We already reported usage was off to a very strong start, but Localytics says the new iPad is now up nearly 50 percent compared to its launch-week share. (via New iPad Overtakes ‘Old’ iPad In The US: Report)
Networkupdater is a handy way to slow down the rapid real-time nature of things so that you can properly congratulate someone for something as important as a changing jobs. (via Networkupdater Alerts You To Profile Changes on Facebook and Twitter)
Artsnapper is a visual art guide that enables people to discover, review and recommend art, while learning about their preferences in art. As a mobile app, Artsnapper enables you to discover art wherever you are located based on recommendations from the art community or your own preferences. Members share SNAPS of art they love, geo-tag the location and write a review of the piece. Other members can rate the art, ask questions or share their insights. Most importantly, Artsnapper recommends art based on the user’s taste preferences.
If you’re interested in what’s “next” in the world of technology, then watching Google’s CEO speak at this year’s Zeitgeist is a can’t miss. Of course, his talk was centered around all of the areas that Google focuses on, but that’s becoming everything you can think of, basically. (via Larry Page Discusses The Future, Wearing Project Glass [video])
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‘Impossible’ material would stretch when compressed
Imagine cushions that lift up instead of sinking when you sit on them. Impossible? Not according to a blueprint for new materials with “negative compressibility”: the materials compress when they are pulled and expand when they are pushed.
Zachary Nicolaou and Adilson Motter of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, have now [theoretically] designed a metamaterial that stretches when compressed, and vice versa, under any circumstances.
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[read more @dvice & @newscientist] [paper]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4gyn2xjwx1r08k60o1_400.jpg)
‘Impossible’ material would stretch when compressed
Imagine cushions that lift up instead of sinking when you sit on them. Impossible? Not according to a blueprint for new materials with “negative compressibility”: the materials compress when they are pulled and expand when they are pushed.
Zachary Nicolaou and Adilson Motter of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, have now [theoretically] designed a metamaterial that stretches when compressed, and vice versa, under any circumstances.
[…]
[read more @dvice & @newscientist] [paper]
SocialFolders lets you save and manage all your social content online, like dropbox for social. They are offering free premium accounts to the first 100 users which will sign up for SocialFolders and add SoundCloud as a service.
Sign up below!
http://soundcloud.com/apps/socialfolders
Mosaic is an online marketplace that connects individuals to profitable solar investments. Solar investments have been earning private investors great returns for years but have mostly been inaccessible to the everyday investor. Mosaic enables everyone to benefit from stable and profitable solar investments, far away from the Wall Street rollercoaster. All of Mosaic’s investments are carefully vetted to minimize risk while maximizing return and impact. The team at Solar Mosaic believes that in this generation we can shift from fossil fuels to a clean energy powered planet, and we can do it in a way that makes all of us richer, healthier and happier.
TuneSpring’s mission is to organize the entire industry of music synchronization into a single online marketplace. We are not in the business of selling music; we are in the business of making the right music, easy to find.
