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Mar 4, 2012
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The glasses will send data to the cloud and then use things like Google Latitude to share location, Google Goggles to search images and figure out what is being looked at, and Google Maps to show other things nearby, the Google employee said. “You will be able to check in to locations with your friends through the glasses,” they added.
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Wait, what: Google is going to sell heads-up display glasses?

Google to Sell Heads-Up Display Glasses by Year’s End - NYTimes.com

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Jan 27, 2012
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A Hewlett Packard spokesperson confirmed (on December 15) that “in 2008, HP asked marketing agency Moving Brands to propose new ideas for various elements of HP’s brand identity, including fonts, graphics, and logos.” But now, “HP is one of the world’s most valuable brands and has no plans to adopt the new logo proposed by Moving Brands.  HP did implement some of the other design elements shown in the case study.
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That crazy HP logo from a few months ago isn’t actually replacing the old logo.

Identityworks: Reviews - 2011 - HP

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Dec 13, 2011
@ 2:33 pm
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I think my favorite thing from this article about the crazy floating startup village is the nonchalance about about lasers and undersea internet cables: “A laser could be good, but is susceptible to fog, which is bad in the Bay Area. We’re considering running an undersea cable from ship to shore, but it may be be cost prohibitive. [Blueseed has received estimates of over a million dollars for just the installation, but is still researching permits.]” (via Startup Ducks Immigration Law With ‘Googleplex of the Sea’ | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com)

I think my favorite thing from this article about the crazy floating startup village is the nonchalance about about lasers and undersea internet cables: “A laser could be good, but is susceptible to fog, which is bad in the Bay Area. We’re considering running an undersea cable from ship to shore, but it may be be cost prohibitive. [Blueseed has received estimates of over a million dollars for just the installation, but is still researching permits.]”

(via Startup Ducks Immigration Law With ‘Googleplex of the Sea’ | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com)

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Oct 14, 2011
@ 8:58 am
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A magazine is an iPad that doesn’t work.

(via 1-Year-Old Plays With Magazine Like It’s an iPad [VIDEO])

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