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La strada e il mobile, l'arte e l'inatteso. Il progetto di Hub09 è un incontro inedito con la Street Art, arte dirompente e evanescente che grazie alla tecnologia può diventare viva, regalare fruizioni nuove e contenuti che vanno oltre… Urban Augmented Reality permette di inquadrare con il proprio smartphone l'opera di uno street artist e di vederla prendere vita in modo inaspettato. Potete scaricare l'applicazione gratuitamente su Apple Store: http://itunes.apple.com/app/hub09-social-tribe/id507118995?mt=8 o Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=hub09&c=apps

An interactive installation made of 21 swings, placed in the city's Quartier des spectacles, allows people to play music by swinging. Each swing plays its own notes, but the key is using them together to trigger unique melodies that only play when swinging cooperatively. That's the idea of the whole project: highlight the importance of doing things together.

"La librairie en ligne de Google a débarqué aux côtés d'Amazon et d'Apple. Et reprend discrètement les commentaires des lecteurs d'autres sites marchands. Une pratique normale ou une anecdote qui cache un petit abus de position dominante ? Enquête."

n this version of education, learning will be free and available to anyone who wants it while operating like a whimsical playground: No one is late for class, failure is not an option, and a lesson looks something like Angry Birds, the physics-based puzzle game that has been downloaded more than 1 billion times. "You want learning to be as much fun as it is to play a video game," says Sebastian Thrun, a Google vice president and Stanford research professor best known for his role in building Google's driverless car.

MinStad, or "MyCity," is a localized version of Google Earth where residents can zoom in and around the city to identify places where better transit access is needed, or where additional housing should go, or even where a dilapidated building should be torn down. With a population of more than 500,000, Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden and it's actively trying to get more of its citizens involved in thinking about how the city should evolve.

Yet there's something intriguing about the concept of augmented reality, the notion of enhancing objects in the real world with virtual sounds and images and additional info. And when Google revealed earlier this year that it was developing glasses that will be part wearable computer, part digital assistant that flashes relevant data right before your eyes, augmented reality (AR) no longer seemed such a digital parlor trick. The geek gods had spoken. In fact, recent analysis by the London firm ABI Research concludes that the next big phase of AR-now largely played out on smartphones and tablets-will be through wearable tech. That's when the technology will become truly functional, when your glasses are able to tell you everything you want to know about the restaurants and stores on the block where you're walking.

It's becoming easier, and more fun to write about esports as it grows. Back when Starcraft 2 was just coming out, I wrote that it was likely to become a big deal. Little did I know. Following the global explosion of that excellent game, League of Legends (LoL) followed, blowing past 30 million players, and adding 'free to play' titles to the mainstream.

City governments, faced with decreased resources after the Great Recession and rising citizen demand for services with increased urbanization, must be able to make better decisions that are informed by data. To put it another way, in 2012, mayors need to start playing Moneyball in government with evidence-based analysis.

"Mobile phones and the rise of broadband means that fewer and fewer people need a landline. The baby bells are feeling the impact and here are two charts that highlight this precipitous decline. Of course, cable guys are doing fine, thanks to triple play offers."

"Music identification and tagging service Shazam has announced a not-insignificant milestone, with users discovering five billion songs, TV shows and ads using the app. Shazam is one of the leading media discovery services, letting users identify the name of a song or artist that's playing on the radio or TV, simply by activating the app on their smartphone. If you're curious, Pink's new song, Blow Me One Last Kiss, marked the five billionth tag."

Video games aren't going anywhere. But where and how we play them has shifted dramatically in recent years, thanks in large part to the smartphone explosion. Sales of physical media are down after a peak in 2008 - no surprise there. But despite the proliferation of apps and digital delivery systems like Steam, Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, discs still drive the majority of the industry's revenue, and consoles remain strong. But tides are slowly turning. In 2011, it was a 69% / 31% split on physical vs. digital downloads.

"The adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) by doctor practices and hospitals is one of the most exciting developments in health - and the iPad is playing a big part. Up till recently, the typical EMR system was a PC-based enterprise software suite deployed in a large, public hospital. But thanks largely to the iPad, EMRs are finding their way into tens of thousands of small to medium medical practices. Today, EMR vendor drchrono is releasing a report about EMR adoption and impact. In a phone interview, I discussed the findings with drchrono CEO Michael Nusimow and COO Daniel Kivatonos."