Member ConnectFriday Linkapalooza - August 8, 2014
Happy Friday! Start your weekend off right with fun articles and videos collected by your friends at Bask in this week's Friday Linkapalooza. Enjoy!
CONSUMER PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY
With its built-in flashlight, the Luminox WristLight is a serious watch for adventurers who like to go off the beaten path.
The next time you stay in a Hilton Hotel, you might just be able to use your smartphone as your room key.
A lot of devices means a lot of cables. But the Qi from WPC will allow you to charge your smartphones and tablets wirelessly.
CURRENT EVENTS
London continues to memorialize the centennial of World War I with this stunning light installation, Spectra, through August 11.
Google helped police find and apprehend a child pornography suspect this week in Texas.
A Philadelphia museum has re-discovered a 6,500-year-old body in its basement after a project to digitize the museum’s record-keeping.
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Researchers are working on a new display technology that will correct for vision defects: think of it as glasses for your smartphone or tablet.
Can wearable health-tracking devices help when you visit your doctor?
Google is funding a project aimed at discovering what a completely healthy person looks like in hopes of improving wearable technology and preventing disease more effectively.
ART& CULTURE
An interesting inquiry into artistic ownership and copyright. And it involves — a monkey?
Speaking of photographs, is it possible taking pictures could improve your mood?
New company Electric Objects aims to create a “digital canvas” so that electronic art can be hung in homes alongside ordinary photographs and paintings.