Mapping Global Human Activity
(Cartography of the Anthropocene by Globaïa via unknownskywalker)
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A Mirror That Monitors Vital Signs
The last Pop Sci invention award that we’ll share comes from MingZher Poh at MIT’s MediaLab. Using a webcam, he’s produced a mirror that can give you information about your vital signs.
The webcam reads reflection of light from your skin, which changes based on the amount of blood being pumped through it. That information can be used to monitor things like heart rate.
Lots of “future tech” concept videos contain this idea of a mirror that tells you your vitals. Well, here it is. It’s real.
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A Facebook Like from FriendFeed co-Founder
via flickr.com
Yesterday Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator, FriendFeed co-Founder and GMail creator) posted ‘Open Spark Project - Your Music! Played through Lightning!’ on FriendFeed. Pretty cool. I can only imagine how the music and entertainment industry will use this invention in the near future!
So I liked the post on FriendFeed, retweeted it and shared the Open Spark Project stunning video on Facebook tagging the source/him. And WOW (check out the screenshot above).
This also reminds me that the Like was originally a FriendFeed concept that was later adopted by Facebook when they acquired FF. As FriendFeed is my all time favorite social network, this Like from FriendFeed co-Founder made my day!
Barbara R.S.
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via www.psfk.com
