Android was the main focus at the Google I/O developer conference on Wednesday, with announcements for the Nexus 7 tablet and a strange streaming device dubbed the Nexus Q. Here’s a closer look.
WATCH: Skydivers Stream Live Video from Google’s Connected Glasses
In case you missed the Twitteruption caused by most of the tech press earlier this afternoon, Google demonstrated its wearable, connected glasses (Project Glass) by having a bunch of skydivers jump out of a blimp and land atop …
Think You’re Good at Rock-Paper-Scissors? This Robot Always Wins
Is nothing sacred? It appears robots have moved beyond beating us at bar games to dominating the sacred games of our childhood — in this case, rock-paper-scissors.
There is absolutely nothing you can do to beat this robot. …
Google Unveils $199 Nexus 7 Tablet, New Android Software and More
Google’s day-one keynote from the 2012 I/O developer conference has officially wrapped up. We’ll have plenty of analysis directly from the show, but here’s a quick look at what’s been announced so far (check out pictures of the …
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Liveblog: Google I/O 2012 Day One Keynote
Google’s I/O conference is so jam-packed with news that it features not one but two keynotes. We’ll be at both of them, and will relay the news to you as fast as it happens. Join us here for keynote #1 today at 12:30pm ET …
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Cisco’s New Linksys Router: Making Networking Interesting Again
When I think of Linksys, I think of routers. Wi-Fi routers that sit quietly in a corner, doing their job well and requiring little or no attention from their owners.
That’s certainly a argument in favor of buying Linksys …
A Brief History of Cats on YouTube
According to the New York Times, scientists at Google’s X lab have been hard at work creating a “neural network” of 16,000 computer processors. Once switched on, this virtual brain did what any reasonable human would do: it …
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Atari at 40: Catching Up with Founder Nolan Bushnell
Once upon a time, back in the 1960s, there was a videogame called Spacewar!
It was remarkably ingenious and addictive, and probably would have become a pop-culture phenomenon if it weren’t for its one downside: You could only …
Google I/O Conference: Five Questions I’d Like to See Answered
Google kicks off its annual Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco today.
While the event is ostensibly a place for app developers to get educated about Android, Chrome and related Google products, it’s also a venue …
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Airbnb Gets More Social, Aspirational and Beautiful with Wish Lists
When Airbnb launched in 2008, it was about one thing, and one thing only: Finding a place to stay, such as someone’s spare bedroom, that was cheaper than a hotel.
That wasn’t very glamorous, and neither was the site. And over …
How ReDigi Lets You Resell Digital Music (and Why It’s a Big Deal)
Yesterday I wrote about ReDigi, the digital music storefront where you can sell digital songs you’ve purchased through iTunes (or ReDigi) in trade for credits that let you buy new (or someone else’s used) digital tunes.
The …
Coming Soon: A Softer Approach to Online Piracy
The entertainment industry’s ongoing battle with digital pirates (also known as average Americans) will enter a new chapter this fall as music and movie companies take a more sweeping–but less litigious–approach to dealing with widespread copyright infringement.
via Center for Copyright Information Presents Softer Approach to …