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The 100-Year March of Technology in 1 Graph
- In 1900, <10% of families owned a stove or had access to electricity
- In 1915,...
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Why Collaborative Storytelling Is The Future Of Marketing
Full Story: FastCompany
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Phoenix Pro: New Guitar Plugin Turns Hacks into ShreddersHah! If only.
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Reimagining business with a social mindset – Deloitte Tech Trends 2012
Even today, business leaders may dismiss the potential of social business,...
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Mazda Envisions Creating Their Future Car Today
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The Missing 20th Century: How Copyright Protection Makes Books Vanish
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Railroad Sensors Predict Derailments Wirelessly « Wireless Sensor Networks Blog
Union Pacific, the nation’s largest railroad company, says
AT&T Watson Voice Recognition Technology & Speech API
AT&T Watson is a voice recognition tool that transcribes spoken words into text on the fly. Developers can integrate this technology into their own innovative mobile apps. Developers can also utilize the AT&T Watson speech API to bring their innovative mobile app ideas to life. Researchers plan on continuing to develop APIs for specific categories to ensure the best use of the technology.
Eyes-free texting app developed.
Georgia Tech researchers have developed an app which allows people to text without looking at the screen. BrailleTouch uses the Braille writing system which would make it familiar for blind people to use, but the researchers hope it could be developed into a system for sighted people looking for an alternative text-entry method.
Early studies with visually impaired participants proficient in Braille typing have demonstrated that users can input at least six times the number of words per minute when compared to other research prototypes for eyes-free texting on a touch screen. Users reach up to 32 words per minute with 92 percent accuracy with the prototype app for the iPhone.
(via 8bitfuture)
AntiMap Log is a DIY solution for gathering real-time stats with your phone while you’re out snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking, driving, running, or whatever your into. The application uses GPS and compass sensors to extract and store the following information: latitude, longitude, compass direction, speed, distance and time. It was created using Processing for Android and openFrameworks for iOS, and the source code is available in case anyone is interested in playing with it! (via Record and Visualize Your Own Data)
(via thenextweb)
Dovetail is a free smartphone app that transmits text messages to and from people physically near you, using only your phone’s built in wi-fi transmitter to communicate. Dovetail is not designed to send messages to a specific person. Instead, a message sent via Dovetail is “broadcast” to all other nearby users to create instant “group messaging,” akin to a mass tweet or old-school IRC chat. In other words, Dovetail enables one-click, group “chats” with all the people around you.
To increase wi-fi transmission range, a phone running Dovetail first receives a message and then automatically “re-broadcasts” the message to all other nearby users. That’s actually a very special idea. No matter how large the group becomes, your message will eventually reach all other users by “hopping” from phone to phone. And because Dovetail does not use cellular networks or Internet connections to transmit data, your messages cannot be tracked, censored, or shut down by government or corporations.
Vyasa platform enables media publications & popular bloggers to distribute their content through custom-branded, high quality native mobile apps without hassle. Through its app-as-a-service model, the platform takes care of all stages, from app design to publishing live native apps via appstores.
LocalUncle for iOS sits on top of foursquare’s API and lets you ask the community questions about the locations around you before you get there.
(via thenextweb)
Echofi helps you find artists on Spotify that fit your tastes
Echofi is a simple web app that uses Spotify’s API to find music that’s more relevant to you. Simply search for an artist that you like, and Echofi will launch your desktop app with a song by a similar artist. You can then give the song a thumbs up or down using Echofi, and another song will be started for you. It’s kind of a Pandora-esque feature using Spotify.
(via thenextweb)
Out in the Open
More and more companies are making the data they collect publicly available through the release of APIs, which are used by developers in building new products—like FarmVille, based on Facebook’s API. Since 2005, more than 3,700 APIs have been launched.
