Israel-based ebook site Total Boox is introducing a new business model based on charging consumers by a per-page-read basis for the books they purchase. Company CEO Yoav Lorch believes this business model appeasl to readers, publishers, and writers, describing the per-page system as a “powerful marketing channel” to access new readers and increase revenue by […]
“We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet And the morals that they worship will be gone, and the men who spurred us on Sit in judgment of all wrong.” “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who If you know these words, chances are you’re a nerd. A milquetoast. A milksop. […]
New camera gear from Metabones can allow you to actually make your lens wider, sharper, and faster by up to an entire F stop. The company is already well known for their premium lens adapters, which can take glass from another camera type and interface with it as if it were a native lens. With […]
Instagram updated its privacy policy and terms of service announcement on Monday with major changes that have caused many users to be up in lo-fi arms. The new policy allows the company to share information about its users with Facebook (which makes sense seeing as Facebook owns Instagram) and outside affiliates, use your pictures without […]
You know how everything is Japan is way cooler (see: giant robot)? The folks over at Salad, or Particle At Rest, have developed a new amenity designed to reduce a common health risk associated with riding trains: boredom. Lush landscapes of rolling hills and grand blue skies won’t feel so drab thanks to an interactive […]
I don’t often think about technology’s impact on art, and when I do, I typically think of technology as a medium or materials, a la Jan Švankmajer’s light bulbs, wire, and mass-produced doll heads. In fact, short of anthropological masks and paintings, it’s rare to visit an art museum and consider, say, the impact of […]
