TECHNOLOGY
What better way to celebrate everyone being connected than heading out that door and experiencing Internet Week, right here in New York City!
Not just for nerds, techies, friend stalkers, or angel investors! For the past 8 years, Internet week has hosted a series of networking events, meet ups, and conferences sure to appeal even the layman of web users.
Starting this Monday, May 14th, through May 21st, be apart of the “ever-changing digital landscape.” The festival, like the Internet itself, is open to everyone. Check out the schedule and map out the things that interest you!
In nearly every state without a huge transit system like New York, almost everyone drives. It’s impossible to get around without a car. One of the big rites of passage is getting a license. Driving, however, isn’t for everyone. Think about it too hard and the responsibility of driving a giant machine that can move faster than a lot of land animals and has blind spots becomes a little daunting. The realization that the cute cardboard kids and people on a driving course stand in for real ones can settle in hard enough to make someone panic. Besides, it’s the future. Our computers have gotten tiny, and our cell phones have become computers. If we don’t have the flying car yet, what do we have?
Remember the simple days before there was risk of having every embarrassing moment recorded? The days before convenient technology like camera phones and Youtube? Or before the days you could pay someone to make you into an overnight pop star? It seems like it was 100 years ago. With technology getting more advanced and accessible every year, viral videos are only becoming more prevalent. Youtube has become the go-to place to air out dirty laundry, discover the next pop star, embarrass yourself, and to watch incredible creations such as VW's 'Feel the Force' commercial. Some of the videos we love, while others have us wishing for simpler days of hop scotch. So without further ado, here are the top 10 most viewed Youtube viral videos of 2011.
If you haven't noticed by now, Spotify has taken the world by storm. And why shouldn't it have? Nothing beats an endless library of free streaming music that you can easily share with the world, or at least your tight circle of Facebook buddies.
According to Mashable, music's biggest new destination just got even bigger, as Spotify just announced it's own series of internal apps. With partners such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Fuse, Spotify's apps are meant to integrate news, lyrics, and deeper overall interactivity with the streaming service's massive library of tunes.
The holiday season is approaching fast, and there's no shortage of cool new music devices out there for the aspiring producers, gadget freaks, and all around audiophiles in your life. Whether you're looking to get your younger sibling a new set of speakers to blast the new Drake record on, or you're ready to spend that iTunes gift card on a really cool app, here are some of the best bits of technology coming from the music world.
Altec Lansing Custom In-Ear Monitors
Imagine a pair of headphones designed exclusively for you? Well, if you're a professional musician or hardcore audio nerd and are willing to shell out serious cash, Altec Lansing is offering a series of custom in-ear monitors. While the monitors are super pricey at $1000, $750, and $500, those who purchase them will be able to consult with an Audiologist to create the perfect mold to fit their ears, meaning your live sound and secret Britney Spears playlist will both sound clearer than ever.
Art galleries are great, but they can hardly be called very exciting unless what they feature has a short life span. For technology lovers, exhibits are more like car shows or conventions. Imagine, however, if things were a little more festive. The Gizmodo Gallery, a week long event featuring all sorts cool technology is part gallery, part carnival, and part surprise takeover, and it’s back for more in New York City.
Back in 2009, Gizmodo, known for its tech, gaming, and internet culture coverage, took over a storefront in SoHo. They transformed it into a gallery for some of the coolest and weirdest inventions. An automatic pancake maker graced the floor, feeding its visitors. A plasma screen hosted a mini video game tournament for those done browsing the floor. Gadgets from long ago graced the walls along with its modern counterparts. Anyone dropping by could add a LEGO creation to a growing landscape on the LEGO wall.
With recent news that NASA gets less funding than the U.S. military gets for air conditioning, it comes as no surprise that SETI’s Allen Telescope Array lost its funding in April. Known as the largest and longest-running search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, the Allen Telescope Array was used for much more. Its research attempted to piece together pieces of our own history through the exploration of outer space.
Social Media Week is coming soon and the event has opened its doors to hopeful applicants.The largest twice annual social media and technology event around the world started accepting newcomers June 15 and will continue to accept applicants until July 15. Some of the biggest names in technology, social media (television, internet, and printed word), and creative and fun businesses on the web are already submitting their request to join the thousand featured over the 5-day event coming our way in September.
For the past three years New York has been host to an entire week’s worth of events centered on the wide world of the internet. Next week, starting June 6th, Internet Week New York would like to invite everyone to their fourth annual event! Whether you’re trying to break into an internet based business, check out what’s in store for the internet’s future, or eat, drink, and dance with the internet crowd, Internet Week has something for you.
Complex has a collection of the top 50 failed pieces of technology on their blog today. Many are old familiars that could not keep up with the times, but a lot are pieces of tech that didn’t see the light of day to most of us. Strange devices, oddball inventions, and items that suffered from coming in second all make the list.
Most will be surprised to find at least one item they own and love makes the list as a failed piece of technology. Windows Vista and Nintendo’s DSi XL are among the first readers will see upon browsing the list. While they don’t rank high on the list of bad ideas, it’s surprising to see that they are considered a failure. Vista’s bugs and the XL’s size, however, resulted in their downfall, and they’re among the losing here.
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