It seems these days no matter what tech sites you read or what's going on in the world, there is some kind of daily news about the virtual currency Bitcoin. Bitcoin is very popular because of it's anonymous nature. At the same time it's very scary for some because they hear about insane fluctuations and [...]
A few days ago, we told you all about the new Samsung Galaxy S5. However, if you are just a casual observer, that article wont do you much good - aside from the pictures. However, Samsung just released an infographic that details how the Galaxy S has changed through the 5 iterations.
So I was watching the Curling coverage during the 2014 Sochi Olympics and realized that I had a very vague idea of what was actually going on. It's like shuffleboard, but its not? I had no idea.
It is no secret that we love infographics. We've featured tons of great, interesting ones. However, this one below, attributed to the 500 Startups crew,may be our favorite infographic to-date. It is both visually beautiful, and incredibly informative.
During the last weekend in January 2014, the 24-26, TheStreet - a media company that focuses on financial matters - conducted a survey of more than 1000 individuals. The topic of this survey was Bitcoin, or rather what these individuals thought of the currency. The results were pretty astounding. A whopping 76% of those polled had no idea what Bitcoin even was. Only 2% of those polled owned any Bitcoin, and 38% of resoindents though that Bitcoin hurt the value of the dollar.
Who pays more? Which company has better headquarters? What are the wild extravagances at each headquarters? How many people actually intern at each?
We were forwarded the below infographic on the history of the PlayStation, from @mrchibolin. It is, in a word, awesome. I was firmly in the PlayStation camp up through the PS3 - not so sure where I am headed next, but that is a story for another time - and just seeing this graphic has brought back all kinds of fond memories. Does anyone have a copy of Metal Gear Solid to sell me?
Two weeks ago the 2014 International CES was held in Las Vegas. Over 125,000 people clogged the streets, casinos and the convention center in Las Vegas to see anything and everything in technology. While CES isn't the place that most of the big tech companies launch the biggest products, (iPad, iPhone, Android etc didn't debut [...]
MOOC's like Corsera, Khan Academy, Udacity, and edx are taking over the online educations space. As the largest of these MOOCs are free or nearly free for users, the Chronicle of Higher Education took a look at where the funding is coming from. The results are pretty astounding.
We just came across a really interesting infographic from Entrepreneur.com. The image lays out some of the best consumer electronics that were released in 2013. There are some noticeable omissions from the list, namely smart watches and other wearables. What do you think? Are these the top releases from 2013?
