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Electric Objects, seeking crazy ideas, launches artist in residence program

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by on July 18, 2014 at 11:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Electric Objects, the company behind the EO1 electronic art computer, has announced an artist in residence program designed to generate original art and crazy ideas for the new platform. The EO1, a variation on the electronic picture frame concept, is a wall or tabletop mounted computer that displays your choice of framed art. “Electric Objects is a nice piece of hardware and software, but what really matters is building an ecosystem of artists and developers who see it as a platform for creative expression and distribution,” said Jake Levine, Electric Objects founder and CEO. With 19 days left on its hugely successful Kickstarter campaign, the…

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YouTube for iOS now includes auto-generated playlists

Jul18
by on July 18, 2014 at 10:50 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google

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Google has added its YouTube Mix feature for auto-generated playlists to its iOS app. To be clear, the feature isn’t brand new to the app, but the quiet rollout – as noticed by my colleague Nick Summers – means that it has remained relatively unannounced since launch. YouTube Mix first launched on the desktop in April 2013. Earlier this year, it also appeared in the Android app. The feature compiles an initial 50 videos for content you’re viewing, and can call up another 50 if you need more to watch.       As the amount of videos on YouTube has…

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Twitter will soon give you access to your entire DM history via the iOS and Android apps

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by on July 18, 2014 at 10:35 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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With more and more people using Twitter’s DM (Direct Messages) feature as a chat service, the company is working to upgrade the experience. Today Twitter sent a tweet that should give users of its iOS and Android apps something to DM about: We’re also making an update to the Twitter iPhone and Android apps that will allow you to access your entire DM history. — Twitter Support (@Support) July 18, 2014 Access to your entire history is a great way to keep track of what you’ve said to friends and family without having to launch the social network’s site on…

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Will light field photography replace DSLRs? Lytro’s CEO Jason Rosenthal says yes — eventually

Jul18
by on July 18, 2014 at 7:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Profiles and Interviews

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On July 31, photographers will finally be able to wrap their hands around the Lytro Illum, the world’s first pro-level light field camera. Unlike the DSLRs that everyone is now used to, the Illum lets you create what Lytro calls “living pictures,” derived from the camera’s sensor and lens, specialized software and 3D graphics. Together, these create a novel, immersive visual experience. The most compelling aspect of living pictures is their interactivity. Because the camera shoots images with information on the direction, color and intensity of the light rays, viewers can later shift the focus, tilt, perspective, and depth of field to different subjects in a frame on…

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Why getting out of your comfort zone is hard (but not impossible)

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by on July 18, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, LifeHacks

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This post originally appeared on the Crew blog. You’ve heard people say you need to get out of your comfort zone, right? You need to stretch yourself, they say. It’ll be good for you. Everyone seems to agree with this idea, but what do we actually know about the comfort zone? Aside from the fact that this seems to be true: Okay, but what is the comfort zone really and why should we leave it? Let’s do a little digging to find out. What is the comfort zone? The most scientific explanation of what a comfort zone is relates it to anxiety…

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