| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Google's Smart Contact Lenses: Could Have Been Microsoft | | | Google is the only big tech company that's visionary and disruptive enough to back an idea like the smart contact lenses to help diabetics monitor blood-sugar levels, right? Wrong. Microsoft, that dowdy old has-been (at least in Silicon Valley conventional wisdom), was involved
in the very same project in 2011. (CNET)
Why This Is Important: Babak Parviz, co-founder of the project for Google Glass, was working on a similar device in 2011 in collaboration with Microsoft. The lenses feature tiny microprocessors to measure such things as blood sugar in tears.
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| | #2 | Screen Resolution Beyond 4K? Your Eyes May Not Notice
| | | With 3D fading into oblivion, the big news in televisions these days is ultra-high definition, TV-makers' quest to quadruple the resolution of the average high-def flat panel found in most U.S. homes. Called 4K
resolution, it can be stunning, with deeper colors and a picture that many people often equate to "real life." The new higher-resolution is expected to expand slowly in 2014. Netflix plans to stream some content at 4K resolution this year, and Amazon announced it will shoot all of its original series in 4K ultra-HD starting this year. (Mashable)
Why This Is Important: Retailers will have a difficult time convincing consumers to make the price jump if they can't see a real difference during demonstrations.
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| | #3 | Intel's Demo Devices At CES Had ARM Inside
| | | Intel turned a lot of heads at last week's Consumer Electronics Show with prototype wearable tech products that CEO Brian Krzanich said would help pave the way for "a transformation from a world of screens and devices to a world of immersive experiences." (PCMag)
Why This Is Important: Intel's Atom line has long struggled against ARM. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
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| | | Blog Post of The Day | The End of Ownership: Why You Need To Fight America's Copyright Laws
By Kyle Wiens
Just the other day, I got a card in the mail for my 30th birthday. When I opened it up, the card started singing "Happy Birthday." And that little thing — pealing out at the top of its automated lungs — made me laugh. What a strange thing to computerize.
But it suddenly occurred to me that this silly card was the perfect example of what I call The Law of Electronic Eventuality: If something can have a computer in it, eventually it will have a computer in it. More » |
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