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CG Star Wars Versus Star Trek Battle In San Francisco

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This is a computer graphics clash in between the forces of Star Wars and Star Trek in and above San Francisco. Who gains? I’m not saying, that would be a spoiler. I’m joking, the video’s called ‘Death Star Destroys Business’. It’s a special prolonged re-release of this crappier variation made in 2009. Can you think I remembered that? ME NEITHER. It resembles how some days I can’t remember my ATM PIN however I could easily stand there singing the whole f \*\*\* ing DuckTales signature tune. Whoo-oo!

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San Francisco Is Building A Social Network For Emergencies Only

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Online relief efforts such as #BostonHelps are inspiring, but haphazard and confusing. How San Francisco is building a social network — for disasters.

Via: sf72.org

When a disaster strikes, the first thing people want to know is what happened. The second? How can I help?

Efforts to offer help online are often scattered and confusing. Within minutes after news of the explosions in Boston spread, people began tweeting offers of help with the hashtag #BostonHelp. Not long after, Google created a people finder doc. The Boston Globe created another Google doc where people could offer up housing to those in need. Both circulated the internet, largely through Twitter. Lots of people signed up to help, but few were connected with people in need.

“I got at least 20 emails, DMs, [and] calls, but in the end no one needed our extra beds,” says Benjamin Maron, who repeatedly tweeted about his home and other services available. However well-intentioned, it was an admittedly odd fit — a Sandy-style relief effort for a human act of violence.

What’s become clear over the last year is that there's is a need for disaster and crisis coordination online, beyond hashtags. And San Francisco, the earthquake capital of the country, might have the solution.

In collaboration with the design firm IDEO, the city is creating a social networking website and app to connect people who want to help with those who need it. Through the SF72 platform, you will be able to preregister your home, supplies you have — say, an emergency generator — and relevant skills, such as emergency first aid. Instead of scanning hashtags, people will be able to simply log in to a preexisting community, knowing there will be specific offers for help organized by neighborhood.

“We looked at everything from CB radio protocols to earthquake apps, as well as emerging and established social platforms,” says Kate Lydon, who led the project for IDEO. “The central insight that SF72 is built upon is this: in the event of an emergency, human relationships and a community network are more important than a backpack filled with supplies— that people might not know how to use and are often out of date.”

Most government emergency response departments, including FEMA, use social media to communicate with the public. But they aren’t enabling conversations between other people looking to coordinate. As we saw during hurricane Katrina (and to a lesser extent Sandy), FEMA's immediately ability to help can pale in comparison to what regular people offer each other on the ground, almost immediately. Coordinating that help is essential.

“We want to make it simple and take fear out of it,” says Francis Zamora, spokesperson for the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (SFDEM). “It appeals to people's values. We live here for a reason and this is our home and we want to be a part of it and make simple connections with our neighbors.”

The city did a soft launch in January, collecting user feedback, but the service is still in beta. “We are dreaming big right now,” says Zamora. “As we go into the second phase of the build out, we want to see what will work for people. SF72 can be anything.” The next build-out phase occurs in mid-May.

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Google Retail Stores Planned In Los Angeles And San Francisco

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The stores will promote all of Google's flagship products — including Glass.

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Google is planning to open retail stores in Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to a source familiar with the plans. The company has already begun hiring staff, who are being trained in how to explain and market Google products — including Glass — in stores. It’s likely that the company will open stores in more locations, but SF and LA will be among the first.

Rumors that Google was opening its own retail spaces by the end of the year began circulating in February, and were spelled out more clearly today at 9to5mac. The reports indicated the shops would be selling Android and Chromebook-related products, as well as Glass.

Google has been expanding its retail plans in other ways, too. Google already has kiosks at Best Buy locations where Google-trained employees demonstrate Chromebooks. It's also been testing a same-day shipping program for online purchases in San Francisco, which could position it to compete more directly with Amazon.

The plans may shed light on another storyline at Google: Earlier this year, Google's Andy Rubin, the co-creator of Android, flatly denied the rumors altogether. “Google has no plans, and we have nothing to announce,” Rubin told the audience at an international mobile industry conference in Barcelona. He downplayed the value of brick-and-mortar retail, too, saying consumers “don't have to go in the store and feel [products] anymore.” A month later he left his post as head of Google's Android division.

As for what the stores will look like, we can expect plenty more leaks; for now, however, Google is remaining silent. A Google spokesperson has not returned a request for comment.

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Microsoft announces Build 2013 to be held June 26-28 in San Francisco

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Developers, basically mark your Windows Phone calendars: Microsoft revealed that Build 2013, the business’s developer conference, will be held from June 26th to 28th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Especially, Microsoft revealed that it will be sharing information and future strategies for Windows, Azure, Visual Studio “and more,” so there’ll be plenty of goodies to be had during the occasion. Registration opens on April 2nd, but in the meantime, go to the main websites below to find out more.

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ZBoard rolls out the San Francisco Special for the hilly city by the bay (video)

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The men at ZBoard made quite the splash at SXSW Interactive earlier this week– riding an electric skateboard around the streets and conference halls of Austin will get you all kinds of attention, after all. Still, for all the love they got at the occasion, the startup decided to hold its most current announce until the kickoff of Expand– for an essential reason: this electric skateboard is a tribute to the hillsides and winding streets of the city by the bay. ZBoard’s San Francisco Special ups the game for the Kickstarted company, extending the board’s range to 20 freeway or 14 city miles. The wheels likewise got an upgrade to high-traction 110mm designs, while the braking system got a nice bump, as well.

Naturally, with along all those renovations comes a bit more weight– the currently large board now appears at 32 pounds. Those who were wishing for a lighter-weight solution akin to the Boosted Board will need to try to keep holding their breath– baseding upon the ZBoard’s creators, its area stated it wouldn’t mind adding a couple of pounds to increase variety, and as such, there’s a four-pound jump from the ZBoard Pro. But, you know, if all goes baseding upon strategy, you should not be carry this thing around too much. For when you do, however, there’s that padded handle.Com ments

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OUYA holding official unveiling on March 28th in San Francisco

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We’re getting closer and closer to the launch of the much-hyped OUYA console. The Android-powered gaming machine will begin shipping to backers on March 28th and to commemorate the company is having a little shindig in San Francisco that will serve as an appropriate “unveiling.” The welcome simply arrived in our inbox and ideally this will be our possibility to see the final hardware ahead of the June retail launch. The fledgling doesn’t seem to just be pitching this as an enormous media occasion either. The tagline on the invite checks out, “there would be OUYA without you.” And obviously just “stating thank you isn’t enough.” Aw, shucks, you rate OUYA.

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Samsung details Innovation Centers in San Francisco and New York, focusing hard on software + hardware marriage

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David Eun, presently serving as EVP at Samsung’s Open Innovation Center after stints at AOL, Google, Time Warner and NBC Entertainment, just took the stage here in Dana Point, California during the opening night of D:Dive Into Media 2013. Given the media / content focus of the event, the conversation between Eun and host Kara Swisher revolved almost entirely on Samsung’s role in the world of content, production, connectedness and distribution. Starting things off with a bang, he affirmed that Samsung is opening two new Innovation Centers that’ll act as idea accelerators. In a way, this is Samsung getting into the funding game, which certainly adds a new twist to an industry that has largely been dominated by angels that aren’t necessarily a part of a major corporation.

Initially, one will be opening up in the Bay Area, while the other gets planted at an undisclosed location in New York City. Eun noted that in the past, Samsung was “focused on manufacturing hardware,” but it realized some time ago that you “have to get both hardware and software right.” He stated that the company as a whole has been “investing quite significantly over the past few years on software,” and turning to how it impacts content, he explained an internal company process that aims to gather insight about consumers. Not necessarily in the creepy, privacy-invading kind of insight, but in the way of discovering what consumers want, but don’t yet have in the marketplace.

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Watch this: Aether builds a sleek San Francisco boutique from three shipping containers

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Aether is a mainly web-based store, but the California-based outerwear business has lately started expanding its brick-and-mortar company, with the launch of a new and innovative shop in San Francisco. Constructed from 3, vertically stacked shipping containers, the store has a distinctly industrial design that, as co-founders Palmer West and Jonah Smith clarified to Cool Hunting, fits together perfectly with Aether’s urban-rugged aesthetic.

One of the greatest obstacles they faced when creating the space was developing a way to successfully and elegantly show Aether’s inventory. The option: an upright conveyor belt system that runs from the first floor to the third floor. Clients can search with the shelf by …

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Yelp adding hygiene ratings to New York and San Francisco restaurant listings

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Yelp adding hygiene ratings to New York and San Francisco restaurant listings

Yelp is fantastic for sizing up unvisited eateries, and soon some individuals will be able to compliment evaluation outcomes with a side of hygiene examination scores. “Wellness Ratings” will be contributed to listings in New york city and San Francisco over the next couple of weeks, with Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago next in line. The most recent rating will show up on the restaurant hub, but go deeper and you’ll find a history of current evaluations, consisting of notes on any violations. A “brand-new open records criterion” called LIVES (Local Assessor Value-entry Specification) lags the function, allowing regional authorities to add inspection outcomes straight into Yelp. We make certain individuals will value the additional information when scoping out new spots, or even inspecting up on old favorites– however they might not enjoy what they discover. One example dining establishment connected in Yelp’s article has a Wellness Score of 92 from 100, which seems all excellent till you see one of the most recent violations was due to “Rats / Roaches / Flies / Other Animals.” Tasty!

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Google trialling same-day delivery service in San Francisco, says The New York Times

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Same-day dispatch. It’s likely the closest online stores will get to closing the delay between in-store and on-line shopping, and even more than a couple of are taking notice: eBay, the United States Postal Solution, Walmart, and Shutl are all testing such solutions, and now mighty Google is joining the fray. As reported last year, Google is presently trialling a same-day delivery solution in San Francisco, The New York Times verifies. Crucially, Google is not getting included in stocking warehouses or shipping items itself: instead, it’s merely faciltating the deal between merchants, consumers, and shipping companies. The solution is still tightly under wraps, and the Times reports that it is only open to Google workers and good friends in … Continue reading & hellip;

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