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Final frames loom for Palo Alto Bowl; alley to close Sept. 16
San Jose Mercury News
A bowler competes in a Web 2.0 tech workers' league at the Palo Alto Bowl, 2006. (Nhat V. Meyer/Mercury News) After living on borrowed time for almost two years, Palo Alto Bowl will close its doors next month. …

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If Warhol were still around, we’re pretty sure the man would’ve snatched up this contraption as a Factory-approved objet d’art. Born from visual artist Benjamin Grosser’s existential musings regarding the soul of AI-enhanced technology, the Interactive Robotic Painting Machine lets the sounds of its environment be its canvas maneuvering guide. For what it’s worth, the artist claims that criticism fed into the apparatus’ microphone often results in less than stellar compositions from the fine art automaton. We’ll refrain from speculating as to the qualitative merits of the stationary bot’s abstract flair, and leave you to the high art critique in the comments below. Be sure to jump past the break for a full video of this beaux arts concept.

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Interactive Robotic Painting Machine begs the question: Art for art’s sake, or for its master’s? (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Web 2.0 déjà vu reveals human traits
Troy Media Corporation
I'm talking about Web 2.0 reminding me of Web 1.0, especially how humans are resistant to change. Back in the early 90s I got involved in the Fidonet community of bulletin board systems. For you kids, that's email, chat and file sharing by dialup. …

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Red Hat CEO: Google, Facebook owe it all to Linux, open source
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Had it not been for the no cost software, open licensing and mass collaboration, all business models enabled by Linux and open source, none of the top Web 2.0 companies — including the cloud crowd — would have been able to lift off, scale and run …
Red Hat CEO: Linux Isn't Just About TechnologyDatamation
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Do not adjust your computer screen, because the screenshot you’re seeing above is real. Confirmed by multiple sources, we’ve exclusively learned that AT&T — the protagonist of choice — is trimming its individual messaging packages from two to one on August 21st. The remaining survivor? The Messaging Unlimited plan for $20, which means the $10 bundle that offers 1000 messages is riding into the sunset. If you aren’t keen to do much communicating within 160 characters, you’ll be left with no other choice besides the pay-per-message option at twenty cents each (thirty cents for MMS). Fortunately, the Family Unlimited Messaging is left unscathed, continuing to offer all-you-can-eat texts for $30. Tend to do only an average bit of texting and looking to move to Ma Bell? Our friend, you’d best be making that transition before the end of this week.

[Thanks, Anonymous]

AT&T streamlining individual messaging plans August 21st, leaving unlimited as the sole survivor originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Web-savvy Catholic pilgrims gather in Madrid for youth festival
Deutsche Welle
Many are from "Generation web 2.0," with the Internet changing the way young people and the church communicate. More than 1 million Catholics are expected in the Spanish capital, Madrid, to attend World Youth Day 2011, an event upon which technology …

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We’re still waiting for a version of TiVo’s official remote to come to Android, but now there’s a homebrew option available in the meantime. TiVo Commander is a free open source app that just hit the Android Market based on the community’s research of how TiVo’s app talks to its DVRs. So far the feature list includes a full remote control with keyboard input, ability to browse recorded shows, search for shows/movies/actors, set recordings and see credits or suggestions for similar content to what’s being watched. Of course you’re giving up some of the slick look and convenient options that are still iOS-only but if you just want to get things working on your Motorola / Samsung / HTC / etc. device right now, that ability is just a click of the source link away.

[Thanks, @BrennokBob]

Android gets a TiVo Premiere remote app with TiVo Commander originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve all tripped on power cords, sending laptops or other precious items tumbling to the ground. With the introduction of the MagSafe connector, back in 2006, Apple fixed the problem for clumsy MacBook owners, but has since left plugged-in iPad users up a creek. Cupertino was awarded a patent yesterday to integrate the magnetic (trip-safe) cord into future iOS devices like the iPad, potentially solving the dilemma for good. The Haus of Jobs also snagged patents for magnetic assembly and a “securing system,” whatever that means.

Update: Oops! While the patent does mention the possibility of integrating this technology into a “tablet computer” or “cell phone,” what we’re looking at isn’t actually a MagSafe patent specifically for iOS devices — it’s a movable magnetic coupling.

Apple snags MagSafe patent for iOS devices (update: it’s a movable magnetic coupling) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung has never really tried to court gamers with its laptops, but a glimpse its new Series 7 family indicates that may be changing. German sites, NewGadgets.de and netzwelt.de, scored the deets on this 17.3-inch behemoth and it’s safe to say the 700G7A is a force to be reckoned with. Pushing pixels to the 1,920 x 1,080 screen is a Radeon HD 6970m with 2GB of RAM, while a 2GHz quad-core Core i7 takes care of any non-graphical tasks. Not impressed yet? Well, you can also trick it out with up to 16GB of RAM and a Blu-ray drive, to compliment its USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, HDMI jack, and Bluetooth 3.0 radio. The most convincing sign this rig is squarely aimed at dedicated gamers is the backlit keyboard — the W, A, S and D keys are highlighted in red, while the rest of the spread glows a calming blue. The 700G7A will hit shelves in September for around €1,800 (about $2,600), though there’s no word if said shelves include those here in the states. Check out NewGadgets’ hands-on video after the break.

Continue reading Samsung Series 7 700G7A targets gamers with monstrous size and specs

Samsung Series 7 700G7A targets gamers with monstrous size and specs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Aug 2011 02:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It may not be hard to trace, say, Rhea Perlman back to Kevin Bacon, but what about you? If the age-old theory holds water, we should all be no more than six degrees away from cuttin’ Footloose with Hollywood’s bygone golden boy — or anyone else for that matter. Well, Yahoo’s determined to put any six-degree doubts to rest with its Small World Experiment, and what better way to do so than on Facebook? Participating users are given a “target person,” and asked to “get a message to this person in as few steps as possible.” They are then prompted to select a single friend to pass the message on to, who will then be prompted to do the same, and so on. The idea is that if each subsequent recipient of the message continues to send it along, it will eventually reach its desired destination. No word yet on whether or not Mr. Bacon has given his blessing, but you can still sign up at the source link to get in on the action.

Yahoo experiment tests six degrees of separation on Facebook, cries out for Kevin Bacon endorsement originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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