Flickr accounts upgrade to 1 TB of storage

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Yahoo redesigns Flickr, adds 1 terabyte of free storage and more – TechSpot.

Get 1 TB free or spend $499/year for 2 TB. Wouldn’t it be easier just to sign up for a 2nd or 3rd free account using another email address?

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Unknown Mathematician Proves Elusive Property of Prime Numbers

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Very cool: Unknown Mathematician Proves Elusive Property of Prime Numbers | Wired Science | Wired.com.

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More free Wi-Fi in parks

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Good or bad, it’s coming: More free Wi-Fi in parks – MuniWireless.

And it also provides away to offload bandwidth intense applications from cellular networks to small WiFi networks.

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Software Out, Hardware Start-Ups In

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Software companies are so last decade. Instead, venture capitalists are looking to hardware companies for investment opportunities and the next big wave of innovation.

via Software Out, Hardware Start-Ups In.

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3D printing poised on the edge of the mainstream

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Even for consumers: 3D printing poised on the edge of the mainstream photo gallery | VentureBeat.

Related question: But what about 3D photography and video? Truth is, 3D photography is too cumbersome for most consumers.

Every time I am out shooting 3D photos or video I am asked a lot of questions about how to do 3D.  Consumers are interested.

But the technology is not yet sufficiently usable … there’s not much in the way of 3D cameras, good 3D requires post processing on the computer, and then how do you view 3D photos? Further, pretty close to none of the 3D cameras have high end features – they are all low end point and shoot. Yet in 2D photography, high end cameras are where the market is growing and money is to be made.

We end up with the wrong cameras, post processing and viewing problems. Is there any wonder 3D has not taken off? This is all fixable but we are not there yet.

3D Printers, on the other hand, look to be on  path towards simple usability. Download designs from the Internet and print and go. More sophisticated users can use CAD software to design their creations. 3D Printers are going to be a good market, eventually. And for now, its a hot field with great growth opportunities.

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Top Smartphone operating systems as of 1Q 2013

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Android and iOS Combine for 92.3% of All Smartphone Operating System Shipments in the First Quarter While Windows Phone Leapfrogs BlackBerry, According to IDC – prUS24108913.

  • Android – 75%
  • iOS – 17.3%
  • Windows Phone – 3.2%
  • Blackberry – 2.9%
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Georgia Tech: Online M.S. in computer science for $7,000

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Disruption:

Georgia Tech announced yesterday that it is teaming up with Udacity, one of the leading providers of massively open online education, to offer a full graduate program in computer science. For a mere $7,000 dollars—or 1/6 the cost of the equivalent program offered on campus—students who meet the prerequisites can fulfill the requirements of a master’s degree entirely through open courseware.

via Georgia Tech Takes MOOCs to the Next Level | Via Meadia.

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Robots making a documentary about humans

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Not sure they are robots in the real robotics sense, more like mechanical stuffed toys but interesting none the less! Adorable Robots Film A Documentary About Humans – RobotShop Blog.

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Make Magazine adding an Arduino column written by Massimo Banzi

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Edward Mitchell

Nice: Arduino Blog » Blog Archive » Introducing New Arduino Column on Make.

MAKE is the magazine of do-it-yourself tinkerers. Massimo is the creator of the popular Arduino microcontroller board used to build all kinds of devices and add interactivity to nearly everything.

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