Technology
Logitech Announces Buttonless Touch Mouse M600
by Rey M.L.
Along with the influx of keypad-less phones come the arrival of buttonless mice. Logitech looks to be trying to further this slightly questionable category with its new Touch Mouse M600.
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Add new comment Driving Colorblind? See This New LED Traffic Signal!
by Steve Levenstein
Red light, green light, what light? That's the question a growing number of colorblind people are asking when confronted by new LED traffic signal lights. Since up to 10 percent of the population suffers from red-green colorblindness, an answer is needed pronto... and Professor Taro Ochiai of Japan's Kyushu Sangyo University thinks he's got one: a redesigned LED traffic light easily visible by everyone.
Social Media Marketing Platform Flip.to Integrates With Hotel Management System
by Ron Callari
The Flip.to social media marketing platform just launched direct integration with the Hotel Concept's RezExchange
channel management and distribution system for hotels. The service is a
new means for the hospitality industry to convert guests and website
visitors into engaged advocates while extending a brand's reach
exponentially and finally providing hotels with a means to push past
basic social media engagement, to a definable ROI.
1 comment Twittamentary, First Documentary Screenings Dedicated To The Twitterverse, Go Global
by Ron Callari
With a movie project that has virtually taken years to "wrap," Twittamentary,
is a film about communities that is now available for communities around
the world. Having received numerous request from folks and organizations
across the globe, the film's producer is thrilled to announce an "open
call" for community screenings to take place between February 1 and May
1, 2012. That's right, if you have a suitable venue and meet the screening requirements, all you need is 20 of your closest friends or fans to put on a show - for free!
Samsung Exynos 5250 Tablet & Smartphone SoC Nearing Production
by Rey M.L.
Samsung is getting ready to release a new beast of a system-on-chip for upcoming tablet computers and similar products, offering big performance gains over previous-gen designs.
Blind Followers Or Meaningful Dissenters: Facebook vs Occupy Wall Street?
by Ron Callari
Whenever a new movement consumes the hearts and minds of a large
percentage of the populace, its time to take stock in what really moves
these folks to act? The zeitgeist that emanated from Facebook and Occupy
Wall Street couldn't be any more different from each other, yet there
is an undercurrent that threads the two together. Both attract those
that have an overwhelming desire to band together within loosely-knit
organizations that welcome all.
Stem Cell Technology Used To Create Neuronal Model For Alzheimer's Disease
by T Goodman
Researchers at UC
San Diego have developed a "true human neuronal model" that replicates
the early stages of Alzheimer's disease in actual human brain cells.
They have accomplished this model by using adult stem cells to more
accurately demonstrate the pathology of the disease.
Creative Heart Ideas for Any Day
by LeFleur
Valentine’s Day gets a lot of flak for being a made-up holiday that puts pressure on people to express their undying love for one another. But I tell you as I sip green tea from my Tall Multi Heart Latte Mug from Target that sometimes it’s nice to have a heart in your view no matter what day it is, so here’s some ways to be innovative and add a little love into your life.
Starwars Dog Choir Barks Another Winning Volkswagen Ad For Super Bowl 2012
by Lady Bee
One dog barking isn't enough for this year's Volkswagen Super Bowl spot. Deutsch, LA, which produced the winning commercial for the 2011 Super Bowl, The Dark Side, featuring a mini Darth Vader and his dog, decided to make this year's stars a dozen barking dogs, moving its energy from The Dark Side to The Bark Side.
Tamaggraphy – 360 degree Photography
by LeFleur
Time to take photography to a whole new level, now the sky isn’t the limit – you can include the ground too. With the new Tamaggo 360-Imager you can share your whole world with a single click. This cute little egg shaped dedicated pano-shooting camera (available in multiple colors) will change how we take panoramic pictures.
First Embryonic Stem Cells Used In Humans Safely Treat Dry Macular Degeneration
by T Goodman
Results for the very first human embryonic stem cell treatment were announced today in the online first section of The Lancet journal. The first aim of the study was to determine if the stem cell transplant was a safe treatment for age-related dry macular degeneration (dry AMD), the main cause of blindness in persons over 60. But, in addition...
Reach Out and Kik Someone – A New Way to Text Message
by LeFleur
Kik is the new multi-platform, crazy fast text messaging application that is available on Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7, Symbian and Blackberry smartphones. I know you Luddites are asking why do you need another messenger and my fellow geeks are probably asking the same thing. Kik has reimagined texting for smartphones.
Dexim Visible-G USB Cable Glows When Current Flows
by Steve Levenstein
This Universal USB Charge & Sync Cable from Dexim employs integral blue LEDS that scroll, marquee style, along the path of your current connection. Pimp my USB cable? Dexim has, and you're certain to get a charge out of it!
Girl Scout Cookies Go Hi-Tech - Find Cookies NOW!
by LeFleur
It’s Girl Scout Cookie time (or almost time depending on what part of the country you’re in) and unless you know someone who is in the Girls Scouts of the USA the problem is always about finding them before they’re gone. Well GSUSA has solved that problem this year with help from technology.
Is Gmail Smarter Than You?
by LeFleur
Gmail has revamped itself with an all New Look with many great new features. The new look brings the ability for more customization and a myriad of improvements such as better search filters, automatic adaption to screen size, ability to change the size of your text, new themes, easier to follow conversations, the addition of profile pictures and, one of my favorites, drag and drop attachments.
Wearable Eyeglasses Computer Combines Mainframe and Monitor
by China.new
A Chinese technology company has designed a wearable computer with no visible mainframe or monitor - they've both been miniaturized and secreted in a pair of highly modified eyeglasses! This is much more than just another concept, as China's powerhouse mass production capacity ensures the mighty mini multimedia machine will be filling store shelves this coming March.
Quad-Core HTC Endeavor Delight Awaits
by LeFleur
There are two things on my mind lately: The upcoming Mobile World Congress 2012 and Nvidia’s Tegra 3 chip expected to be in HTC’s next smartphone the HTC Edge, I mean HTC Endeavor – the world’s first quad-core phone.
SOPA Wrung Wry By History's Most Hated Leader
by Ron Callari
Toward the end of 2011, the American Censorship Org
took action against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), a U.S. bill racing
through Congress that threatens "prosperity, online security and freedom
of expression." On January 18, thousands of websites like Wikipedia
have pledged to go dark online in protest. To show its solidarity,
Google has blocked out their iconic logo on their search engine.
Sequinetic™ Sun Glasses Chase Away Winter Blues
by Myra Per-Lee
... Light therapy is a traditional method of relief for SAD sufferers, but
it requires its subjects to be stationary while under special lamps.
But with the help of Kickstarter, three now-happy engineers have succeeded in raising the funds to produce their answer to SAD - Sequinetic™ 'sun' glasses.
Flip.to's 2012 Social Media Strategies For The Hospitality Industry
by Ron Callari
The buzz surrounding social media marketing hasn’t gone unnoticed by the hospitality industry and many hotel brands seek to make inroads by engaging more effectively with leading social networks.