Saturday, September 1, 2012
Bluetooth BERO robot inspired by Android mascot
Control this cute 4-inch droid with your Bluetooth phone. It's a Kickstarter project now, but may be a real Android-style bot in the future.
Five LAPD officers under investigation in death of woman
The South L.A. altercation, in which an officer stomped on the woman, was captured on a patrol car's video camera.
At least five Los Angeles police officers are under investigation in the death of a woman who stopped breathing during a struggle that included an officer stomping on her genital area and the use of additional force by others to take her into custody, police officials confirmed Thursday.
At least five Los Angeles police officers are under investigation in the death of a woman who stopped breathing during a struggle that included an officer stomping on her genital area and the use of additional force by others to take her into custody, police officials confirmed Thursday.
How Design is Shaped by Purpose
Can products be better for people? Can buildings be better for the planet? Gradually, business is waking up to the fact that design can be beautiful and responsible.
E-book gift cards. Really?
Publishers Weekly reports that a new�company is working with major publishers to launch e-book gift cards. Livrada, which formed earlier this year, has already placed the gift cards in most Target stores. Here’s how it works: �The�buyer purchases an e-book�gift card for a specific book title. The recipient�goes to Livrada’s website and then gets redirected to Amazon.com, bn.com or elsewhere. As soon as the recipient enters a code on the gift card,�the�e-book is sent wirelessly to his or her e-reader. Here’s the problem. Livrada only has 6 titles at the moment. It will take many, many more for consumers to bite big, I think. The really big problem: Gift cards [...]
Colo. gaming change falls short for colleges
"There's no question, it hurts community colleges, and by extension, hurts community college students," said Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia, who also wears the executive director's hat for the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Casino interests formed an issue committee, Coloradans for Community Colleges, and pumped about $7.6 million into promoting the amendment's passage, according to campaign finance records from the Colorado Secretary of State's Office. Coloradans for Community Colleges circulated mailers and ran a television advertisement featuring scenes from campuses that billed Amendment 50 as "a vote that helps us all," because it stood to provide colleges "a dramatic funding increase." Amendment 50 was never intended to solve the funding problem at community colleges, and it certainly hasn't, Garcia said. [...] the state identifies a steady, reliable funding source for community colleges or increases their direct support, Garcia frets that they'll be mired in the same financial rut.
HP Announces Envy X2 Tablet-laptop Hybrid Device With Windows 8
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced an Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid device with the Windows 8 OS, signaling the company's re-entry into the consumer tablet...
Three publishers agree to $69 million e-book settlement
Three major publishers agreed Wednesday to pay $69 million in a settlement with states over e-book pricing. Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster�had previously agreed to settle in a suit brought by 49 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories.
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