Apr
27
IBM Developed AI to Compete on Jeopardy
April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Having Watson compete on Jeopardy is a great publicity move, however, the other applications this project could enable are truly exciting.
“Beyond Jeopardy, the challenge expands to demonstrating how core open-domain question-and-answer technologies can be quickly and effectively adapted to different business applications,” said Michael Loughran, communications manager at IBM Research. “These applications will demand a [...]
Apr
27
iPhone Available on Verizon
April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Could it be that all my dreams will come true? Apple recently announced that there would be no change to their exclusive deal with AT&T. Then we hear the announcement that they are in talks with Verizon and that the iPhone could be available for Verizon customers as soon as next year. USA Today article
Apr
17
World Clock
April 17, 2009 | 4 Comments
I have been a huge fan of Poodwaddle for a while. They have great resources like the clock below.
Bonus points to whoever can tell me what is wrong with the World Clock.
Apr
16
Working, or Pretending to Work
April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
A pretty cool ad for Microsoft Office for Mac
Apr
10
Interactive Audio on iPhone
April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Smule, creators of the Ocarina application for the iPhone were presenters at the Apple iPhone 3.0 SDK presentation and premiered their Leaf Trombone application.
I’m impressed not only by Smule’s ability to make fun musical applications, but their focus on making them social, allowing people to share their experience with others and make each interaction with [...]