Páprica EndeavorBrasil Digital Drops - Um dos Melhores Blogs de Tecnologia e Gadgets do Brasil. Textos para Reflexão MIT World | Distributed Intelligence [the next idea] BlindMaps: City Navigation for visually impaired People In an interview Markus Schmeiduch, winner of the category [the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant of the Prix Ars Electronica 2014, talks with us how BlindMaps came into being and why submission for Prix Ars Electronica prize consideration was the next logical step for him. Has technology become too intrusive? As a juror in search of [the next idea], futurist Alexander Mankowsky is right on his home turf. Exciting, Inspiring Ideas A grant designed to foster the development of innovative ideas with great future promise—the competition to select this year’s recipient of „[the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant“ is one of the 2014 Prix Ars Electronica’s six categories. Terms like urban farming or urban gardening have been around already for a while. Afsnit I – Innovation Competition Open High Resolution Stereolithography, For Everyone Stereolithography has been around for years. Air Project NanoLeaf SolePower Minsky
Open Culture Airbnb and Uber Face Some Harsh Realities Airbnb and Uber are maturing startups both facing some hard realities as they grow. While they have found a loyal and happy user base, they are facing tough resistance from not just the taxi and hotel industries they are disrupting, but also political and social resistance from quarters they probably never imagined when they started their businesses. In Europe and the US we are beginning to see a backlash against the sharing economy idea. Just last week for instance, San Francisco floated some changes to proposed rules surrounding Airbnb rentals and a group of housing activists who are tired of seeing apartments converted into long-term Airbnb rentals aren’t happy about it. Meanwhile, Uber, which offers a creative alternative to traditional taxi service by eliminating the dispatcher and allowing Uber users to find drivers close by using their smartphones, has run into a labor problem it might not have considered. Featured Image: Creative Common HQ/Flickr UNDER A CC BY 2.0 LICENSE