This infographic from Yahoo is tiny but shows some interesting data that they have learned from users of their Android app Yahoo Aviate Launcher. The app automatically adjusts with the time of day to provide shortcuts to the apps you are likely to want. A side benefit of having that information, they can aggregate it across users to find trends such as people launching the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Google[x] shows off Project Wing for delivery by drone
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Amazon proposed their drone delivery with Amazon Prime Air. Google follows up with Project Wing, a similar-in-concept delivery system of using drones to fly small objects to individuals. To explain the project, Google released the following video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRTNvWcx9Oo Project Wing is a Google[x] project that is developing a delivery system that uses … [Read more...]
Computer learning and human obsoletion
Automation is inevitable. We will reach a point where humans need not apply as entire industries of jobs are replaced with robots that are cheaper to maintain or more productive. What can we do when a large percentage of the population is obsolete and has no need to work. This video dives into the topic with these assumptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU … [Read more...]
Man’s best friend gets a GoPro
GoPro announced a new mount for dogs called Fetch. The mount allows for back and chest mounting of the camera on small, medium, and large dogs. With these two mount points, you might see your dog's world in a whole new light. The chest mount could be considered a POV while the back mount could provide a wider, over the head … [Read more...]
64-bit Chrome now available in Stable channel
Google Chrome 37 has been promoted to the stable channel, which also brings the first 64-bit version of the browser to wide availability. Microsoft has had a 64-bit version of Internet Explorer for a while on 64-bit versions of Windows but Firefox and Chrome have remained with the 32-bit architecture up to this point. Some might have previously downloaded Waterfox or Minefield, … [Read more...]