Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/29/olly-the-web-connected-robot-that-converts-pings-to-odors/
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/5854200/i-will-only-eat-food-thats-covered-in-edible-gold-spray-paint/gallery/1
The edible gold spray paint is made by The Deli Garage of Germany and consists of ethyl alcohol, flavors and food additives. That sounds like a lot of crap but the spray paint is completely tasteless and harmless. Think about what you can do with edible gold spray paint. The possibilities! Thanksgiving turkey is obvious, as are any big ticket holiday dinners. But what I really want to do is just add gold to everything. I want to create gold vegetables. Maybe I'd eat 'em more. Gold mayo. Gold sriracha sauce. Gold ice cubes for my gold beer. Hell, I'd spray paint my poop gold.
The Deli Garage made other spray paint colors like silver, red and blue but I could give a hoot about those. I just want my gold. Each can costs about $35 [The Deli Garage via Gizmag]
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/5854222/google-tv-20-android-honeycomb-apps-awesome
When Google TV arrived last year, it possessed promise and potential that was never quite realized. Now Google TV 2.0 is here, armed with apps and a new content discovery system. And the search giant thinks they've got it right this time.
Google TV still revolves around the same basic concept. It is not meant as a cable replacement, nor is it really meant to be a standalone box. It works best running on top of your existing cable hardware, serving up web vids along the way. That said, Google's increased focus on delivering actual streaming TV and Movie content through apps looks exciting.
The most immediate thing Google TV users will likely notice with the upgrade is the availability of apps. Yes, this means that more video services in the vein of Netflix will run natively on your Google TV. It means music services like Pandora will do the same. Eventually, Google hopes to have a deep library of TV-optimized apps that make the Logitech and Sony boxes more functional. For now, there will only be 20 or so apps that have proper resolution and formatting, but it's possible to run most Android apps on Google TV if you really want to. And if you're worried about figuring out which apps are designed for Google TV and which ones aren't, Google says that there will be a section of the Android marketplace which corrals all the GTV apps into one list.
Google TV runs the Honeycomb variant of Android, which was originally designed for tablets. Google opted for Honeycomb over Ice Cream Sandwich because UI issues are less of a concern given the more controlled approach Google takes with the TV platform and Honeycomb is more battle tested than its frozen counterpart. But Google's Chris Dale expects that Google TV will run on Ice Cream Sandwich someday.
Google realizes that the first iteration of Google TV didn't provide the most meaningful search results for TV and movies and videos. So this time around, when you search for something specifically—say a TV show—it will not only tell you when it's coming on TV next, but also every other service and site it is available on. But one step further, Google has introduced a new portal called TV and Movies which focuses searches exclusively down to full TV episodes and full movies. It is working with select partners now, such as HBO, and plans to work with more. The portal is open to any video streaming services that wants to make their content database available. The advantage (and vision) here is that everything is presented in a single, consistent interface, and you won't have to launch a multiple apps to access content from multiple services.
YouTube, and web video in general, aren't exactly living-room friendly. Google TV's keepers say they've retooled YouTube to provide a better 10-foot-experience. Before, if you watched a video clip, it would stop and force you to actively load another video. In the new Google TV, another related video will automatically begin playing when the previous video finishes. It will continue to do so until you actively navigate to another video. Services such as Hulu have used this concept to success, and it's nice to see Google doing the same, especially with all the rumors swiriling around.
Google says that the Google TV 2.0 update will first hit compatible Sony devices on October 30, and that the update for the Logitech Revue will follow "shortly after." Will the Google TV update cure all that ails the platform? That remains to be seen. But it's evident that Google has listened to the gripes of those using Google TV devices and have at least made an effort to improve it. [Google]
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/5854224/what-is-google-ripples
When you click the menu arrow in the upper right hand corner of a Google+ post, you're now given the option to "View Ripples." Ripples is a visualization that charts the chain reaction that occurs when content is shared on Google+. It follows the trajectory of a public post as it is shared from person to person—literally how the post ripples outwards for the user who shared it.
Google Ripples creates a zoomable, web-like infographic that spirals out from the initial post. Arrows indicate a post's progression, while circles represents users who shared it. The resulting graphic looks a lot like a splash in a pond. Or a, uh, ripple.
Hit the play button at the bottom of a post's Ripples page, and you can watch the content spread from the initial splash until the present moment. A graph at the bottom of the page charts the frequency of shares over time—essentially plotting its rise and decay in popularity.
Larger circles indicate shared posts that influenced more people to repost. Zooming into these circles reveals the sequence of shares.
Social networks have always collected this type of information about users—it is crucial for how they target you with advertising. Google has a long history of making data public for both moral and pragmatic reasons. Moral because Google says the data belongs to you, pragmatic because Google believes open data spurs profitable innovation.
Unlike trend-tracking "What's Hot," Google's not ready to take full responsibility for Ripples yet and is tossing it into the oft-purged "experimental" category. Google wants user feedback, presumably to observe how people use the tool. There's no word on an API, either, so who knows if it'll ever amount to more than a lazy day distraction. Or a chance to compare circle sizes. [Google]
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/5854321/amazing-invisible-glass-kills-glare-dead
Reflections and glare are the bane of my existence. Between my MacBook Air and my HDTV, I'm constantly adjusting screens to minimize glare from lamps and the sun. Damn you Sun, Giver of Life! That's why I'm super excited to see that Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd has developed a film for glass that virtually eliminates glare. The film is placed on the front and back of the glass to reduce reflections from light sources. Usually, glass will allow 92-percent of light pass through it and reflect 8-percent back to the viewer. The Invisible Glass film allows 99.5-percent of light pass through it and reflects only .5-percent back at the viewer.
If you hate math, just look at the image above. The glass on the left is untreated and the glass on the right that you can't see, that's been treated with the Invisible Glass film. That should convince you that you want this glass on your next electronic device. There's no word on when this glass wizardry will make it to market, but my retinas and I are hoping for as soon as possible. [Tech On!]
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