Daily Archives: May 16, 2016

File May 16, 7 51 51 PM — I’ve long been an activity tracker kind of guy. I strapped them all onto my fleshy wrist: the Fitbits, the Nikes, the Polars. I’ve watched circles fill up on my Apple Watch and I’ve watched ghost competitors race me on early GPS watches. But for the past few months I abandoned any wrist-based tracker because the battery in the one I was using kept dying. And so I went… Read More

I’ve long been an activity tracker kind of guy. I strapped them all onto my fleshy wrist: the Fitbits, the Nikes, the Polars. I’ve watched circles fill up on my Apple Watch and I’ve watched ghost competitors race me on early GPS watches. But for the past few months I abandoned any wrist-based tracker because the battery in the one I was using kept dying. And so I went… Read More

The Garmin vivofit 3 makes me want to move again

This entry was posted in activity trackers Column fitbit Gadgets Garmin Global Positioning System gps watch TC watch on May 16, 2016 by John Biggs

feature_wyss — One limitation of run-of-the-mill 3D printers is that the structure must essentially be built as a series of layers, each one supporting the next. A new device from Harvard’s Wyss Institute allows metal filaments to essentially be drawn in midair with no support whatsoever. And it uses lasers! Read More

One limitation of run-of-the-mill 3D printers is that the structure must essentially be built as a series of layers, each one supporting the next. A new device from Harvard’s Wyss Institute allows metal filaments to essentially be drawn in midair with no support whatsoever. And it uses lasers! Read More

This machine 3D prints metal structures in midair by lasering ...

This entry was posted in 3d printing Gadgets research TC on May 16, 2016 by Devin Coldewey

currentc-kitchen — As merchants like Walmart move ahead on their own mobile payment strategies, a consortium that once counted Walmart — along with a number of other big retailers and brands — behind it, has taken a step back. Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) today announced it would postpone a nationwide rollout of CurrentC, a smartphone payment initiative originally conceived as a mobile… Read More

As merchants like Walmart move ahead on their own mobile payment strategies, a consortium that once counted Walmart — along with a number of other big retailers and brands — behind it, has taken a step back. Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) today announced it would postpone a nationwide rollout of CurrentC, a smartphone payment initiative originally conceived as a mobile… Read More

MCX postpones rollout of Apple Pay rival CurrentC, lays off ...

This entry was posted in CurrentC eCommerce Mobile mobile payments TC on May 16, 2016 by Ingrid Lunden

Australian physicists, perhaps searching for a way to shorten the work week, have created an AI that can run and even improve a complex physics experiment with little oversight. The research could eventually allow human scientists to focus on hig...

AI learns and recreates Nobel-winning physics experiment

This entry was posted in AI artificial intelligence Gadgets robotics TC on May 16, 2016 by Devin Coldewey

Screen Shot 2016-05-16 at 12.01.35 PM — Google-owned navigation app Waze is expanding its ride-sharing ambitions with the launch of a pilot program in the San Francisco Bay area which will allow employees of select companies to carpool to and from work via Waze’s carpooling service. This program is similar to the service Waze began testing last year in Tel Aviv, Israel, via an app called “RideWith.” The app… Read More

Google-owned navigation app Waze is expanding its ride-sharing ambitions with the launch of a pilot program in the San Francisco Bay area which will allow employees of select companies to carpool to and from work via Waze’s carpooling service. This program is similar to the service Waze began testing last year in Tel Aviv, Israel, via an app called “RideWith.” The app… Read More

Waze brings its carpooling service to the Bay Area

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC waze and tagged google on May 16, 2016 by Sarah Perez

Batch17 — 500 Startups’ 16th demo day just wrapped up, and the firm is already turning its eyes to its next batch of companies. More than 40 startups are participating in this batch of companies. From softer baby products to tools for creating and distributing vertical videos (a big focus given the shift on many mobile platforms), there’s something that might pique pretty much… Read More

500 Startups’ 16th demo day just wrapped up, and the firm is already turning its eyes to its next batch of companies. More than 40 startups are participating in this batch of companies. From softer baby products to tools for creating and distributing vertical videos (a big focus given the shift on many mobile platforms), there’s something that might pique pretty much… Read More

Meet the 17th class of 500 Startups companies

This entry was posted in Apps Enterprise Mobile Startups TC on May 16, 2016 by Matthew Lynley

Google is not giving up on its social ambitions, it seems, despite its failures with Google+. The company announced this morning a new social app called Spaces, which focuses on group sharing. The app allows small groups of users to tap into othe...

Google tries its hand at social again with launch of ...

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC and tagged google on May 16, 2016 by Sarah Perez

The Meizu Gravity is the Chinese company's first foray into the US market. The post Sorry, But This Cantilevered Speaker Is Way Cooler Than Your Jambox appeared first on WIRED.