Arstechnica summarized it well how smartphones are so prevalent in our daily lives…
"TL;DR: We all like our phones, but we all kinda hate that we like 'em so much."
Originally shared by +Ars Technica
TL;DR: We all like our phones, but we all kinda hate that we like 'em so much http://arstechnica.com/video/2016/05/are-smartphones-de-evolutionizing-humanity/
A fun drone ballet performed in front of Mount Fuji in Japan. The drones and LED synchronized well with the music. An impressive undertaking by Sky Magic (https://vimeo.com/163266757)
Sky Magic writes:
This was done so by utilizing more than 20 units of these flying machines, flight swarming formations, music, and 16,500 LED lights to combine into a single audio visual extravaganza. Furthermore, we are able to control the flying machines, visual and audio aspects concurrently, using the DMX512 [light controller]
Looks like there's a bug root bug that affects Android phones with Linux kernel below 3.18. This includes all Nexus phones 🙁
AOSP patches are already available. Time to patch my phone.
Nice little video of Ian Goode, 12 year advertising veteran, turned production company staff specializing in photo illustration and composites.
He provides an unique view of how subtle influences affect images and their narratives. It is a little lengthy but is an interesting perspective.
The portable pc on a stick is still a niche area but Intel's offering is a bit bare still. InFocus seems to be trying to fill that gap with increased ram and storage for a general pc. $169.00 USD isn't bad but not sure what niche it fills other than possible office environments to replace standard desktop PCs.
Kangaroo Plus pocket PC one-ups Compute Stick with twice the RAM, storage
It’s a decent deal at $170, though it doesn’t include an operating system.