Wacom introduces Inkling, a new digital sketch pen that captures a digital likeness of your work while you sketch with its ballpoint tip on any sketchbook or standard piece of paper. … [Read more...]
Cleverbot Talks With Cleverbot – Confirms Artificial Intelligence Artificially Intelligent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzlbyTZsQY I feel dirty after watching that, like I was eavesdropping on a private conversation. Cleverbot might be more clever when half of the conversation comes from a human but when both sides come from Cleverbot things just get weird. (Via IEEE Spectrum) … [Read more...]
Dwolla’s Proxi Enables Payments Between People Without The Latest Hardware
Dwolla, a PayPal competitor that boasts itself as being built for consumers, developers, and merchants, has been making some strides to innovate the online payment industry. Their latest innovation is called Proxi and allows you to pay people or places near you, pay vendors on the go, and accept payments wherever you are without credit card fees. Announced on the Dwolla blog … [Read more...]
Know Your 4th Amendment Rights When It Comes To Police Searching Your Phone or Computer
The Fourth Amendment, the one that protects you from unreasonable government searches and seizures, how well do you know it? What about how it applies to police want to search your password-protected laptop or smartphone? The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a great write-up to help you know your rights. The EFF provides this helpful information on their website, as a 1-page … [Read more...]
Zynga, the Makers of Farmville, Want You To Avoid Phishing
Zynga, the developers behind Farmville, Words with Friends, Zynga Poker, and other Facebook games, and particularly their security team wants you to avoid falling for phishing scams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQrBQ4fgxxc "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." Zynga Security wants you to learn that lesson well. They also want you to keep your computer and … [Read more...]