Technology
The '$2000 iPhone' problem isn't the problem you think
The ‘$2000 phone’ thing annoys me. There's a lot of it about after today's Apple launch. It’s a classic judgment on ‘things I value’ vs ‘things you value’.
Seamus Byrne
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Technology
A critical work skill that won't be automated by robots (anytime soon)
Social drives are a critical part of the human experience. Being able to comprehend these subtle cues and work with them, work around them and embrace them,
Culture
StarCraft is astronaut Daniel Barry's favourite game. So he took it to the ISS with him.
Boy loves space. Boy loves space game. Boy becomes astronaut and flies to space, taking copy of space game with him.
Big Ideas
Sphero launches new programmable Star Wars robots - including R2-D2!
Sphero has been making excellent programmable robots for years, and last year everybody went nuts for their gorgeous little BB-8. And rightly so.
Culture
Orbital Reflector: space artwork to inspire us all
Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector is a satellite launch for purely artistic purposes, delivering a reflective object that we'll all see orbiting above us,
Games
Blizzard vows tougher action against toxic players in Overwatch
Nasty, aggro, rude players love to ruin games for everyone. They make good people stop playing, which tips the scales toward only those willing to fight
Culture
Why creativity matters in schools
Here's a good piece on cultivating creative thinking in schools, and why it matters for both students and for their success in today's world.
New Realities
Microsoft gets set to push Mixed Reality for Christmas season
VR is excellent, but the best experiences are still expensive. Microsoft has been touting the promise of its HoloLens technology, but it just hadn't entered
Technology
Cortana and Alexa becoming new BFFs
The partnership to allow Microsoft's Cortana and Amazon's Alexa to speak to each other is big for the companies involved, and big for progress around voice
Games
The Olympics don't want violent esports, just virtual sport esports
As backward as you'd expect from the IOC. President Thomas Bach (a former Olympic fencer) has said he's not against esports, as long as they're mostly
Home
Screen recording and screen sharing coming in iOS 11
I haven't been following the new features all that closely, so this news peaked my interest. If you're into mobile gaming or streaming from mobile, these
New Realities
Augmented Reality will help you find your lost keys
I can imagine a world where augmented reality key finding technology becomes the 'killer app' for mainstream AR adoption. At least, as a demo that makes