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Picks of the Week: Google reportedly wants to boost presence of Google on Android devices | Android and Me http://bit.ly/1ryAFfG Bummed Out Athletes: Steve Ballmer wants Clippers to drop #Apple products sportingnews.com/nba/story/2014… via @sportingnews ( DeAntae Prince / Sporting News) "Comcast says it’s been working too hard on being ‘innovative’ to deliver good customer service" http://bit.ly/1DEh7Lv [Update] Academy of Art Students in an Uproar over Adobe CS6 License Cancellations nerdstalker.com/2014/09/academ… (SocialGreg / Nerd Stalker) Engineer Sees Big Possibilities in Micro-robots, Including Programmable Bees http://bit.ly/1vmqcCW Bendgate continues: iPhone 6, One M8, new Moto X, Lumia 1020 via @androids bit.ly/YgCd1U (Juan Carlos Torres / Android Community) Speed Round: The Ryno, A One-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Electric Scooter via @LaughingSquid bit.ly/1u56vCq (Brian Heater / Laughing Squid) Harvesting electricity from h...

What? A major appliance company goes maker? That is what GE's promise for the FirstBuild community in Louisville, Kentucky. FirstBuild is a community of builders, makers and innovators backed by GE. We interview FirstBuild's product evangelist, Taylor Dawson, live from their maker space. They will even give you a tour. Check it out!

This month, we take another journey into Agile thinking. We will go in-depth into an article on Examiner.com titled “ 4 Ways Agile Entrepreneurs Optimize Time ” with Taffy Williams, Examiner writer and entrepreneur, and the co-founder & CEO of Colonial TDC. Taffy gives examples from his experience of Agile ways of thinking and insights on how investors think . Give it a listen or a view!

What is Gyzmo? Gyzmo is a wireless button that syncs with your smart devices using BLE technology. Once Gyzmo is synced you will have the ability to launch your favorite applications and features from across the room with the press of a button.  Its unique design and shape allows you to easily identify the appropriate button to press in an emergency situation. Its durable plastic enclosure guarantees functionality even after the craziest adventure with your friends. Gyzmo doesn't have one, but THREE programmable buttons. This allows you to create unique patterns for as many commands as you want. The next generation of Bluetooth is here and it’s quickly becoming the go-to protocol for interacting with all your smart devices. A year from now you’ll be glad you became an early adopter with Gyzmo before the surge of Bluetooth 4.0 devices arrived! With Bluetooth 4.0 Gyzmo can be used to launch commands from up to 100 ft. away. We've seen many other Bl...

Our shortage of coders especially here in the SF Bay Area is no joke. Recently many people are trying to address this need with short courses. Angel Hack, the organization known for their worldwide hackathons, has started an educational program primarily to train people to code to address this shortage. They are focusing on Ruby On Rails and you won't be an expert in Rails in 30 days but will be well on your way. Check them out!

The startup heart of the UK is Belfast, Northern Ireland? Well, that seems to be what Aaron Taylor thinks who has organized an event called  Friday Night Mashup into a TEDx meets Shark Tank meets SxSW in Northern Ireland. Aaron sits in a place where the   knowledge economy growing three times faster than the rest of the  UK . We talk with Aaron who discusses not only why the Friday Night Mashup is truly quirky as well as the desire to get Bono to his event someday. Check it out!

Betabrand designer Jesse Herzog unveils the greatest workplace creation since the water cooler. Farewell 3-piece suit, the Internet's invented a business onesie. Last Thursday, Jesse Herzog unveiled the Suitsy on Betabrand.com , the online clothing company that lets the Web decide the future of fashion. Ever since, the site's raged with debate -- Is the Suitsy the end of Western Civilization or it's savior?! According to Herzog, "Imagine looking professional, but feeling like you're in pajamas." The Suitsy is a jacket connected to a shirt connected to pants. A zipper is hidden behind the shirt-button placard (with false buttons) and pants zipper. Fake shirt-cuff material extends from the end of the jacket sleeves to give the impression of a complete dress shirts worn underneath. It's as if a jumpsuit and business suit had a love child. Mr. Herzog is a real estate developer by trade, but is able to dabble as a fashion designer in Be...