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Selfies are so 2013. If you’re tired of seeing the same old duck-faced, Instagram-filtered, carefully-angled mirror shots, it’s time to take self-portraiture to the next level. Introducing… the ‘Jelfie.’ You can only imagine what it sounds for. Vooza – a video comic strip about the tech world regularly shares a new video with you lovely TNW readers. Sign up for Vooza’s email list to get exclusive access to more funny videos like this one. Click here to support Vooza (and receive cool rewards).
To understand why it would be a bad idea for Jonathan Ive to design a car, you just have to look at the concept vehicle developed for Ford by his friend and now colleague at Apple, Marc Newson, back in 1999. The Ford o21C was the automobile equivalent of the iMac, a colourful, rounded retooling of a familiar form, only without the practicality. When the latest rumors that Apple is working on a car began, lots of observers were quick to point to it as a starting point for speculation. But the o21C would be awful to look at and…
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Looking for the next tech toy to add to your collection? The Extreme Micro Drone 2.0 is ready for take-off. This compact quadrocopter is perfect for indoor and outdoor flights and complex aerial maneuvers, and can capture it all with its on-board camera! We offered this drone to TNW readers last month, but it sold out so quickly not everyone got a chance, so we’ve brought it back for the holidays. Simply charge up the drone via USB, pick up the remote control, and pilot the Extreme Micro Drone 2.0 as far as 400 feet away and perform 360-degree flips with ease.…
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Short Message Service (SMS), more colloquially known as ‘text,’ is a protocol used for sending short messages over mobile networks. The first SMS was sent in 1992; By 2010, SMS was the most widely used data application, adopted by 80 percent of mobile subscribers. Then, came the rise of the smartphone. Smartphones paved the way for consumers to communicate through a variety of outlets – from email and instant messaging to over-the-top content messaging apps. However, despite the growth in other communication channels, SMS is still widely in use and remains one of the primary channels of communication. Why? Here…
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Once upon a time, the world of talking dinosaurs was restricted to largely forgotten sitcom ‘Dinosaurs’ and irritating purple pal to preschoolers Barney. CogniToys, a new line of toys developed by Elemental Path, is changing that with its first release – a dino whose brain is powered by IBM’s Watson technology. The company is launching the dinosaur on Kickstarter with pre-orders starting at $99.99 and says the toy’s best suited for children aged four to seven. As ever, it’s worth applying some caution when it comes to crowdfunding but Elemental Path does have fairly polished prototypes and videos to show off. It’s set a target of…
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