The Samsung Gear VR gets strapped to your face to show a 96-degree field of view, if you can get over how weird you look to others. This infographic details the controls and different components on the Gear VR. (Credit: Samsung Mobile Press) … [Read more...]
she++ documentary
The documentary she++ is a quick 12-minute film to motivate and inspire girls to seek jobs in technology. It encourages females to break away from the stereotypes and be innovative, transforming, and empowering. she++ shares stats and interviews about females in the technology industry, from recent grads to academics to CEOs. The video is available on YouTube and embedded … [Read more...]
Yahoo data quantifies Android usage
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...]
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 What can we do when a large percentage of the population is obsolete and has no need to work.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...]