Category Archives: Interesting

Things I find Interesting or peak my interest

“The Most Amazing Highest Resolution Image of Earth Ever,” Says NASA

NASA has released a new Blue Marble image, showing the United States of America. According to them, its the “most amazing, highest resolution image of Earth ever.” Blue Marble 2012 bests the 2010 edition and the original one.The original one—the … Continue reading

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Process This Negative With Your Brain

Here’s something that’ll blow your mind (sorry that it’s an ad): stare at the colored dots on this girl’s nose for 30 seconds, then quickly look at a white wall or ceiling (or anything pure white) and start blinking rapidly. … Continue reading

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Teacher and educator reactions to Apple’s iBooks 2, iBooks Author, and iTunes U | iMore

At Apple’s education event they announced two initiatives: iBooks 2 and iBooks Author designed to bring textbooks into the digital age, and an all new iTunes U to create and share lesson plans, and follow and complete course work. As … Continue reading

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iConvert Scanner Dock Lets Your iPad Wrangle Receipts

A scanner can be a useful tool for road warriors, but traveling with one of those all-in-one office machines is just impractical. Instead, consider the svelte iConvert which easily stashes in your carry-on and digitizes documents directly into your iPad. … Continue reading

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Apple revamps iTunes U and intros dedicated app — Engadget

A facelift for iBooks wasnt the only change on Apples agenda today, as the companys SVP has just announced an overhaul of its iTunes U service. via Apple revamps iTunes U and intros dedicated app — Engadget.

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Apple announces free iBooks Author app for OS X, allows users to publish books to the App Store — Engadget

We’re here at Apple’s education-themed event at the Guggenheim museum in New York City, and the company’s just followed up its long-awaited textbook announcement with something unexpected: iBooks Author, a free OS X program for creating books. The intent is … Continue reading

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Apples iBook 2 Textbooks Arrive Today for $15

Algebra, Biology, Geometry—these have never been particularly exciting words when it comes to textbooks, but that could change today. Apples attempt at reinventing learning is officially online and ready for download—with each title offered at only 15 bucks. via Apples … Continue reading

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Smart Window puts a tablet computer on every window in your home | DVICE

Lately, the film Minority Report seems so passé. How quickly we take amazing tech for granted. For example, Samsung has just unveiled something many of us probably unfairly feel is overdue, the equivalent of an iPad on every window in … Continue reading

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How to Apply a Dust-Free Screen Protector Even if You Don’t Have a Clean Room

Lift and restick. Lift and restick. You’ve been trying to get that screen protector on for over an hour now only to be repeatedly foiled by an errant speck of dust or pernicious air bubble. Bugger that. This new roll-on … Continue reading

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The Pill That Could Cure Depression by Growing Your Brain

If you are depressed, or schizophrenic or have Alzheimers, scientists say you probably have a shrunken hippocampus. The good news: a drug that just entered human trials promises to re-grow that part of the brain.Its an entirely new approach to … Continue reading

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