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Google Naps: a parody of Google Maps that helps you find the best places for a snooze

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 5:48 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables

Google Maps helps you find your way, but Google Naps — a parody based on the popular mapping service — is helping you discover the best places for a snooze. A group of Dutch users created Google Naps to uncover “the world’s coziest and coolest places to take a well-deserved nap.” These napping spots, which include Portugal, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil and all four corners of the US, are shared by fellow users. To avoid being called out for the blatant ripoff of Google Maps, the Dutch founders have left a message on the Naps tool for Googlers: Hello,…

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Microsoft teases Kinect’s refreshed look for Windows v2

Mar28
by on March 28, 2014 at 4:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, kinect, Windows

In November last year, Microsoft started delivering Kinect for Windows v2 Developer Preview kits to developers — building up expectations for the next-generation version of Kinect to land soon. Today it took the wraps off the hardware’s final look. The sensor is pretty similar to the Kinect for Xbox One, but it says “Kinect” on the top panel while the Xbox Nexus — the green “X” — has been dropped in favor of a simple power indicator. In the meantime, the hub accepts three connections: the sensor, USB 3.0 output to PC, and power. Microsoft notes that the power cables will differ according…

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