(Credit: MIT Media Lab)Multiscreen setups for PC gaming aren’t new, but MIT Media Lab’s Infinity-by-Nine system may take the idea to a whole new level.The system generates real-time blurred pictures of a video and then projects th…
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Rock, paper, scissors robot can’t be beaten
It’s only got three fingers to your five, but it’ll still beat you every time.(Credit: Video screenshot by Tim Hornyak/CNET)In case you were in any doubt about the superiority of robots to humans, Japanese researchers have unleash…
Microsoft: Tablet sales to outpace desktops in 2013; but will they?
So how many desktops will be sold next year?(Credit: Acer)Microsoft seemingly believes that tablet sales will outpace desktops next year. But that might not actually be the case.Speaking today at the TechEd Europe conference in Am…
Facebook Will Soon Have a Billion Users: Should You Care?
How many users does Facebook really have? And does it matter? We take it as gospel at some point this summer Facebook will cross the billion-user mark, but rarely do we stop and note that the milestone comes with the “according t…
Death to email! And meetings, too. Asana’s new inbox takes aim at “work about work”
If you really want to get Justin Rosenstein going, ask him what he hates about work.The bearded engineer (pictured) used to work at Facebook; he left in 2008 to co-found Asana, a startup that aims to put a stop to “work about wor…
Iain MacDonald Of SkillPages [TCTV]
Skillpages is ‘one place on the web’ to find skilled people. The idea is that you find people who can do jobs for you that you share a mutual friend with, or perhaps worked at the same company or went to the same school. It bri…
Iain MacDonald Of SkillPages [TCTV]
Skillpages is ‘one place on the web’ to find skilled people. The idea is that you find people who can do jobs for you that you share a mutual friend with, or perhaps worked at the same company or went to the same school. It bri…
Clipix Wants To Be A Pinterest For The Real World
Does the world really need another visual bookmarking service? After all, we already have Pinterest and all of its clones. Clipix, however, believes that it has found a way to differentiate itself from the competition. The service, …
Rafter Scoops Up HubEdu To Help It Challenge The Textbook Industry
Rafter, a new edtech company formed from the rebranding of popular textbook rental service (and Chegg competitor) BookRenter, announced its first-ever strategic acquisition this morning. The lucky acquiree? HubEdu: A young, San Dieg…
Rafter Scoops Up HubEdu To Help It Challenge The Textbook Industry
Rafter, a new edtech company formed from the rebranding of popular textbook rental service (and Chegg competitor) BookRenter, announced its first-ever strategic acquisition this morning. The lucky acquiree? HubEdu: A young, San Dieg…
Does size matter? Over-the-ear vs. in-ear headphones
The Thinksound ts02 and Audio Technica ATH-WS55 headphones(Credit: Steve Guttenberg)Since in-ear headphones sit in or near the ear canal, they don’t interact with the pinna, the bends and curves of the outer ear that direct sound …
Amazon Marketplace merchants complain of competition with…Amazon?
Amazon’s Marketplace has been a boon for third-party merchants looking to sell their products online. But according to a new report, it’s not always fun working with the online retail giant.The Wall Street Journal is reporting tod…
Amazon Marketplace merchants complain of competition with…Amazon?
Amazon’s Marketplace has been a boon for third-party merchants looking to sell their products online. But according to a new report, it’s not always fun working with the online retail giant.The Wall Street Journal is reporting tod…
Can The Bizzabo App Crack The Messy Conference Networking Problem? Maybe.
A number of companies have tried to crack the problem of having an app at a business conference which allows you to connect to the people around you, see the agenda and make business connections. So it’s encouraging to see the off…
Microsoft takes a reduced antitrust fine in Europe, still over $1B
Europe’s second-highest court has upheld a massive antitrust fine against Microsoft for hindering competition, but it lowered the fine slightly by €39 million to €860 million ($1.1 billion), according to the Associated Press…