Ooh la la LeWeb: The 5 coolest things from LeWeb12
This year's LeWeb was heavy on tech jargon, but we're beginning to see the Internet of Things take shape.
Automate this! SmartThings lets you control the real world
December 7, 2012 9:35 AM
Ciara Byrne
SmartThings CEO Jeff Hagins turned on the Christmas lights in Paris, but the Christmas tree was in Minnesota. And when one of his developers back in the U.S. hit the liquor cabinet, Hagins got an SMS.
Measure your brainwaves and modify your mind
December 6, 2012 10:02 AM
Ciara Byrne
Can a sleek headband which reads your brainwaves help you to achieve inner peace? Interaxon's CEO, Ariel Garten certainly thinks so. Her company's first product, Muse, is an EEG (Electroencephalography) headband which determines what kind of brain waves you are producing and a Brain Health package which tells you how to change them.
Facebook Platform: New home of the million-user app
December 5, 2012 8:28 AM
Jolie O'Dell
Around the world, the biggest apps -- and the ones that make the most money -- are turning to Facebook for users and features.
Curiosity Rover’s Chief Software Engineer on sending a robot to Mars (interview)
Mars may once have looked like Earth. It has seasons, polar ice-caps and once supported shallow seas and flowing streams. So did it also once support life?
SoundCloud: Why sound will be bigger than video online
December 4, 2012 5:42 AM
Ciara Byrne
The audio-sharing network SoundCloud, which allows users to share not just music but any audio recording -- from company earnings calls to cat impersonations -- has just launched a new version, "Next SoundCloud," at LeWeb in Paris.
