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Hackers Hack #Homeschooling

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The Techies Who Are Hacking Education by Homeschooling Their Kids | WIRED

Eero blanket your home in consistant #wifi.

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No more dead zones. No more buffering. eero is the world’s first WiFi system. A set of three eeros covers the typical home. They work in unison to deliver hyper-fast, super-stable WiFi to every nook of every room. Stream video or email friends from anywhere in your home. And from your backyard, too. Eero Claims it Can Deliver the Wi-Fi You've Always Dreamed Of

Deep Web explores the story of Silk Road in the EPIX Original Documentary

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Explore the inside story behind notorious online black market, Silk Road, and the arrest of its alleged founder Ross Ulbricht with a new teaser trailer from EPIX's Original Documentary DEEP WEB! The upcoming exposé from filmmaker Alex Winter (Downloaded) will make its world television premiere on EPIX Spring 2015. Learn more

Google is in development of a taxi service to compete with Uber

Google will compete with Uber, which is now developing autonomous cars

Korean Startup Swizzle.fm Quora-tizes Music Video Recommendations

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Swizzle.fm Screenshot With all the videos out there, sometimes we need recommendation help from our friends. That is what Ian Lee and Nick Szabo of Swizzle.fm promises. We met these startup entrepreneurs at Founders Space 's "The Future of Korea" event last year and we caught up with them to hear about their new revision of their product. Originally, Swizzle.fm was a social music playlist platform, like a "Quora for Music Recommendation" and now they announced their new beta will be focused on sharing your favorite music videos. Watch Ian and Nick as they demo about their product, share how they founded their startup and talk about expanding their business strategy.

Sugr Cube - Touch to Stream and Share Music

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Sugr Cube is a powerful Wi-Fi speaker to stream online music. Use touch and gesture to control music playback. Share music with remote friends and listen simultaneously. Sugr Cube is designed without any buttons. Playback control is achieved with touch and motion. It feels natural when you touch on the glossy wood surface. Sugr Cube is designed without any cables. It streams music directly over Wi-Fi. Smartphones can be remote controller. The built-in rechargeable battery lasts for 7 hours music playback. Sugr Cube will be available in July 2015 Sugr Cube’s Kickstarter pre-order price is $119.00 but the MSRP will be $199. Learn More

Safeti: Your On-Demand Personal #Safety Concierge

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Safeti is the world's first handheld personal-safety alert system with a private safety concierge service at the click of a button. With a click of a button, the device sends out a customizable SOS message and GPS location to your emergency contacts and 911. By pairing Safeti with your smartphone using the Safeti app, you can easily tailor a list of emergency contacts, as well as the alert message they will receive when trouble occurs. To maximize portability, Safeti has a TriO core, which utilizes GPS satellite technology to pinpoint your location virtually anywhere in the world without the need for the Internet or phone connectivity. Safeti Example Use Cases: - End of the night in the city after a fun night out - A child walking home from school - An elderly person fearing a medical emergency - A college student out alone - A runner going on a nighttime jog Learn more .