Author Archives
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MakerBot: no one else shared that dream
It was October 2009 when Bre Pettis — his unmistakable sideburns and dark-rimmed rectangular glasses framing his face — took the stage at Ignite NYC, threw his hand in the air, and shouted “Hooray!” two times. A PowerPoint slide lit up behind him, revealing… Read More ›
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Authentic, Older Than Me And Technically Brilliant
Technology today is quite wonderful and it always has been. We are getting used to letting computers do things for us and are starting to trust the internet and the companies that dominate it with our data. It is all… Read More ›
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Swiss Made?
The new “Swiss Made,” or “Swissness” regulation was adopted by parliament back on June 21, 2013 – following some six years of discussions and debates – and changes the third bullet point about the Swiss movement to the following: At… Read More ›
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Instagram’s Terms of Use
Instead, you hereby grant to Instagram a non-exclusive, “Non-exclusive” means that while Instagram is getting a license, you are still free to license the photo to others as well. fully paid This means Instagram doesn’t have to pay you anything… Read More ›
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iPhone 7 + Video vs $50,000 RED Weapon Footage
You wouldn’t think the two are comparable, but…
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Galaxy 8 to not have a headphone jack?
Apple invited a wave of controversy earlier this year when it decided to remove the iPhone’s headphone jack, replacing it with headphones that connected to the handset’s charging port, and was lampooned for describing the move as an act of… Read More ›
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Apple Music passes 20 million subscribers
As detailed in a new piece from Billboard, Apple Music has officially crossed the milestone of having 20 million paying users. The achievement comes 17 months after Apple Music first launched, but growth numbers still lag behind Spotify… In 2016… Read More ›
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Pebble bounced
The purchase price is less than $40 million, and Pebble’s debt and other obligations exceed that, two of the people said. Fitbit is not taking on the debt, one of the people said. The rest of Pebble’s assets, including product… Read More ›
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Apple Watch sales are great / Apple Watch sales have tanked
Apple Watch sales growth is “off the charts” this holiday season, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook. “During the first week of holiday shopping, our sell-through of Apple Watch was greater than any week in the product’s history. And as… Read More ›
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Flickr Top 10’s For 2016
For the Top-25 Flickr photos of 2016, we sorted through billions of uploads to arrive at these 25 favorites. They are a small selection of the beautiful corpus here and we think they celebrate some of the best qualities of… Read More ›
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