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• 18 May 2013

• News: Google Glass Explorer edition pops up on San Francisco Craigslist for $6500

  A lot of people were confused at the seeming randomness of who Google picked for the privilege of paying $1500 to get their heads into the Google Glass Explorer edition. But for those who can't wait until Google decides to release Glass to the masses early next year, the Internet has come to the rescue.

• 17 May 2013

• News: Hackers get busy with Glass at Google's invitation

  Google got a leg up on those who would tinker with its digital peepers by demonstrating its own hacks of its gadget at the I/O show for developers this week.

• News: Petcube lets you entertain your cat with a laser pointer over the Web while you're at work

  Cats are idiots. Like epically stupid. If you point at something, instead of looking at what you're pointing to, a cat will just sniff at your finger. That's major league dumb. You can absolutely blow a kitten's puny useless brain with little more than a laser pointer. To them, a moving red dot is a Super-Bowl-a-second of excitement. Simpletons.

• News: CW will be the first network to stream shows on Apple TV

  While it may not be a full-fledged HDTV, the Apple TV set-top box continues to expand its portfolio. According to a story first reported by Deadline, the CW is bringing its video content to the Apple TV via a dedicated app.

• News: Early Google Glass users finding 'sense of freedom'

  A software engineer for Comcast got his early version of Google Glass last weekend, grabbed his bike and shot video of his ride across the Golden Gate Bridge.

• How-Tos: Get Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8

  If you have a Windows 8 then you might want Flash Player to fully appreciate some websites on the internet. Here's how to get Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8.

• News: At Google I/O, Glass wearers say 'trust us'

  Google is facing some tough questions from Congress over the privacy concerns raised by Glass, its fledgling augmented reality system for recording and receiving information on the fly. But on the ground at the company's I/O conference for developers, attendees are largely enthusiastic about the technology.

• 16 May 2013

• News: Google Glass ecosystem grows with Twitter, Facebook and CNN apps

  Google is working to build out the app ecosystem for its upcoming Glass, showing off work today at Google I/O from partners like Twitter, Facebook, CNN and Elle.

• News: Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr try out social networking apps for Glass

  While Google promotes its Glass head-mounted display as a new way for people to receive and document information on the fly, several social networking companies including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr now want a piece of the action, by offering social applications on the device.

• News: Pitchfork's creative director discusses the design of Cover Stories

  The creative process behind the music site's innovative, elegant layouts for in-depth interviews with the likes of Daft Punk, Bat for Lashes and Savages.

• News: Microsoft Surface Pro UK release date and pice

  Microsoft has finally announced that its Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in the UK by the end of May.

• 15 May 2013

• News: This homebrew camera lens is made from a glass puck and some construction paper

  Photography lenses can easily be really expensive. So if you've got an awesome camera body lying around but no glass to go with it, you could always try and build a lens of your own like photographer and student Cormac Relf did.

• News: Google announces Play Music All Access

  Google has announced an update to its Play Music service called All Access at Google I/O 2013 which will take on Spotify.

• News: Google launches subscription music service

  Google is rolling out a subscription music service that will bring users unlimited access to millions of songs in return for a monthly fee.

• News: Google launches multiplayer Android gaming API

  Google has introduced new APIs to help developers build better games for its Android OS.

• News: Epson brings hands-free YouTube to smart glasses

  Epson America is bringing hands-free interaction with YouTube to its smart glasses, which could set the stage for improved usability of applications like augmented reality.

• News: With motors, batteries, and Glass, women make stuff at Google I/O

  They came to build. At the Women Techmakers event at Google I/O, over 100 women developers gathered for some great Google food--and the chance to turn a littleBits kit into a working design.

• Opinion: Ultimate tech tools for the household CTO

  Running a household smoothly is like heading up a small business--even more so if you manage a home office on top of it all. You need to be detail-oriented, organized, and well equipped. Luckily, even if you lack those first two traits, the proper tools can go a long way toward filling the gap.

• News: SAP unveils 'consumer-friendly' Fiori app suite

  SAP's software is known for its role running many of the world's largest companies, but not necessarily for its user-friendliness. As part of an ongoing effort to change this perception, SAP unveiled Fiori, a set of 25 lightweight "consumer-friendly" applications that can run on desktops, tablets and mobile devices, on Wednesday at the Sapphire conference in Orlando.

• 14 May 2013

• News: Watch this crazy beautiful short film about an astronaut crashing on a hostile planet

  In space, there is no AAA. So, if your spaceship sputters out, that's sort of it. That's the premise of the visually striking experimental short film, Grounded. I think?

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