vox.io — Dead sexy VoIP from the browser, using your existing number

There is no shortage of voice over IP clients. In fact, we get pitched a new one every few days around here at TNW. Imagine our surprise then when one of the slickest ones that we’ve seen we just happened to stumble uponvia Hackernews.vox.iois a VoIP client, just like many others that you’ve likely used. But it does have some subtle differences and those are what sets it apart. First off, as the title states, it’s dead sexy....

4 min · 726 words · Karen Ellis

Voyager 1 is 14 billion miles away and picking up a bizarre cosmic hum… what is it?

In September 1977, Voyager 1 was launched to space on a journey to visit Jupiter and Saturn, before heading out to the stars. NASA’s robotic explorer reached the heliopause — leaving the solar system (by one major standard) — in 2012. Now, a new study focused on a hum heard by the intrepid space shows this overlooked signal could tell us a great deal about the distant void lying outside our solar system....

5 min · 1037 words · Timothy Taylor

Voyurl Stats: People browse the most on Tuesdays (and other fun facts)

Voyurl, a New York City based startup launched in private beta just over one month ago. The Voyurl browser plug-in analyzes your online behavior–clicking from site to site, playing videos, listening to music, etc –to help you discover recommended content from users like you who have explored parts of the web that you have yet to see. It’s like StumbleUpon, without the stumbling. One of my favorite aspects of being a Voyurl member is that the site turns your browsing data into sexy infographic data....

2 min · 403 words · Joel Taylor

Voyurl: A voyeur site to spy on browsing activity [Invites]

Voyurlis a clickstreaming service that provides users with real-time information on what sites your friends, and the Voyurl community are browsing on the web. In case you’re new to the clickstreaming space, these types of services generally work through the use of a browser plug-in that records and posts your activity on the web. Voyurl works in the same way and its plug-in, to ease your fears, clearly displays whether or not the browser add-on is on or off....

3 min · 611 words · Joseph Vazquez

Voyurl: It’s time to look at your browsing data from a different view. [Private beta access inside]

In case you didn’t know, your browsing data isn’t exactly private. It’s howGoogle generatesbillions of dollars in revenue every quarter and why you see advertisements for snowboard lessons when you’re planning a winter trip to Telluride with friends over email. So why not throw a lasso around your browsing data and make it work for you? Today,Voyurl, a New York City based startup, is launching in private beta out of its formerly “super exclusive invite-only mode”....

5 min · 984 words · Timothy Moon
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