MasterCard reveals roadmap for our electronic payment future: EMV in, magnetic strips out
Posted on January 31, 2012 in Grids, Networks, Uncategorized by Michael Gorman
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It's been over fifteen years since MasterCard, Visa and Europay developed EMV technology to make your credit cards more secure, but it has yet to really catch on here in the US. However, MasterCard has created a master plan to help usher in the EMV era and sound the death knell for the magnetic strip. Why? The EMV infrastructure is far more fraud-resistant because each transaction is authenticated dynamically using cryptographic algorithms and a user-specific PIN. That's why MasterCard plans to help build out the EMV POS infrastructure by April of next year and have its secure e-payment system functioning at ATMs, online and with its myriad mobile payment options as well. For now, the nuts and bolts of how the credit card firm plans to bring its plan to fruition are few, but more details will be forthcoming, and there's a bit more info at the source and PR below.MasterCard reveals roadmap for our electronic payment future: EMV in, magnetic strips out originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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IBM builds 9 nanometer carbon nanotube transistor, puts silicon on notice
Posted on January 28, 2012 in Grids, Networks, Uncategorized by Michael Gorman
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It’s not the smallest transistor out there, but the boffins at IBM have constructed the tiniest carbon nanotube transistor to date. It’s nine nanometers in size, making it one nanometer smaller than the presumed physical limit of silicon transistors. …
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Kinetic Leaf
Posted on January 26, 2012 in Immersive, Origins by Radhika Seth
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Leaf Wireless Mouse scores big time on looks and has a decent enough direction as far as tech aspects go. The one thing that we do with our mouse the most is to move it around. Based on this, the designers have created a concept that uses its motion to…
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A Day in the Life of … Steve Jobs?
Posted on January 26, 2012 in Origins, Uncategorized by Radhika Seth
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After reading the book, we all know what Job’s day was like … no power points, long walks to trash out problems, ritual lunch with Jony Ive, inspiring sessions with A-level executives, zero tolerance for bozos and shit products, rounded off with a …
Read MoreMicrosoft patents method for secure pairing of devices wirelessly and a 3D rangefinder camera
Posted on January 26, 2012 in Grids, Networks by Michael Gorman
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IBM may be the king of patents, and Apple’s patent applications grace these pages rather frequently, but Microsoft’s not one to rest on its IP laurels, either. A couple of newly published patents out of Redmond have made their way to the web: one for …
Read MoreModular Maestro
Posted on January 26, 2012 in Music by Troy Turner
Children, Gadgets, keyboard, Music, Product Design
Blu is a modern musical instrument that draws inspiration from the keyboard, re-imagining keys in a modular and flexible way. Much in the same way a child learns to build structures from toy blocks, they can learn to understand tonality and song compos…
Read MoreSony Realtime Projection Mapping
Posted on January 26, 2012 in Immersive, Mixed Reality by dulce303
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Sony Realtime Projection Mapping 2 from Marshmallow Laser Feast on Vimeo. Vodafone – The Evolution of Mobile from Marshmallow Laser Feast on Vimeo. http://marshmallowlaserfeast.com/ http://www.meorme.com/index.php?/commissions/sony-ps3/
Read MoreEyes-on the innards of Fujitsu’s K supercomputer (updated)
Posted on January 25, 2012 in Grids by Michael Gorman
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Fujitsu’s K supercomputer was on our radar before it was even completed, and naturally, we let you know when it smoked the competition and became the supercomputing speed king. So, when we had the opportunity to see a piece of K at Fujitsu’s North Ame…
Read MoreWindows Phone and Kinect to create HOLOGRAPHIC game engine
Posted on January 25, 2012 in Immersive, Mixed Reality by dulce303
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Another quick hack using the Kinect beta SDK and my new Windows Phone (which is great!). What you see is a simple game engine utilizing the pseudo-holographic effect from my other videos. A Kinect “sees” the position of the viewer and the 3D engine adjusts the image accordingly to give the illusion of a real…
Read MoreSublime Form of Ovum
Posted on January 25, 2012 in Immersive by Radhika Seth
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The boxy classic form of washing machines has rarely seen any refreshing innovations. Yes, the tech aspects have seen performance shoot up; we get cleaner whites, brighter colors and drier washes. To step up the game and break into fluid aesthetics, we…
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