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  Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

  

  Google embraces Bluetooth low-energy beacons by launching open format Eddystone, APIs, and management tools

  VentureBeat - Emil Protalinski

  Google today launched Eddystone, a new open format for Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) beacons to communicate with people’s devices. To help developers build apps using this technology, Google is also debuting APIs and updating its various mobile services. Last but not least, Google is also offering a …

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  Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

  

  Square launches Dashboard app, for analytics on the go

  VentureBeat - Ruth Reader

  Square is launching a new mobile app called Dashboard, so business owners can stay on top of sales while they’re away from the shop. This is just the latest product from Square aimed at capturing the small and medium-sized business market. The app is a mobile extension of its analytics platform, …

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  Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

  

  Facebook’s Oculus Confirms Pebbles Interfaces Buy To Grow Its VR Footprint (And Fingerprint)

  TechCrunch - Ingrid Lunden

  Facebook’s Oculus division has made another acquisition: the company today has confirmed the acquisition of Pebbles Interfaces, a computer vision specialist based out of Israel. It’s not disclosing the terms of the deal but the WSJ reported it as $60 million, and Calcalist reported that it was in …

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  Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

  

  Lloyds experiments with 'tap to bank' card tech for mobile authentication

  finextra.com - Editorial Team

  The ‘tap to bank’ technology has so far been tested on over 125 people, replacing the standard call-to-mobile procedure with a simple tap of the …

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  Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

  

  Verisart Plans To Use The Blockchain To Verify The Authenticity Of Artworks

  TechCrunch - Mike Butcher

  Verifying the authenticity of a fine art work has become almost the raison d’être of the art world itself. Without either, an art work can be entirely worthless. For instance, in this year’s respected Hiscox Online Art Trade Report, “Certificates of Authenticity and Condition Reports” are the top …

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  Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

  

  This 3D-Printed Hydroponic System Snaps Together Like Pot-Laced LEGO

  TechCrunch - John Biggs

  As we move towards a 420 future, hydroponic systems for a bit of homegrown foliage will be in great demand. The folks at 3Dponics are ready. They’ve announced a sort of modular hydroponic garden that snaps together like stoner LEGO and feature little pots, shields, and filters for your wee buds. The …