Jul 16

It’s official: Comcast buys out Microsoft’s share of MSNBC

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Breaking up is hard to do, and it took Microsoft and NBC a few more days to hammer out all the details and make it official. NBC is buying the software maker’s half of the MSNBC website for a reporter $300 million, which will be renamed NBC News — a change which has already taken place if you try to hit up the old site. Its HQ will also move across from Microsoft’s hub in Redmond to New York. Following the split, Microsoft is apparently readying its own news service for launch later this year, aiming to hire around the same number of people that were put to work on the previous site — and looking to improve on its recent online fortunes.

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It’s official: Comcast buys out Microsoft’s share of MSNBC originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 12

Tokyoflash Kisai Online Watch: The Matrix is on Your Wrist

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Here’s another example of a user-submitted design that’s been made into an actual watch by Tokyoflash. It takes a bit of time before you realize what you are looking for when you glance at the face of this watch, but once you have, telling the time is easy.

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The design was originally submitted by Samuel Jerichow, and can now be yours. The Tokyoflash Kisai Online has a display that’s made of continuous vertical lines, which kind of remind me of the source code display in The Matrix.  The unbroken lines of the encrypted display can be broken with a flick of the wrist thanks to the built-in accelerometer, revealing the time through a display of squiggly vertical lines.

Just turn your head sideways and you’ll see how easy it is to read.

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The Kisai Online is available with a silver or black band in blue, red, or natural LCD display. This will be a limited edition that will retail for $169 (USD), but you can get for the next couple of days for just $149 directly at Tokyoflash.

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Jul 11

This New Kisai Watch Reads Between the Lines [Video]

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Tokyo Flash, the Japanese watchmaker with a flair for optical extravagance, has just released its newest user submitted design—the Kisai Online. More »

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Jul 02

There Is No Offline Anymore [Internet]

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Technology pervades our lives. But while many writers argue that such a phenomenon should see us rebel and take time away from our gadgets to experience some notional “real life”, Nathan Jurgenson has other ideas. Instead, as he sees it, there is no offline any more. More »

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Jun 27

Google offers free online course to turn you into a ‘power searcher’

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Already a Google 'power searcher' Then you won't need this free online course

If you’re game for learning some new search tricks, they may as well come from the hive mind itself. Mountain View is currently accepting registrations for “Power Searching with Google,” a free-of-charge virtual course which will start on July 10th and involve six 50-minute interactive classes spread over two weeks. In addition to plugging Goolge+ at every opportunity, it promises to explain how to “solve real, everyday problems” using advanced search features — and there’s even a certificate at the end of it. Sign up at the course homepage linked below.

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