Intel Ultrabooks Will Get Free Wi-Fi Almost Everywhere and Auto-Update from Your Bag
The “ultrabook” designation doesn’t mean too too much, since manufacturers constantly look for ways to skirt around Intel’s sorta-arbitrary specs. But just being on Team Intel’s gonna get a few new perks, with its new deal to get all ultrabooks free, automatic, no-login access to 5.6 million Wi-Fi hotspots.
The deal with Devicescape will use a custom DNS query to let ultrabooks log in without going through the whole process. That’ll allow Intel’s autoupdating Smart Connect tech to, say, refresh your email or RSS or Twitter feed while you’re at a coffee shop, without ever taking your laptop out of your bag. Pretty cool!
The tech will require Devicescape’s software to be preloaded on the ultrabooks themselves, and there are certainly some security concerns if your computer is going to be autoconnecting to a bunch of strange networks. But the networks, at least, will presumably be monitored by Devicescape, and you can always turn the feature off if it creeps you out too much.
The Priceless and Hilarious Illustrations of Chow Hon Lam
Chow Hon Lam aka Flying Mouse, is a t-shirt designer/illustrator from Malaysia. Chow just completed his personal project called Flying Mouse 365, the purpose is to create 1 design every single day for an entire year. Chow continues to put out fresh content on a monthly basis and has been feature in numerous publications. You can purchase most of his designs as a t-shirt on Threadless.com.
Chow is currently working and collaboration with some clients like AirAsia, Nike, Lotus F1, MARTELL VSOP, KLUE, and Dave Matthews Band. He hope his designs can bring some smile to the world serious world that we live in. Most of his illustrations will make you appreciate the silly cleverness that he hides within his work. We think he can easily be compared to Glenn Jones.
How Not to Screw Up Your Startup Presentation
It’s the moment every startup founder dreams about. You’ve spent countless days and nights, sacrificed your personal life and most likely tossed in your life savings - just for the chance to make this presentation. Whether it’s to a bank, potential investors or possible partners, it has to be pitch-perfect.
You may not get a second chance, so you better make sure you don’t screw it up. We asked Peter Arvai, CEO of Prezi, a maker of cloud-based presentation software, for tips on how to avoid the most common - and most devastating - mistakes.
67 Million Xbox 360s Sold Since Launch
If you ever doubted that the Xbox 360 was a crazy popular game console, consider the new stats that surfaced this week. Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 console has sold a whopping 67 million units since it launched. The game console has brought in a huge amount of revenue for Microsoft as well.
The Quintessential Elements of a Great Web Design
If you ever doubted that the Xbox 360 was a crazy popular game console, consider the new stats that surfaced this week. Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 console has sold a whopping 67 million units since it launched. The game console has brought in a huge amount of revenue for Microsoft as well.
30 Photos Of One Day In Your Life
On any given day, we’re all living vastly different lives, often doing the exact same things. For our Memorial Day Shooting Challenge, we had you photograph the day, whatever that day held.
“Make Good Art” - Comics by Neil Gaiman
An inspiring collection of art by comic-creator Neil Gaiman, Illustrating the creative-way of dealing with even the most frustrating problems: Make Good Art!
White Walls Artistically Transformed with Black Markers
Sometimes finding the right piece of art to hang on your wall can be difficult. Once that first painting is tacked on, there’s the added pressure to fill the adjacent walls with complementing work to balance out the room. British artist Charlotte Mann, however, takes an alternative approach to adorning walls with art—she draws directly onto them with thick black markers.
The sharp black lines are in direct contrast to the vast, milky white background Mann tends to work on. It’s like crossing over into a comic book world! Mann’s expertly detailed illustrations add a sense of life and often exude a feeling of comfort found in one’s own cluttered home. While the drawn figures take up no extending physical space beyond the confines of the wall itself, they enhance the room’s homey aura with their depictions of clothes and books strewn about. In real life, this scene could be maddening, but on a two-dimensional plane it works brilliantly.
Here Are All Of Apple’s Upcoming Product Changes That Tim Cook Hinted At Last Night
Tim Cook didn’t end up announcing any new products at All Things D’s big tech conference last night (no surprise there), but the Apple CEO did offer some big clues about a few new products and updates Apple has coming up - as well as a few that the company has decided not to work on.
10 Ways to Save Money by Spending More
There is a fine line between miser and smart spender. As your accounts grow in size and decimal places, there are several key purchases that may increase your quality of life — and even save you some cash in the process!
Here are 10 thrifty ideas for smart ways to spend more without feeling guilty: A range of experts shared advice for items that savvy investors should buy in order to climb the ladder and accumulate wealth, while also increasing day-to-day enjoyment.
