Mitchell McKenna - tagged with tech http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron mitchellmckenna@gmail.com Kevin Rose Interview on Startup Grind http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10773/startup-grind-feat-kevin-rose

I've been meaning to make it out to a Startup Grind since I heard about it from my buddy Alex Finlayson but haven't made it out to one yet. They've had some great speakers like this one with Kevin Rose on Jan 26th 2012.

He talks about a neat app they were working on at Milk called "bomb" that they decided not to release, their new social app Oink, how to attract attention from the big guys in the startup world, and his experience with Digg.

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Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:45:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10773/startup-grind-feat-kevin-rose
This is a galaxy http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10701/this-is-a-galaxy

This is a galaxy. Or is it?

A remix of material originally produced for BBC Stargazing Live 2012 (TX 17 Jan 2012)

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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:23:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10701/this-is-a-galaxy
NAO Next Gen : the new robot of Aldebaran Robotics http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10587/nao-next-gen-the-new-robot-of-aldebaran-robotics

NAO Next Gen: Aldebaran Robotics launches a new generation of its humanoid robot

Aldebaran Robotics, the world leader in humanoid robotics, has released its latest version of the NAO robot — NAO Next Gen. The power of NAO Next Gen, the new fully programmable humanoid robot that has the most extensive worldwide use, is opening up new perspectives and fields of application for its users.

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Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10587/nao-next-gen-the-new-robot-of-aldebaran-robotics
How to break the speed of light http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10359/how-to-break-the-speed-of-light

You can break the speed of light in your back yard! (but don't worry, Einstein is still right)

Tweet it - http://bit.ly/rOv00A
Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/tOzkUm

minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics

Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!

Music by Nathaniel Schroeder youtube: http://bit.ly/pakJLE myspace: http://mysp.ac/qtmZQj

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Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:11:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10359/how-to-break-the-speed-of-light
Productivity Future Vision (2011) http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10354/productivity-future-vision-2011

Watch how future technology will help people make better use of their time, focus their attention, and strengthen relationships while getting things done at work, home, and on the go. (Release: 2011)

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Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:29:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10354/productivity-future-vision-2011
HoloDesk - Direct 3D Interactions with a Situated See-Through Display http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10334/holodesk-direct-3d-interactions-with-a-situated-see-through-display

HoloDesk is a novel interactive system combining an optical see through display and Kinect camera to create the illusion that users are directly interacting with 3D graphics. A virtual image of a 3D scene is rendered through a half silvered mir- ror and spatially aligned with the real-world for the viewer. Users easily reach into an interaction volume displaying the virtual image. This allows the user to literally get their hands into the virtual display. A novel real-time algorithm for rep- resenting hands and other physical objects, which are sensed by the Kinect inside this volume, allows physically realistic interaction between real and virtual 3D objects.

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Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:40:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10334/holodesk-direct-3d-interactions-with-a-situated-see-through-display
Jotly - Rate Everything http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10274/jotly-rate-everything

Everything about your life is exciting. To everyone. Visit us at: http://jotly.co

Why have lots of apps when you could have just one, that let's you rate everything? Jotly is the new app for iPhone and Android that takes redundancy out of app usage. Instead of downloading individual apps to rate all the different things in your life, download Jotly and rate your entire life, with just one app.

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Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:22:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10274/jotly-rate-everything
Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10271/throwable-panoramic-ball-camera

Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ballcamera

We present the Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera which captures a full spherical panorama when thrown into the air. At the peak of its flight, which is determined using an accelerometer, a full panoramic image is captured by 36 mobile phone camera modules.

Patent pending. More info: http://jonaspfeil.de/ballcamera Please check our Frequently Asked Questions: http://jonaspfeil.de/ballcamera/faq

A project of the Computer Graphics Group, TU Berlin.

To be presented as an Emerging Technologies demonstration at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2011: Jonas Pfeil, Kristian Hildebrand, Carsten Gremzow, Bernd Bickel, Marc Alexa

Diploma thesis 'Throwable Camera Array for Capturing Spherical Panoramas': Jonas Pfeil. Advisors: Marc Alexa, Carsten Gremzow

Video: Jonas Pfeil, Junny Chen, Qian Qin, Björn Bollensdorff

Voice: Hugh Jeremy

Music: ADO and Wonderland by IZCY

Video licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0

We would like to thank Axel Kretzschmann for helpful tips on high speed electronics, Analog Devices, Inc., for providing parts and STMicroelectronics for helpful information regarding the camera module.

Thanks to Hugh Jeremy for providing the voice-over. Check out his awesome channel on Natural Selection 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkgztfuij2w

Patent pending, http://jonaspfeil.de/ballcamera

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Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:18:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10271/throwable-panoramic-ball-camera
Introducing Timeline -- a New Kind of Profile http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10143/introducing-timeline-a-new-kind-of-profile

Timeline is your collection of all the top photos, posts and apps that help tell your story. Learn more at http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline.

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Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:46:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10143/introducing-timeline-a-new-kind-of-profile
Dennis Crowley of Foursquare - Foundation http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10060/dennis-crowley-of-foursquare-foundation

This time on Foundation Kevin Rose sits down with Dennis Crowley, founder and CEO of Foursquare. Dennis chats about how he got into technology, how Foursquare got started, how to approach building your own start-up and much more!

Check out more episodes of Foundation: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL763A1892A72D8F3D

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Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:21:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10060/dennis-crowley-of-foursquare-foundation
INKLING BY WACOM http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10032/inkling-by-wacom

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.

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Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:58:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/10032/inkling-by-wacom
Dave deBronkart: Meet e-Patient Dave http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9787/dave-debronkart-meet-e-patient-dave

http://www.ted.com When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online -- and found a medical treatment that even his own doctors didn't know. It saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

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Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:27:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9787/dave-debronkart-meet-e-patient-dave
IBM Centennial Film: Wild Ducks - Celebrating 100 years of Visionary Clients http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9728/ibm-centennial-film-wild-ducks-celebrating-100-years-of-visionary-clients

Former IBM chairman Thomas Watson, Jr. knew how important it was to work with people who question the way things are and challenge the status quo. In fact, he even had a name for them. "Wild Ducks" is a film about four IBM clients whose questioning minds and unconventional ideas are transforming our world. See and hear their inspirational stories. For more information, please visit http://www.ibm100.com (http://www.ibm.com/ibm100/us/en/)

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Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:05:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9728/ibm-centennial-film-wild-ducks-celebrating-100-years-of-visionary-clients
Introducing Ubuntu http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9657/introducing-ubuntu

Ubuntu is the world's best open-source operating system. Find out more at http://www.ubuntu.com

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Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:38:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9657/introducing-ubuntu
Introducing Music Beta by Google http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9540/introducing-music-beta-by-google

Music Beta lets you upload your personal music collection to listen anywhere, keep everything in sync, and forget the hassle of cables and files.

Sign in to request an invite at http://music.google.com

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Tue, 10 May 2011 10:42:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9540/introducing-music-beta-by-google
BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet -- It's here! (Official Video) http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9445/blackberry-playbook-tablet-its-here-official-video

Experience the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet -- the world's first professional-grade tablet. High performance at every turn -- small enough to take anywhere, powerful enough to take you everywhere. This is the one you've been waiting for.

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Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:16:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9445/blackberry-playbook-tablet-its-here-official-video
Hacking Frequent Flyer Programs http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9309/hacking-frequent-flyer-programs

The airlines, fares, and frequent flyer programs a complicated semi-opaque rules based system. Systems are hackable. This talk will show examples of how to hack and manipulate. It'll include how to fly around the world, in first class, for free. How to get free upgrades, and why somebody would do a mile run.

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Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:09:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9309/hacking-frequent-flyer-programs
Have you looked at Blogger lately? http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9244/have-you-looked-at-blogger-lately

A look at Blogger in 2010 and a peek at what's coming this year. http://www.blogger.com

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Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:51:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/9244/have-you-looked-at-blogger-lately
Google's Matias Duarte talks Honeycomb, tablets, design, and the future of Android. http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8894/googles-matias-duarte-talks-honeycomb-tablets-design-and-the-future-of-android

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/07/exclusive-interview-googles-matias-duarte-talks-honeycomb-tab/

We're not going to lie -- we're pretty excited to bring this to you guys. Here at CES 2011 we had a chance to sit down with Matias Duarte, the man behind webOS (as well as the Sidekick and Helio UIs), who's now heading up Google's user experience for Android. Matias is currently driving the interface and design for Android 3.0 (AKA Honeycomb), and it's clear that he's bringing his big, bold ideas to the Android platform. This is the first video interview Matias has done since leaving Palm, and we pressed the man on his involvement in Gingerbread and Honeycomb, what had to be torn down in Android, how desktop OSs can inform mobile devices, and much, much more

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Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:55:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8894/googles-matias-duarte-talks-honeycomb-tablets-design-and-the-future-of-android
Android 3.0 Preview http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8876/android-30-preview

A sneak peek at Android 3.0, Honeycomb, the next version of the Android platform, designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets.

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Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:34:00 -0700 http://mitchmckenna.com/items/view/8876/android-30-preview