Bits from Bytes’ new 3D printer extrudes with the best of ‘em
We’ve seen a number of 3D printers lately, and this time we have a budget model for you (that is, if $3,000 is “budget” — and we suppose it is, compared to the $20,000 and more some of these bad boys can cost). Bits from Bytes has recently announced the BFB 3000, available with up [...]
The World Cup Goes High-Tech [World Cup]
From the ball to special uniforms that make you jump higher, this year’s World Cup could very well be the most techie soccer tournament the world’s ever seen.
The ball, for example (called the Jabulani, fyi), isn’t stitched together—it’s thermally bonded. It’s also the roundest ball ever created for a World Cup. Last I checked it [...]
The Netflix Prize Comes To A Buzzer-Beater, Nailbiting Finish
Who knew statistical computing competitions could be so cut throat? Since we reported on the contest last night, two teams in the Netflix Prize have spent the last few hours jumping back and forth on the Netflix leaderboard as the three-year-long competition ticked into its final moments, with last minute sniping submissions coming from [...]
By A Nose: Netflix Prize Leaders One-Upped With One Day Remaining
Last month news broke that a team of computer scientists had finally managed to improve Netflix’s recommendation algorithm by 10%, making them eligible to win the $1 million Netflix Prize, a competition that began back in 2006. The team, BellKor’s Pragmatic Chaos, is composed of two former leaders in the competition who banded [...]
Garmin nuvifone finally about to ship out (to Taiwan)
Do you remember where you were back on January 30th of 2008? CrunchGear was at a Garmin event in New York City watching the GPS company announce its very own smartphone. Fast forward to today, and the device is finally about to ship. Two devices, actually — the Linux-based nuvifone G60 and the nuvifone M20, [...]
MoGo Talk integrated folding Bluetooth headset line expands to BlackBerry models, we’re giving 50 away
If you watched in agony as the very-cool MoGo Talk Bluetooth iPhone headset was announced and given away here on CrunchGear while your BlackBerry sat idly on your desk, take heart. The BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Javelin versions are coming and we’re giving 50 of the Curve models away.
Oh hi, developers; Palm opens Mojo SDK
Developers, start your engines. It’s been a long time coming but Palm’s Mojo SDK — the Software Development Kit that facilitates application development on the webOS platform — is finally ready for prime time. Having previously been available only to a select group of partners, many have been openly disappointed with Palm for taking so [...]
Brand Keyboard Is a Champion, or Possibly Critic, of Capitalism [Advertising]
This concept keyboard plays on our love of, or at least interest in, marketing by replacing all the letters with logos of corporations whose name begins with said letter. I seriously just spend five minutes picking them all out.
The idea is that brands are so recognizable that we can exchange them with letters, probably the [...]
Palm Mojo SDK for WebOS Now Available to Anyone, App Submissions Start in Fall [Palm]
Softening the blow that Apple struck yesterday, Palm has released its Mojo SDK for anybody to download. They’ll start taking app submissions for the App Catalog from all developers in the fall.
That’s later than we’d like—the sooner the Pre starts building a robust developer community, the more likely the platform is to thrive—but to be [...]