Apple is continuing its push into the renewable energy realm with a $55 million investment in a 100-acre, 17.5 megawatt solar farm. As the Hickory Record reports, the North Carolina city of Claremont has given the project the go-ahead, and is expected to take around five years to complete. This is Apple’s third solar farm in Catawba County. ➤ Hickory Record [via Cult of Mac]

If your job or hobby requires you to take screenshots on your Android device, you might want to check out Pullshot. In a nutshell, Pullshot automatically recognizes screenshots and gives you direct and easy access to them. But it’s more than that, it also lets you select individual shots and re-organize them into named-folders. Alternatively, you can simply choose which ones you want to share and send them directly to Dropbox, Gmail, Flickr, or any other compatible application. There are other similar-ish apps out there already. ShotDrop for example is a really useful way of sharing screenshots automatically…
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Hardware startup Normal today launched (US-only) its line of custom 3D-printed earphones that you order using an app to take photos of your ear. Finding a comfortable pair of one-size-fits-all earphones is a difficult task. Headphones tend to be more forgiving since they’re not actually inside of you, but earphones that stay in when exercising without also giving you a headache are another thing altogether. To pre-order a set of Normal earphones, you’ll need to download the firm’s iOS or Android app, as there’s currently no Web shop. The app will help you take a series of photos as you turn…
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Are you at the edge of your chair awaiting the premiere of Game of Crowns, Bravo’s new beauty pageant reality show? Even if you’re not, Aviary, the photo editing app, offers a way to pass the time productively — doll up your visage to look just (or somewhat) like the show’s bronzed, botoxed, bejeweled, high-heeled, cutthroat contestants. All in fun, of course. Aviary‘s new Game of Crowns free sponsored content pack, available via a partnership with the Bravo network, coincides with the show’s premiere on 7/13. Targeted to the program’s fans, new tools available for the app let you apply special effects like botox…
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a terrible, terrible term but what it represents is a world of inter-connected devices and smart living, a world where every light bulb can have its own IP-address, if we so wish. However, developing proprietary technology so that all our previously dumb devices can connect to the cloud (and potentially, each other) takes time and money that fledgling businesses or spirited designers usually don’t have. This is what Spark‘s operating system (OS) for the IoT comes in. Essentially, it’s a full stack of technology for novices to enterprise pros that allows users to start building…
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