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  • Nintendo Thinks This Infographic Will Convince You To Buy A Wii U

    Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen the launch of two next-gen consoles and both are doing incredibly well already. We tend to forget, however, that Nintendo ushered in the next generation of game consoles, but not necessarily hardware, last year with the Wii U. It’s not doing so well though, but Nintendo thinks it has what it takes to be a big seller this holiday season.

    Just in time for the holidays, Nintendo has released a Christmas-themed infographic detailing all the reasons why you should buy a Wii U over the PS4 or Xbox One this holiday season. It makes some compelling arguments, but like always, you need to look at your own specific needs and what the Wii U offers before making a final decision.

    First and foremost, Nintendo thinks it has the competition beat on games and price. For $299.99, you can get a Wii U Deluxe and copies of New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U. Both games are good 2D platformers, but their value is measured by how much your family likes old-school, often challenging platformers. For the families with children that have other interests, you can pick up either the Skylanders Swap Force Wii U bundle or the Wind Waker HD bundle.

    For games not bundled in with the hardware, Nintendo definitely has the competition beat. Just last week, Nintendo released Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U and gave pretty much everybody a reason to own the console. It’s easily the best Mario game since Super Mario Galaxy 2, and it should appeal to mostly everybody.

    Aside from Mario, Nintendo notes that it has a number of other big titles that should appeal to families and gamers alike, like Pikmin 3 and Wii Fit U. While not mentioned, LEGO City Undercover is another good game that families and fans of LEGO games will enjoy.

    When non-gaming features are considered, the Wii U becomes a much harder sell. It can essentially take over your TV with Nintendo TVii, but Microsoft’s Xbox One does the same thing much better. The Wii U also has a few streaming apps, like Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video, but the PS4 and Xbox One have far more.

    In short, the Wii U is a game machine, much like the Wii before it. If you want great Nintendo games that you can play with friends and family, the Wii U might just be the machine for you. If you want better multimedia features and the promise of true next-gen titles in the future, the PS4 and Xbox One might be more up your alley.

    Nintendo Thinks This Infographic Will Convince You To Buy A Wii U

    [Image: Nintendo/Business Wire]

  • New ‘Call of Duty’ Stats Released on Eve of Launch

    Call of Duty fans are now just hours away from the release of this year’s iteration of the popular shooter franchise. Call of Duty: Ghosts is set to introduce fans to things like military dogs, space combat, and female multiplayer soldiers. Gamers however, will likely jump right into the game’s multiplayer tonight and begin unlocking the game’s weapons and gear.

    With the Ghosts launch so close, Activision today provided a reminder of just how popular Call of Duty multiplayer really is. A new infographic released by the publisher claims that gamers play a combined 1900 years of the game every single day – a figure that is likely to increase in the coming weeks as fans jump into the new game.

    The infographic also has other mind-boggling stats such as the 1.9 quadrillion (1,900,000,000,000,000) player respawns that have taken place in more than 18 billion multiplayer matches since the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007.

    Call of Duty infographic

    Call of Duty: Ghosts will be out for current-gen consoles, next-gen consoles (including Wii U), and PC tonight at midnight. Gamers who buy the game for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One have to wait a few weeks to play their copy, unless they take advantage of Activision’s next-gen $10 upgrade offer.

  • Companies Are Duking It Out Online For Consumers’ Hearts And Minds [Infographic]

    Everybody is fighting to have you access the Internet on their hardware or software platforms. In fact, you may even call it a war. Some wars are more contested than others, but they’re all fighting to gain your favor at the end of the day.

    In a new infographic from KISSmetrics, the analytics blog breaks down every “war” and declares a winner based on current market share. If you’ve been following the contested market share battles over the last few years, you probably already know who the current winners are in each category. For example, 43 percent of the world accesses the Web via Chrome on non-mobile devices making it the number one Web browser. Other examples include Facebook owning 71 percent of social media market share, or Android owning 38 percent of mobile OS market share.

    Check out the full infographic below:

    Internet Is At War And You're The Prize

    Like in any war, there are those who are always going to support the underdog. That’s how Opera is able to stay so consistent. It may be in last place, but its fans ensure that it’s never truly out of the game. It’s what makes these “Internet wars” so fascinating.

  • Here’s The Science Behind Google Glass [Infographic]

    Have you ever wondered how Google Glass works? Sure, we all know it’s a wearable computer that displays information on a small glass panel over the eye, but do you really know how it works? Do you know the science behind Glass, and how it works with our eyes?

    If you find yourself asking these questions, check out this new infographic from Martin Missfeldt. It explains the science of Glass, as well as the science of our eyes, in an easy to understand way.

    Here's The Science Behind Google Glass [Infographic]

    What many people may not realize is that Glass doesn’t display information via a screen, but rather projects light directly into the eye. That is how those wearing Glass are able to see the real world with only a small layer of augmented reality content overlapping everything else.

    Unfortunately, the effect is lessened for those wearing glasses as lenses dissipate light, including the light projected from Glass. I guess that’s what futuristic contact lenses and brain interfaces are for.

    [h/t: Mashable]

  • Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Galaxy S 4 [Infographic]

    Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Galaxy S 4 [Infographic]

    Last night, Samsung finally unveiled its latest flagship device – the Galaxy S 4. You might have missed out on the announcement, though, and now you want all the information in one place. Besides watching the launch announcement video, is there any other way to catch up on all things Galaxy S 4?

    It turns out that there is as Samsung has released an official infographic detailing the specs of its latest flagship device. The infographic includes all the necessary information you need to know about the Galaxy S 4 including its 5-inch Super AMOLED display, it’s 1.6GHz octa-cor processor, and its 13MP rear camera.

    Galaxy S 4 Infographic

    What the infographic fails to mention (or didn’t have room for) is that the Galaxy S 4 will also come equipped with some new software that’s part gimmick and part amazing. “Smart Pause” and “Smart Scroll” will use head and eye tracking technology to pause video and scroll Web pages all based on where your eyes are looking. “Air View” will provide previews of content when you hold your finger over an area.

    We’re sure to learn more about the Galaxy S 4 as we approach its launch in the second quarter of this year, including its sure to be expensive price.

  • 3D Printers Are Changing The Classroom

    Last week, we took a look at how 3D printing will revolutionize manufacturing in the United States. Before it can do that, however, it needs people who know how to use the technology. That’s where education comes in.

    The folks at Online Degrees recently created an infographic that shows how 3D printing will have a profound impact on the future of education. Of course, the most obvious benefit will be for design students using 3D printers to bring their creations to life. That being said, pretty much every discipline will be able to benefit from 3D printing in the future.

    Of course, 3D printers and expensive, and schools are having to slash budgets. That’s where the innovative entrepreneurs comes in. A recent Kickstarter was offering two 3D printers for only $700. The goal was to get as many of these things into schools as possible. Unfortunately, the project wasn’t able to meet it’s funding goal. An equally exciting cheap 3D printing project, the 3Doodler, has recently smashed its funding goal, however, and could prove extremely useful in certain disciplines.

    3D Printers Are Changing The Classroom

  • Game Consoles, Phones Make Up The Past 30 Years Of Popular Tech

    What’s popular in consumer technology? If you look at most wanted lists from last Christmas, it seems that tablets and smartphones were all the rage. As it turns out, however, it seems that the most wanted gadgets of our time move in a kind of cycle where one particular product dominates a few years to only concede to something else down the road.

    The cyclical nature of popular tech has been documented in a new infographic from Insurace2go. The information may be popular tech from the UK, but I think you’ll find that it’s largely analogous to popular tech in the U.S. As you’ll see, game consoles and phones have dominated popular tech for the past 30 years with both going in and out of vogue until something new comes out.

    The past few years have been dominated by mobile devices like the iPad and the Galaxy Note, so does that mean that game consoles are going to move back in on their turf? Probably not, unless the next PlayStation or Xbox really wow consumers. I’m with Insuracen2go on this one – the next popular technology will involve wearable computing.

    Game Consoles, Phones Make Up The Past 30 Years Of Popular Tech

  • “The Walking Dead”: Infographic Gives Fans Inside Look At Show

    With the return of “The Walking Dead” this past Sunday came a record-breaking viewership for the show, pulling in 12.3 million zombie-hungry watchers as the story picked up from a mid-season hiatus.

    While many fans came to the show fresh off a love for the comic books (which were written by fellow Kentuckian Robert Kirkman, I feel obliged to say), the AMC hit has appealed to thousands who never followed the books and simply love the story, the gore, and the drama that spins out between characters who are often at odds with one another. But there’s still a lot fans may not know about how the show operates, or what goes on behind the scenes. That’s where this infographic comes in.

    Courtesy of TvDuck.com. Shoutout to Jude Fiorillo for the heads up.

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    TV Duck Watch The Walking Dead Online

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  • Use the Coachella Lineup to Check Your Hipster Level

    As you may know, Coachella released its lineup last week. If you were on the interwebs at all, you probably heard a lot of “Stone Roses? Stone Roses?” You wanna be adored? You may want to stay home from Coachella, as most of the 18 year-olds have no idea who you are. Of course, that’s not a rip on The Stone Roses, and more of a rip on the dumbasses who bitch about them on Twitter.

    But I digress. Any festival lineup is going to have its supporters and its detractors. Coachella 2013 has some great acts, and some less inspiring acts. That’s the way it’s gonna be.

    Luckily, we can use the Coachella lineup to determine a person’s hipster cred, although we can’t really figure out which end of the spectrum is more desirable. Sometimes it’s nice to be a “disgusting mainstream whore.” Unless you’re “pure filth hipster scum,” in which case it’s so mainstream to kind of like the mainstream.

    It’s simple – you’re assigned positive of negative points for every band in the festival that you like. Red Hot Chili Peppers are the most offensive to hipster, with a score of -10. If you find yourself liking bands like the Wombats, Cassy, and Sam XL Pure Filth Sound, you’re going to skyrocket up the hipster chart.

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    [Endless Origami via The Daily What]
    [Photo courtesy JohnnyCashsAshes, Flickr]

  • Here’s More Proof That 3D Printing Is The Future Of Manufacturing

    You often hear that 3D printing is the future of manufacturing. How true is that exactly? A new infographic from the fine folks at Sculpteo shares some of the finer details of the 3D printing revolution.

    Most people are no doubt aware of the manufacturing advantages that 3D printing brings to the table, but it goes beyond simple reductions in the the time required to bring a product to market. 3D printing, and the inherent openness it extols, are opening up new avenues of innovation in markets that normally wouldn’t be performing their own manufacturing like small businesses, hospitals and schools. Industries that do manufacture their own objects, like defense and aerospace, are also seeing changes thanks to 3D printing.

    So, where will 3D printing go from here? You can expect more industries to adopt 3D printing as a way to help consumers personalize products. In fact, involving the consumer in the manufacturing process may just lead to more business as more consumers demand to have things created in their own unique style. 3D printing can help businesses achieve this goal and drive consumer demand by working directly with said consumers.

    3D printing future of manufacturing

  • News Was A Huge Draw For YouTube In 2012

    2012 has proven to be a huge year for YouTube. The video sharing site has already looked back on a year of ads, and created a rather brilliant tribute to the biggest viral videos of the year. Now the site is looking back on the big news stories of the year, and the large role that YouTube played in getting that information out.

    The stats released by YouTube today show the site is becoming more and more important to the news cycle in America and around the world. To illustrate that, the site boasts that 7,000 hours of news-related content is uploaded to YouTube daily. All of that content provides differing opinions, angles and sources to help viewers form a more educated opinion of world events than if they were to just watch one or two regular news channels.

    As for the big news events of the year, YouTube rightfully points to Hurricane Sandy as being the major event of the year. In fact, 39,000 videos were uploaded in the week during the storm and the Weather Channel used YouTube to continuously live stream coverage of the storm for more than 70 hours.

    The only thing that could compete with Sandy were the presidential election, and it did not disappoint. YouTube reveals that videos tagged Obama or Romney were viewed over 2.7 billion times during the election cycle. The debates also drew 27 million views on YouTube.

    Other notable stories in 2012 that received millions of views included the conflict in Syria, the Red Bull Stratos Jump, the landing of the Mars Rover, and the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

    YouTube Was A Premier Source Of New In 2012

  • “The Walking Dead” Infographic: Every Zombie Death

    If you’re a fan of the show “The Walking Dead”–and let’s face it, if you aren’t, you probably should be–you’ll already know that keeping track of all the deaths on the show is near-impossible. When the crew goes on a killing-spree it’s all blood and guts and zombie moans, a blur of destruction and carnage which at times takes place in the darkened woods, or in an ill-lit structure.

    But the people over at the National Post in Canada decided to take on the challenge, and have created this infographic just for you, the curious, morbid zombie fan. Here’s a breakdown of every kill on the entire series (WARNING: Spoilers! If you haven’t caught up to the latest season, don’t scroll down!), who did it, and what they did it with. Enjoy a nostalgic look back.

    Special hat-tip to the Zombie Research Society for the graphic.

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  • Too Many People Are Dropping Their iPhones Into Toilets

    How many of you have broken an iPhone? The existence of repair services like iFixit seems to indicate that mobile devices break easily and frequently. A lot of us just aren’t careful when handling surprisingly fragile gadgetry. That’s not to say that we’re always off guard. It just may be that we’re cautious in all the wrong areas.

    A recent study from Squaretrade, an electronics warranty service, found that a lot of people aren’t careful with their iPhones when they’re at home. In fact, 51 percent of all iPhone accidents happen in or around the home. It’s here where you feel safest, and you probably let your guard down enough to have your iPhone fall into the sink.

    Speaking of sinks, 21 percent of all accidents happen in the kitchen. Following closely behind in second place, 18 percent of all accidents happen in the living room. Rounding out the top three is the bathroom where 16 percent of all accidents happen.

    Some of the most prevalent dangers threatening iPhones around the home is water. In fact, 5 percent of iPhone owners have left the device in the washer. Another nine percent have admitted to dropping their phone in the toilet. The latter statistic makes perfect sense as many users reported in a previous survey that they must take their phones into the bathroom with them.

    As for liquid abuse, water is the main aggressor as 43 percent of all accidents involve H2O. The rest of the liquid aggressors in order are soda, beer and a combination of coffee and tea. I don’t know if that says iPhone users drink mostly water, or if they’re just more careful around other liquids.

  • A Visual Tour Of Facebook’s One Billion Users

    Mark Zuckerberg took over my Facebook feed last week to announce that the social network had reached one billion users. It was a long time coming, but one in seven people on this planet are now connected via a single social network. It’s a pretty big deal (enough for Facebook to create their first TV ad), but just how big is it?

    KRDS, a Facebook marketing firm, recently created an infographic that breaks down just how big Facebook has become. The most surprising statistic of all is that Facebook has conquered almost half of the Internet. As of now, 44 percent of all Internet users are on Facebook. It will only take a few more hundred thousand users to finally control a majority of the Internet.

    Remember when Facebook said that mobile was important to their future plans? It better be as 600 million of its one billion user base now connect to Facebook via mobile devices. That number will only grow as more smartphones make their way into emerging markets that already have access to computers.

    Unsurprisingly, the U.S. houses most of the world’s Facebook users. Brazil comes in second with India in third. Southeast Asia is only represented once in the top five with Indonesia coming in fourth, while our neighbor to the South, Mexico, rounds out the top five. It will be interesting to see how these positions change if China ever lets Facebook in.

    Other random statistics include the fact that Facebook is now home to over one trillion likes, and that 219 billion photos have been uploaded since the site’s inception. The median age of a Facebook user is 22, but that number will probably go up as more older adults join the service to keep in touch with friends and family.

    Facebook One Billion Users

  • The Internet Is Incredibly Convenient, But At What Cost?

    The Internet has made a lot of old daily routines obsolete. Reading the newspaper in the morning has been replaced by online news. Going to the bookstore to grab the new best seller has been replaced by a digital download on a tablet. Thankfully, there’s still a wide range of responsibilities that still require us to get up and go outside, right?

    A survey of Americans in 2011 found that we spend quite a few hours per day performing regular tasks like shopping, cleaning, and cooking. We can pay somebody else to perform these tasks for us, but the price can easily skyrocket before your very eyes. That’s why a new infographic from Dashlane suggests that you outsource everything to the Internet.

    The infographic points out a number of new Web sites that have popped up in recent years that offer all the convenience of traditional services without having to actually leave the house. Everything from house cleaning and laundry to shopping and food prep can all be taken care of via simple Web sites.

    It’s actually kind of unsettling how much of our lives can be shuffled off onto somebody else via a few clicks. Traditional hiring of services at least requires you to meet people and form potential relationships. The Internet could make us all into recluses and the only people who are outside are those performing the menial tasks that we assigned to them through a Web site.

    Of course, these Web sites aren’t going to take over traditional tasks and services completely for quite some time, if ever. There’s still something to be said about doing work yourself, or even supporting your local economy by hiring local services. Of course, this will all fall through once everybody is able to rely on robot labor.

    Internet Convenient

  • The Bot Pandemic Is Hurting Online Advertisers

    Facebook advertising has had its fair share of problems. Major players like General Motors have pulled ads from the social network claiming that they don’t work. They eventually went back, but others have expressed similar frustrations. One such company, Limited Run, took it a step further and claimed that bots were responsible for 80 percent of their ad clicks.

    Limited Run’s story is a reminder that bot traffic is growing across the Web. In fact, they may one day pose a threat to Internet commerce and advertising that relies of real human interaction. A new infographic from the folks at Solve Media sheds some light on the bot problem.

    It’s revealed that the majority of bots come from the United States, but its Southeast Asia and the Middle East that have the highest number of bot traffic. Solve Media also found that bot traffic grew 26 percent across the Web since 2011. Now bot traffic takes up 10 percent of all traffic on the Web.

    If the number of bots, including those that click in ads, it could lead to marketers and advertisers wasting anywhere from $612 million to $4.7 billion on ads that won’t reach a human consumer. So what’s a marketer to do to keep themselves from wasting money?

    Solve Media suggests that marketers seek out publishers that take a hard stance against bots. Facebook has recently done this by deleting millions of fake accounts, which led to many brands have their total number of likes decreased by a sizable margin. They also suggest that firms implement tracking technology that will tell them if click traffic is coming from human or bot sources.

    Bot Pandemic Online Advertisers

  • The Patent Wars Are An Absolute Mess [Infographic]

    The big news this week was a California court handing a massive patent victory to Apple. It finally brought mainstream attention to a problem that has been plaguing the tech world for quite a while now. There are just too many companies suing other companies over questionable patents.

    Of course, you may now be wondering about the extent of the patent wars. A handy infographic from Reuters condenses it into one easy to understand image. At one time, there were 20 companies involved in patent litigation. A number of those cases, usually involving Kodak, have been resolved over the past few years.

    The most interesting thing about the patent wars is that only one company has decided to license their technology out to others – Microsoft. That hasn’t spared others the wrath of the Redwood-based company though. Microsoft is currently suing Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Motorola.

    In what should come as a surprise to no one, Apple is being sued the most out of any other company. They are also doing most of the suing. Of course, most of these cases are of Apple suing a company and then the other company countersuing. In total, Apple is suing four companies – Samsung, Motorola, Nokia and HTC. Their case with Nokia has been resolved, but the other three have filed countersuits against Apple. Kodak is also suing Apple, but the Cupertino-based giant hasn’t filed a countersuit.

    The Patent Wars Are An Absolute Mess

    Patent litigation is becoming more convoluted than the urban planning of Lexington, KY. The graphic from Reuters would grow even larger and more confusing if it were to include all the lawsuits from patent trolls. Even in its current state, it’s indicative of a system that’s hopelessly broken. It’s a firm reminder that patent laws need an entire reboot, instead of adjustments here and there.

  • Skype Celebrates Their Birthday With An Infographic

    August 29, 2003 is a day that changed the world of communication, or so says a certain Microsoft-owned communication service. It’s impact is compared to the creation of the telephone and the mobile phone as it continues to revolutionize how we communicate over the Internet. It’s up to the individual to decide if Skype really is that special.

    Either way, Skype turned nine-years-old today. The company saw fit to celebrate with a congratulatory pat on the back blog post exclaiming how far they’ve come. To be fair, Skype has come along way since their humble beginnings.

    Skype has grown from an exclusive desktop application to an application that appears on everything, including the wide range of Android and iOS devices. Their success led to a successful purchase of the company by Microsoft in 2011. Now they’re hitting over 250 million active users per month.

    The service hasn’t reached this point in its life without hitting a few obstacles along the way though. Just last month, Skype was being accused of funneling private conversations to law enforcement. The company outright denied those claims, but some people still view them being owned by Microsoft as only a bad thing for the privacy of users.

    Birthdays are never a time to focus on the bad. To help celebrate their birthday, the folks at Skype created a huge infographic that charts the company’s history from its founding in 2003 to the present day. You might even find yourself learning more about Skype than you ever thought possible.

    Skype Birthday Infographic

  • It’s Dangerous To Go Alone, Take This Infographic

    The Legend of Zelda is one of the greatest franchises to ever grace gaming. The action-adventure series has inspired countless other greats while it constantly reinvents itself with each new entry. How much actually changes between each game though?

    A recent inforgraphic from the fine folks at CopyPress has sifted through all the major entries in The Legend of Zelda franchise to reveal some lesser known facts about the franchise. You won’t find random trivia, like how Mario and Luigi make cameos in Ocarina of Time, in here. It’s more about crunching the numbers.

    Take for instance, did you know that Link has used 22 different swords throughout his adventures in Hyrule and other lands? We tend to think only in terms of the Master Sword, but Link has always had to start with a lesser blade on his adventures.

    Interestingly enough, the original Legend of Zelda only featured 27 different enemies and 43 items. The franchise now features over 827 enemies and Link has collected close to 800 different items throughout the games. Skyward Sword alone features 120 items that Link can collect.

    The best game in the series – A Link to the Past – holds the distinction of featuring the most dungeons at 12. The GBA rerelease of the same game holds the record for most bosses at 13. Numbers aren’t everything, of course, but they certainly do help in this case. A Link to the Past is the longest game in the franchise and every dungeon is just as unique as the last.

    Nintendo hasn’t announced any Zelda games for the next year, but we know they’re working on something for the Wii U. They must also have something in the works for the 3DS after the success of the 3D remake of Ocarina of Time. While every game in the franchise is special, let’s hope they can capture the magic of A Link to the Past and Wind Waker in the next game.

    Zelda infographic

    [h/t: G4TV]

  • The Internet Was Kind Of Terrible In 2002 [Infographic]

    Looking back 10 years ago is kind of hard. It’s difficult to remember much of anything from when I was a snot-nosed brat. I was, however, already messing around with the Internet at that point, but it was mostly for school or playing Shockwave games. It’s actually kind of astounding to see just how far we’ve come.

    A new infographic from Best Education Sites seeks to put things into perspective for all of us who still complain about the Internet. It used to be much worse. Looking objectively back on 2002, the Internet was going through its awkward teen years as it tried to prove itself to the world.

    Speaking of the world, there were only 569 million people worldwide connected to the Internet in 2002. That number has increased to 2.27 billion in 2012. Likewise, Internet usage was only at 46 minutes a day 10 years ago. It has increased to four hours a day now. The number of Web sites has also increased with 3 million in 2002 and 555 million in 2012. The rapid growth of the Internet is what led to the world switching to IPv6 on June 6.

    It was to be expected, but it really is surprising to see that Internet Explorer was the dominant browser of choice only 10 years ago. In 2002, 95 percent of Internet users were on Microsoft’s Web browser. Only 39 percent are using Internet Explorer today as Firefox and Chrome eat away at its market share.

    The most interesting difference between the two years are the most popular search terms. In 2002, people were searching for topics like Spiderman, Star Wars, Avril Lavigne and American Idol. In 2012, we’re busy searching for things like Rebecca Black, Google+ and iPhone 5. We can at least rest easy knowing that our infatuation with pop culture has not subsided over the last decade.

    The biggest change, however, came in the form of social networking. Friendster, one of the first social networks, launched in 2002 with three million users. Now we’re in 2012 where Facebook’s recent second quarter filings revealed the site to have 955 million users.

    As the infographic points out, the Internet’s constant march of progress has led to its fair share of deaths. Numerous companies refused to jump on emerging trends and paid dearly for it later on. They point to companies like Blockbuster, Borders and Tower Records that refused to harness the Internet when they had a chance. Needless to say, all three companies are now bankrupt.

    It’s insane to think of how quickly the Internet evolved over a short span of 10 years. One must wonder how the Internet will change over the course of the next decade. We’re beginning to see the Internet being used as a tool for war and peace. It’s slowly taking the place of traditional media as well. The Internet may one day encompass everything that we consume on this earth as its delivered to us personally through our dedicated connections.

    The Internet Kind Of Sucked In 2002

  • 3D Printing Is A Billion Dollar Industry [Infographic]

    It’s a statement that I’ve said many times, but it still bears repeating – 3D printers are amazing. People are using 3D printers to innovate in just about every field imaginable. The technology could one day be used to save your life with an artificially created kidney, or it could just be a way to provide your child with the care they need.

    Those are just some examples of what 3D printing can do, but how exactly is the market for 3D printing going to evolve over the years? A lovely infographic from the fine folks at HighTable shows that the 3D printing industry is worth $1.3 billion at this very moment. It’s expected to grow to $.52 billion by 2020. That’s a 300 percent growth.

    It also points out that 3D printing companies are already going public. Their share prices are actually doing quite well with Stratasys having the highest publicly traded amount of $66. As 3D printing becomes more mainstream, we can expect more companies to emerge and go public.

    As we move further into the future, it will be exciting to see how 3D printing develops. Some people even believe that 3D printers can usher in the existence of a post-scarcity economy. It’s too early to tell at the moment, but people can dream, right?

    3D Printing Is A Billion Dollar Industry