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LittleBits launches a hardware store for user created modules

Sep16
by on September 16, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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LittleBits has been in the business of democratizing hardware prototyping. Today it’s taking another step towards that ultimate goal by launching the bitLab user-created hardware store. If you’ve been using the modular hardware system and can’t find the module (or bit as they’re called) you need, now’s your chance to design and submit your own idea to be voted on by the community. Using the new littleBits HDK (Hardware Development Kit) you can build your own custom bit and share it on the bitLab site. The HDK comes with two Proto Modules (a module that can be programmed to be almost anything),…

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DataFox’s service for tracking private company data goes into beta

Sep16
by on September 16, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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DataFox, an artificial intelligence service that collects data on private companies, has graduated from its public alpha to a beta phase. New features in the beta include a real-time newsfeed, a custom category tree, and collaboration options. The product offers search and automated alert functionality to professionals, such as investors, real-estate brokers and recruiters, that require data on companies and industry sectors. Companies like Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters already offer extensive data services for public markets, but DataFox believes its approach to monitoring private companies is unique. DataFox collects information from news sources, RSS feeds, government filings and social media….

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The Apple Watch won’t kill the Swiss watch industry

Sep16
by on September 16, 2014 at 1:47 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev

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Benzi Rosenski is CEO and co-founder of Torgoen Swiss Watches which specializes in pilot’s watches. He’s a pilot himself, and 30-year veteran of the watch industry. “The Swiss watch industry is in trouble.” That was the prediction from Apple’s design head Sir Jonathan Ive, according to an article by Nick Bilton writing about the future of wearable tech. Ive was so proud of the new Apple Watch, he claimed it will disrupt the Swiss watch industry. Well, the new Apple Watch has now been revealed and I have news for Ive: Swiss watchmakers aren’t so worried. For starters, I’m not…

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Build your own Siri: Api.ai offers voice integration for all

Sep16
by on September 16, 2014 at 1:12 pm
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The team behind Speaktoit, the virtual assistant app for Android, has launched a natural language understanding platform today called Api.ai, which allows developers to voice-enable their apps and devices. Since Speaktoit’s launch in 2011, the company has sought to integrate its natural language understanding technology into various Internet of Things products. Today’s announcement is an extension of this goal, opening the API up to all developers. Ilya Gelfenbeyn, CEO of Speaktoit, says: “Wearables, cars, our homes – we’re starting to know what we want to talk to. Speaktoit wants to aid developers in how we talk to them.” Api.ai promotional…

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FiftyThree’s Paper goes the collaborative route with new Mix platform

Sep16
by on September 16, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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These days, it’s not enough to just create something — increasingly, the creative process involves collaboration, whether it’s simply sharing ideas, or having colleagues or friends directly contribute to a work-in-progress. Whereas FiftyThree’s Paper for iPad is a popular tool for sketching and drawing — helped by its companion Bluetooth Pencil stylus pen — the company is now going the collaborative route with Mix, an online platform that facilitates and encourages artistic viewing and collaboration. Who can use Mix? Just about anyone. Mix, is a website, not an app. It’s integrated with and accessible via Paper for sharing and remixing creations. It’s free to use and all…

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