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Link: How far mobile phones have come in the past 31 years [...]

Björn Brückerhoff — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:03:25 +0000

Von Robin Wauters > Weiter bei The Next Web

MIT Technology Review: “Google Game Could Be Augmented Reality’s First Killer App”

Björn Brückerhoff — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:37:41 +0000

“Ingress, which is invitation-only for now, is complicated but highly addictive—and will give the company even more information about your current location.” Von Rachel Metz > Weiter bei MIT Technology Review

Neue Gegenwart Contemporary

Björn Brückerhoff — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:20:07 +0000

Bis zum 27. Januar 2013 zeigt Neue Gegenwart Contemporary Werke des belgischen Fotografen Bert Danckaert.

BERT DANCKAERT: Simple Present
http://contemporary.neuegegenwart.de/

Link: “Scanning Your Home With Kinect Could Improve 3-D Robot Vision”

Björn Brückerhoff — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:03:28 +0000

“Seeking a way to crowdsource better computer vision, roboticists have launched a website that allows users to record pieces of their environments in 3-D with a Kinect camera.” Von Dave Mosher > Weiter bei Wired Science

Link: “With Creativity, the Computing Industry Can Survive Windows 8″

Björn Brückerhoff — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:00:27 +0000

“For as long as I can remember, the release of a new version of Windows represents an opportunity for the media to opine on the future of Microsoft. The company will either thrive or vanish into irrelevance based on this latest iteration of Windows. Such reasoning tends to look silly in hindsight. After all, Microsoft minted plenty of money during the dismal Vista days and minted plenty of money during the well-received Windows 7 era.” Von Ashlee Vance > Weiter bei Bloomberg Businessweek

Link: Photo Essay: Curiosity’s Mission to Mars

Björn Brückerhoff — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:56:39 +0000

“Key moments in the rover’s journey from NASA’s JPL to the surface of the red planet” (Conor Myhrvold, Bilder: NASA/JPL-Caltech) > Weiter bei Technology Review

Link: “Why Apple Will Turn to Holograms”

Björn Brückerhoff — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:44:08 +0000

“Look around your office hallway or college campus and you’ll see people holding interactive panes of glass. Smartphones and tablets, so revolutionary a few years ago, are quickly becoming commodities.” Von Ben Kunz > Weiter bei Bloomberg Businessweek

Link: “Real-life trending topics: Behavio unlocks your smartphone’s senses”

Björn Brückerhoff — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:47:20 +0000

““When you leave the house, the three things you usually take with you are your keys, your wallet, and your phone,” says Nadav Aharony. One of those three things is a “sensing and processing machine,” he says. (Hint: not your keys.) The smartphone in your pocket knows where you are, who you’re with, how fast you’re moving, whether you’re standing up or sitting down.” Von Andrew Phelps > Weiter bei Nieman Journalism Lab

Link: “Google’s New Brain Could Have a Big Impact”

Björn Brückerhoff — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:21:28 +0000

“Late last month, Google’s search engine got significantly smarter. A store of information dubbed the “Knowledge Graph” now adds useful context and detail to the list of links that Google serves up. Searching for certain people, places, or things produces a box of facts alongside the regular results. The Knowledge Graph is already starting to appear in a few other Google products, and could be used to add intelligence to all of the company’s software.” Von Tom Simonite > Weiter bei Technology Review

Link: “Meet the ‘collaborative’ consumer”

Björn Brückerhoff — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:00:27 +0000

“The rise of social media is altering how people shop for everything from movies to food. But is that a social good?” Von Jill Allyn Peterson > Weiter bei Fortune Tech