Blog

GM/NASA Robo-Glove Is As Awesome As It Sounds 2

By Corey Cummings March 15, 2012

NASA and GM have partnered to create a robo-glove that will give its wearer super grip and strength. The glove has been more formally titled The Human Grasp Assistant, though internally its called both the K-glove and robo-glove. The development of the glove came about after NASA launched their...

Google Plus: Homogenization And Its Discontents 3

By Jon Christian March 15, 2012

Veteran Apple interface designer Andy Hertzfeld has enjoyed outsize influence on the latest...

Software Turns Movies Into Comic Books 4

By Jon Christian March 15, 2012

Chinese researchers have developed rudimentary software that automatically turns video clips into...

Layoffs At AOL Signal Death Of AIM 5

By Corey Cummings March 15, 2012

After 40 people were given pink slips on Friday by the former online giant, AOL layoffs are...

Confessions Of A Once-Smart-Now-Dumbphone Owner 6

By Corey Cummings March 14, 2012

Confession: May 3, 2010 was last day I owned a smartphone - an iPhone 3G. Fresh out of college,...

Google Integrates Docs With Google+ Hangouts 7

By Techli Team March 14, 2012

Google has announced that the full Google Docs suite is now fully integrated with Google+...

What Gowalla Should Have Done 8

By Techli Team March 14, 2012

This week, Facebook decided to shut down location-based social travel app Gowalla after acquiring...

Report: Intel To Launch Streaming TV Service 9

By Jon Christian March 14, 2012

Intel will be the latest to jump on the streaming video bandwagon. According to the  the Wall...

Chrome, Firefox To Support Windows 8 Metro 10

By Jon Christian March 14, 2012

Google will release a version of the popular Chrome browser for Windows 8's tablet-oriented Metro...

Facebook Announces Timeline Apps At SXSW 11

By Jason Rowley March 14, 2012

Facebook released new statistics on Open Graph applications at SXSW, touting success stories of...

Solar Power Becomes Affordable With Wafer Thin Silicon 12

By Corey Cummings March 14, 2012

California-based company Twin Creeks has developed a system to mass-produce the thinnest and least...

Y Combinator Now Accepting Applicants With No Idea 13

By Techli Team March 14, 2012

Startup accelerators like Y Combinator and Techstars are notorious for accepting a team into the...

Instagram Android App Surfaces At SXSW; Systrom Says Better Than iPhone App 14

By Corey Cummings March 13, 2012

After several months of waiting, Instagram’s Android app made its first appearance at SXSW this...

SXSW: 5 Great Things About Being Minecraft’s Director Of Fun 15

By Edward Domain March 13, 2012

For those that don't know, Minecraft is an addicting game or horrible disease depending on who you...