Friday, April 04, 2014

Article: Why Random is developing an irrational browsing experience

Sometimes a company is interesting not because of the utility of what it can provide now, but because of the slightly hard-to-pin-down possibilities it opens up — particularly if those possibilities may help us navigate a new age of user interfaces and experiences. Random is such a company, and h...

http://gigaom.com/2014/04/04/why-random-is-developing-an-irrational-browsing-experience/

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Article: Fruit flies fitted with tiny backpacks to save farms

(Credit: CSIRO) The CSIRO is putting RFID sensors on Queensland fruit flies to study their behaviour in the hopes of saving Queensland's crops. What do Tasmanian bees and Queensland fruit flies (AKA Q-flies) have in common (aside from six legs, two wings and segmented eyes)? They both wear little...

http://www.cnet.com.au/fruit-flies-fitted-with-tiny-backpacks-to-save-farms-339346996.htm?feed=rss

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Article: Intel Releases $99 "Minnowboard Max," An Open-Source Single-Board Computer

Not to be outflanked by rivals, Intel has released the $99 Minnowboard Max, a tiny single-board computer that runs Linux and Android. It is completely open source – you can check out the firmware and software here – and runs a 1.91GHz Atom E3845 processor. The board’s schematics are also availabl...

http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/03/intel-releases-99-minnowboard-max-an-open-source-single-board-computer/?ncid=rss

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drag2share: Surreal reversed footage of a man walking backwards in Tokyo

Source: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/surreal-reversed-footage-of-a-man-walking-backwards-in-1557838387/+jesusdiaz

Surreal reversed footage of a man walking backwards in Tokyo

Enjoy this reversed footage of a man walking backwards across Tokyo, proof that a simple, seemingly silly idea can result in something strangely confusing and attractive.

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drag2share: The Most Elegant iPhone Speaker Is Just A Single Piece Of Blown Glass

Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-most-elegant-iphone-speaker-is-just-a-single-piece-1557674716

The Most Elegant iPhone Speaker Is Just A Single Piece Of Blown Glass

Here is a sleek way to showcase your iPhone's looks and sounds. There are no wires or buttons or even plastic in this passive amp—just a single piece of glass, handcrafted to exacting proportions, that can wrap a room in sound.

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