Monthly Archives: March 2015

How to Predict a Technology’s Success From What Engineers Say About It

By Jamie Condliffe

Engineers, programmers and technologists are an incredibly clever and talented bunch—but that doesn’t mean they can predict the market. Here’s how you an judge a product’s success based on what they say.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/fZuPFHDc0xA/how-to-predict-a-technologys-success-from-what-engineer-1690739551

      

How to Predict a Technology’s Success From What Engineers Say About It

By Jamie Condliffe

Engineers, programmers and technologists are an incredibly clever and talented bunch—but that doesn’t mean they can predict the market. Here’s how you an judge a product’s success based on what they say.

…read more

Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/fZuPFHDc0xA/how-to-predict-a-technologys-success-from-what-engineer-1690739551

      

Samsung gets neighbors to learn sign language to please deaf man (and make you cry)

By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: In Turkey, Samsung decides to promote its video conferencing service for the hearing impaired and does it in a very touching way.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/444219e9/sc/28/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Csamsung0Egets0Eneighbors0Eto0Elearn0Esign0Elanguage0Eto0Eplease0Edeaf0Eman0Eand0Emake0Eyou0Ecry0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

New Printing Tech Allows the Blind to Touch Priceless Paintings

By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Most people who walk into a major museum and put their mitt on a million-dollar painting are immediately arrested. But in Madrid right now, an unusual exhibit is inviting visitors to touch some of the most famous paintings in the world—so that the visually impaired can experience them, too.

Instead of drawing a line between those that can see and those that can’t, it’s a show that can be seen—and felt—by both. You can read more over at , or check out some images from the show below.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/e7eI_F-r8x4/new-printing-tech-allows-the-blind-to-touch-priceless-p-1690646465

      

New Printing Tech Allows the Blind to Touch Priceless Paintings

By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Most people who walk into a major museum and put their mitt on a million-dollar painting are immediately arrested. But in Madrid right now, an unusual exhibit is inviting visitors to touch some of the most famous paintings in the world—so that the visually impaired can experience them, too.

Instead of drawing a line between those that can see and those that can’t, it’s a show that can be seen—and felt—by both. You can read more over at , or check out some images from the show below.

…read more

Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/e7eI_F-r8x4/new-printing-tech-allows-the-blind-to-touch-priceless-p-1690646465

      

Apple’s iOS 8.2 fixes security bug, pushes Watch app

By Bridget Carey It’s important to download the iOS update, though it also installs an app that might tick you off. Also, learn more about adapters for USB Type-C, and you don’t have to go bankrupt to get a Moto 360 in gold.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/444059db/sc/5/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Capples0Eios0E80E20Efixes0Esecurity0Ebug0Epushes0Ewatch0Eapp0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Apple’s iOS 8.2 fixes security bug, pushes Watch app

By Bridget Carey It’s important to download the iOS update, though it also installs an app that might tick you off. Also, learn more about adapters for USB Type-C, and you don’t have to go bankrupt to get a Moto 360 in gold.

…read more

Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/444059db/sc/5/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Capples0Eios0E80E20Efixes0Esecurity0Ebug0Epushes0Ewatch0Eapp0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Facebook Bans Feeling Fat

By Ashley Feinberg

Had an extra helping at dinner? Downed a pint of ice cream for desert? Inhaled entire sticks of butter to fill the emptiness inside? You probably want a little sympathy for the fact that you now feel like shit. For the love of god, pull yourself together. Facebook doesn’t want to hear it.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/VtkK10yBLDo/facebook-bans-feeling-fat-1690630324

      

Paper notebook uploads to cloud, erases in microwave

By Michael Franco The Rocketbook is a regular paper notebook. But a couple of technological tricks make it easy to electronically back up its contents and erase the pages.

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Source:: http://cnet.com.feedsportal.com/c/34938/f/645093/s/443fd003/sc/4/l/0L0Scnet0N0Cnews0Cpaper0Enotebook0Euploads0Eto0Ecloud0Eerases0Ein0Emicrowave0C0Tftag0FCAD590Aa51e/story01.htm

      

Watching a knife instantly heat up makes me believe in magic

By Casey Chan

Induction forging is probably the closest thing we have on this wee Earth that can be considered magic. Just watch this knife glide through the coils of this induction heater and instantly (instantly!) glow bright red because it got so damn hot. I would stick all kinds of metal through that hole.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/2Rmf-Xvq7YU/watching-a-knife-instantly-heat-up-makes-me-believe-in-1690593046