AT&T’s Stand Against Texting and Driving, HD Preview of Bridges’ Return to ‘Tron’
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
- The cell phone industry hasn't exactly developed a reputation for publicizing the inherent dangers of distracted driving. Proving that "business ethics" isn't an oxymoron, though, AT&T has actually initiated an admirable public campaign called 'Txtng and Drivng... It Can Wait' -- in order to help prevent texting disasters. [From: Mashable]
- 'Tron' and "Oscar winner" may not sound like a natural pairing, but the anticipation of Jeff Bridges' return to his role as Kevin Flynn is mounting. Judging from a newly leaked HD trailer, the film should be an incredible visual extravaganza (particularly with 3-D graphics). [From: Technabob]
- Apparently the 'Saturday Night Live' writers pay attention to those wacky Facebook movements, as the young and enormously popular group 'Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!' has finally gotten its wish (at least partially). White confirmed that she will appear on the show in some capacity in the near future. Now, if only the 'I don't care about your farm, or your fish, or your park, or your mafia!!!' group (and its 5 million members) could yield similar results. [From: Mashable]
- An exciting and long overdue trend is developing among social networking services, as the Foursquare-Bravo partnership and the new Detroit "inchvester" program are actually promoting physical, personal interaction in outdoor environments. Gowalla and the Travel Channel are also apparently joining that social networking shift, as a new "integration" will begin with tonight's episode of 'Food Wars.' [From: Read Write Web]
- Panda Security has issued a serious and troubling warning for Vodafone owners, particularly those who have recently purchased an HTC Magic with Google's Android OS. Panda is asserting that at least one brand new model was corrupted with malware that was capable of spreading to, and infecting, any connected PC. [From: Panda Security]
- Hacks on major companies frequently attract significant media attention, but the small business owners suffering from data theft definitely don't receive such prevalent press. The problem is significant, though; the FDIC believes that scam attacks on small businesses cost U.S. companies $25 million during the third quarter of 2009. [From: Computer World]
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AT&T’s Stand Against Texting and Driving, HD Preview of Bridges’ Return to ‘Tron’
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
- The cell phone industry hasn't exactly developed a reputation for publicizing the inherent dangers of distracted driving. Proving that "business ethics" isn't an oxymoron, though, AT&T has actually initiated an admirable public campaign called 'Txtng and Drivng... It Can Wait' -- in order to help prevent texting disasters. [From: Mashable]
- 'Tron' and "Oscar winner" may not sound like a natural pairing, but the anticipation of Jeff Bridges' return to his role as Kevin Flynn is mounting. Judging from a newly leaked HD trailer, the film should be an incredible visual extravaganza (particularly with 3-D graphics). [From: Technabob]
- Apparently the 'Saturday Night Live' writers pay attention to those wacky Facebook movements, as the young and enormously popular group 'Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!' has finally gotten its wish (at least partially). White confirmed that she will appear on the show in some capacity in the near future. Now, if only the 'I don't care about your farm, or your fish, or your park, or your mafia!!!' group (and its 5 million members) could yield similar results. [From: Mashable]
- An exciting and long overdue trend is developing among social networking services, as the Foursquare-Bravo partnership and the new Detroit "inchvester" program are actually promoting physical, personal interaction in outdoor environments. Gowalla and the Travel Channel are also apparently joining that social networking shift, as a new "integration" will begin with tonight's episode of 'Food Wars.' [From: Read Write Web]
- Panda Security has issued a serious and troubling warning for Vodafone owners, particularly those who have recently purchased an HTC Magic with Google's Android OS. Panda is asserting that at least one brand new model was corrupted with malware that was capable of spreading to, and infecting, any connected PC. [From: Panda Security]
- Hacks on major companies frequently attract significant media attention, but the small business owners suffering from data theft definitely don't receive such prevalent press. The problem is significant, though; the FDIC believes that scam attacks on small businesses cost U.S. companies $25 million during the third quarter of 2009. [From: Computer World]
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Street View Awards Show Best of U.K. Without the Black Pudding
They might not have as high a profile as the Oscars, but Britain's first annual Google Street View Awards ceremony was held Monday. The Telegraph reports a panel of U.K. experts, selected by Google, and about 11,000 online participants voted a cobblestone road in York, called The Shambles, "Britain's Most Picturesque Street." "It has been the backdrop for many a jigsaw, chocolate box and railway poster and once you visit you will see why," shop owner Ian Addyman told the Telegraph.
The competition, intended to hype the many new locations added to the U.K. Street View, also included other award categories. Bath's Milsom Street won for "Best Fashion" and Hampshire's Stockbridge High Street came away with "Best Foodie Street." In return, these winning walks get a ton of free publicity (which business owners must love), and will be highlighted on Street View with special guides and point-of-interest markers. Google hasn't provided Street View links on the Awards announcement, but you can still browse the best of the digitized U.K. via the voting page. [From: Telegraph and Google]
Gallery: The Shambles on Google Street View
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Street View Awards Show Best of U.K. Without the Black Pudding originally appeared on Switched on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Building a Gigabit Fiber Network Is Real Hard, Even for Google [Google]
The WSJ delves into the trials and tribulations of trying to build a gigabit fiber network out to even the 50,000 homes at the low ends of Google's goals for their trial network. It could cost up to $1 billion, and Google's already mentioning to people it's asking for help, like Case Western Reserve University's Lev Gonick, whose building gigabit fiber to 104 homes, that "we have a lot to learn." Oh boy, sign me up. (Actually, do sign me up.) [WSJ]
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Unemployed Man Google Mapped His Résumé—Someone Give Him a Job For His Creativity Alone! [Google Maps]
Here I was, thinking having a color résumé made me stand out from the crowd. Ed Hamilton, an unemployed copywriter from London, put his CV on Google Maps. It makes more sense if you click here. [Google Maps via LitmanLive]
Google Public Data Explorer Makes Sea of Stats Easy to Understand
Google has been offering public data and statistics via search for some time now. In November, it added stores of information from the World Bank to its database. Now, the search giant has supplemented Google Labs with a new tool, the Public Data Explorer, which is designed to make that torrent of numbers a little easier to understand.
Data, anything from common last names to unemployment figures, can be combined and compared into line or bar graphs, as well as into animated maps and bubble charts. The animated bubble charts are particularly impressive. In the example below, you can watch the number of worldwide births drop as life expectancy increases. An extra layer of data is added by separating countries into color-coded bubbles. Representing various demographics, those bubbles grow and shrink in accordance with each group's size in relation to the overall population.
In addition to the World Bank, data can be culled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, the California Department of Education, Eurostat, the U.S. Center for Disease Control, and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (whew!) -- making it an invaluable tool for researchers, students, and anyone else who needs easy access to a bottomless store of statistics. [From: Official Google Blog]
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DIY iPhone steadicam
The project description for this iPhone stabilizer is in Japanese but as usual you can rely on Google Translate's garbled assistance. The site's great diagrams and photos, however, need no translation! [thanks, recombu!]
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Firstview Presents $65 Low Cost Nike PC706V SmartBook
Firstview HK Electronic Limited has come up with a SmartBook that will only cost $65 to manufacture, dubbed the Nike PC706V. While we’re not sure whether a certain sports company will see red over the name, we do know that it is powered by Google’s Android 1.6, but has the potential to be upgraded to the latest Android 2.1. Depending on the configuration, the device could cost between $65 to $200, but its low entry cost should help kickstart the SmartBook market. Specifications of the Nike PC706V include:
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Google and Dish Network working on TV search service
Hmmm, is Google so overwhelming that they're going to expand their search service to TVs? We suppose so, with Google and Dish Network coming together to test a TV search service on a brand new box which has elements of the Android operating system within. The box itself will come with a QWERTY remote, where you can look for Dish content as well as take advantage of other services including YouTube. This collaboration won't be arriving at consumers' doorsteps anytime soon, but will instead be "limited to a very small number of Google employees and their families and could be discontinued at any time" where trials are concerned.
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The Sum of Our Google Fears [Google]
Look, this video plays pretty loose with the facts. But there's no question that it speaks to those deeper concerns about Google: that it's so big, so invasive. And when you add it all up, the final picture's a little scary.
It's not that any one thing Google does is beyond the pale, despite serious concerns over Buzz and the EU's recent Street View intervention. But with as many businesses as Google's involved in, and as much information as they have access to, the real problem might be that the cute mantra of "Don't Be Evil" suddenly feels more like a necessary reminder. [The Business Insider]
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