The Kinect may have dominated electronics sales in 2010, but it should get ready to pack up and head home. We’ve barely begun our adventure into body controllers, and now apps that you control with your mind are appearing on the App Store. Tug of Mind, for example, has you pick the face of a real-life nemesis (in-laws, anyone?), and they proceed to taunt you. Your job is to stay calm — not just hiding your rage physically, but maintaining mental placidity....

The US militaryhas releasedpreviously classified photos and films related to unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings, which mostly show something blurry moving strangely. Still, I hear that a friend of a friend has gone from thinking there’s a 1% chance that UFOs are aliens to now believing it is 50%. Is he rational? People areconstantly seeingthings in the sky they don’t understand. The vast majority are aeroplanes, satellites, weather balloons, clouds, rocket launches, auroras, optical reflections and so on....

Hate it or love it, the new Gawker layout is a massive change that represents an important moment in blog design. While it is indeed forward-looking, if it is actually usable is a matter up for debate. However, Gawker was not always so innovative. Their first designs were downright normal. In fact, the first two proposed designs for the website were a bit dull. Here, coming from thedesigner himself, is the first design submitted to Nick Denton for Gawker in October of 2002:...

With Google changing the way websites advertise on the web, many companies have galvanised their businesses by investing significant amounts of money into Google’s Adwords platform to rank above their competitors and turn clicks into conversions. However, astudyby Internet research firmMiratechsuggests advertisers should not focus on out-bidding their competitors to rank top of Google’s sponsored listings, for second position gets more attention than the top ranked listing, coming in second to only the top link listed in the organic search results in terms of time spent looking at listings....

Did you know Growth Quarters is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will share key insights into entrepreneurship during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! The idea of networking makes me cringe. Here’s the thing, though: I actually love connecting with people, and that enthusiasm works out for me professionally. I was referred to my job at Zapier because of a friend I made on Twitter, and the job before this was the same way....