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How to instantly get the entire World Cup schedule in your Google Calendar

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 1:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, How-To's

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The FIFA World Cup is only days away and, if you’re just as excited as we are, you’ll want to know when all of the matches kick-off. So here’s a super-quick guide for adding all of the legendary tournament’s fixtures to your Google Calendar account: 1) Open up the web version and hit the arrow icon just next to the ‘Other Calendars’ option in the sidebar. Select ‘Add by URL’ and then paste the following URL into the dialog box: https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/vdmtdcektajkqjk51vvda4ni4k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic 2) Alternatively, you can head to this page and click the ‘+ Google Calendar’ button in the bottom right-hand…

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Google launches new project to preserve street art long after the paint has gone

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Product Updates

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Google has launched a new hub focused on preserving street art which houses a permanent showcase of more than 5,000 different images of artworks from around the world. The company says that by its very nature street art is transient, which means that if you miss it, you miss out. Now, however, the Google Art Project provides access to a some of these artworks online, so you don’t physically need to visit the locations in order not to miss your chance. But don’t worry, you won’t see badly scrawled tags all over the place. For launch, there are more than 5,000 images across 100 different…

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Amazon brings Audible to its Kindle apps to help you switch between reading and listening

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 1:43 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Amazon’s Whispersync for Voice has been around for a while already, letting users switch effortlessly between reading e-books and listening to audio books without losing their place. Thus far, however, users of the Android and iOS apps have required the Amazon-owned service Audible app to make this switch. With today’s updates, however, Amazon is bringing Audible into the main Kindle mobile realm, which means you can now switch immediately between reading and listening with a single tap, without leaving the book. This will be handy for those walking home, for example, who then wish to lie down in bed and…

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Thalmic Labs unveils the final design for MYO, its armband for Minority Report-style motion control

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

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Thalmic Labs is one step closer to unleashing its MYO gesture control armband on the world. The company today revealed the final design for the device, which lets you control and interact with technology using only your fingers and hands. The prior design looked quite bulky, with a solid strap that covered the entire circumference of your arm. In the new version, Thalmic Labs has cut the armband down to “nearly half the thickness” and used a new design that reveals more of your skin. A zigzagging line connects each block in the MYO armband, giving it a futuristic and…

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Twitter brings back hashflags just in time for World Cup 2014 kick-off

Jun10
by on June 10, 2014 at 1:11 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates, Social Media

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Twitter has launched new World Cup-specific features for users today designed to make it easy to keep up with your team’s progress in Brazil . One of the features isn’t actually new, rather it’s the reintroduction of the hashflags feature which was last used for the 2010 World Cup. This option makes it easy to pledge support to your national side across the social network simply by entering a # followed by your three-letter country code (FRA, GER, BRA, etc.). Twitter’s just unlocked its new World Cup feature – from today country codes become hashflags! Shak #COL #ESP #BRA #FRA #GER #daretodream —…

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