The Internet Is Broken, and Shellshock Is Just the Start of Our Woes
• http://www.wired.com, By Robert McMillanBrian Fox drove from Boston to Santa Barbara, with two tapes stashed in his trunk.
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UAV With Facial Recognition Takes Flight
• http://www.newindianexpress.comA group of students at SRM University led by Sobin Santhosh, final year student in the Aerospace department have designed and implemented an autonomous copter equipped with an automatic face and person recognition system in a day.
Smartphone microscope can be made for under a dollar
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthSuppose you were a first responder, who got called out to investigate a suspicious substance found in a public place.
Ideum experiments with tangible interface on projected capacitive touch tables
• http://www.gizmag.comMulti-touch hardware and software company Ideum is exploring a potential future for the workplace in which traditional desks give way to projected capacitive touch (PCT) tables that you use with both hand gestures and tangible objects. The project is
Augmented Reality Visor Will Overlay Data On The Real World
• http://www.popsci.com, By Andrew RosenblumInstead of a Glass-like "phone on your face," Leap Motion's AR prototype genuinely blends the virtual and the physical.
Someone's Threatening to Expose Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto
• Wired.comSomeone has taken over the email account belonging to bitcoin's secretive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, saying he will sell Nakamoto's secrets for money.
Uber Faces Ban in Germany as Taxi Group Wins Court Order
• http://www.bloomberg.com, By Karin MatussekA German taxi organization won a fast-track ruling that may halt the use of Uber Technologies Inc.'s ride-hailing application in the country.
This App Lets People Wearing Google Glass See Your True Emotions
• http://www.businessinsider.comHow are you feeling today? Now someone else wearing Google Glass can answer that question for you.
Could we soon send emails 'telepathically'? Scientist transmits message into the mind...
• http://www.dailymail.co.ukCould we soon send emails 'telepathically'? Scientist transmits message into the mind of a colleague 5,000 miles away using brain waves.
How Movies Manipulate Your Brain to Keep You Entertained
• http://www.wired.com, By Greg MillerThere's a crazy action sequence near the beginning of Iron Man 2 in which Tony Stark first meets Ivan Vanko, a rogue Russian scientist wearing a robotic suit and wielding electrified whips.
Hyperlapse, Instagram's New App, Is Like a $15,000 Video Setup in Your Hand
• http://www.wired.com, By Cliff KuangToday at 10am PST, Instagram is lifting the veil on Hyperlapse, one of the company's first apps outside of Instagram itself.
China Wants To Replace Microsoft, Apple, And Android Software By October
• Business InsiderChina is planning its own desktop and mobile software to oust imported rivals from Microsoft, Apple and Google.
Here's How To Use Uber, The Incredibly Easy App That Could Change Your Life
• http://www.businessinsider.comIf you live in a major metropolitan city (and even if you don't), you're likely familiar with Uber.
Barebones Android PC aimed at low-cost 24/7 operation
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Chris WoodFrom full Windows machines to Chromeboxes, there's a fair bit of choice if you're looking for a small form factor desktop PC in 2014.
How 3D Printing Will Revolutionize Our World
• Business InsiderThink of it this way: You're at home, you want something, you print it.
Houston city council gives green light to Uber, Lyft
• abc13.comHouston city council on Wednesday gave the green light to transportation services Uber and Lyft to operate in Houston.
Blacksmith Genesis has 3D-scanning and printing in a spin
• http://www.gizmag.com,By Richard Moss3D printing may be one of the few technologies that actually holds a solid claim to the over-used adjectives "disruptive" and "world-changing," but its bulky hardware and complicated operation still largely limits its appeal to a market of enthusiast
Swimarium: The virtual reality swimming pool
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Stu RobartsIf you've ever fancied scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef but can't afford it, this idea from OVA Studio might provide a solution.
This Mom Created An App To Force Her Kids To Call Her Back
• Business InsiderSharon Standifird was tired of her kids ignoring her phone calls. So she did what any worried mother would do: She created an app.
Software combines thousands of online images into one that represents them all
• gizmag.comIf you're trying to find out what the common features of tabby cats are, a Google image search will likely yield more results than you'd ever have the time or inclination to look over.
BitTorrent Sync Apps Offer Escape From Big Brother
• http://www.wired.com, By Ryan TateBig app-makers are grabbing all the personal data they can these days.
Edward Snowden Reveals NSA's MonsterMind Program
• popsci.comIt's a cyberwar robot that always hits back.
Google's Satellites Could Soon See Your Face from Space
• http://motherboard.vice.comGoogle will soon have an unprecedented ability to spy on you from space. Theoretically, at least. How?
Use This Trick To See A Map Of Everywhere Google Knows You've Been
• Business InsiderIf you have a Gmail account or use any of Google's apps, there's a good chance Google has some of your location data stored in its systems.
Siri's Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask
• http://www.wired.comWhen Apple announced the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011, the headlines were not about its speedy A5 chip or improved camera.
Disney Research algorithm automatically edits footage captured by multiple cameras
• gizmag.comThese days, with most people toting camera-packing smartphones, friends and families act as a veritable film crew, ready to capture important moments from a multitude of angles.
Track who's buying politicians with "Greenhouse" browser add-on
• ars technicaNicholas Rubin, a 16-year-old programmer from Seattle, created a browser add-on that makes it incredibly easy to see the influence of money in US politics. Rubin calls the add-on Greenhouse, and it does something so brilliantly simple
The contents of the internet, via satellite
• http://www.marketplace.org,Outernet is a new project aims to deliver online content, but not the internet itself?only its information. The method? Large satellites and simple radio waves.
Dark Wallet
• darkwallet.isYour keys. Your privacy. Your sovereignty. Endorsed by Enric Duran. Product of Calafou / Kasa de la Muntanya. Support the project with Bitcoin
Google Just Added Maps For Mars And The Moon, And The Level Of Detail Is Stunning
• http://www.businessinsider.comGoogle on Tuesday quietly introduced a feature on Google Maps that lets you visit Mars and the moon without ever needing to leave your desk chair.
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