Porn could come to Google Glass as early as this week, with the first X-rated app set to be launched for those who have the £1,000 gadget.
Porn directors last week announced plans to use Google Glass eyewear for X-rated films to explore the ‘full potential’ of the technology.
I’m shocked, shocked I tell you.
ShortsHD presents THE SHORT FILMS OF MATTHEW MODINE, a collection of short movies directed by the award-winning actor of Vision Quest, Full Metal Jacket, and The Dark Knight Rises. This retrospective follows Modine’s career as a short filmmaker over the last two decades beginning with his first short, WHEN I WAS A BOY, that he co-directed with Todd Field. Also included in this collection are SMOKING (written by David Sedaris), ECCE PIRATE (filmed during the making of Cutthroat Island), TO KILL AN AMERICAN, I THINK I THOUGHT, and the award-winning JESUS WAS A COMMIE, co-directed by Terence Ziegler. Each short includes an all-new video introduction by Modine.
This is a no-brainer. The collection is only $7.99 to pre-order through iTunes and it’s available next week. I ordered it.
Interviewed at the All Things D tech conference on Tuesday night, Mr. Cook revealed little about Apple’s plans.
No fucking shit, Sherlock. Really?
Does this jabbering jackass understand anything about the way Apple operates? Apple CEOs have almost never used the D conference as a venue for announcing things, especially not two weeks before a major Apple event.
[Edit: Matthew Panzarino at TNW notes that Jobs introduced the AirPort Express at an early D2 conference. Regardless, I think the pattern’s been established, and the timing concerned WWDC makes it obvious Cook wouldn’t announce anything last night.]
“I’ve been less than honest about what I’ve really been up to lately,” Trent Reznor said in a statement. “For the last year, I’ve been secretly working non-stop with Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder on a new, full-length Nine Inch Nails record, which I am happy to say is finished and frankly fucking great.”
Color me stoked. It’s been five long years since Nine Inch Nails’ last album, The Slip.
Om Malik:
In the case of S4, when I used the device for the first time, I encountered three screens asking me to either sign-in or sign-up: Google, Samsung and AT&T. The phone is packed with Google Apps (good), Samsung Apps (meh!) and AT&T apps (why.)
In Dan’s absence, Jim is joined by Myke Hurley to discuss Tim Cook at the D11 conference and WWDC Expectations.
Special guest Myke Hurley.
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Last night at D11, Tim Cook revealed that Apple has hired former EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to head up the company’s environmental efforts. The news has been greeted warmly by Greenpeace, the environmental activism group that’s often been at odds with Apple and its suppliers over the years.
“Apple has made a bold move in hiring Lisa Jackson, a proven advocate with a track record of combating toxic waste and the dirty energy that causes global warming, two of Apple’s biggest challenges as it continues to grow,” said Gary Cook, Greenpeace’s Senior IT analyst. “Jackson can make Apple the top environmental leader in the tech sector by helping the company use its influence to push electric utilities and governments to provide the clean energy that both Apple and America need right now.”
Congratulations to both Marco and Glenn!
Analog Camera – the fastest and easiest way to take, process and share photos.
Nice looking app.
It’s good to see Adobe communicating openly about what’s going on with Creative Cloud.
Apple takes the environment seriously and have for many years. Moves like this solidify their lead in the environmental space.
Watch for yourself.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is only a couple of weeks away and everyone is wondering what the company will unveil during the keynote address. As much as we all have long wish lists for what we would like to see, I think it’s important to balance those with realistic expectations for what’s likely to happen.
The important thing to remember about WWDC is that it is a developer conference. It’s not a place where Apple is going to show off the newest iPhone or iPad 1. These are Apple’s flagship products and they demand separate events. Entire industries watch these products because they shape what will happen in the mobile space. They are that important.
So, don’t expect an iPhone or iPad at WWDC 2.
If not an iPhone or iPad, what can we expect in the way of hardware from the conference? Personally, I would look squarely to the Mac side of Apple’s product line.
The Mac is still an important part of what Apple does, but I don’t know that Apple would hold a special event specifically for a Mac product anymore. If they did, it would have to be quite a spectacular product.
For me, the Mac products fit well with a Tim Cook keynote at WWDC. That’s all I really expect from Apple in the way of hardware at the conference.
That leaves us with the one thing that everyone does expect from the conference — the introduction of iOS7 and OS X. The operating systems are why most of the people attending WWDC go to the conference.
This is where developers get one-on-one time with Apple engineers and get advice on how to make their products better 3. WWDC is also the place where developers learn about the new APIs they’ll be able to use in the operating systems and any changes they’ll need to make to take advantage of them.
iOS 7 is the thing everyone will be watching and talking about. Since Jony Ive took over software design, people expect the operating system to move to a more flat design, rather than the skeuomorphic design that Apple has favored for years.
Personally, I don’t think that Apple will take it as far as what some might think. The way I envision iOS 7 is more of a modernization of the look and feel of the operating system. Kind of like what Apple did with OS X over the years.
Take a look back at the first version of OS X with the Aqua interface and compare that with what we have today. You can see a lot of the same types of elements in the OS design, but it’s more modern — it’s smoother and less dramatic in its effects.
OS X will be very interesting for me. We have shifted our attention away from the Mac operating system over the past few years, but part of what we have come to expect from Apple is deep integration with all of their products and services.
That’s what I’ll be watching for with OS X. The continued integration between iOS and OS X, through apps and services, like iCloud.
There is no doubt that WWDC will be an interesting conference for developers. I suspect the promise of iOS 7 and OS X will cause a lot of talk for days and weeks to come.
If you are going to write an article that Apple will release the new iPhone or iPad at WWDC, don’t do it. ↩
If you write a story after WWDC stating that since there was no iPhone or iPad, the keynote was a bust, you are just stupid. ↩
This is why consumers want developers to go to WWDC too. Better products make us all happier. ↩
9to5Mac is at the event and is updating live. Of course, AllThingsD has a live blog as well. It starts at 9:00 pm ET.
Apparently the game is still coming.
How about that for a novel idea — design your blog so it’s better for the reader. There are a lot of great ideas and thoughts here. You don’t have to follow them all, but it’s a good read to get an understanding of what works for readers and publishers.
The Sweethome is the sister site of The Wirecutter, our electronics leaderboard. It’s a list of the best home gear, each item chosen mindfully and with many hours of research, interviews with the world’s most knowledgable experts and testers, all in service of backing up our own testing and opinions. It’s not a blog. We don’t do news and we don’t post multiple times a day–we just want to help you pick out great gear and get on with your life.
The Wirecutter is a great site and it looks like The Sweethome will follow in its footsteps.
Philip Elmer-Dewitt:
Spooner, a Canadian money manager and financial columnist, likened the burst of short selling to a “swarming,” a violent street crime where “an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once.”
I hate Wall St.
For the record, having food stuck in your beard is not a con.
Carrie Cousins looks at five characteristics of flat design.
Hiroko Tabuchi for The New York Times:
> Although Sony sells hundreds of products as varied as batteries and head-mounted 3-D displays, it so happens that Sony’s most successful business is selling insurance. While it doesn’t run this business in the United States or Europe, Sony makes a lot of money writing life, auto and medical policies in Japan.
> Its financial arm accounts for 63 percent of Sony’s total operating profit last year. Life insurance has been its biggest moneymaker over the last decade, earning the company 933 billion yen ($9.07 billion) in operating profit in the 10 years that ended in March. If you are one of those interested to get a life insurance plan, visit lifecoverquotes.org.uk for complete details.
I’m happy that Sony is making money in one portion of its business, but I find it really sad that the maker of the iconic Walkman is selling insurance.
The national treasury released a new plastic bank note in November 2011, and they have received hundreds of emails from residents who are convinced that the bills have an added fragrance.
’They all have a scent which I’d say smells like maple? Please advise if this is normal?’ wrote one concerned citizen.
Canadians are so cute.
Says it all in the title. “As Apple Feels Bite, Hon Hai Looks to Diversify.”
The stupid Apple pun alone is enough to make me want to punt someone in the crotch. But the contradictions in the article are what sends me into a rage. The implication is that because Apple’s demand has dropped off so sharply, Foxconn is desperately looking for business. But the point is made that over the past few years, Foxconn has dramatically increased manufacturing capacity and is looking to do more with it, including making their own branded products.
John E Sununu, former Republican senator from NH, for the Boston Globe:
Senator Levin and his staff believe that it is wrong for companies and individuals to engage in behavior that avoids taxes. They hoped that calling out Cook might generate support for legislation that targets companies like Apple. Instead, they mostly provided a lesson in the complex, convoluted, and often uncompetitive nature of America’s corporate tax code. They also provided a reminder that those responsible for the mess were asking the questions, not sitting at the witness table.
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We posted about cat beards, so it only seems fair.
Beginning today game fans can pre-order the bundle through Sunday for US$19.99, which includes LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, DiRT 2, Battlestations Pacific, The Movies: Superstar Edition, Tropico 3: Gold Edition & Batman: Arkham Asylum. Those who pre-order this weekend will get a US$10 virtual coupon towards the purchase of any other Feral Interactive game from the Macgamestore which must be redemmed by the end of June.
Great looking games for $20.
This is not to scale. Microsoft has drawn a 10.1 inch tablet 36% larger than a 9.7 inch tablet (140×78 pixels vs 102×79). This is so far off you can visually see it’s wrong.
Come on Microsoft, stop being dicks.
I can’t wait to get this.
The Crossroads of Sabbath walking tour is an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Ozzy, Geezer, Tony and Bill and learn about the environment that shaped them. The tour lasts approximately 90 minutes. The route has been programmed to finish at one of the finest pubs in the country where excellent ales and Thai food might tempt you.
I would love to do this.