Wired tells the story of Project Loon, a Google plan to bring the Internet literally everywhere via balloon. Fascinating.
Category: Future
MIT Technology Review shows us where to find the world’s largest innovation clusters – looking for the next Silicon Valley.
More on big-data, and a new app from Monetate that predicts which customers react to campaigns. Fascinating how this is being used. From Venturebeat.
It sounded very “catch all,” but I took a look at this infographic anyway. I’m so glad I did – I knew you could do most of these things with a smartphone but didn’t know exactly what apps were involved. Measuring distance, turning the phone into an instant webcam, turning off the light – here are all of the “smartest” things to do with a smartphone. From BitRebels.
Amazing pictures from GigaOm that show what Wi-Fi actually looks like and how networks propogate in the real world.
Not useful in NYC, the author notes in this article on All Things D. Other challenges noted in the article as well, though conceptually it seems like a great idea –
I really agree with this article from ReadWrite. Hackathons are great, and fun, and sometimes silly. Fantastic for hands on learning, motivation, and brainstorming to solve problems. And once in a while, I see something great created. This article tells a few stories about successes.
MIT Tech Review – still some of the most thoughtful articles around. This one is on wearable tech – Google Glass in particular but can apply to any. “When used mindfully, wearable technology can enhance our abilities significantly.” And I agree, there will definitely be uses, as augmented reality has not been easily accessible before now. But also, “it’s a great myth that people can multi-task without any loss in quality.” It will be an ongoing argument – this is an insightful piece discussing both the pros and cons.
Google Translate is amazing, but it only works with text. Imagine if it worked for real time conversation – translating “simple conversation across language barriers.” Allowing a single, universal language via technology. Incredible. Article on TechCrunch.
Workplace Learning in the Digital Age 