December 2011
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Dec 31st
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“For the last six months, orangutans … at Milwaukee zoo have been playing...”
– Orangutans to Skype between zoos with iPads | ExtremeTech
Dec 31st
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“Once digitized, a page of words loses its fixity. It can change every time it’s...”
– Nicholas Carr on E-Books - WSJ.com (via infoneer-pulse)
Dec 31st
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“In 1988, Richard Stallman created his own copyright licences to try and get...”
– Some rights reserved: the alternatives to copyright (Wired UK)
Dec 30th
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“(Grace Hopper) is credited with popularizing the term “debugging”...”
– Grace Hopper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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“Shopperception uses Kinect sensors to bring 3D spatial recognition capabilities...”
– In retail stores, research tool uses Kinect to track shoppers’ behavior | Springwise
Dec 30th
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“Under an agreement reached this week with labor representatives, staff members...”
– Volkswagen Curbs Company E-Mail in Off Hours - NYTimes.com
Dec 28th
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“Described by some as a duct tape for the Internet, IFTTT allows you to program...”
– IFTTT Celebrates 1 Year and 433,000 Tasks
Dec 28th
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Snapheal Brings Magic to Photo Retouching →
this looks pretty good from the demo video… I’ll remember it next time I have to do serious edits… 
Dec 28th
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KLM turns journeys into movies (by AmsterdamAdBlog) … “KLM Passport app, an app that turns traveller’s journeys into movies. This film, developed by Muse, shows more or less how it works: you choose a theme (adventure, around the world, island hopping, in the snow, etc.), select the best pictures and videos on your iPhone taken during your trip, and the app creates a need little...
Dec 28th
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“Schmidt spoke of the emergence of two rival systems which are being brought...”
– Eric Schmidt: Technology Can Change the World
Dec 28th
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“A Dutch gaming company is testing a game called, Pig Chase. It will connect...”
– Use an iPad to Play With Real Pigs — Without the Mess [VIDEO]
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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“The new Dropbox photo upload feature — which is currently available in the...”
– Dropbox Tests Automatic Camera Uploads
Dec 28th
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Easily Move Your Flickr Photos to Facebook →
I’m not planning to give up on Flickr just yet but it never hurts to have a backup.  Plus I’m curious to see how my photos will work in FB now there is the TimeLine.  It’s a pain having things all over the place.  Now I just need someone to do a version that gets from Flickr to G+ then I’ll be fully sorted.  :-)
Dec 28th
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“Amanda Schuster… says she never shops in actual stores after drinking, but...”
– Online Retailers Home In on a New Demographic - The Drunken Consumer - NYTimes.com
Dec 28th
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“(Asahi Beverages) announced yesterday that it will roll out a brand new machine...”
– New Wi-Fi Dispensing Vending Machine
Dec 28th
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“3.7 million new Android devices were activated over the holiday weekend. The...”
– 3.7 million Android devices activated over Christmas weekend | The Verge
Dec 28th
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“Programmers inside the Cabinet Office are designing a new app that will bring...”
– David Cameron ‘to get his own personalised iPad app’ - Telegraph
Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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“an e-book about the value of paper books. It’s almost a film, almost a...”
– The Perfect Story for the Kid Whose Parents Have an iPad - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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“In the early 1950s a company began manufacturing a device called a Hush-A-Phone,...”
– Steven Johnson (steven) > Where Wizards Stay Up Late
Dec 19th
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“Almost a quarter of the European Union’s 500 million people have never...”
– More than 100 million EU citizens have never surfed web | Reuters
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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“Computers track sensor data on operating performance of a jet engine, or slight...”
– The Internet Gets Physical - NYTimes.com
Dec 19th
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““The digital revolution is almost as disruptive to the traditional media...”
– Quote of the year - and the decade… | Media | guardian.co.uk
Dec 19th
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M.I.T. Expands Free Online Courses, Offering... →
infoneer-pulse: While students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay thousands of dollars for courses, the university will announce a new program on Monday allowing anyone anywhere to take M.I.T. courses online free of charge — and for the first time earn official certificates for demonstrating mastery of the subjects taught. “There are many people who would love to augment their...
Dec 19th
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“the Metropolitan Museum of Art has gotten involved. It announced Friday that it...”
– Metropolitan Museum Provides a Trove of Images for Google Goggles - NYTimes.com
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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“Google is also launching a doodle store on Zazzle, where you can get shirts,...”
– Google Launches New Gallery for its Doodles, Opens a Zazzle Store to Sell Them — SiliconFilter
Dec 18th
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“This week Amazon said it had sold more than a million Kindles a week for the...”
– Amazon.com and Jeff Bezos Talk Long Term and Mean It - NYTimes.com
Dec 18th
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“If everything you do needs to work on a three-year time horizon, then you’re...”
– Amazon.com and Jeff Bezos Talk Long Term and Mean It - NYTimes.com
Dec 18th
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“Once something is a successful feature, it can usually no longer thrive as a...”
– Why Google will become Google’s only product - Computerworld
Dec 18th
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“Western Union platform that allows you to perform a virtual duet and produce a...”
– Singing Telegram | AmsterdamAdBlog
Dec 13th
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“Swedish Post (Posten) has launched Christmas Cards on Wheels, a site...”
– Swedish Post Christmas Cards on Wheels | The Inspiration Room  (I love this concept but the darn thing is always closed when I go to see it - it only works 12 hrs a day)
Dec 13th
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“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is the fastest-selling entertainment product of...”
– The new reality: Call of Duty beats Avatar sales record - News - Gadgets & Tech - The Independent
Dec 13th
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“A striking example of availability bias is the fact that sharks save the lives...”
– How to Dispel Your Illusions by Freeman Dyson | The New York Review of Books
Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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“My favourite science joke? There’s a car speeding down the road with...”
– Brian Cox and Robin Ince: two wise men wishing you a merry XXmas | Television & radio | The Guardian
Dec 10th
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“The range of those products was as unusual as the way they were made: an exhaust...”
– 3D printing: The shape of things to come | The Economist
Dec 10th
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“designers, fashionistas and historians — as well as advertisers and the simply...”
– 120 Years of ‘Vogue,’ Online for $1,575
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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“Part of the job of responsible corporate management in the 21st century is doing...”
– Conference on Internet Freedom
Dec 9th
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“when ideas are blocked, information deleted, conversations stifled, and people...”
– Conference on Internet Freedom
Dec 9th
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“markets are in turmoil, politicians are making extremely difficult decisions,...”
– EUROPA - Press Releases - Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Working together to deliver the Digital Agenda Joint annual reception Digital Europe, ETNO and GSMA 7 December 2011, Brussels
Dec 8th