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Microsoft will award HoloLens kits to five US universities

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by on July 7, 2015 at 11:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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If you are a non-profit university or academic institution with a lust for virtual reality, you could be in luck. Through its Academic Research Request for Proposals, Microsoft will award five US universities or educational institutions with $100,000 and two HoloLens kits a piece. These will be unrestricted gifts in order to fund the winning proposals. Awards are limited to accredited, degree-granting non-profit universities or a research institutions. The awards are intended as seed-funding for larger initiatives, proofs of concept or demonstrations of feasibility. The funding is for one year only and Microsoft advises those who receive it to consider it as one component…

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Slack now supports multi-racial emoji

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by on July 7, 2015 at 9:50 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Emoji on Slack are about to get more diverse: the platform now supports different skin colorations for emoji. The trend towards including more racially diverse emoji began with iOS 8.3, which allows you to select different skin tones for emoji’s with a long-press. The approach is slightly different on Slack, however. Currently, the different skin tones are limited to only some emoji, mainly those that appear more humanoid or featuring hands. To try them out, just start typing the emoji commands, and you’ll see a list of the various options you can select. It’s not the most convenient method, but…

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Palette lets you edit your photos with physical knobs and sliders

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by on July 7, 2015 at 9:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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Palette has launched a new photo editing controller, designed to enhance photographers’ editing workflow by substituting the precision of physical buttons and dials for common onscreen interfaces. The device — two years in the making and derived from a Kickstarter project — is a modular system that features snap-together, magnetically connected sliders, dials and buttons that enable a faster and more precise and tactile editing job via physical touch. The idea is that hand-coordinated controls provide a more engaging experience, complete with the ability to customize the layout, function and color of the modules so they better fit with an individual artist’s workflow and chosen…

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Han Solo is getting his own movie made by the directors of ‘The Lego Movie’

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by on July 7, 2015 at 8:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

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Han Solo is finally getting his own movie. We don’t know much about what to expect other than that it will focus on Solo’s backstory, but there’s some real talent behind it. The film will be helmed by the co-directors of ‘The Lego Movie’, Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. And no, it won’t be about a brick-form Solo and Chewbacca. Other names include father-and-son team Lawrance and Jon Kasdan writing the screenplay. Father Kasdan is best known for writing and directing ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, as well as co-writing the screenplays for ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, ‘Return of the…

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27 ways to be happier at work

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by on July 7, 2015 at 5:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, life hacks, LifeHacks

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The spaces in which we work and the people we work with make up most of our lives. Why, then, is happiness viewed as a distant outcome rather than an enduring prerequisite? Whenever I meet someone who expresses love or hate for his or her job, I immediately interrupt and ask why. What ensues is either enthusiastic explanations or frustrated rants, revealing patterns for what produces happiness at work and what hinders it. The elements of what people seek in the workplace are becoming so obvious—backed by science, psychology, philosophy, and stories told by managers and leaders—it makes me wonder…

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