Day: September 12, 2013

Military Tech

New camouflage coating uses squid protein to become invisible to infrared, night vision

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As reported on The Verge. By Nathan Olivarez-Giles Researchers at UC Irvine have created a new camouflage coating inspired by the pencil squid that is invisible to infrared cameras. The university developed the coating with military applications in mind — a tool to hide from enemies. Alon Gorodetsky, an assistant professor at Irvine who led the effort to project, says in a statement that since what his team has made is a film, it can easily…

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Apple

An Apple ID Is Now Required For Online Genius Bar Appointments

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As reported on TechCrunch. by MATTHEW PANZARINO Apple is now requiring that all users booking a Genius Bar appointment online sign in with an Apple ID. Previously, users could instead fill out a form with name, address and email in order to book an appointment. When you visit Apple’s online Genius Bar appointment page now, you’ll be prompted to enter your Apple ID and password in order to confirm it. The reasons for this are manifold but there…

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Social Networking Story

Zuckerberg’s Manifest Destiny: Connecting The 5 Billion People Without Internet

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOSH CONSTINE Facebook didn’t stop when it hit 1 billion users. And it won’t stop even if it connects everyone with web access. ”To make the world more open and connected” really means the world — every human regardless of location or income. That’s why CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s “retooling the company to take on a lot of harder problems” — specifically spreading the Internet itself. Last month, Zuckerberg launched Internet.org with a 10-page whitepaper…

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Mobile

Samsung says its next-gen smartphones will have 64-bit processors too

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Samsung’s mobile business head JK Shin has said that the company’s next smartphones will feature a 64-bit CPU, according to the Korea Times. The remarks follows Apple’s launch of the iPhone 5s, the first handset with the 64-bit, billion transistor A7 processor and 64-bit OS 7. Saying that Samsung is aware of Apple’s ambitions in China, the exec added that a device with such a chip would come “not in the shortest time,” but…

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Business Culture

Hammerhead LED-based bike navigation keeps you on the righteous paths

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala Developer Hammerhead Navigation thinks it has the solution to safer cycling: LEDs. It created a bike-mounted tool that does everything with its flashing diodes: turn-by-turn navigation, suggests crowd sourced-paths (via Strava and MapMyRide) and will even point you to the nearest Citibike exchange. The unit pairs with your iPhone or Android’s GPS to help find invisible bike trails through your city, and supposedly it can function without a data connection — perfect…

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