| Father of the Internet on Tech: 'It Should Just Work' | | Friday, January 04, 2013 9:27 PM | Andrea Smith |
| While thousands upon thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at CES 2013, getting underway just a few days from now, one thing is clear: Without the work of Vint Cerf, we wouldn't be where we are today. Cerf and his colleague Robert Kahn developed TCP/IP, or the computer communication protocol that shaped the Internet's architecture.
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| Art Organizations Say Social Media Plays a Major Role in Operations | | Friday, January 04, 2013 9:11 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Nearly 1,300 art organizations said the Internet has played a major role in today's art world -- from expanding audiences, finding new artists and art appreciators, and even broadening the definition of art itself. The study was conducted by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The organizations surveyed have all received funds from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in recent years.
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| People Meet Their Fatter Selves for Weight Loss Campaign | | Friday, January 04, 2013 8:40 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Just when you think the weight-loss industry has run out of ideas, here's an inspired ad campaign from Medifast that features people interviewing their fatter selves through the magic of video. The ads use video shot in January 2012 and later on in the year when the participants had reached their weight-loss goals. For instance, the video above features Kimberley Vandlen, who lost more than 30 lbs.
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| 5 Predictions for Mobile Tech in 2013 | | Friday, January 04, 2013 7:27 PM | Fran Berkman |
| If denial isn't just a river in Egypt, then mobile isn't just a city in Alabama. And if 2012 proved one thing, it's that there's no denying mobile is the present and future of technology. Sales figures for mobile devices reached new heights in 2012. Market research firm Gartner predicted tablet sales would near 120 million, about doubling the total sold in 2011.
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| This is Why You Can't Access Google Maps on Windows Phone | | Friday, January 04, 2013 6:20 PM | Christina Warren |
| Todays' Internet lesson is simple: rendering engines matter. If you're a Windows Phone 8 user, chances are you are unable to access Google Maps in Internet Explorer. Attempting to access Google Maps from a Windows Phone device redirects the user to Google's main homepage. Earlier this afternoon, this behavior was noted by forum users on The Verge.
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| Late Night With Joe Biden? Petition Calls for VP's Own Show | | Friday, January 04, 2013 5:39 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Anthony Bourdain, Bear Grills, Bobby Flay...Joe Biden? That's right: The latest White House petition getting traction on the social web calls for Vice President Joe Biden to host his own show.
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| How Square's Transparent Office Culture Pays Dividends | | Friday, January 04, 2013 4:05 PM | Emily Price |
| What if you gave your newest employee access to the same information about your company as you do one of your VPs? That's the idea behind the inner-workings of Square, and one that is contributing to the mobile-payment company's success. "Whether it's your first day, or third year at the company, you're given the same amount of information and opportunity to contribute," Kyle Zink, director of experience at Square, told Mashable.
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| Bluetooth Sticker Ensures You'll Never Lose Your Cellphone or Keys Again | | Friday, January 04, 2013 3:45 PM | Andrea Smith |
| We know you've had to call your cellphone more than a few times to try to remember where you left it. And the car keys? They're never where they're supposed to be. StickNFind solves that problem for you. Stick these tiny Bluetooth-enabled, coin-sized discs directly onto an object and then track them through an app. The app basically turns your smartphone into a radar screen so you can track the location of the sticker.
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| Keep an Eye on These Web Design Trends in 2013 | | Friday, January 04, 2013 1:10 PM | Brian Casel |
| Brian Casel is a Web designer and the founder of Restaurant Engine, a web design service made for restaurants. Connect with Brian on Twitter @CasJam. As we roll into 2013, our world of web design and development is changing more rapidly than ever before. For web creators everywhere, living and working on the bleeding edge of design innovation is as exciting as ever.
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| Pull Over, Google: Toyota Has a Self-Driving Car Too | | Friday, January 04, 2013 11:55 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Google is no stranger to competition on the web, but what about on the mean streets of the automated driving world? Because that's exactly what the search giant is about to get. Toyota on Friday released this short teaser trailer for semi-driverless car technology of its own.
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| Amazing Facts That Will Tickle Your Brain | | Friday, January 04, 2013 11:07 AM | Annie Colbert |
| Put on a helmet, because your brain will require some protection after watching this video crammed with mind-blowing facts. AsapScience hits you upside the head with a smack of knowledge. You'll gasp at the massive data transfer numbers contained in a single ejaculation and pick your jaw off the floor after learning the amount of bacteria hanging out on your khakis.
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| App Ends Your Need for a Spare House Key | | Friday, January 04, 2013 10:55 AM | TechNewsDaily |
| Never leave the house without your smartphone? New research is trying to ensure that will take care of your keys, too. A house key app under development for smartphones lets users wave their phones at doors to unlock them. The app, called ShareKey, also will allow its owners to electronically share keys with a houseguest, a plumber scheduled to come in for a fix, or anyone else they like -- and to attach certain limits to that access.
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| Is This Really the Future of the Autograph? | | Friday, January 04, 2013 10:31 AM | Sam Laird |
| Egraphs is a startup that uses digital technology to connect sports stars and fans in a completely new way. Can its new twist on the autograph take off?
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