Intel Announces Streaming TV Box

Prepare to be watched while you watch. Intel Media GM, Erik Huggers, has revealed that Intel will launch a set-top box this year to power an Internet television service including live television, on-demand, catch-up television, and apps. Hopes are high for the quality of…

PAUL Wants to Pre-Load Your YouTube Videos

The award for clever app name of the year goes to PAUL, an app named for the octopus who correctly predicted the outcome of Germany’s 7 matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Android app, created by inmobly, uses a predictive cache/download algorithm to…

Samsung Puts NFC Stickers in Samsung Coffee Chain

In an effort to increase NFC adoption in Singapore, Samsung has placed NFC stickers in all 51 Singapore outlets of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, prompting users to tap a poster and like the brand’s Facebook page for a free drink upgrade. The…

Pertino Launches Small Business Cloud Network

Pertino, an Internet startup, today debuted their cloud-based, hardware-free network for small businesses. They use Amazon Web Services (AWS), which makes it possible for businesses to create secure, online networks through integration of a…

American Express Upgrades Sync For Twitter

American Express has upgraded its Sync program to work with Twitter, so that Cardholders can now purchase items by using a hashtag. The first item for sale will be a $25 American Express gift card which can be had for $15 if you tweet #BuyAmexGiftCard25…

Privacy For Sale: The Currency Of The Future Could Be Our Identity

The barriers to most innovation in the lab are not what you may expect. Typically what is possible is less framed by technology but by society. We now face problems that come from legislation and from privacy more…

An Apple Watch?

The Lab is heading down the rumor mill along with the tech community after the NYT reported that Apple is developing a smart watch. The watch will likely feature all of Apple’s flagship services like Siri, apps and integrate with other Apple products. What’s interesting is that the Apple sources…

The Trigger: 2/12/13