iQ MB - Show and Tell

One of my favorite conferences every year is Microconf , because it focuses on small software businesses, which is where my heart and soul is businesswise.

"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible." This was the response from a Yale University professor after reading about Fred Smith's initial idea of forming a reliable overnight delivery service in a computer information age.

After the demise of iGoogle, most users were left with an Internet landing page of frequently visited websites and applications or add-ons from their browser of choice. But it's possible that Google has something else in the works-something that will integrate Android's powerful, contextually aware Google Now with the Internet.

Microsoft and Pizza Hut have partnered up to launch a pioneer app for Xbox Live that will allow users to order from the chain's menu directly through their Xbox 360. The Pizza Hut for Xbox app makes the chain's entire menu accessible to users, who can then build their own customized pizzas and place orders via Kinect motion controls, voice commands or the controller.

Disney used to use Rotoscoping - filming actors performing a scene and tracing over it for animation. A few examples of them using the same footage.

A giant-mantis robot with hydraulic legs has been unveiled by a hobbyist who spent four years creating it. Matt Denton, from Hampshire, estimates his "very expensive toy" has cost him hundreds of thousands of pounds. He says a mining company and a marine research organisation are now interested in his design and he hopes it might be used at science fairs.

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