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It may seem like an odd market to tackle, but even among young kids, tablet use is growing. A Nielsen study from earlier this year found that 70 percent of children aged 12 and under who live in a household with a tablet use said tablet. At the same time, just 15 percent were said to have used them for communicating with friends and family. That low number could provide a significant opportunity, should the right product arrive that manages to make communication functions more appealing to the tween and under 12 set.

 U.S. Army is partnering with the Georgia Tech Research Institute to develop a fully functional sensor suite that could save the lives of soldiers in battle

Remember SnappyTV, the exciting social TV startup that won the award at the first Social TV Summit? The San Francisco based company is growing their advanced editing tools, and it recently announced "VTweets" - the ability to bridge the live video you capture on their platform with tweets. The two major features of VTweets include the ability to instantly select tweets to be highlighted at the appropriate moments within a SnappyTV playlist and the ability to embed playlists within web mobile and second screen environments.

cable companies starting to focus on VOD cordcutters up 23% over the past year

People with hearing loss can register and access a list of upcoming events to choose which you are attending

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streams a special performance live on YT homepage -- he also invited people to tweet questions to his handle with hashtag #AskJimmy

I'm probably over reaching here...but could this be the black swan for the connected living room? Movies, TV, web content, music & games.

another on Xbox originals

Noise-Canceling technology lets you dine in peace, even if it is noisy. Only used in live concert venues before, this is the first time used in a restaurant. 

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burberry's strategy: The flagship, by Burberry's description, has seamlessly integrated technology throughout. Full-length screens wrap the store, transitioning between audio-visual content displays, live-streaming hubs and and mirrors. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips have been attached to certain clothes and accessories so that when a customer approaches one of the screens in a fitting room, specific content - say, information about a bag's stitching and craftsmanship, or a video showing how a skirt was worn on the catwalk - will appear.

Damn, live TV really is doomed.