Steve Wilhite, left, received a Webby Award from Tumblr’s David Karp for his invention of the animated GIF format. GIF creator: It’s pronounced “JIF” Steve Wilhite created the Graphics Interchange Format in 1987 at Compuserve He pronounced the issue closed at the Webby Awards And yet, some partisans remain unswayed (CNN) — We can’t settle [...]
A rare Apple 1 computer is to be auctioned for up to $ 400,000. The original Apple was the first computer to be built by the California-based technology company. Up for auction is one of only six surviving “Apple 1″ computers still in working order. The Apple Lisa, from 1983, was produced for only one [...]
The Bare Conductive paint pen contains a non-toxic electrically conductive paint. The pens work the same way as glitter glue pens, and are designed to help people explore elecronics, and learn about circuit making. Bare Conductive’s House Kit contains two paper houses, wired with conductive paint, which light up in the dark. Rather than hiring [...]
Lockheed Martin’s HULC exoskeleton is designed to allow soldiers to carry superhuman loads. Cyberdyne’s HAL-5 suit could take rescue workers into dangerous zones in the future. For now, it is allowing hundreds of Japanese patients suffering from muscle weakness to get around. Kobalabs’ Muscle Suit aims to provide a smart solution for health workers needing [...]
One of the many photos discovered in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornado that struck May 20, 2013. Winds from the tornadoes that hit Oklahoma have scattered items hundreds of miles Photos, cards and letters have been found after storms hit Shawnee and Moore, Oklahoma Facebook pages have been created for people to post items [...]
There’s something addictive about looking at, and in some cases loathing, what rich kids decide to share on Instagram. On Tumblr, the random and humorous win the day Top blogs include pictures of kids crying for silly reasons, actresses with no teeth “Humans of New York” is more poignant, creating a sort of photo census [...]
Early Google Glass wearers are figuring out the etiquette of a face-mounted screen Many owners are constantly fielding excited or paranoid questions from strangers The flickering screen and constant head-touching can be distracting during conversations Some people have started pushing their Google Glass onto their head when talking (CNN) — In recent weeks, Google Glass [...]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched “Reinvent the Toilet Challenge” A group of Caltech student’s won the challenge in 2012 Producer’s note: To put it bluntly, there are not enough proper toilets in the world to keep up with spiraling population growth. Here, we met up with some bright minds on the campus of [...]
Yahoo’s $ 1.1 billion purchase of blogging site Tumblr is the biggest move since CEO Marissa Mayer took over the Web company. Yahoo buying Tumblr is a bid to make its own base younger, cooler Founded in 2007, the site hosts 150 million blogs Animated GIFs saw a comeback on Tumblr There’s lots of porn [...]
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is reportedly in talks to buy blogging platform Tumblr for as much as $ 1 billion. Reports: Yahoo is closing in on a deal to buy Tumblr AdWeek says Marissa Mayer could pay $ 1 billion for the blogging platform Tumblr continues to grow, is strong on mobile and would make [...]
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