Archive for the 'Technology' Category

May 18th, 2012

Video :: @CPUvCPU picks Chelsea FC over Bayern Munich in Champions League Final

Chelsea v Bayern Munich. Champions League Final. Who does the computer pick? CPU v. CPU uses gaming solutions to predict outcomes of big games. Then they do a comical sportscaster thing over the top. They post them to yt, fb, twit, etc... and they are really good at it. CPU v. CPU used FIFA 12 to predict the outcome of the game. Earlier in the day ...
May 15th, 2012

Instagram Socialmatic Concept Camera

  I don't need to tell you how popular Instagram is these days. And since the announcement that Facebook is buying them for a cool $1 billion, they have garnered even more attention. I for one use the app quite a bit and it has become a part of my daily life. But what if they took this a step further and created a physical Instagram camera? ...
April 27th, 2012
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FIFA announces second phase plans to test goal-line technology including live matches

via fifa: Between 10 May 2012 and the beginning of June, EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) will test both systems with the following aim: to rigorously assess the reliability and accuracy of each system, as well as how robust the technology is. The IFAB have confirmed the second test phase will be comprised ...
April 26th, 2012
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Twitter :: Barcelona v. Chelsea breaks #Twitter record

image source On Wednesday Twitter announced that Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal second-leg match between Barcelona and Chelsea broke the tweets-per-second record for a sporting event. According to the social networking site the activity during the game peaked at 13,684 messages per second. That many tweets/second beat the previous record ...
April 25th, 2012
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Real Madrid’s @Kaka becomes first athlete to top 10 million followers on #Twitter

image via @KAKA The Real Madrid midfielder on Wednesday became the first athlete to amass 10 million followers on the social networking site, joining an elite group which previously contained mostly musicians. We are already 10 million !!! Thank youuuuu. To celebrate I'll make a twitcam. Soon I´ll send an update about the schedule. Tks !! ...
April 4th, 2012
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Trailer Video :: “Project Glass” – Google x Augmented Reality

In today's edition of: "You know, there is a reason those guys are billionaires" I present to you Google's Project Glass... From google on youtube: We believe technology should work for you — to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don't. A team within our Google[x] group started Project Glass to build this kind of ...
March 27th, 2012
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“Black SMS – Protected Texts” … Sound like something you would be interested in? [Video]

via mashable Need to keep your texting secret? Black SMS is an app that works with iMessage to password protect your texts and make them appear as black bubbles. *How am I just finding out about this right now? We have all said that something like this is needed. And they are on version 2.0 already? Shouts out to Tyler Weitzman on this ...
March 27th, 2012
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Trailer :: The VIP Fridge Magnet aka THEE Greatest Idea of all time!!! (Well, second to bikini’s)

*There are good ideas. There are great ideas. and then there are "That is a GREAT FU**ING idea." This qualifies in the GFI category. An American pizza joint near me needs to steal this idea, and they needed to steal this idea yesterday. What the VIP (pizza) Fridge Magnet does, is exactly what you think it does... You want pizza, you go the magnet on ...