Kickstarter has no shortage of crappy ideas but this one might really take the cake. Artist Matthew LaPenta just launched a campaign asking for $47,000 to complete poop emoji sculptures in several unique finishes, including copper, nickel, bronze and brass. These 3-inch wide by 2 … | Continue reading
Yelp has officially unveiled its ‘Knowledge’ platform, which is aimed at helping businesses better understand how much we love (or hate) them. In February, Yelp Knowledge was soft-launched with a single partner. At the time, Yelp agreed to license its data to Sprinklr, a marketin … | Continue reading
I loved ‘Final Fantasy VII’ as much as the next gamer, but this FF7-themed Monopoly board game might be a bit much even for diehard fans. Scheduled to come out next April from online retailer Merchoid, there’s little else we know about the format of the board, but you can probabl … | Continue reading
Those worried about Apple’s rumored decision to eliminate the headphone jack on future iPhones have a silver lining to focus on. Cirrus Logic has created a development kit for Lightning-based headphones. The Lightning port is Apple’s all-in-one inlet on iOS devices, and seems to … | Continue reading
Amazon has a new deal for Android users starting July 12. If you’re willing to have your phone bootstrapped with ads, you can get deep discounts on unlocked devices — as much as 50 percent off. The deals For $49.99, you can get something called the BLU R1 HD, which is a basement- … | Continue reading
‘Makers,’ as they’re affectionately known, are often innocent tinkerers that like to take things apart, hack them and put them back together. Drake Anthony is certainly a maker, but his focus on lasers that could probably kill you makes you wonder if he’s more Tony Stark, or Bond … | Continue reading
If you’re designing apps or Webpages for mobile, chances are you sketch ideas out before you commit them to Photoshop (or Sketch!). To help, there’s been an update to a piece of paper (yes, I’m serious). A dot-grid paper meant for iOS design is now ready for current hardware, and … | Continue reading
Facebook lives or dies by its News Feed, so getting it right is crucial. As the company announces a small but significant tweak to its algorithm – showing more content from the friends you care about, and potentially less from pages – it’s also explaining the ‘core values’ that h … | Continue reading
Being your own boss can be an incredibly empowering and rewarding experience, affording you the opportunity to truly march to the beat of your own drum. But only through preparation and training can you develop the skills and techniques required to succeed. That’s what’s provided … | Continue reading
Things have changed with the way big business deals with Africa. Previously a destination for CSR-related activities such as building schools and planting trees, the continent is now very much the investment destination of choice, especially for US tech giants. It’s been quite a … | Continue reading
If you’re a budding entrepreneur, chances are you dream of following in the footsteps of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg. But what about Latin American entrepreneurs Damián Voltes, Lorrana Scarpioni or Leo Prieto? Too often, I hear aspiring entrepreneurs celebrate only … | Continue reading
In January, Uber began trialing a system to use sensors in drivers’ phones to detect if they were speeding or braking too hard, in order to assess whether customers’ complaints about rash driving were warranted. The company announced today that it will begin rolling out more such … | Continue reading
As a kid, I’d developed a reflex action that saw me flip instantly to the comics page in the morning paper to read the daily Calvin and Hobbes strip. You can imagine my pure and unadulterated joy when I discovered massive anthologies of Bill Watterson’s funny, insightful creation … | Continue reading
In the time it took you to read the title of this post 7,257 Tweets were sent. In the time it took you to read the past two sentences 2.916 photos were uploaded to Instagram. Want more? How about this: since you started reading this article 439.880 google searches were done. Ever … | Continue reading
There are all kinds of tools and services to help kids learn to code these days – but what if your child is more interested in building gadgets? The audio experts at Bose have released the BoseBuild Speaker Cube, a system designed to help kids understand how sound works as they a … | Continue reading
Most fans of 90s games will fondly remember System Shock as one of the seminal releases of its time, blending nuanced storytelling with thrilling horror and action in a richly detailed cyberpunk setting. Now, Nightdive Studios is set to resurrect the classic title with a remake. … | Continue reading
✉✋ Quick, decode that. Stumped? That’s because it’s encrypted. Well, sorta. The message, if you were curious, reads: “Encryption Matters,” and it’s part of a project by Mozilla — alongside TODO, an Italian creative agency — to teach Web users how to better understand the math th … | Continue reading
Google collects a ton of information about you. Pretty much everyone who cares about tech knows that, but now the company is looking to make it easier to control the data it has on throughout all your various devices. According to Wired, you’ll soon see a prompt on Google service … | Continue reading
Next Spring, the US Food and Drug Administration will put a new regulations into effect that would force restaurants to post nutrition information for their food menu on the Web. And in a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and University of Pennsylvania, the move could h … | Continue reading
Quirk Ford of Quincy, Massachusetts yesterday sent out an advertisement with art that’s similar to a blatant rip-off of the popular Steam game ‘Firewatch.’ Sidebar: We’ve played the game, it’s awesome. The artwork is truly spectacular, and apparently worthy of stealing, as Quirk … | Continue reading
Twitter is giving businesses a nod today with a new Dashboard app for the Web and iOS. From there, businesses can see what people are saying about them, schedule tweets, or view audience insights. It’s for businesses what Engage is for influencers. First up, businesses can create … | Continue reading
Pinterest has created a way to let you shop across websites via its platform — but check out with a single transaction. Once a place where people pinned items they thought were cool, Pinterest has slowly morphed into a powerful shopping engine. A new ‘shopping bag’ feature lets y … | Continue reading
Ride sharing just got a bit easier. ‘Alexa, ask Lyft to call a Line to work’ is now all you need to do to get a ride to anywhere using Amazon’s assistant, Alexa. “We’re thrilled to be working with Lyft on the launch of their new Alexa skill. On-the-go Alexa customers can now ask … | Continue reading
Taking dead aim at Pocket, Facebook is releasing a ‘Save to Facebook’ extension for the Chrome browser as well as a new ‘Share’ extension. Launched at F8 , the Save button lets you tuck articles away on Facebook to read later on. It’s great for those times you simply don’t have t … | Continue reading
Of all Facebook’s good design choices, the ‘like’ button remains an example of a bygone design era. That’s all changing though: Facebook has updated to Like button. Instead of the familiar ‘f’ and a bubble telling you how many likes a post has, the new button integrates the famil … | Continue reading
It seems everyone wants to have their own speed test nowadays. A month after Netflix launched fast.com, Google is trying out a way for people to check your internet speed by simply typing “check internet speed” into search. Looks like Google is testing their own internet speed te … | Continue reading
Just in time before your summer vacation, Motorola has announced that US customers can soon buy its new budget Moto G4 smartphone for $199. The phone comes unlocked so you can use it with any carrier within the states or internationally. It comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and … | Continue reading
Microsoft has today announced that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update – the largest ever update to Windows 10 – will be available to the general public on August 2. The blog post didn’t provide any new details other than the headline with the date date, so it’s likely it was poste … | Continue reading
Barely two decades into its immersion in our everyday lives, the internet is the Wild West wonderland of all-access excitement. But with virtually unlimited access to knowledge and entertainment comes great risk, especially if your personal data isn’t secured with a Virtual Priva … | Continue reading
Virtual reality is finally taking off, and modern technology is allowing users to skip the ultra-expensive visual contraptions in favor of a simple mechanism to utilize the screen on your smartphone! The Virtual Reality Box Headset builds on Google’s ‘Cardboard’ technology to del … | Continue reading
A few months ago, we reviewed the Here active listening system by Doppler Labs. If you’re not familiar, they are a pair of earbuds that could tune out specific sounds from your world (like a wailing baby), or help you tune into other ones (like the bass guitar at a live concert). … | Continue reading
Amazon’s introducing an update to the Kindle and its apps to bring a new feature that should please readers who like to skim through a book, or can’t withstand the suspense and want to skip over a few pages. Self-explanatorily named Page Flip, the feature lets readers hold a page … | Continue reading
Alexa is learning. Alongside a redesign of its ‘skills’ section in the Alexa app, Amazon is letting users tell Alexa what they want her to learn. In the Alexa app, the skills section now has categories like ‘lifestyle’ or ‘smart home’ to choose from. In those categories are skill … | Continue reading
Facebook knows an awful lot about its users, which is great for the company. The vast trove of data which includes your personal information, contacts, city of residence and taste in music helps Facebook target relevant ads to you and make tons of money in the process. By learnin … | Continue reading
With the rise of mobile shopping and conversational commerce, building a strong social media following has become an absolute must. But doing it right requires time, content, and most important of all, strategy. Gary Vaynerchuk – prolific angel investor, best-selling author, and … | Continue reading
Ever find yourself aimlessly surfing the web when you really should be working? You probably lack a clear idea of what tasks to work on next and in this day and age distractions are just a click away. Well, you’re not alone. This has happened to me countless of times, which is wh … | Continue reading
Tired of landing on dodgy sites every time you look up song lyrics? Me too. Luckily, Google is doing something about that. The search giant has inked a deal with Toronto-based LyricFind to source and show lyrics right in search results. It’s available from today in the US and sho … | Continue reading
Ever wish your favorite NES games from the 80s and 90s were in 3D? No, not like some cheesy remake, but with all their beautiful 8-bit pixels intact? You should definitely try 3DNES, a new emulator for Windows. It’s built in Unity and works like other emulators that let you play … | Continue reading
Between sourcing vehicles, securing an appropriate location and actually filming them, car commercials can be pretty expensive and labor-intensive to shoot. Creative agency The Mill, which has worked with automakers like BMW, Honda and Chevy, aims to make it easier to create cont … | Continue reading
Nobody really needs a Game of Thrones-themed Xbox One. But it sure would make for a hell of a conversation starter, especially when you consider the fact that Microsoft is only ever making three of them. The limited-edition console, which commemorates the sixth season of HBO’s in … | Continue reading
Adult Swim is deputing a new show — Brad Neely’s Harg Nallin Sclopio Peepio — on July 10. If you want to catch it before the premiere, you can view the entire first episode on your favorite six second 140 second streaming platform, Vine. I just watched an adult swim show on vine. … | Continue reading
Amazon’s ‘Dash’ button is one of the best examples of a cool theory that feels futuristic but actually sucks in practice. It doesn’t seem to matter though, the online retailer is making a big push for more brands to get on board by reportedly adding dozens of new ones to the push … | Continue reading
Do you know how hard it is to land a SpaceX rocket in the ocean on a barge? No, you don’t. Nobody does except SpaceX — but you could recreate their efforts with a drone and a swimming pool, if you wanted to. One enterprising soul did just that, strapping what looks like a used(?) … | Continue reading
Google Maps isn’t getting new features, but it’s about to look way prettier. Google is rolling out sharper, more seamless satellite imagery to the tool. The update includes photos from Landsat 8, designed by NASA and the United States Geological Survey, which launched into orbit … | Continue reading
Facebook is launching a neat little update today that’s long overdue: Slideshows. If you’ve taken more than five photos or videos in the last 24 hours, Facebook will pre-make a video for you and pop it up to the top of your News Feed. You can then customize the clip to your likin … | Continue reading
Windows 10 is nice and all, but Microsoft’s been criticized for what some see as an overly aggressive upgrade campaign. At least one woman is getting her dues after an unwitting upgrade, however. Teri Goldstein was paid $10,000 by Microsoft last month after a judge ruled in her f … | Continue reading
Finding parking in a city usually sucks, but a new report claims Google is trying to make it more like reserving a hotel room — replete with fluctuating pricing. According to The Guardian, Google is trying to make its Flow cloud software available beyond Columbus, Ohio, and integ … | Continue reading
Rolls-Royce has an eye on the future. While best known for making some of the most desirable automobiles in existence or providing the motor that propels your flight through the air at 30,000 feet, the English company is now looking to take on the high seas and disrupt an industr … | Continue reading