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geoffnorthcott

  1. Definitely interested to get my hands on Lift.do, hoping it will do for productivity what I hoped Datum would: bit.ly/JNkOiQ
  2. This Advertising Life bit.ly/IapJiK
  3. @tobybarnes seriously...augmented reality googles + advanced facial recognition = epic and imminent privacy nightmare
  4. The real Google Goggles: augmented reality glasses from Google one step closer to reality nyti.ms/Hr9RBN
  5. A special pre-release sale of Nike FuelBands starts at 11am today at Boxpark in Shoreditch (& check out the Kinect installation inside!)
  6. MakieLab Makies - customisable 3d printed action figures, made in London: bit.ly/GWFwAT
  7. James Cameron is riding a rocket to the deepest part of the sea nyti.ms/GLlOSP
  8. Encyclopaedia Britannica a classic example of digital disruption. Still sad after 244 years the print version is done nyti.ms/yxud4a
  9. @tobybarnes Ridley Scott is revisiting Blade Runner, worth looking at Detroit as a suitably dystopian setting for an android/human showdown.
  10. Caterina Fake's new startup Pinwheel introduces a new social object: location-based notes. Meta enough to be big. j.mp/xORlci
  11. Odds on automobile industry popularising sentient robots keep getting shorter: j.mp/wUKVIe
  12. Glassmap: mapping your friends in real-time. Too transparent for me... j.mp/wZ73lL
  13. ToyTalk: Pixar talent + Siri talent = next generation of AI-enabled toys j.mp/yZNecw
  14. The next frontier of pirating is 3D Objects say our friends at New Scientist bit.ly/ySJ9x1
  15. MoodJam - Your moods. In color. bit.ly/wy6Gy5. K10K was way ahead of their time with Moodstats
  16. Every company will definitely have APIs, sooner or later. Surprised this is even a question. tnw.co/xHtmSQ
  17. Pinterest surreptitiously collecting affiliate revenue from your pins. Shouldn't this be shared with the poster? bit.ly/yNzkle
  18. Anything that can be connected, will be connected: London’s New Recycling Bins Come With Wi-Fi bit.ly/ADkO8z
  19. ReBrick.com: Lego's social network. Niche social networks are back from the dead as a big trend in 2012 bit.ly/yeW8Xr
  20. The top 20 corporate earnings are all by gas companies, except one. One guess at who just came in at number four: bit.ly/AypJMX.