04:47, by Dave Herwig
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04:30, by Dave Herwig
world’s smallest jet-powered monster truck
–Jeff Seymour & Dieter Sturm
–160lbs of thrust at 80K rmp
–hooked smoke machine to engine
–engine weighs 60lbs
–temperature 1250 F
–vehicle weighs 700lbs
–spreads LOTS of smoke really fast
–ava. for parties, tv shoots, etc
04:29, by Dave Herwig
-conductors using iPhone to scan tickets
–training on few routes so far
–by late summer, 1700 conductors using them
–passengers can print tickets
–or can load barcode on their smartphones to be scanned
–keep better track of passengers than old paper ticket system
–can alert engineers of disabled passengers boarding
–can report equip. failures, broken toilets, etc
–easier to book or modify reservations
–system cost Amtrak .5M
–.5M software & M hardware
04:26, by Dave Herwig
micro-aerial vehicle (MAV)
–Univ of Illinois, funded by US Air Force
–flies gracefully & lands gently on human hand
–aerospace engineering researchers
–Soon Jo Chung, Aditya Paranjape, and Joseph Kim
–birds better model than insects
–can fly by flapping their wings & by gliding
–maneuverability and control of birds
04:25, by Dave Herwig
small car
–automatically turns into genuine robot
–Kenji Ishida at JS Robotics in Japan
–22 servo motors
–8th attempt
04:20, by Dave Herwig
Paralyzed Woman Completes Marathon
Claire Lomas fell off horse 5yrs ago
–legs paralyzed
–bionic suit lets her stand, walk, climb stairs, sit
–motion sensors & onboard computer system–shift in balance triggers suit to take a step
–completed London Marathon in suit
–took her 14 days, walked 1 – 2.5hrs/day
–raised over 0K for spinal research
–bionic suit costs K
04:19, by Dave Herwig
startup Blueseed wants to make seaborne startup community
–international waters off coast of Northern CA
–133 tech startups on board
–ship due to launch 3rd qtr. 2013
–startup only environment
–requires no visa to visit or work
–best tech minds from around world
–permanent space for startups & peeps can live there
–daily ferry from Silicon Valley
–00/mo. for living and work space
–also have top tier, single occupant cabins
04:16, by Dave Herwig
upgrading clothing store
–animated modeling & personalized recommendations
–hired Amazon photographers & models
–will produce over 3,000 images/day
–using unnamed patent-pending technology
–images static & animated
–models will alternate poses
–already on MyHabit.com
–unclear when it will be on amazon.com
04:15, by Dave Herwig
zoo in Portland, Oregon
–lioness named Kya wants to eat a baby
–baby’s jacket makes baby look like zebra
04:10, by Dave Herwig
Trekkies & We know it
Scrimshank Records
–parody of “Sexy And I Know It”
04:03, by Dave Herwig
Cult of Mac saying they have a source who’s seen the Apple TV
–looks like a Cinema Display but bigger
–iSight camera
–Siri built in
–AirPlay
–mockup, not real documentation
04:01, by Dave Herwig
works with iPod Touch (3rd & 4th) & iPhone (4 / 4S)
–project videos & pics
–browse within Safari
–connects to Apple’s 30 Pin connector
–turns into a pico projector
–3.5 oz
–capable of 960 x 540 video output
–2hrs projection time
–micro USB
–free iOS app
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04:00, by Dave Herwig
MST-Smartsense Sensor
–in store navigation
–simple sensors assess where you are in bldg
–enter bldg & scan barcode = identifies your position
–built in pedometer & compass
–does not use GPS signals
–tells you where you are based on stride length
–detects if you have long legs or taking baby steps
–built in processor
–could work w/ any mobile device
–proof-of-concept right now
03:59, by Dave Herwig
pocket-sized
–charge iPhone 10-14x on single cartridge of butane
–uses USB connection, so will charge lots of stuff
–cartridge based = can take on airplane
–Lilliputian Systems
–will be sold (& labeled) by Brookstone
–ava. later this year
03:58, by Dave Herwig
don’t want to just make G+ ‘smaller’
–want to make G+ more intimate & more expressive
–making your content look “goooood”
–crisper fonts, larger profile pics
–friendlier home screen
–stream is easier to scan
–overlays, gradients, other visual elements
–fast and fluid
–convos fall into view as you move forward/backward
–optical cues help mind linger on indi. posts
–important actions (+1, etc) at top
–Android update few wks (w/ few extra surprises) yea!
–still can’t organize photos or save drafts
03:49, by Dave Herwig
released first financial figures this week
–owners have not decided if or when they will file for IPO
–6.3M in revenue
–.6M pre tax profits (64% of its total revenue)
–one billion cumulative downloads
–’Space’ has been major success
–working on new games, even non Angry Birds ones
–animated series coming up
–Windows phone version of Angry Birds Space coming
03:48, by Dave Herwig
Zynga bought them for 0M
–in past month, lost nearly 5M daily active users (DAUs)
–total DAUs now — 10M
–total DAUs at time of purchase – 15M
–already put advertising plan into place with brands
–didn’t make sure Draw Something had staying power
–playing the game became too much work
–OMGPOP winners in all this
–if they’d waited one more month to sell….uh yeah….
03:47, by Dave Herwig
one of most popular networks on Youtube
–for & about video game players
–more than a billion views a month
–Google investing in them with a round of funding
–should end up raising more than M
–will make the company worth 0M
–Google will be one of several investors
–first time Google has openly backed a content company
–Youtube backing some content makers, but writing the checks as loans
–and Youtube recouping the money via ad sales
–some video makers complain that Youtube favors Machinima
–so the deal may ruffle some feathers
–Google considered backing them through Google Ventures arm to avoid getting other video makers upset with them
03:43, by Dave Herwig
activist shareholder Daniel Loeb
–found fake computer science degree on CEO’s bio
–took Yahoo several days to address the problem
–Yahoo said it was “inadvertent error”
–internal memo of “apology” to all the Yahoos
–apologized for the negative impact on company
–regretted distraction of company’s progress
–it’s really one of those “unanswer answers”
–investigation by Yahoo’s board headed by independent director
–CEO says he’ll give them everything they need
03:36, by Dave Herwig
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03:29, by Dave Herwig
Today on GeekBeat Live..
A toddler who is fearless of danger
A real Transformer
A CEO lied about his biography?
The smallest jet powered truck in the world..
and we have Trek!
02:49, by Dave Herwig
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