Columbia Engineers Translate Brain Signals Directly into Speech | Zuckerman Institute - 0 views
Strongbow Gold's StartCap - 1 views
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Heineken-owned cider brand Strongbow Gold developed a prototype for StartCap, the world's first digital bottle cap. A tag embedded in the protected cap sets off RFID scanners placed in bars or at events, which then trigger celebratory surprises such as music, water fountains, confetti cannons or, curiously, automatic Foursquare check-ins. The RFID tags connect to an antenna to read a radio signal that communicates with a computer to produce the unexpected wonders. Thus far, StartCap has only been used at launch events in Europe, but an online teaser video is already building buzz.
Knight Announces News Challenge Winners for 2010 | Knight News Challenge - 0 views
Jessica Rovello: A Kindle Obituary - 0 views
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Earlier this week a price war started between Barnes & Noble and Amazon, signaling the beginning of the end of the e-reader.
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Price wars are never a good sign for a market, especially one so young as this
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The iPad has sold three million units in just three months, a number likely comparable to the number of Kindles sold in two years
Marketing: Ad Age Tries Out Shopkick, Collects Kickbucks - Advertising Age - Digital - 0 views
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After taking a few steps inside American Eagle, the phone picked up the inaudible signal emitted from a discreet white box near the ceiling. A green bubble then popped onto the screen announcing I had just earned 75 Kickbucks, Shopkick's proprietary currency. I was also shown various deals, like a 15%-off coupon and a buy-one-get-one-half-off jean and T-shirt sale. Deals served up by Shopkick are redeemed at the register by showing the cashier a code.
Brain-Controlled Telepresence Robot Could Help Physically Disabled People Get Out Into ... - 0 views
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