In 2006, Netflix announced a contest to improve the recommendation engine it uses by at least 10%. Yesterday it was announced that a team was able to reach 10.05%. Read more about it in Wired.com.
The winning team wins $1,000,000.
A web connected printer? I’m not even sure where to start with this. I don’t think it’s a very good idea for websites to start integrating special software that will only print particularly well on one type of printer.
Maybe there’s more to it than that, I’ll have to see the demo to be sure I’m not off base here.
Electronista | HP debuts new Web-based inkjet printer [LIVE].
Update: Turns out it’s more of a printer with a web service capabilities built into it. That makes more sense, I suppose, but web widgets/gadgets on your printer? Really?
via Engadget.
If you want a good reason to open your purchases in front of a Best Buy employee before you leave the store, check this out.
Scott Johnson of The Instance and Extra Life Radio, has a new podcast. Check out The AppSlappy Podcast.
Microsoft did the right thing and broadcast their E3 announcements today. Good idea!
They broadcast the video of the announcer standing in front of a field of dots. Bad idea…
The video of this was bigger, and the dots were very distracting.
Looks like there are enough bumps to the Palm Pre that it won’t be the iPhone killer Palm hopes it will be:
2D Boy, the folks behind “World of Goo”, have released a Rapid Prototyping Framework.
owners can get the Homer Simpson voice skin.