Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Article: Doctor Who's new web game aims to teach children programming skills

Latest attempt to make coding fun for kids involves rescuing a Dalek and exploring the unscreened world of Sontar Doctor Who's latest adventure sees him teaming up with a Dalek and trying to save the universe, but also teaching children some early computer programming skills. This isn't a TV show...

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/20/doctor-who-web-game-bbc-programming-coding

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Article: What if Apple’s next router was also a smoke alarm?

Now that Marc Newson is one of Apple's design bigwigs, the guys at Curved Labs wondered what sort of new products might result from the collaboration. Their concept? An updated AirPort WiFi router that is also a smart smoke and CO2 detector, a la Nest Protect. Leaving aside the fact that you'd ei...

http://www.cultofmac.com/300203/imagining-future-airport-combination-wifi-router-smoke-alarm/

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Article: Meet a water heater with Wi-Fi and a little bit of AI

As much fun as it is to connect my lights, there are plenty of less sexy appliances and items that could probably benefit more from a bit of connectivity. Such as the humble water heater, which according to the U.S. Department of Energy is the second largest consumer of energy in most U.S. homes,...

https://gigaom.com/2014/10/20/meet-a-water-heater-with-wi-fi-and-a-little-bit-of-ai/

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Google Just Released Hundreds of Cool Icons That You Can Use For Free

Source: http://gizmodo.com/google-just-released-hundreds-of-cool-icons-that-you-ca-1648797992

Google Just Released Hundreds of Cool Icons That You Can Use For Free

As part of its Material Design project , Google has published a set of lovely icons, designed for use in mobile apps or whatever else you fancy using them for. And they're free!

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'Assassin's Creed' and 'Watch Dogs' lead Jade Raymond has left Ubisoft

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/20/jade-raymond-leaving-ubisoft/

The driving force behind some of Ubisoft's most successful franchises and best moments is no longer with the game maker as of today. Jade Raymond, executive producer on Assassin's Creed II, Watch Dogs and Splinter Cell: Blacklist, has left the company after ten years of service, the company announced. To do what, exactly? That's anyone's guess. She's been in the AAA space for a good portion of her career, working on The Sims Online prior to joining Ubisoft and being a key voice in the creation of the first two Assassin's Creeds. Given her experience running Ubisoft's Toronto studio, though, it might not be much of a stretch to imagine her going indie and assembling a quick and nimble team entirely of her own -- it wouldn't be the first time we've seen it happen.

In an interview with Metro last year, she lamented that she'd love to make a game where it was a challenge for an elderly player character to even make it to the bus stop, but went on to say that when you're dealing with a $100 million budget that type of experimentation just isn't possible. Maybe this will be her chance. Either that or she could go majorly left-field and start brewing craft beer.

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