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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Interview: John Robb
John Robb is an astronautical engineer turned US Air Force Special Operations pilot turned Forrester lead analyst turned startup CTO/COO turned military theorist and author, to oversimplify. His writing has heavily influenced my own (eg you'll find his phrase "open source insurgency" several times in my novel Swarm.) He blogs at Global Guerrillas and edits Resilient Communities. Q: Your writing has focused on three themes: global guerrillas, resilient communities, and, more recently, drone disruption. Could you give the quick nutshell summaries of each of those? Sure. The general theme of my work is to be at the center of the information flow in the place the world is changing the fastest. I did that four times (tier 1 spec ops, the Internet, Internet Finance, blogging) in the past. I think these topics are where the change is happening fastest now:
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Sony patent suggests Xperia Play with dual keyboards, it's slidingly slidable
Okay, so maybe physical keyboards were a bigger deal back in 2010 when this thing was filed, or maybe -- just maybe -- we'll one day see an Xperia Play smartphone with both a gamepad and a full QWERTY counterpart. A patent for such a contraption was just granted to Sony by the USPTO, which stakes its claim for a device with two sliding mechanisms in addition to the display. When the primary sliding mechanism is engaged, the second will come along for the ride -- and for those curious, it seems the default option is the keyboard. Once both are open, the sliding units may be disengaged from one another, so that when one of the units retracts, the other will remain accessible. It all sounds quite feasible, and if the mechanism works well enough, what's a few extra millimeters among friends?
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American Idol Top 6 Performances: Choosing Wisely?
The top six on American Idol were given two tasks on last night's performance show:
- Cover a Queen classic.
- Cover any song your heart your heart desires.
The latter option led to tracks made famous by artists such as Jim Hendrix, Miley Cyrus and Dave Matthews. Who came out on top? Whose second round performance makes him/her deserving of your vote? Watch them all now and then cast it...
Jessica Sanchez initiated the second round of performances with a take on Luther Vandross. She just wants to "Dance With My Father," people.
Skylar Laine then followed up a terrific version of "The Show Must Go On" with a flawless cover of "Tattoos on This Town." She's our favorite at this point.
Hollie Cavanagh didn't reach far back for her selection, honoring Miley Cyrus with the following rendition of "The Climb."
Joshua Ledet made India Arie proud with a lovely performance of "Ready For Love."
Elise Testone making like Hendrix? The finalist actually pulled it off well with this cover of "Bold As Love."
And, finally, in the least surprising choice of the night, Phillip Phillips emulated Dave Matthews with "The Stone."
WHICH PERFORMANCE DID YOU LIKE BEST?
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O2 UK launches new wallet service, helps you empty yours (video)
This may not be the UK operators first attempt at dipping its fingers logo into your pockets, but O2's new mobile wallet does bring with it some de rigeur functionality. Taking a leaf out of Barclays' book, the new app lets you send "Money Messages," essentially text-driven money transfers to any phone number. There's smart-shopping features, too, such as a barcode reader for price comparisons, and daily discount deals to stop the well from going dry too soon. Interestingly, you can also apply for a physical companion card, based on Visa's pre-pay service to bring your virtual wallet into the real world. Not an O2 customer? Doesn't matter, apparently, and the app is "compatible with the majority of smartphones as well as iPads" which we guess means iOS at least, and Android, too, judging by the phones shown in the video after the break.
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O2 UK launches new wallet service, helps you empty yours (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Snooki Has A Few Baby Names Picked Out
'It's gonna have a lot of aunts and uncles,' JWoww tells MTV News of Snooki's bun in the oven.
By Jocelyn Vena
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Photo: MTV News
Snooki is preparing for motherhood. And that process will all be captured on television through her forthcoming reality show with "Jersey Shore" bestie JWoww. When Seaside's favorite meatball found out she was going to be a mom, it added a whole new set of ups and downs for the ladies to navigate on the show.
"When we film, it's all about reality and what's going on in our life," she told MTV News at the MTV Upfront in New York City on Thursday while premiering the "Snooki & JWOWW" trailer. "So it's not like we're going in there and staging things. It's what's really going on in our life. It just so happens that I got pregnant while [we were filming].
"I mean, obviously, it wasn't planned, so it was a surprise," she added. "But you'll see on the spin-off, my first trimester, me telling all my friends and just everything that's going on with the first trimester."
Snooki even said she's got a few boy and girl names picked out already. Even though she wouldn't get into name specifics, she did say that she would hardly be going about motherhood alone. She's got not only her pals, but also her fiancé, Jionni LaValle, to support her. And, it seems that everyone is dedicated to making it work.
"I was very excited [when we found out]. I don't know if was more excited for what's to come or the fact that we finally moved in together," JWoww said. "But it's not a dull moment. All of us, all eight of us [are going to help out]. It's gonna have a lot of aunts and uncles."
Their pal Pauly D, who has been supportive of Snooki's growing family from the beginning, agreed that he wants to be there for the baby. He added, "We will take care of this baby with her."
What names do you suggest for Snooki's little one? Leave your pick in the comments!
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Samsung Galaxy S Advance gets April 30th release date in UK, needs more suffixes
Pitched spec-wise somewhere between Samsung's first Galaxy S and its very popular sequel, think of the Galaxy S Advance as the original, reimagined for a new generation -- a generation that remembers only a few years back. The attractive Super AMOLED display with dual-core bones caught our eye at MWC a few months earlier and will finally arrive on rain-soaked British shores on April 30th at the like of Phones 4u and Vodafone. The bad news? It's still toting that Touchwizzed Gingerbread, and arrives just days before Samsung shows what it's been hiding in its top-spec drawers.
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