Jorge Gobbi

Blogger, Professor and Tourism Consultant

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Squad is the new screensharing chat app everyone will copy
TechCrunch - Josh Constine
Squad could be the next teen sensation because it makes it easy to do nothing… together. Spending time with friends in the modern age often means just being on your phones next to each other, occasionally
Vuelo inaugural de Norwegian a Bariloche
blogdeviajes.com.ar - Jorge Gobbi
Este 12 de diciembre arrancó una nueva ruta de Norwegian, esta vez entre Buenos Aires y Bariloche. Es el quinto destino de la empresa noruega en …
Episodio 19: ¿Cómo era viajar sin Google? - podcast
revistaanfibia.com
EPISODIO 19: ¿Cómo era viajar sin Google? Conduce Tomás Pérez Vizzón. Para viajes urbanos, de larga distancia, o al exterior, ya no imaginamos nuestras …
SoundGuys: USB-C audio is dead
Android Authority - Lily Katz
In a sea of 3D audio products and true-wireless earbuds, USB Type-C headphones were nowhere in sight at CES 2019. This absence isn’t an accident, however. Rather, it’s the deafening silence of an abandoned
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There's a simple reason your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your data
Business Insider - Ben Gilbert
Massive TVs with razor-thin frames, brilliant image quality, and built-in streaming services are more affordable than ever thanks to companies like Vizio and TCL. If you want a 65-inch 4K smart TV with
HTC Vive Pro Eye: Why the company added eye-tracking to VR
VentureBeat - Dean Takahashi
At CES 2019 this week, HTC continued to push the high end of virtual reality forward. HTC added eye-tracking to its new Vive Pro Eye high-end virtual reality headset. This adds new features like foveated
Venecia: más regulaciones, menos turistas por el día
blogdeviajes.com.ar - por Jorge Gobbi
Desde hace tiempo que las autoridades de Venecia vienen impulsando una serie de regulaciones sobre la principal industria de la ciudad, el turismo. …
#TurismoAM ¿Se acuerdan del robo de datos de millones de usuarios de Marriott? La cadena hotelera envió comunicado, donde
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Un grupo inversor estadounidense, a punto de cerrar la compra de la aérea neuquina LASA
cronista.com - Cronista.com
La aérea neuquina LASA, que llegó a volar 25 días en noviembre, está por cambiar de dueños. Un grupo inversor de Estados Unidos, con experiencia en …
Ecoturismo y Realidad Virtual, ¿una salida para la hiperturistificación?
blogdeviajes.com.ar - por Jorge Gobbi
Terminé mi primer libro de 2019: Experience on demand, de Jeremy Bailinson. El libro analiza estrategias para la producción de contenidos en realidad …
Marriott now says 5 million unencrypted passport numbers were stolen in Starwood hotel data breach
TechCrunch - Zack Whittaker
Starwood’s data breach just got both better and worse at the same time. Marriott, which owns hotel chain giant Starwood, said it has revised the number of customers affected by its recently disclosed breach
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Don’t Use Facebook? Facebook Tracks You Anyway
Tom's Guide - Monica Chin
App developers are sending data to Facebook in droves, according to a British privacy advocacy group. The group, Privacy International, released a …
An economist explains what digital technology means for the future of popular culture
The Verge - Angela Chen
Digital renaissance? In the early days of file-sharing and the internet, experts worried that technology would gut the creative industries, leaving consumers with fewer (and lower-quality) choices than
The world's most punctual airports and airlines for 2019 revealed
CNN - By Maureen O'Hare, CNN
(CNN) — If your New Year's resolution for 2019 is to waste less time, here's some news that could help. Travel analyst OAG has just revealed its Punctuality League for 2019, naming the airlines and airports
Xiaomi Mi Home Projector Lite, un atractivo y diminuto proyector Full HD de sólo 320 dólares
Xataka - Raúl Álvarez
Xiaomi sigue alimentando su impresionante catálogo de productos, que a día de hoy cuenta con lavadoras, auriculares, chaquetas, inodoros y un sinfín …
Apple Watch saves the life of woman trapped in a submerged car
Cult of Mac - David Pierini
A 20-year-old Florida woman discovered the health benefits of owning an Apple Watch when it indirectly saved her life as her flipped car was filling with water. Amanda Antonio told first responders in
End of year crypto roundup: How did Bitcoin Cash perform in 2018?
TNW - Neer Varshney
In August 2017, the controversy over Bitcoin’s scalability issues led to its blockchain being split for the first time in history, resulting in its first hard fork — Bitcoin Cash BCH (BCH). Bitcoin Cash
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Gatwick drones pair 'no longer suspects'
BBC News
A man and woman arrested in connection with drone sightings that grounded flights at Gatwick Airport have been released without charge.
2018’s political mess is a boon for VR escapism in 2019
TNW - Alice Bonasio
In turbulent times, people crave easy answers, and unscrupulous players are always poised to take advantage. This includes irresponsible Brexiteers who think nothing of pushing the UK into economic collapse
Facebook Tops the List of Least-Trusted Tech Companies
PCMag - Rob Marvin
Facebook is by far the company consumers trust least with their personal data, followed by Amazon and Twitter tying for a very distant second. Uber …
This study shows why people fall for fake online profiles
TNW - The Conversation
The first step in conducting online propaganda efforts and misinformation campaigns is almost always a fake social media profile. Phony profiles for nonexistent people worm their way into the social networks
‘Punk Lust’: How Sexuality Fueled a Musical Revolution
Rolling Stone - Elisabeth Garber-Paul
Richard Hell is known for many things — his short-lived stint in Television, his success with the Voidoids, his long career as a downtown poet. But …
Los mejores planes alternativos que hacer en Gante
viajablog.com - David Escribano
No hay duda sobre algo: Gante es una ciudad preciosa y espectacular. A partir de ahí, hay muchos comentarios que me vienen a la cabeza.He visitado …
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Space Odyssey helps launch first 8K TV channel
bbc.co.uk - By Chris Fox
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey helped launch the world's first super-high definition 8K television channel on Saturday. Japanese broadcaster NHK said it had asked Warner Bros to scan the original
[Update: Google confirms not for 1st-gen] Chromecasts can now be added to Google Home speaker groups
androidpolice.com - Corbin Davenport
One of the main benefits to Cast-powered speakers is they can be added into groups, using the Google Home app. This way, you can have the same music …
Once again, Facebook has a lot of explaining to do
Engadget - Edgar Alvarez
The turmoil continues. Just when you thought things couldn't get worse for Facebook, The New York Times has come out with a bombshell exposé of the company's tumultuous last two years. That, of course,
Facebook's former PR firm seeded fake stories about bias at Apple News
TNW - Bryan Clark
Facebook‘s recently-fired PR firm allegedly floated a story to journalists that Apple News was biased against Republicans. The company, Definers Public Affairs, made headlines this week after a bombshell
The Best Drones for Photos and Video: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company
Wirecutter
Why you should trust us A lifelong photography enthusiast, I have spent the past five years chronicling the rise of modern hobby drones by working …
TikTok surges past 6M downloads in the US as celebrities join the app
The Verge - Julia Alexander
Jimmy Fallon and Tony Hawk are on board TikTok is one of the world’s most popular apps, recently surpassing 6 million users last month in the US and landing in the top spot on Apple’s App Store in the
What you need to know about the controversial Bitcoin Cash hard fork
TNW - Mix
Today, Bitcoin Cash BCH (BCH) – the most popular fork of the original Bitcoin (BTC) network and the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap – is about to undergo a highly controversial hard fork that