles. He’s learned how it sees the world and how it communicates — they play games together. Goggles is the image search feature in the Google mobile app, and by layering the app’s best attempts to match his photos, Bland has created an artistic view of the world as seen through Google’s eyes. His first experiment…

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Science

Dances with atoms: IBM researchers create a short film using only microscopic particles

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As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes A group of IBM researchers took a break from studying atomic data storage to work on something a bit more lighthearted: a stop motion movie made entirely out of atoms. The film, aptly named A Boy and His Atom, was created by arranging atoms with a scanning tunneling microscope and then capturing the arrangement as an image, magnified to over 100 million times its actual size. The final result…

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Application Business Culture

HealthyOut Is Like A Personal Nutritionist For Healthy Food Deliveries

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As reported on TechCrunch. by RYAN LAWLER New York-based startup HealthyOut already has a popular iPhone and Android app for quickly finding nearby restaurants and dishes that users can order and have delivered. Today at Disrupt NY 2013, HealthyOut is unveiling a new service, which will provide users with personalized menus of food delivered to help them lose weight or just eat better overall. Launching first in New York City, HealthyOut’s delivery service is designed to provide users…

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Business Culture

Social Commerce / Photo Sharing Network Lockerz Launching Ador, A New Fashion Site

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As reported on TechCrunch. by INGRID LUNDEN Looks like Lockerz, the social commerce and photo sharing service, may be moving on to yet another chapter in its life. After laying off 30% of its Seattle HQ staff,closing down its San Diego office, andshutting down its Plixi photo sharing APIearlier this year, the company is now launching a new fashion site, Ador. A tipster tells us that Lockerz is shutting down altogether and relaunching, but as of right now, the…

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Traveling Abroad? EatWith Wants To Help You Break Bread With The Locals In Their Own Homes

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As reported on TechCrunch. by GREG KUMPARAK Nothing makes traveling to a new land more amazing than befriending a local or two. Meet the right person — someone outgoing, with knowledge of the locale — and it’s like punching in a cheat code. You’ll do better things, see better places, all while avoiding the generic tourist junk. But finding that person can be hard. EatWith, a company presenting at Disrupt NY today, wants to make it easier.…

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