Cirque inherently understands beauty and wonder.

Wow, there is a LOT of venture capital flowing right now. This bubble is surely going to burst at some point.

Mo money, mo money: https://www.google.com/search?q=million+funding+2014#q=million+funding+2014&tbm=nws

The ability to customize a 3D printed item before you buy it - just by using your browser - is an exciting option, one that takes advantage of 3D printing's ability to economically print one-offs with modest variations.

Hasbro is allowing some My Little Pony fans to license and sell their 3D printed designs through a Shapeways online store. Fans do the design work, Hasbro surely gets to enforce their right of approval before sale in the store, Shapeways manufactures the product. It's definitely a win for Hasbro, they're offloading the work, getting the fans involved, while still protecting the brand.

This weekend's massive $10 million-plus Dota 2 tournament, The International, will air live on ESPN 3. A big step towards gaming as sport in North America.

littleBits is a library of electronic modules (sensors, lights, motors, buttons, etc) that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun.

They seem a bit pricey, though.

This kid taught himself to solder electronics and write code, then designed and built his own open-source smartwatch. All hail the Internet.

Ingress, Google's innovative augmented reality game, has launched on Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, having previously only been available for Android.

Atlanta Maker Faire is coming in October.

New open-source software code edits videos based on keywords from subtitle data.

Late last night, Nest announced its Developer Program: An initiative that's going to allow more than 5,000 developers to tinker and build new Nest functionality. To kick things off, it's launching with a handful of partner-enabled features, from your Benz telling your thermostat when you get close to home to your LIFX bulbs flashing red if Protect detects smoke.