Thursday, September 22, 2011

drag2share: Color abandons app independence for Facebook, hopes you'll pay someone a 'visit'

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/color-abandons-app-independence-for-facebook-hopes-youll-pay-s/

Color launched to a fair amount of fanfare back in March, and it's not surprising, really -- the company was spearheaded by Lala founder Bill Nguyen, with ten of millions in backing from some top venture capital firms. The hype surrounding the photo-sharing app didn't take long to die down, however -- over the past several months, we haven't heard much from the startup. Turns out the Color team was rethinking the project from ground up. The company used f8 this week to launch a new version of the app built entirely around Facebook. The new Color harnesses updates to the social Network's Open Graph protocol to introduce the concept of "visits," a social gesture that prompts a user to request a live video feed from a Facebook friend upon seeing an interesting photo in their feeds on the social network or in the iPhone / Android app. The brief video stream can be attended by multiple users, becoming something of a mini UStream built into Facebook. The new Color is currently in a closed testing phase, though interested parties can sign up to take part below.

Color abandons app independence for Facebook, hopes you'll pay someone a 'visit' originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:45 PM

drag2share: Facebook partners up to bring music and videos to your profile through Open Graph

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/facebook-partners-up-to-bring-music-and-videos-to-your-profile-t/

Facebook's f8 developer conference is going on today, and Andy Samberg Mark Zuckerberg has just revealed another part of his master plan for the social network. Open Graph will now integrate many of your favorite music services, including Spotify, Rhapsody, Rdio and MOG onto your Facebook page with custom apps, and will also bring video from Vevo, Netflix, Hulu and many more.

Update: Unfortunately for Facebook users in the US, Netflix has confirmed that its Facebook integration will only be available in Canada and Latin America initially, due to a US law that "creates some confusion over our ability to allow U.S. members to share what they watch." That doesn't apply to the music services, however, and you can get an idea how Spotify will work in the video after the break.

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Facebook partners up to bring music and videos to your profile through Open Graph originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:45 PM

drag2share: The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate Offers Politics-Free Nutritional Guidelines [Health]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5842833/the-harvard-healthy-eating-plate-offers-politics+free-nutritional-guidelines

The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate Offers Politics-Free Nutritional GuidelinesWhen the USDA switched from the food pyramid to a new plate graphic, it did so to simplify healthy eating guidelines, but critics had issues with the inclusion of dairy and some lack of details. Harvard offers an alternative version.

The Harvard School of Public Health has previously provided similar, yet slightly different nutritional guidelines to the USDA's recommendations that used to be in pyramid form, along the same lines: more whole grains instead of refined grains and less processed and red meat in favor of other protein sources. A big change in the Harvard plate is the substitution of a glass of water instead of milk. There's also now a bottle of healthy oils and more explanatory text.

Harvard says its healthy version is "is free of the politics surrounding the meat and dairy industries," according to the article in The Kitchn. You can read Harvard's full recommendations for each section at the link below.

For comparison, here's the USDA plate again:
The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate Offers Politics-Free Nutritional Guidelines

I personally think it's a vast improvement. What about you?

Healthy Eating Plate | Harvard School of Public Health via The Kitchn

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Posted by Augustine at 11:34 AM

drag2share: YouTube Increases Upload Time Limit, Adds 3D Conversions [Video]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5842888/youtube-increases-upload-time-limit-adds-3d-conversions

YouTube Increases Upload Time Limit, Adds 3D ConversionsYouTube has announced a few new features, most notably the fact that all users in good standing can now upload videos longer than 15 minutes.

To get the ability to upload long-form videos, you just need to verify your account, which you can do by entering in a code sent to your mobile phone. Additionally, YouTube announced the beta version of a 2D-3D conversion tool that automatically converts your video to 3D, but you'll still need a 3D display to actually view the videos. Finally, it has also integrated two video editing tools, Vlix and Magisto for online editing and effects.

Additional Creator Tools from YouTube | The Official YouTube Blog

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Posted by Augustine at 11:33 AM

drag2share: UK gets first hydrogen refueling station, Honda lot graciously plays host

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/22/uk-gets-first-hydrogen-refueling-station-honda-lot-graciously-p/

UK-based treehuggers can bust out the internet high fives now. Merry ol' Swindon just got the British isles' first ever commercial hydrogen refueling station. Part of a collaborative effort between industrial gas company BOC (which built and maintains the pumps), the Forward Swindon economic initiative and Honda, owners can roll their clean energy machines into the automaker's manufacturing lot for a fill-up. BOC's hoping the experience, which reportedly looks and functions much like a traditional gas station, will serve as an example of the private - public partnerships required to rollout infrastructure for alternative energy adoption. So, it's good news for the fuel cell-equipped handful of you cruising about Swindon town, or just passing through on a 'round the world tour. Of course, no official word as to whether Tilda Swinton plans to officiate the opening. Official PR after the break.

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UK gets first hydrogen refueling station, Honda lot graciously plays host originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 11:28 AM

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