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—Vladimir Propp, Morphology of the Folktale At the end of a week filled with product launches and press conferences, it’s hard not to compare those marketing events. Without even talking about the products, some were much more compelling than others. And it all comes down to the story that you tell, as a company. Failing at that task will greatly endanger your product. Over the past few days, I had the chance to watch and write about iPad mini‘s keynote, attend Samsung’s Galaxy Note II launch event in New York, and go to Microsoft’s Windows 8 conference (and its secret Surface conference). FaceSubstitute Is The Coolest (And Creepiest) Thing You’ll See This Week. Ready for your semi-regular reminder that technology is freakin’ amazing?
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In case you want to know about your mood. If you've ever been confused about how you're feeling, and it happened to be the 1970s, you could always count on the mood ring. The jewelry fad claimed to read wearers' levels of anxiety or ebullience by measuring body temperature. Today there's a more reliable—but equally far-out—app that performs a similar function: the clmtrackr, a new emotion-analysis tool created by a Norwegian computer scientist named Audun Øygard. Buscar - Vexia.eu. 15 Nerd-tastic Robots from CES 2014. Ozobot Is a Smart Robot That Plays Games With You. LAS VEGAS — Ozobot, a game-playing robot, wants you to get physical with digital games — and it could be on to something.
According to a recent study by the Entertainment Software Association, more than half (58%) of all Americans play video games, which may lead some to believe that fewer people are playing physical board games. On the other hand, the same study says 34% of online gamers play puzzles, board games, game shows, trivia and card games, which suggests many still yearn for some old-school gaming.
This Wearable Gadget Zaps You to Stand Taller. LAS VEGAS — Lumo BodyTech announced during the 2014 International CES show a small gadget that nudges you to stand up straight.
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How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses. In 2009, scientists from the University of Louisville and MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences conducted a study of 48 children between the ages of 3 and 6. The kids were presented with a toy that could squeak, play notes, and reflect images, among other things. Mystery Tome. The image above – click here for a larger version – is from a book called the Voynich Manuscript. We Watched the Ghosts of Google Street View Come to Life. Crickets audio recording slowed way down by acornavi.