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May 15 12 2:41pm EDT

Startups Versus Giants

Hurling rocks at giants is the definition of fun for a startup. Continue


May 03 12 5:21pm EDT

Randi Zuckerberg Just Isn't That Into You

If you're a friend of Randi Zuckerberg—sister of Mark, former marketing head at Facebook, founder of R to Z Studios—don't get too offended if she let your friendship slip away. It's just that she's accepted what her top priorities are. Maybe you can relate? Continue


Apr 30 12 2:29pm EDT

The Poster as Office DJ

This creative director designed a poster that links Spotify's music selection to a balled-up piece of paper in your hand—or pretty much anything else you throw at it. Continue


Apr 18 12 4:25pm EDT

This Bicycle Instrument Dance Partner Cuts a Concrete Rug

This Japanese company translates motion into song via one unlikely instrument: a bicycle. Continue


Apr 16 12 4:14pm EDT

Life Goes on for Tupac Hologram

Tupac Shakur appeared like a vision from rap’s past at the Coachella concert in California last night—which is exactly what he was. And the company behind the hologram of the long-dead rapper may just have raised the bar on live shows. Continue


Apr 11 12 5:01pm EDT

The Real Rap on Financial Planning

The idea of a teenager who raps about money management sounds a little forced, but a high-school sophomore who won a contest for doing so makes some good points about everything from brands to her checking account.  Continue


Apr 11 12 8:02am EDT

A 9-Year-Old's Elaborate Cardboard Arcade

When this 9-year-old architect sold his first "fun pass," he had no idea it would lead to a viral video that has already inspired thousands of viewers. Continue


Apr 05 12 12:06pm EDT

YouTube Enters the Third Dimension

YouTube launches technology that gives 2-D videos that special third dimension. Continue


Apr 04 12 2:26pm EDT

See the Google Monocle

This wearable computer by Google isn't so much a pair of glasses as it is a monocle with nose support. Continue


Apr 03 12 5:25pm EDT

The Street (and Air) Legal Flying Car

This flying car isn't just street legal, it's air legal, and by 2014, it ought to be on dealership floors, though maybe only in Holland. Continue


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