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		<title>Booting Up: You Can&#8217;t Use Square to Sell Guns Any More</title>

		<comments>http://betabeat.com/2013/05/bing-crosby-cybercrime-heist-facebook-emoticons-io-google-aereo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:59:50 -0400</pubDate>
					<link>http://betabeat.com/2013/05/bing-crosby-cybercrime-heist-facebook-emoticons-io-google-aereo/</link>
			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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<p>The crooner Bing Crosby might've been a total dick, but it turns out he was a pretty smart angel investor. Guess the Biebs isn't so special, after all! [<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/how-bing-crosby-and-the-nazis-helped-to-create-silicon-valley.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter"><em>New Yorker</em></a>]</p>
<p>"They became a virtual criminal flash mob, going from machine to machine, drawing as much money as they could, before these accounts were shut down." Don't look now but someone lived out your wildest ATM-related dreams. [<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/13/4326336/cyber-caper-behind-the-scenes-of-the-45-million-atm-heist">The Verge</a>]</p>
<p>If you're going to I/O, keep your eyes peeled for all the sensors tracking air quality, noise levels and lord knows what else. [<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/13/at-io-google-will-be-tracking-things-like-nose-level-and-air-quality-with-hundreds-of-arduino-based-sensors/">TechCrunch</a>]</p>
<p>Square's TOS was recently updated to add that you can't sell "firearms, firearm parts or hardware, and ammunition; or... weapons and other devices designed to cause physical injury" using the service. Guess you're gonna have to start bringing duffle bags full of cash to the gun show again. [<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/13/technology/square-guns/">CNN Money</a>]</p>
<p>Aereo launches in Atlanta June 17. [<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130514-907676.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Aereo</a>]</p>
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<p>The crooner Bing Crosby might've been a total dick, but it turns out he was a pretty smart angel investor. Guess the Biebs isn't so special, after all! [<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/05/how-bing-crosby-and-the-nazis-helped-to-create-silicon-valley.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter"><em>New Yorker</em></a>]</p>
<p>"They became a virtual criminal flash mob, going from machine to machine, drawing as much money as they could, before these accounts were shut down." Don't look now but someone lived out your wildest ATM-related dreams. [<a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/13/4326336/cyber-caper-behind-the-scenes-of-the-45-million-atm-heist">The Verge</a>]</p>
<p>If you're going to I/O, keep your eyes peeled for all the sensors tracking air quality, noise levels and lord knows what else. [<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/13/at-io-google-will-be-tracking-things-like-nose-level-and-air-quality-with-hundreds-of-arduino-based-sensors/">TechCrunch</a>]</p>
<p>Square's TOS was recently updated to add that you can't sell "firearms, firearm parts or hardware, and ammunition; or... weapons and other devices designed to cause physical injury" using the service. Guess you're gonna have to start bringing duffle bags full of cash to the gun show again. [<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/13/technology/square-guns/">CNN Money</a>]</p>
<p>Aereo launches in Atlanta June 17. [<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130514-907676.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">Aereo</a>]</p>
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		<title>Google Hoping You&#8217;ll Freefall for Project Glass Stunt</title>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:55:18 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Jessica Roy</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/picture-53.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-52447" title="Google Glasses" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/picture-53.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="206" /></a>At today's Google I/O developers conference, Google cofounder Sergey Brin decided the best way to demo Project Glass, the augmented reality <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/06/augmented-reality-glasses-could-be-an-awkward-persons-new-best-friend/">glasses</a> we've been jonesing for since their introduction, was to <em>throw people out of a plane</em><em>. </em>Seriously!</p>
<p>In a strangely Michael Bay-style demo, skydivers donned Google Glasses, jumped out of a plane and parachuted onto the roof of the Moscone Center, where the conference is taking place. Meanwhile, somewhere in heaven, Steve Jobs clenched his hand into a fist and shook it in the air, screaming, "Briiiiiin!!!!!!!"</p>
<p><!--more-->Oh, but the skydivers aren't all. After they landed (without a hitch) on the roof, BMX bikers--a subset of the population we have not thought of since the 8th grade--did fancy tricks on ramps and stuff. Then more crazy people rappelled down the side of the Moscone Center, and then <em>more</em> bikers almost hit I/O attendees in their rush to ride their bikes through the lobby and into the conference. It was basically nuts. ("Doubt I'll buy Google's tablet, but if they release that Google Glass demo on DVD, I'll take five," <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/sfiegermanhttps://twitter.com/#!/sfiegerman">tweeted</a> Business Insider reporter Seth Fiegerman.)</p>
<p>The whole event was entirely enthralling, but also struck us as a painfully obvious attempt to legitimize Google Glasses as <em>totally</em> rad and not just for nerds, bro! Athletic people can wear Google Glasses! People who dress entirely in Volcom clothing can wear Google Glasses! As of yet, Google does not have a partnership with RayBan or <a href="https://twitter.com/jaredhecht/status/218049987219697664">Warby Parker</a>, but we're <em>totally</em> positive cool dudes would be totally into Google Glasses.</p>
<p>But in the end, it's always the nerds who inherit the earth--or at least the eyewear. Mr. Brin announced at the end of the presentation that U.S.-based developers in attendance at the I/O conference can purchase a pair of non-consumer ready glasses to experiment with for $1,500. As our editor put it, "That's pretty affordable for technology from 3012."</p>
<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='640' height='390' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/uh-liQDE3cM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/picture-53.png"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-52447" title="Google Glasses" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/picture-53.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="206" /></a>At today's Google I/O developers conference, Google cofounder Sergey Brin decided the best way to demo Project Glass, the augmented reality <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/06/augmented-reality-glasses-could-be-an-awkward-persons-new-best-friend/">glasses</a> we've been jonesing for since their introduction, was to <em>throw people out of a plane</em><em>. </em>Seriously!</p>
<p>In a strangely Michael Bay-style demo, skydivers donned Google Glasses, jumped out of a plane and parachuted onto the roof of the Moscone Center, where the conference is taking place. Meanwhile, somewhere in heaven, Steve Jobs clenched his hand into a fist and shook it in the air, screaming, "Briiiiiin!!!!!!!"</p>
<p><!--more-->Oh, but the skydivers aren't all. After they landed (without a hitch) on the roof, BMX bikers--a subset of the population we have not thought of since the 8th grade--did fancy tricks on ramps and stuff. Then more crazy people rappelled down the side of the Moscone Center, and then <em>more</em> bikers almost hit I/O attendees in their rush to ride their bikes through the lobby and into the conference. It was basically nuts. ("Doubt I'll buy Google's tablet, but if they release that Google Glass demo on DVD, I'll take five," <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/sfiegermanhttps://twitter.com/#!/sfiegerman">tweeted</a> Business Insider reporter Seth Fiegerman.)</p>
<p>The whole event was entirely enthralling, but also struck us as a painfully obvious attempt to legitimize Google Glasses as <em>totally</em> rad and not just for nerds, bro! Athletic people can wear Google Glasses! People who dress entirely in Volcom clothing can wear Google Glasses! As of yet, Google does not have a partnership with RayBan or <a href="https://twitter.com/jaredhecht/status/218049987219697664">Warby Parker</a>, but we're <em>totally</em> positive cool dudes would be totally into Google Glasses.</p>
<p>But in the end, it's always the nerds who inherit the earth--or at least the eyewear. Mr. Brin announced at the end of the presentation that U.S.-based developers in attendance at the I/O conference can purchase a pair of non-consumer ready glasses to experiment with for $1,500. As our editor put it, "That's pretty affordable for technology from 3012."</p>
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