The Zander Report

Watch how Google uses video cameras, radio sensors and a laser range finder to "autonomously" drive cars through twists and turns without the need for a driver.  Nevada became the first U.S. state to approve this self-driving technology... which has now accumulated over 200,000 miles.  (CNN 5/8/12)
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Learn how Target does behavioral research and gains insights into consumers' habits in order to increase sales.  "Big Data" is here, but it's meaningless without someone to analyze and make sense of it.  There's an arms race now to hire statisticians, and mathematicians are suddenly sexy!  (NYTimes 2/16/12)

Google expects to sell it's Android-based "smart glasses" by year-end.  The glasses priced $250-$600 will contain motion and GPS sensors and a small screen sitting a few inches from the user's eye - acting as a heads-up display to overlay information, ie: augmented reality.  (CNN 2/22/12)

IBM unveils its sixth annual "Next 5 in 5" -- a list of innovations with the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years.  Learn how you'll be able to  (1) power your home with the energy you create yourself;  (2) you will never need a password again;  (3) mind reading is no longer science fiction;  (4) the digital divide will cease to exist; and  (5) junk mail will become priority mail  (IBM 12/14/11)
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# 10 – Cat Mom Hugs Baby Kitten

A remarkable & touching story about Congresswoman Gabby Giffords struggle to health after being shot in the head in Arizona last year.  Watch this amazing full episode featuring husband Mark Kelly and ABC 20/20 anchor Diane Sawyers.  View here

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, former CEO & Co-founder of Apple and Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.  (YouTube)
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3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process.  Great for prototyping!  (National Geographic 6/11)
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After Grand Rapids, MI was included on Newsweek's list of America's dying cities, they fired back with this amazing music video to show just how lively their community can be.  Besides the 3,000 lip-synching actors, pyrotechnic displays, a wedding, motorcades, helicopters, kayakers, every Grand Rapids landmark, etc. what's most amazing is that it was all done in one single-shot take!  (YouTube 5/26/11)
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Lost Generation is a poem written by Jonathan Reed, originally appearing as an entrant in AARP's U@50 Video Contest.  When first read, the poem seems to be a pessimistic monologue of the current generation but when read backwards the poem shows a brighter interpretation of the future.  (YouTube - AARP)
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