As reported on The Verge. By Dann Berg Back to the Mac again It’s been almost exactly a year since Scott Forstall left Apple and Jony Ive and Craig Federighi were put in charge of both iOS and OS X. That gave Apple a chance to create a single, unified design, to make the iPad and Mac into one. Apple’s long talked about “bringing together the OS teams” and bringing iOS features “back to the Mac,” and converging…
As reported on The Verge. by Katie Drummond To an unsuspecting eye, the Torres family home is indistinguishable from the other bungalows that line a flat, treeless stretch of road somewhere off US Route 77. Under an unforgiving Texas sun, the family’s golden retriever runs in circles around the parched lawn, pausing for breath in the shadow of an SUV parked out front. And inside, life appears perfectly normal. Framed photos of Rosie and Le…
As reported on TechCrunch. by Alex Wilhelm If you work for a large company, you likely dealt with an onboarding process. Perhaps little quizzes or pamphlets. I recently enjoyed this precise exercise while joining TechCrunch a few months ago, given that our corporate boss AOL is a fan of all things ancient. The gist is that corporate training is a pain in the ass for the poor schmuck on the receiving end, as well as for…
As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith Neurocam uses brainwave sensors similar we’ve already seen in moving cat ears andTV navigation, but this time hooks up with your smartphone camera. This prototype, demoed at last week at Japan’s Human Sensing 2013 conference, gauges your interest on a scale of zero to 100, and if your brainwave readout tops 60, it’ll start to record video, eventually transforming the footage into five-second GIFs. In order to get the iPhone camera to eye-view,…
As reported on Engadget. By Melissa Grey The folks at Connected Data made a splash back in May with Transporter v2.0, and they’ve just announced their second foray into the wonderful world of cloud storage with the Transporter Sync. Like its slightly larger predecessor, Sync offers Dropbox-like functionality without users having to shackle themselves to costly subscription fees. However, unlike its elder, which has a 2.5-inch drive inside, the Sync lets you use whatever external HDD you…
As reported on The Verge. By Adrianne Jeffries A 12-year-old boy in Montreal has pleaded guilty to breaking into multiple government and police websites in the name of the hacker collective Anonymous, reports theToronto Sun. The attacks were not politically motivated, however; the boy testified that he traded information to members of Anonymous in exchange for videogames. The boy admitted to hijacking websites for the Montreal police, the Quebec Institute of Public Health, and the Chilean…
As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes Classical music doesn’t have a need for modern technology. Instruments have been built for centuries, scores print just fine on paper, and concert seating gives patrons a good enough perspective on the orchestra as it is. But while classical music may not need technology, Cynthia Turner, a conductor and a professor at Cornell, is trying to turn many of those assumptions on their head using Google Glass. “It…
As reported on TechCrunch. by Matthew Panzarino Apple head of Human Interaction Jony Ive and designer Marc Newson have customized a one-off Mac Pro in brilliant crimson for the (RED) charity. Apple is a (PRODUCT)RED partner and often produces editions of its products for the organization, whose proceeds go to fighting to eliminate Aids. The charity recently announced that Apple alone had helped it raise over $65 million. The machine is absolutely beautiful, making me wish that all…
As reported on Engadget. By Matt Brian Microsoft focused on big name games in its “Invitation” ad last week and now it’s turning its attention to the Xbox One’s entertainment and multitasking abilities. In a video entitled “Meet Xbox One,” the company highlights the console’s dashboard but also its Kinect integration, demonstrating switching between games, videos, TV and apps like Internet Explorer and Skype simple “Xbox” voice commands. We see a user jumping between a movie and the Xbox…
As reported on Engadget. By Jon Turi Welcome to Time Machines, where we offer up a selection of mechanical oddities, milestone gadgets, and unique inventions to test out your tech-history skills. This device famously exhibited the potential of tuned radio waves and their ability to wirelessly convey a signal. In 1899, it transmitted a message successfully from Britain, across the English Channel’s 32-mile expanse, to a receiver in France. Its business-minded inventor went on to pioneer an industry…