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The tragic death of 22-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown this week, along with the memory of the drug-related death of her mother and acclaimed performer Whitney Houston, is a painful reminder of the severity of drug addiction and its potential to cross generations. Though the process of overcoming addiction is a personal one, this generation and those ahead may have some new, innovative options to help with recovery — due to technology and the mobile app phenomenon. App support What can an app do in the face of addiction? Addiction has a complex range of influences, including biological, psychological, and social…
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A little over a week ago, Amazon announced it was opening up its Alexa voice assistant – the technology behind the Echo – for use by third parties for free. Now developers can finally start integrating the technology into their own software and devices with a preview of the Alexa Voice Service. AVS is essentially a collections of tools, support documents, APIs and sample code to get you started on integrating the voice assistant into your software, or even a device of your own. Amazon says developers can add AVS to their devices in “just a few hours,” and that no…
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The Turing Phone made headlines when it was announced back in April thanks to its eccentric design, ‘liquid metal’ construction and high-security premise. You can now put in a reservation to make sure you get the storage and color scheme you were vying for. To be clear, you can’t actually pre-ordering the device. If you follow the steps on Turing’s website, you’ll be asked for your color scheme and storage choice, and then for your name, email address, phone number and city. You’re never asked for your billing information. Once you fill out the form, Turing will send you an email…
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Morning runs every day for a month. Learn to code by July. Whatever you swore to do and then…well… didn’t, stop feeling guilty and do something about it. Here, we reveal five books that teach you exactly how to build your willpower and get things done. Even with the best of intentions, we don’t always make the choices that are best for us because we’re simply not rational beings. The warring halves of your mind, hedonist and drill sergeant, are constantly grappling for power. Whether or not you get to bed at a reasonable hour, eschew the frozen brownie sundae, or…
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