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Haddie and Dan talk about cool stuff including 100 cats being let loose in Ikea, Instagram coming to Windows Phone, the Miss Ping video being debunked by Captain Disillusion, some news, and more!
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- Apple - iPad - Life on iPad
- Apple acquires Israeli 3D chip developer PrimeSense | Reuters
Apple Inc has bought Israel-based PrimeSense Ltd, a developer of chips that enable three-dimensional machine vision, the companies said on Monday.An Apple spokesman confirmed the purchase but declined to say how much it spent. Israeli media said it was about $350 million. - Cord Cutters And The Death Of TV - Business Insider
Audience ratings have collapsed: Aside from a brief respite during the Olympics, there has been only negative ratings growth on broadcast and cable TV since September 2011, according to Citi Research.Media stock analysts Craig Moffett and Michael Nathanson recently noted, "The pay-TV industry has reported its worst 12-month stretch ever." All the major TV providers lost a collective 113,000 subscribers in Q3 2013. That doesn't sound like a huge deal — but it includes internet subscribers, too. - Virgin Galactic to accept Bitcoin for space flights | Technology | theguardian.com
The virtual currency Bitcoin can be used to purchase pizza and to make apartment rentals – and now it can be used to buy tickets to space. Virgin Galactic, the space-flight branch of Richard Branson’s empire, announced on Friday that it will accept payments made by Bitcoin. - Instagram Arrives on Windows Phone, Waze Tags Along
Waze, the social-powered traffic app owned by Google, has arrived, too. - Gamasutra - John Carmack officially leaves id Software
"John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio," said id studio director Tim Willits in a statement to Gamasutra. - What is Instagram’s next big thing? Messaging, perhaps — Tech News and Analysis
Instagram, known as a visual communication platform, is looking for way to expand its appeal to its community of 200 million (and growing) users. First it was short-form video and next up is messaging. - Mayer Confirms Hire of News Star Couric as "Global Anchor" of Yahoo - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD
As AllThingsD had reported it would today, Yahoo said it has hired well-known TV news star Katie Couric for a high-profile job to do interviews and more on its homepage, with the decidedly lofty title of “global anchor.” - Talking Schmidt: Everyone’s switching from iPhone to Android because it’s more intuitive | 9to5Mac
He goes on to describe Android’s interface as being “more intuitive” than Apple’s and suggests gifting iPhone users with devices running an entirely different operating system for the holidays in the hopes that they will go along with your not-so-subtle hint and switch their entire mobile ecosystem to Google’s. - VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Miss Ping video demystified
- Ridiculous Fraternity Fashion Email Blowing Up Emory University's Greek Scene - Business Insider
- Selfie leads Winnipeg police to teen robbery suspects - Manitoba - CBC News
When he contacted officers, he showed them data from the app and photos the boys had been taking on the stolen phone since the robbery, including a selfie of one of the teens.Const. Rob Carver said officers were able to track down the attackers using the data. - Mymo
A cool gift for your significant other or your bff! - BBC News - Clacton Christmas tree 'too small' for town square
A town centre Christmas tree labelled "a twig" by critics has been removed after just one day. - Ikea launches miniature furniture for dolls' houses
- IKEA Let Loose a Herd of 100 Cats Into Store to "See What Happens"
An English IKEA decided to release 100 live cats overnight. Why? Why would you question such a thing? The video is the most amazing and life-affirming event. Ever. Embrace it. Watch it a thousand times. Watch it ten thousand times. - Video: Things Kids Do That Would Be Creepy If an Adult Did Them
Things Kids Do That Would Be Creepy If an Adult Did Them - Washington: A world apart | The Washington Post
The Washington Post analyzed census data to find Zip codes where people rank highest on a combination of income and education. They are Super Zips. - The Princess Machine – GoldieBlox
- Microsoft is fixing Skype messaging, ‘fun things’ planned for Windows Phone 8.1 | The Verge
Ever since Microsoft started forcing Windows Live Messenger users over to Skype earlier this year, instant messaging on Windows has been somewhat painful. If you’re a frequent Skype user then you’ll be intimately familiar with the problems. Missed messages, out-of-sync messages, and blasts of old messages are all too frequent on the service at the moment, but Microsoft is vowing to fix the issues. - APP OF THE WEEK: Questions - Ask and Answer
Just ask any short question and get answers from people all over the world. - Magnetic putty absorbing a rare earth magnet
- Interactive Billboards Display the Destination or Origin of Airplanes Overhead | Colossal
Created by the team at Ogilvy 12th Floor for British Airways, these awesome billboards installed in London’s Piccadilly Circus and Chiswick interactively display information about the flight that appears immediately overhead. - Video: Great coffee shop horror scene
- How to disable the drop-shadow in Mac OS X window screenshots
- The Period, Our Simplest Punctuation Mark, Has Become a Sign of Anger | New Republic
The period was always the humblest of punctuation marks. Recently, however, it’s started getting angry. I’ve noticed it in my text messages and online chats, where people use the period not simply to conclude a sentence, but to announce “I am not happy about the sentence I just concluded.” - Garage Art Studios!: HELP STAN SAKAI!
- 2013 National Thanksgiving Turkey | The White House
On Wednesday, November 27th, President Obama will announce the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Both turkeys will be pardoned, but only the American people will decide which bird takes the title.Learn about each bird, listen to their gobble and then make your selection. - Shirely Eaton in GOLDFINGER - Imgur
Shirley Eaton underwent two hours of make-up application which involved being gild-painted to become a gold painted corpse. - Photo by ryanstansky
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177 episodes
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When? This feed was archived on February 23, 2020 19:09 (). Last successful fetch was on August 15, 2019 01:13 ()
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Manage episode 34020239 series 18856
Haddie and Dan talk about cool stuff including 100 cats being let loose in Ikea, Instagram coming to Windows Phone, the Miss Ping video being debunked by Captain Disillusion, some news, and more!
Links for this episode:
- Apple - iPad - Life on iPad
- Apple acquires Israeli 3D chip developer PrimeSense | Reuters
Apple Inc has bought Israel-based PrimeSense Ltd, a developer of chips that enable three-dimensional machine vision, the companies said on Monday.An Apple spokesman confirmed the purchase but declined to say how much it spent. Israeli media said it was about $350 million. - Cord Cutters And The Death Of TV - Business Insider
Audience ratings have collapsed: Aside from a brief respite during the Olympics, there has been only negative ratings growth on broadcast and cable TV since September 2011, according to Citi Research.Media stock analysts Craig Moffett and Michael Nathanson recently noted, "The pay-TV industry has reported its worst 12-month stretch ever." All the major TV providers lost a collective 113,000 subscribers in Q3 2013. That doesn't sound like a huge deal — but it includes internet subscribers, too. - Virgin Galactic to accept Bitcoin for space flights | Technology | theguardian.com
The virtual currency Bitcoin can be used to purchase pizza and to make apartment rentals – and now it can be used to buy tickets to space. Virgin Galactic, the space-flight branch of Richard Branson’s empire, announced on Friday that it will accept payments made by Bitcoin. - Instagram Arrives on Windows Phone, Waze Tags Along
Waze, the social-powered traffic app owned by Google, has arrived, too. - Gamasutra - John Carmack officially leaves id Software
"John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio," said id studio director Tim Willits in a statement to Gamasutra. - What is Instagram’s next big thing? Messaging, perhaps — Tech News and Analysis
Instagram, known as a visual communication platform, is looking for way to expand its appeal to its community of 200 million (and growing) users. First it was short-form video and next up is messaging. - Mayer Confirms Hire of News Star Couric as "Global Anchor" of Yahoo - Kara Swisher - Media - AllThingsD
As AllThingsD had reported it would today, Yahoo said it has hired well-known TV news star Katie Couric for a high-profile job to do interviews and more on its homepage, with the decidedly lofty title of “global anchor.” - Talking Schmidt: Everyone’s switching from iPhone to Android because it’s more intuitive | 9to5Mac
He goes on to describe Android’s interface as being “more intuitive” than Apple’s and suggests gifting iPhone users with devices running an entirely different operating system for the holidays in the hopes that they will go along with your not-so-subtle hint and switch their entire mobile ecosystem to Google’s. - VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Miss Ping video demystified
- Ridiculous Fraternity Fashion Email Blowing Up Emory University's Greek Scene - Business Insider
- Selfie leads Winnipeg police to teen robbery suspects - Manitoba - CBC News
When he contacted officers, he showed them data from the app and photos the boys had been taking on the stolen phone since the robbery, including a selfie of one of the teens.Const. Rob Carver said officers were able to track down the attackers using the data. - Mymo
A cool gift for your significant other or your bff! - BBC News - Clacton Christmas tree 'too small' for town square
A town centre Christmas tree labelled "a twig" by critics has been removed after just one day. - Ikea launches miniature furniture for dolls' houses
- IKEA Let Loose a Herd of 100 Cats Into Store to "See What Happens"
An English IKEA decided to release 100 live cats overnight. Why? Why would you question such a thing? The video is the most amazing and life-affirming event. Ever. Embrace it. Watch it a thousand times. Watch it ten thousand times. - Video: Things Kids Do That Would Be Creepy If an Adult Did Them
Things Kids Do That Would Be Creepy If an Adult Did Them - Washington: A world apart | The Washington Post
The Washington Post analyzed census data to find Zip codes where people rank highest on a combination of income and education. They are Super Zips. - The Princess Machine – GoldieBlox
- Microsoft is fixing Skype messaging, ‘fun things’ planned for Windows Phone 8.1 | The Verge
Ever since Microsoft started forcing Windows Live Messenger users over to Skype earlier this year, instant messaging on Windows has been somewhat painful. If you’re a frequent Skype user then you’ll be intimately familiar with the problems. Missed messages, out-of-sync messages, and blasts of old messages are all too frequent on the service at the moment, but Microsoft is vowing to fix the issues. - APP OF THE WEEK: Questions - Ask and Answer
Just ask any short question and get answers from people all over the world. - Magnetic putty absorbing a rare earth magnet
- Interactive Billboards Display the Destination or Origin of Airplanes Overhead | Colossal
Created by the team at Ogilvy 12th Floor for British Airways, these awesome billboards installed in London’s Piccadilly Circus and Chiswick interactively display information about the flight that appears immediately overhead. - Video: Great coffee shop horror scene
- How to disable the drop-shadow in Mac OS X window screenshots
- The Period, Our Simplest Punctuation Mark, Has Become a Sign of Anger | New Republic
The period was always the humblest of punctuation marks. Recently, however, it’s started getting angry. I’ve noticed it in my text messages and online chats, where people use the period not simply to conclude a sentence, but to announce “I am not happy about the sentence I just concluded.” - Garage Art Studios!: HELP STAN SAKAI!
- 2013 National Thanksgiving Turkey | The White House
On Wednesday, November 27th, President Obama will announce the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Both turkeys will be pardoned, but only the American people will decide which bird takes the title.Learn about each bird, listen to their gobble and then make your selection. - Shirely Eaton in GOLDFINGER - Imgur
Shirley Eaton underwent two hours of make-up application which involved being gild-painted to become a gold painted corpse. - Photo by ryanstansky
Sponsored by Squarespace (use code FREQUENCY11 for 10% off).
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