Innovation

iPhone-Loving Verizon Drops Another Lump of Coal Into AT&T's Stocking

BY Addy DugdaleMon Nov 9, 2009 at 5:45 PM

As the rumors about Verizon getting the iPhone continue to swirl around Cellville, here's another little nugget of conjecture for us all to bask in. Behold the latest holiday ad for Verizon. The creatives have taken us to the ...READ»

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Razorfish's FEED Study: Brands Are the New Celebrity

BY Stephanie SchomerMon Nov 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM

We may sign up to a brand's Twitter feed for the deals, but we're staying for fun.READ»

SPAIN | 1 comment

Spanish Team Goes Ant for Combat, Logistic Algorithm

BY Addy DugdaleMon Nov 9, 2009 at 1:00 PM

In the rock-paper-scissors game of life, nature beats nurture, and here's the proof: A hook-up in Spain between geeks and the military has begot an algorithm for troops' battlefield maneuvers based on the behavior of ant ...READ»

WEB | Comment

What Can Yahoo Learn From Malware?

BY Chris DannenMon Nov 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Search engines would be more efficient if they were decentralized, reports MIT's Technology Review. In other words, they'd be faster if they were run like bot-nets. Bot-nets are networks of zombie computers whose processing resources ...READ»

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Cisco's Collaboration Platform: Facebook for Business?

BY Addy DugdaleMon Nov 9, 2009 at 9:15 AM

Not content with bringing socialism to its boardroom, Flip cams to the family room, and comedic product placements to the nation's TV screens, Cisco has just unveiled a set of Web-based communication products that could put the San Jose company into direct competition with both Google and Microsoft.READ»

BLUE BEAT | 1 comment

BlueBeat's Hank Risan: That's Not the Beatles, It's a "Virtual Cover Band"

BY Tyler GraySat Nov 7, 2009 at 12:30 AM

If you thought that was AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles you streamed for free or downloaded this week for $.25 from BlueBeat.com, it's an understandable error. The music sounded identical to songs by those artists. ...READ»

WINDOWS | 3 comments

Streaming Video? Forget Myka or Roku and Get Windows 7

BY Chris DannenFri Nov 6, 2009 at 5:45 PM

We already know Netflix users are begging for easier ways to get streaming video to their TVs--Xbox, PS3, Roku, and Blu-ray players apparently aren't simple enough solutions. Instead, more and more people watch TV and film on their ...READ»

ADVERTISING | 2 comments

'30 Rock' Ends Product Placement Speculation, Writes Cisco Into Last Night's Episode

BY Tyler GrayFri Nov 6, 2009 at 8:30 AM

Cisco got one hell of a pitch man in Jack Donaghy. Last night's 30 Rock wasn't just notable for the its usual cavalcade of shenanigans, or even the NBC in-house fun-poking (Brian Williams as a stand-up comic? Jack saying something ...READ»

WINE | 3 comments

Grab a Super Big Gulp of 7-Eleven's New $3.99 Vino for the Masses

BY Diane MehtaThu Nov 5, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Now you can pull off the road, pop into 7-Eleven and grab a chardonnay with stone fruit tones or a plum-like cabernet sauvignon, both of which pair perfectly with Go-Go Taquitos or a 1/4-pound Big Bite. 7-Eleven's new brand of ...READ»

VIRAL LOOP | 2 comments

How Gary Vee Crushed His Way to a Bestseller

BY Adam PenenbergThu Nov 5, 2009 at 11:30 AM

How can you assure yourself a bestseller? Become a celebrity. [Viral Loop Chronicles Part 3]READ»

LEARNING | Comment

Can Smart.fm's iPhone App Really Teach You Brain Anatomy?

BY Chris DannenWed Nov 4, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Dozens of to-do apps and voice recorders have allowed the iPhone to serve as a safety net for all the things that slip through our brains, forgotten. But can an iPhone app really help you remember? The creators of a new iPhone ...READ»

BLUEBEAT | Comment

Beatles Label EMI Slaps Former Huffington Post Blogger, BlueBeat Owner With Federal Lawsuit

BY Tyler GrayWed Nov 4, 2009 at 1:00 PM

Get your Beatles downloads from BlueBeat.com while they're hot--as in stolen, according to a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the site and its owner by EMI records, which distributes the Beatles music, in Los ...READ»

BOEING | 2 comments

Full of Jobs, Boeing's Dreamliner Lands in S.C., Will It Ever Take Off Again?

BY Lydia DishmanTue Nov 3, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Significantly larger than a monarch or a moth, Boeing's super-sized aircraft is kicking up a wind that's felt across the country.READ»

COCKPIT GADGETS | 2 comments

In Defense of Laptops, MP3 Players, and Gadgets in Airline Cockpits

BY Kit EatonTue Nov 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM

After a single airliner went ever so slightly astray because its flight crew were using laptops in the cockpit, lawmakers are poised to bring regulations crashing down that forbid almost any kind of gadget being used by pilots. That's ...READ»

TWITTER | 2 comments

Product Review: The Five #Fails of Twitter Peek

BY Dan MacsaiTue Nov 3, 2009 at 1:00 PM

Twitter Peek is slick on paper. It's the first device designed in part by Twitter, for Twitter-ers. And of course it lets you Tweet anywhere, anytime, even without a wi-fi connection. And it comes from the folks behind Peek Pronto, an ...READ»

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Weezer Snuggie: Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Marketing Since the ELO Hockey Puck

BY Tyler GrayTue Nov 3, 2009 at 11:30 AM

For $30, the blue Weezer Snuggie--$50 for the "Snuggie Safari"--comes with a copy of the band's new album, "Raditude."READ»

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Googled, by Ken Auletta

BY Fast Company CalendarTue Nov 3, 2009 at 7:30 AM

"If we solve search," Google cofounder Larry Page told a class at Stanford in 2002, "that means you can answer any question. Which means you can do basically anything." Googled tells the story of the search rocket's relentless ...READ»

SIMON | 1 comment

Simon & Schuster to Sell E-Books by the Chapter

BY Chris DannenMon Nov 2, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Several big-box retailers scared the hell out of book publishers two weeks ago by announcing they'd be selling popular hardcover books below cost. Fearing that the discounts would put permanent downward pressure on book prices, the ...READ»

AUGMENTED REALITY | 6 comments

Put Your Phone Down: Augmented Reality Is Overblown

BY Chris DannenMon Nov 2, 2009 at 10:30 AM

While Layar pushes forward with augmented reality apps and Nokia finds ways to embed AR cameras in our clothing, the rest of us wait breathlessly for a world in which our maps and data are overlaid on what we see, a world in which our ...READ»

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The Car of the Future Is Deep Orange

BY Lydia DishmanFri Oct 30, 2009 at 6:30 PM

With Deep Orange students, instructors and industry-types are getting together to take a vehicle from the white board to the road at Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research.READ»