Day: May 28, 2014

Art

This is the timeless work of the man who made NYC’s iconic subway map

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As reported on The Verge. By Jacob Kastrenakes Vignelli died Tuesday at 83 after decades of iconic design work Designer Massimo Vignelli, known for his iconic New York City subway map and American Airlines logo, among many other designs, died today at the age of 83. It was reported earlier this month that he was very ill and would remain at home during his final weeks. Vignelli co-founded the design firm Unimark International in 1964, which specialized in…

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Application Culture Entertainment

Smash Is A Wearable For Tracking Tennis Technique

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Natasha Lomas Fitness wearables are getting more specialized. There’s Sensoria’s smart running socks. TheKrack trick-tracker for skateboarders. And now Smash: a wearable bracelet for tennis players to quantify their technique.Or there will be if Smash’s Australian makers can convince Kickstarter backers to pledge a rather hefty $200,000 AUD in crowdfunding over the next 43 days. Smash founder Rob Crowder says that level of funding is required to take the current prototype to commercial product, with system architecture,…

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Google

How Google Uses Machine Learning And Neural Networks To Optimize Data Centers

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Darrell Etherington Google has released some new research about it efforts to maximize performance and minimize energy use at data centers through machine learning today. Long story short: Google is building superintelligent server farms that can learn from their past performance and improve themselves in the future. Google’s AI data centers are a 20 percent project – the result of an employee, Jim Gao, working on something he found interesting that falls outside…

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Microsoft Retail Sales

Microsoft slashes Surface Pro 2 prices by up to £150

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As reported by Engadget. BY JAMIE RIGG Microsoft might be gearing up for the launch of its bigger, better Surface 3 tablet, but it still hopes to shift some older slates in the interim, with help from an enticing discount. In the biggest price cut we can remember since Surface RT received similar treatment, all configurations of Surface Pro 2 are now available through Microsoft’s UK store for £140 or £150 off their normal cost. This means you can grab the base…

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Tech

Broadcom’s new chip lets your phone use any wireless charging standard

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As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS Wonder why only a handful of mobile devices support wireless charging? It’s partly because the standards are horribly fragmented: companies have to choose between technologies like PMA, Rezence and Qi, and it’s not clear which of those will last. Broadcom might put the issue to bed with its new (and awkwardly titled) BCM59350 chip, though. The hardware lets gadgets charge using any existing wireless technology — you won’t have to hunt for specific charging pads.…

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