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Rubbee turns any bike into an electric one in seconds
Rubbee turns any bike into an electric one in seconds | Crave - CNET. Related articles Rubbee Turns Any Bike into an Electric Bike (technabob.com) Rubbee turns any bike electric (gizmag.com) Turn Any Bike Into An Electric Bike, No Installation Necessary (popsci.com) Ride Easier With The Rubbee Easy Electric Bike Conversion Gadget On Kickstarter (techcrunch.com)
Bio hacking healthcare
(via Biohacking Healthcare - Part 1 - Forbes) Related articles Biohacking (wewanttolearn.wordpress.com) guardian tecnologia: Kickstarter must not fund biohackers' glow-in-the-dark plants | Martin Lukacs (guardian.co.uk) Saudi Prince Sues Forbes Magazine (intheq8.com)
Glaxo intrapreneurs convince big pharma to help developing world
Turning Big Pharma Toward The Developing World, From The Inside BY MARZENA ZUKOWSKA, fastcoexist.com How three intrapreneurs at GlaxoSmithKline created a program to help diagnose disease in places without access to medicine, and how they convinced the company to support it. How many high-end research scientists does it take to make a dent in … … Continue reading Glaxo intrapreneurs convince big pharma to help developing world
The invisible UI
No to NoUI Timo, elasticspace.com ‘The best design is invisible’ is the interaction design phrase of the moment. The images above are from my ever-expanding collection of quotes about how design and technology will ‘disappear’, become ‘invisible’ or how the… No to NoUI – Timo Arnall http://flip.it/DXd0v http://flip.it/BZVXF Related articles The curse of the invisible … Continue reading The invisible UI
11 Traditional Breakfasts From Around the World
11 Traditional Breakfasts From Around the World bootsnall.com It could be that a lone bagel and a cup of coffee to-go is your idea of breakfast, and the only time you actually sit down for this important meal is on weekends and holidays, but what about when you travel? What happens when you are i… … Continue reading 11 Traditional Breakfasts From Around the World
5 Affordable Round the World Routes
admin, bootsnall.com Too many round the world travel dreamers give up on traveling the world before they even begin, and many of them do it because of costs. We’re here to give tips on how to best use Indie and highlight 5 affordable trips to make your dream more of a… RT @BootsnAll: 5 Affordable … Continue reading 5 Affordable Round the World Routes
UX phenotype: off the grid
Core77’s Seven Designer Phenotypes: #7 - Off the Grid core77.com Off the GridHabitat: Undisclosed. But you would be uncomfortable therePlumage: All-weather, lightweight, durable & shockingly expensiveAttributes: Secret Stash of Granola, Digital Compass, Dedicated GPS device. Spends a… RT @core77: Get all of the things you need to get away from it all…: http://flip.it/c7aVZ http://flip.it/piT5o Related … Continue reading UX phenotype: off the grid
New York start-ups’ own flavour
bbc.co.ukHow New York’s new tech firms differ from Silicon Valley rivalsRT @BBCNewsUS: Is NYC’s Silicon Alley a credible rival to California’s Silicon Valley? What is bringing start-ups to the big city? http://flip.it/jeKDV http://flip.it/ZhrRtNew York start-ups' own flavourRelated articlesDubstarts jobs fair to link up start-ups with job-seekers (siliconrepublic.com)Immigration and America's high-tech industry (economist.com)A comprehensive List of … Continue reading New York start-ups’ own flavour
Figure your real career aptitude with data and online tools
How To Find The Best Job For You By David Zax, fastcompany.com Should I really become an explosives worker? Spencer Thompson’s Sokanu wants to be like a Match.com for careers. There aren’t many 21-year-olds you should talk with for career advice. But when that 21-year-old, like Spencer Thompson, has built … RT @FastCoLead: Find the … Continue reading Figure your real career aptitude with data and online tools
The relationship between coffee shop density and political party
Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results ilovecoffee.jp Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results - I Love Coffee http://flip.it/UB02D http://flip.it/FQbvX Related articles Death Wish Coffee is World's Strongest (techeblog.com) Coffee Coffee Coffee (writingformultimedia.com)
Open science event in London this weekend
Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net If you’re in London this weekend, you should know that the Wellcome Trust is sponsoring a two-day bioscience hackathon with prizes awarded for the best ideas in four categories: Open Me — collecting data on yourself and making it use… RT @BoingBoing: Open science event in London this weekend http://flip.it/kqy0Y Open … Continue reading Open science event in London this weekend
Yapp events app builder
Let The App Creation Era Begin: Yapp Events App Builder Launches Out Of Beta Jordan Crook, techcrunch.com Remember the time when web sites were reserved for businesses, or niche designers? Before the days of Tumblr and WordPress and even MySpace (where I learned my first bit of basic code). Now anyone can easily build a … Continue reading Yapp events app builder
UK puts entire government on the web, others to follow
Government’s digital services portal Gov.uk comes out of beta By Ian Steadman, wired.co.uk Technology The government’s centralised portal for all its online services, Gov.uk, finally launched today after two years of development. It represents the flagship of the government’s “digital by default” policy, an idea fir… http://flpbd.it/VuGse Related articles Designs of the Year (digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk) GOV.UK … Continue reading UK puts entire government on the web, others to follow
NYC is fast becoming a hub of health IT
New Accelerator Is On A Mission To Turn NYC Into A Hub For Healthtech Startups Rip Empson, techcrunch.com Accelerators and incubators have been popping up left and right over the last few years, becoming, as Peter Relan recently put it, “an industry segment in their own right.” And while that industry segment has become more … Continue reading NYC is fast becoming a hub of health IT
Sokanu uses science to find out what you’re good at
Sokanu Says Science Can Help You Find Your Dream Job Eric Johnson, allthingsd.com Why do you work where you do and are you happy there? If the answer is “no” for the second question, Spencer Thompson has a new answer for the first. Thompson, 21, is the CEO of Vancouver-based Sokanu, which officially launches this … Continue reading Sokanu uses science to find out what you’re good at
iPhone used for cover of Time magazine
Cover for the new issue of TIME shot with an iPhone and Hipstamatic Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net Ben Lowy got the cover of TIME Magazine this week with an iPhone and the photo-filtering app Hipstamatic. Not even for, say, a special tech issue or anything like that! Can’t say I’m surprised—I use Hipstamatic with my iPhone5 … Continue reading iPhone used for cover of Time magazine
The Biggest Sites In Social Publishing
The Biggest Sites In Social Publishing info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about), buzzfeed.com The goal for websites, more than ever, is to get content to go social. These are the ones who are succeeding. Update: More data added below. Image by Beck Diefenbach / Reuters One way to measure how well a website is doing is by the… http://flpbd.it/TZ1H5 … Continue reading The Biggest Sites In Social Publishing
Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home
Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home Sami Grover Design / Green Architecture October 19, 2012, treehugger.com Next time you hear someone complaining about today’s youth, or moaning about a culture of entitlement, tell them the story of Austin Hay. We already posted one video of Austin Hay’s project to build a tiny house on … Continue reading Teen Finishes 130 Sq. Ft. Mortgage-Free Home
How Lobster-Inspired Winglets Reduce Drag
How Lobster-Inspired Winglets Reduce Drag, Increase Fuel Efficiency Alexander George, wired.com Photo: GasPods Industrial designer and underwater photographer Bob Evans got the inspiration for GasPods from the bumps he observed on lobsters’ backs. It seems counterintuitive, but protrusions on an already-streamlined… http://flpbd.it/BuaDx Related articles Food Glorious Food: Burger & Lobster (onefinestay.com) Apparently This Matters: Lobster … Continue reading How Lobster-Inspired Winglets Reduce Drag
Micro-distilleries tap into molecular sciences and artisanal interests
Just when you thought Miller Lite was the pinnacle of the US beverage industry, the same interest in local, organic and clean tech is creeping into this sector as well with the increasing prevalence of micro distilleries. Filter: Micro-Distilleries Lead the Geek Booze Craze | Wired Magazine | Wired.com. Related articles Prichard's Distillery Opens Their … Continue reading Micro-distilleries tap into molecular sciences and artisanal interests
Berkshire Mountain Distillers: the first distillery in Western Mass since Prohibition
Here's a good sign that the creative and manufacturing economy of the Central and Western Mass is creeping back: the first artisanal distillery to open since Prohibition! BMD uses locally sourced ingredients and spring water. Berkshire Mountain Distillers. Related articles Colorado distilleries offer rum, whiskey, vodka, gin and more gifts (denverpost.com) How to Malt in … Continue reading Berkshire Mountain Distillers: the first distillery in Western Mass since Prohibition
Using Census data for life science intelligence
Many government resources are a great way to gather intelligence for life science companies: Census Bureau Homepage. Related articles New Microdata from the Census Bureau (kauffman.org) New Data from Census Points to Falling Job Creation (kauffman.org) Kauffman Foundation-Funded U.S. Census Bureau Data Highlight Importance of Business Startups to Job Creation in the U.S. (kauffman.org)
Fabprefab – modernist prefab dwellings
fabprefab - modernist prefab dwellings. Definitely one of the coolest house websites. includes links to all the best micro, eco, green design companies. Related articles Factory-Built Micro-Homes in San Francisco (jetsongreen.com) Connect:Homes Connect 2.1 Modern Prefab Pop-Up (design-milk.com) 5 Companies on the Cutting Edge of Sustainable Prefab Housing (mashable.com) July Month in Review [+Thoughts] (jetsongreen.com) … Continue reading Fabprefab – modernist prefab dwellings
Catalogtree 4.0: great data visualizations
catalogtree 4.0. This company was cited in the Seed article for data visualization. One study was analyzing parking ticket patterns in London and how they peaked while diplomats got their lunch or something similar. Related articles CFP: The History and Future of Data Visualization (ASECS 2013) (lmc.gatech.edu) Weekly 'Visual Data' section in Corriere della Sera … Continue reading Catalogtree 4.0: great data visualizations
The Pod Hotel: Pod Sized Cheap Hotel Accommodation in NYC
The Pod Hotel: Pod Sized Cheap Hotel Accommodation in NYC. This is one of several new micro hotel rooms designed as pods or all in oneliving environments. Others include Yotel, Qbic, Easyhotel. Related articles Trocadero to be transformed into Tokyo-style 'pod' hotel (standard.co.uk) Hotel review: the Pod hotel in New York (traveler2.typepad.com) Snoozebox offers … Continue reading The Pod Hotel: Pod Sized Cheap Hotel Accommodation in NYC
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