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Don’t let the throngs of people clamoring for the new iPhone 3G S outside your neighborhood Apple store fool you. A new study from Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that in this time of economic hardship, people are giving up cell phones and TV.
One thing Americans aren’t willing to part with, however, is Internet service. In fact, even in the face of financial turmoil, more and more people are purchasing high-speed Internet.
A few key stats from the study:
We only need four syllables to describe the technology demonstrated by Pattie Maes, associate professor in MIT’s Program in Media Arts and Sciences, at last week’s TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference: IN-CRED-I-BLE!
Maes introduced a yet-unnamed product that, since its demo last week, has created a lot of buzz in the tech world for its far-reaching capabilities.
This wearable device, which Maes refers to as a “sixth sense,” contains a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. When we saw it, we immediately thought “Minority Report.” You remember the futuristic Tom Cruise/Colin Farrell sci-fi thriller where they never touched the computer, but rather manipulated the screens by simply moving their fingers in the air. Well, it’s here – and it’s beyond exciting!
(We can’t even do this invention justice in our description of it, so be sure to watch the video after the jump.)
Continue reading ‘MIT's Pattie Maes Talks 'Sixth Sense'’
We first heard about Wolfram Alpha – a new “computational knowledge engine” – in an article on CNN.com about a new era of Internet search that we may be entering. The article lists sites like Twine and hakia – among others with unique qualities – which try to personalize searches, separating out results you would find interesting, based on your Web use. But Wolfram Alpha piqued our interest for two reasons: 1) we haven’t come across a search engine as comprehensively computational as Wolfram Alpha, and 2) we have a love-hate relationship with long division. Math is our nemesis.
Not everyone is singing Wolfram Alpha’s praises, however. This article on PCWorld.com by 49.96-year-old writer David Coursey, posted earlier today – when Wolfram Alpha officially launched – suggests that the engine may not be the “cyber wonderbrain” some might have expected.
Still, it’s pretty remarkable. And unless you have a tiny clone of Albert Einstein tucked away in your pocket protector, it will likely be useful at one point or another.
As an example, we’re picked a random date in time – June 17, 1984. When we entered that date into Wolfram Alpha, this is what we got:
Continue reading ‘Wolfram Alpha: Like Meth to a Mathematician’
StatCounter recently (march 3rd, 2009) launched a new “GlobalStats” site, making all of their aggregated internet usage stats available for public consumption. This is not the first of its kind, but StatCounter’s contribution is a good one.
Statistics on internet usage consistently rate among the highest read posts on HiringTheInternet and are often searched for. We like ‘em too. The more services provide thiskind of information, the better we’ll be able to accurately assess the use of the Internet.
The interface is clean and easy to use, and they’ll let you download a CSV (you can open this in MS Excel or Apple Numbers) with raw numbers. Continue reading ‘More Global Internet Statistics Coming Your Way’
Ever wondered what computer operating system certain political parties prefer?
Probably not. But Market Share by Net Applications has gone out and retrieved that data so you can enjoy a more serene slumber.
Back in January, the Internet usage trend analysis company (try saying that three times fast!) compiled a map of the United States showing Apple’s market share by measuring the usage share of all Macintosh operating systems. Curiously, the map had a striking resemblance to the 2004 U.S. red/blue election map.
It was only a matter of time, then, that the Market Share super sleuths decided to dissect Apple’s sales so far this year in order to predict how the swing states were trending for Mac share. And what did they come up with? Have a look-see.
Continue reading ‘Did Mac Users Decide Election ’08?’
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