Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

At Burning Man while your startup burns

 There’s a difference between clearing your head, and ditching your dying startup to do drugs in the desert. If your ship is sailing smoothly, a vacation full of solitary introspection and artful inspiration could help you improve your decision-making. But if you’re using time off to escape your responsibilities rather than prepare to fulfill them, you’re endangering your… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Ten years later, ‘Sunshine’ remains one of the bleakest and most beautiful sci-fi movies ever made

 The first time I saw Sunshine, it was in a room full of men (in my memory, the audience was at least 90 percent male). Afterwards, my friend and I spent an extra 10 minutes on the floor, trying to find his misplaced glasses.
Despite the sub-optimal screening conditions, I remember feeling genuinely thrilled by what I’d seen. Sunshine, it seemed to me, was pointing to a promising new… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Tech’s “give back� moment

 We now exist an interesting interstitial moment, one defined by big corporations producing much of the innovation and some of the world’s richest companies – Apple, Amazon, Uber, Facebook – trying to solve big hairy problems. These are the problems that startups would have once solved but because they are so expensive – I’m talking about commercial VR,… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

How to connect your computer to a TV

Knowing how to connect your computer to a TV is an essential skill, especially in this era of cord-cutting and 4K gaming. So we’ve put together a guide to help you get your PC and TV working together in no time.

The post How to connect your computer to a TV appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source: Digital trends

Cryptocurrencies have crashed 20% in two days

 The cryptocurrency correction may have started. After months of unprecedented appreciation, almost every digital currency is seeing double digit losses over the last 48 hours. While a quick glance at the chart above or at coinmarketcap.com shows how bad things have been, you can get a sense of where things are by looking at losses in the two largest currencies: Bitcoin is down 16.5% over the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Kristoffer Lawson talks about a future where you zoom into work

 Kristoffer Lawson created one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while: Solu, the social computer. His tiny device uses a unique UI and UX to allow you to connect with friends and collaborate using an icon-based OS that lets you zoom in and out of work. Lawson and I spoke about the future of computing and how his ideas – and the ideas of other OS thinkers – will change the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

MIT’s new algorithm predicts how much pain a person is in by looking at photos

Researchers at MIT have developed a machine-learning algorithm that is able to predict how much pain a person is in by looking at an image of them. Here is why that is more important than it sounds.

The post MIT’s new algorithm predicts how much pain a person is in by looking at photos appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source: Digital trends

Destiny 2 gives you the chance to save puppies – CNET

Commentary: In an amusing trailer for the Activision game that launches September 6, you are confronted with everything wonderful that is currently under threat.
Source: CNET

Beats brings adaptive noise canceling to its Studio 3 headphones

 Last year’s big Beats announcements revolved around the addition of the W1 chip, the first real collaborative addition to the hardware line since the company was picked up by Apple in 2014. The quick-syncing wireless chip is back for the newly announced Studio 3 over-ear headphones, but active noise canceling is the story the Beats is really looking to tell here. I had the opportunity… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Beats Studio3 Wireless Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

While the third-generation of Beats flagship over-ear headphones look the same as their predecessors, they’ve been markedly improved on the inside.
Source: CNET