Isn’t it cute: a tiny black box with sleek, chrome-grille sides that looks a little like Apple’s Mac Mini, you know, if you pinch out the corners and squint.
5 Notable Tech Tangibles from South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive
The Interactive portion of South by Southwest wrapped up on Tuesday. From 3D printing to robot baristas to talking shoes, here are some of the tangible tech-infused highlights from the show.
Viewpoint: Cory Booker Wins South By Southwest (SXSW) — How a Mayor Conquered America’s Biggest Tech Festival
Our time had expired, I was getting the “wrap it up, now!” signal from the volunteers charged with keeping the tech festival moving, and yet I knew the moment Mayor Cory Booker nearly vaulted out of his chair for one final …
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GetGoing: Cheap Flights for People Who are Willing to Take a Gamble
A new site makes you pick two destinations, then chooses one at random.
South by Southwest (SXSW): Needly Brings WYSIWYG to Website Building
A veteran entrepreneur previews a do-it-yourself site-building tool which he says has been his dream for years.
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South by Southwest (SXSW): MoviePass, a Movie Subscription Service — for Theaters
A new service lets film fans go to the movies as often as once a day, for one monthly charge.
We’re Ready for ‘Always Online’ — SimCity Wasn’t
I can’t help but feel bad for EA Maxis. This is SimCity we’re talking about, one of EA’s flagship properties. Let it be an object lesson to others: You can’t do this stuff half-baked.
3G PlayStation Vita Prices Are Falling
Something funny’s going on with Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld.
Headphones Control Music with Swipes Instead of Buttons
These headphones let you control music playback and volume by swiping your finger along one of the earpieces.
NUIA EyeCharm Promises Eye Tracking on the Cheap
Germany-based 4tiitoo is working on the NUIA EyeCharm, a $60 eye-tracking attachment for Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller. The product seeks $100,000 in funding from Kickstarter.
Before You Drop Money on Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar…
I don’t mean to sound like a curmudgeon, except yes I do: Being Richard Garriott isn’t enough to persuade me to hand someone cash to make a game.
The Quantified Self Evolves: A South By Southwest (SXSW) Vision of How Gadgets Will Teach Us About Ourselves
How do we go from nifty wearable gadgets to the dawn of a new cultural mindset? I have no idea – but I’m pretty sure someone at South By Southwest will figure it out.