Second Story uses Kinect for augmented shopping, tells us how much that doggie is in the window (video)

Second Story isn’t content to leave window shoppers guessing at whether or not they can afford that dress or buy it in mauve. A new project at the creative studio uses the combination of a Kinect for Windows sensor with a Planar LookThru transparent LCD enclosure to provide an augmented reality overlay

Simple Is Now Available To The Public, Cofounder Alex Payne Moves On

There is nothing more broken than the payments/banking system, which makes me and everybody else root for payments (and more!) startup Simple (formerly BankSimple). We all hate our banks and, especially if you are in SF, we constantly hope that the future will be better.

And, again if you’re like me,

Roku Becomes Pay TV’s Streaming Box Of Choice, Raises $45 Million From News Corp, BSkyB, And Others

When Roku first entered the streaming video market, it was seen as a boon for cord cutters, who could watch streaming content from online distributors like Netflix and Hulu Plus on TV. But lately, it’s begun courting app makers from traditional content producers, securing apps for premium networks like

Roku picks up financing from BSkyB, News Corp and more, keeps eye on the premium streaming crown

The little media streamer company that could, Roku, has gained some powerful friends in its latest round of financing, with $45 million in funds coming from the likes of BSkyB, News Corp and another partner who would prefer to remain nameless at this time, as well as previous investors Menlo Ventures

BMW opens i Store in sync with London Olympics, shows tourists their electric destiny

Technology companies have been lining up to milk the London Olympics spotlight for all it’s worth. BMW isn’t shy about taking its turn, but it’s not looking to cash in — directly, we mean. The automaker is instead using its just-opened i Store to showcase everything electric and hybrid for downtown

Stay Focused And Keep Shipping: What Is Facebook Thinking With Its Phone Folly?

Earlier today, I wrote about Facebook designers asking, “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?”

Apparently, Facebook’s answer is “build a phone.”

Office for Mac 2011 and 2008 ancestor ready for OS X Mountain Lion, procrastinators groan

So you updated to OS X Mountain Lion and, gosh darn it, you’re not sure that Office for Mac 2011 (or Office 2008 for Mac) will be in perfect harmony. Time to put off finishing that accounts receivable spreadsheet until IT sorts it all out, right? Unfortunately for anyone looking to catch a break, Microsoft

AppFog Wants To Do For Developer Platforms What Google Did For EMail

AppFog is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) provider that wants to do for developer platforms what Google did for GMail.

GMail launched in 2004 by giving its users  a distributed service with 2 gigabytes (GB) of free disc space. Search made it possible. It disrupted competitors like Hotmail that provided

With 50M Videos Indexed, Showyou Relaunches Its iPhone App With A New Back End And Easier Sharing

When the Showyou app first launched last spring, it was a bit of a revelation. The iPad app made discovering and watching videos on the iPad a breeze. And oh, are there plenty of videos to check out. With major partnerships at a number of the major video sites — like YouTube and Vimeo — it’s indexed

Un software que detecta movimientos invisibles para el ojo humano

La técnica de vídeo podría servir para el diagnóstico a distancia, detectando por ejemplo el pulso de alguien simplemente a través de su imagen en vídeo.