Saturday, December 07, 2013
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
Google Glass wearer challenges distracted driving charge | Politics and Law - CNET News
"Is Cecilia Abadie guilty of distracted driving for wearing Google Glass behind the wheel? She says no."
Light transmitted and partially absorbed - CNET News
"Using the Hubble Space Telescope's powerful Wide Field Camera 3, which is capable of peering at exoplanets trillions of miles away, two teams of scientists have found faint signatures of water in the atmospheres of five distant planets.
The strengths of the water signatures varied on the five planets WASP-17b, HD209458b, WASP-12b, WASP-19b, and XO-1b. Each orbit a star, allowing for observation. WASP-17b and HD209458b had the strongest signals, but the readings from the other three planets -- WASP-12b, WASP-19b and XO-1b -- also are consistent with evidence of water."
Monday, December 02, 2013
Amazon: In 4-5 Years, We Will Start Delivering iPhones & iPads Using Robotic Drones | Cult of Mac
"Even though Amazon has been working on drone delivery for a fair time, Bezos cautions that PrimeAir won’t debut until at least 2015, and even that’s unlikely. In fact, Bezos says that once you account for FAA approval, PrimeAir is probably four or five years out, and safety is a big concern: “This thing can’t land on someone’s head,” says Bezos.
Can you imagine ordering a new iPad and having a robot deliver it to you 30 minutes later? Welcome to the 21st Century to come, my friends."
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/256448/amazon-in-4-5-years-we-will-start-delivering-iphones-ipads-using-robotic-drones/#bWVqJQaICIBmW1JA.99
iPad Is The Big Winner Of Black Friday | Cult of Mac
" iPad Is The Big Winner Of Black Friday
Now, where is that 100-pound bag of dog food?
The euphoria of Black Friday is over, and like the comedown after any spend-heavy holiday it’s time to look at the receipts.
According to analytics firm InfoScout, the iPad Air and iPad mini were two of the day’s big winners.
InfoScout analzed 3,000 Target receipts and 5,000 Walmart ones to draw its conclusions: observing that the iPad Air 16GB, the iPad mini 16GB, and the iPad Air 32GB models were the three top sellers at Target, with price tags of $479, $299 and $599 respectively.
The sales of these iPads accounted for 8.2 percent, 7.5 percent and 2.4 percent of the overall sales at the chain — totaling 18.1 percent in all, which increases to 22 percent when factoring in other Apple products."
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/256382/ipad-is-the-big-winner-of-black-friday/#7qc4TS8I4xg4CDsg.99