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The Chrysler Group LLC aired a very photographic commercial during the 2013 Super Bowl. This was their second during the Super Bowl, called “Farmer,” and it was for the Auburn Hills-based automaker’s Ram truck brand.
Continue reading… “Chrysler’s photographic Super Bowl ad for Ram trucks”
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A new Kickstarter project has been launched by the DeltaMaker team to develop an elegant personal 3D printer.
Continue reading… “DeltaMaker – personal 3D printer”
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Tech Crunch has picked Coursera as the 2012 Crunchies’ “Best Overall Startup” for 2012. Coursera was chosen because more than anything else our country is heading into a period where higher education and job training is not catching up with the pace of innovation. The creative part of “creative destruction” has not yet kicked in. Coursera has opened up access to proprietary content, over 200 courses from over 33 top international and domestic schools like Stanford and Princeton and is one of the bright points of light pointing towards value and job creation in the creative space.
Continue reading… “Coursera – best new startup of 2012”
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When you hear the name Bluetooth, it brings back bad memories of the wireless cell phone earpiece that was more personal statement than practical tool. But Bluetooth has come of age. It has become the muse of several start-ups and established companies that are finding new and creative ways to take advantage of Bluetooth’s drastic uptick in efficiency, from the Nike Fuelband to the Pebble Smartwatch, which we previously featured on “This Could Be Big.”
Continue reading… “Bluetooth technology comes of age”
Redzone’s first sewer robot, Responder
RedZone Robotics just launched a new autonomous roving robot to inspect mid-sized sewage pipes for corrosion, deformation, and debris in order to prevent leaks that could pose health hazards. (Video)
Continue reading… “RedZone’s robots roam the sewer networks”
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One of the biggest conspiracy theories of all time is that, in 1969, NASA did not actually land on the moon. Many different breakdowns of the photo and video footage have been used to make this point (think: flag waving, missing stars, etc), leading most conspiracy theorists to argue that the great Stanley Kubrick actually filmed the moon landing in a television studio.
Continue reading… “Photography based proof that we actually did land on the moon”
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Millions of tons of waste from factories, building sites, and processing facilities are being turned into something besides landfill with a technology that has led researchers to fabricate bricks out of TVs, computers, paper waste, incinerator ash, rubble and other materials that were conventionally considered useless.
Continue reading… “New bricks fabricated out of junk we aren’t using”
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Audi has became the second company (Google was first) to be licensed to run autonomous vehicles in Nevada. As seen at an exhibition of the tech from its Electronic Research Laboratory, its cars are already well on their way to ditching the driver.
Continue reading… “Audi first automaker to get autonomous vehicle license”
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Volkswagen recognized that our purpose as people is to lead better lives, not to consume their products.
The word “consumer” is an unavoidable term in marketing. But the label is counterproductive and misguided. The word is counterproductive and misguided and puts corporate interests over customer concerns. It presupposes a response you haven’t earned yet. Their purpose is not to consume your product.
Continue reading… “How research misses the human behind the demographic”
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Heartspeak Productions with the Community Justice Initiatives Association has produced a 48-minute video from the Fraser region of British Columbia. The film discusses Canadian law and constitution and human rights as a fundamental basis of law.
Continue reading… “Restorative justice, human rights, and the law: Video”
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Following the death of the 23 year old paramedical student in the capital city of Delhi in India who was brutally gang raped and assaulted on December 16th has put the spotlight on crimes against women in that country.
Continue reading… “Crimes against women in India increasing”
As 3D printing expands its influence into mainstream culture, plenty of amazing things are happening. There are a lot of 3D printing companies expanding and getting more funding, but enterprising designers are finding more and more ways to use the fledgling printing technology. While some of these uses are a bit troubling (like piracy of copyrighted material and firearms), others show that, with enough ingenuity, 3D printing can change lives. Let’s take a look at some of the industry’s bigger stories from this year.
Continue reading… “2012 was a year of expansion for 3D printing”
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