Leap Motion To Begin Shipping In May

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Leap Motion, the flash drive-sized controller that lets you manipulate your computer's interface with a multitude of precise hand gestures, will begin shipping to customers who pre-ordered the device on May 13. In a partnership with Best Buy, the Leap Motion controller will also hit physical store shelves in the U.S. starting May 19.

Since the company's founding last year, Leap Motion has advertised its product as a life-changing technological jump toward intuitive 3D software, while drawing in developers who will shortly offer a impressive suite of apps with functionality ranging from gaming and art to web browsing and 3D modeling. All these apps will be available in Leap Motion's new app store, Airspace, says Leap Motion VP of Product Marketing Mike Zagorsek.

Starting with the sci-fi-influenced idea that computing of the future will be done seamlessly with hand gestures alone (think Minority Report), CEO Mike Buckwald and CTO David Holz co-founded Leap Motion with the aim of delivering a truly futuristic product. They predict that this kind of interface could change the way we interact with technology forever, from kitchen screens at McDonald's to electronic music-creation tools for DJs, as ReadWrite editor in chief Dan Lyons wrote last December.

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Here Are The 10 Cities Where Amazon Offers Same-Day Delivery (And Why We'll See More Soon)

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eBay has launched eBay Now, a local delivery service that lets you order from physical stores for a $5 delivery fee. It's only available in San Francisco.

Amazon.com has no real equivalent, in terms of speed or convenience. Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak recently said during the company's second-quarter earnings call that it doesn't "see a way to do same-day delivery on a broad scale economically."

But it does have a same day delivery option of sorts available. It is called "Local Express Delivery" and it is available for some markets, for some items. It's more expensive, at $8.99 and up per delivery (gift cards can be had for a $3.99 fee). The convenience factor is far lower—you have to order by a morning deadline. And most of the markets served are close to Amazon's physical fulfillment centers, suggesting that Amazon is piggybacking the order on its existing delivery infrastructure.

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Yesterday Shipping from Amazon [Humorous Video]

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Everyone likes to get what they ordered online as quickly as possible, but what if that could be accomplished even faster? This humorous video takes a look at what ‘Yesterday Shipping’ would be like and the trouble a person might get into with it.

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5 years of the iPhone: 250 million shipped, $150-billion revenue

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It's fascinating to look at how far the iPhone has come in just five years.

Apple Inc. celebrates the five-year anniversary of the launch of the popular smartphone Friday, prompting a look today by Strategy Analytics at what the iPhone means to the seemingly unstoppable technology giant, and where it goes from here amid heightened competition.

Since it launched in the United States June 29, 2007, iPhone models have brought in $150-billion (U.S.) in revenue around the world, the Boston-based research firm said. That's 250 million devices shipped.

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This Incredible Video Shows All Roads, Air, and Shipping Routes on the Entire Planet

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Scientists are thinking about starting a new geological era: the Anthropocene, the period of geological, environmental and biological transformation of the planet by humans. Cities, towns, shipping routes, global roads and air networks are all changing Earth. This video shows the extent of this change.

The new era's name (anthropo- means human and -cene means new) refers to the effect of humans on Earth ecosystems, including the transformation of terrain and life all around us. This visualization of Earth-made by anthropologist Felix Pharand-Deschenes-shows this effect. It's amazing and breathtaking, but also pretty scary. Enjoy it. Or not.

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3 Ways To Attract Sales Besides Just Free Shipping

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If you are like most businesses that have products to ship, you likely already know that when you offer free shipping, well, customers tend to buy more. In fact, this happens to a degree that defies logic. The problem with the free-shipping incentive is that most customers know it and expect it, making it that much more important that you go beyond free shipping in order to get the sale.

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