technology

David Karp and Tumblr

CEO, David Karp, high tech, technology, Tumblr

Par Miss Lantin

About self-driving cars

Google, self-driving cars, technology

Par Miss Lantin

T he room went quiet, as if everyone had just held their breath. Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, had just walked in wearing Crocs. I think it was the fact it was billionaire Brin, rather than the Crocs. Brin has the loosest of schedules and works on...

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Are you over-connected? (+ audio / BBC)

communication, connected, dependence, over-connected, phone, technology

Par Miss Lantin

Little wonder that we are transfixed; that the faces in Pulman’s images ripple with such emotion. We are free, if “free” is the right word, to beam stimulation or distraction into our brains at any moment. Via the screens we carry – and will soon be wearing...

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JIBO : the wolrd's first family robot

family robot, JIBO, robot, technology

Par Miss Lantin

Forget fingerprints – banks are starting to use vein patterns for ATMs (from The Guardian)

ATM, fingerprint, identify, iris scan, technology, vein pattern

Par Miss Lantin

Cash machine cards may become a thing of the past following the launch of new hi-tech ATMs which let users withdraw money simply by pressing their finger on an infra-red reader that identifies them from the unique pattern of veins in their hand. Poland...

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Apple polishing up gadgets for the holidays

apple, tablets, technology, The Washington Post

Par Miss Lantin

seen on The Washington Post website

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Teenagers and social networking – it might actually be good for them (from The Guardian)

media, social media, technology, teenagers, text messages

Par Miss Lantin

I ask a teenage girl, how often do you text? "250 times a day, or something," she tells me. Shocking! The digital lives of teenagers have become the target of weekly attacks. In a recent essay for the Guardian, the novelist Jonathan Franzen bemoaned online...

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MEDIA I Forgot my Phone

internet, phone, society, technology, thinking, video, youtube

Par Miss Lantin

Written by/Starring Charlene deGuzman Directed by Miles Crawford

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Galaxy Gear smartwatch unveiled by Samsung (from The Guardian)

Samsung, technology, watch

Par Miss Lantin

Samsung has unveiled a smartwatch that works as an accessory to its market-leading Galaxy smartphones, with a small screen offering basic functions such as photos, hands-free calls and instant messaging. The world's top handset maker hopes the Galaxy...

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