{"id":6190,"date":"2015-06-23T07:03:43","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T07:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/?p=6190"},"modified":"2015-06-23T07:03:43","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T07:03:43","slug":"the-weekend-in-tech-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/the-weekend-in-tech-5\/","title":{"rendered":"THE WEEKEND IN TECH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>JUNE 20-21:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nSamsung tackles road safety, Star Wars speeder bikes become reality, Taylor Swift sways Apple and more.<br \/>\n<strong>1 \u2013\u00a0SAMSUNG\u00a0HAS SAVED YOUR SUMMER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nobody likes to be stuck behind a slow moving truck. But you\u2019re guaranteed to be at some point in your life. It\u2019s just one of those things you have to endure, like chickenpox. What you shouldn\u2019t have to endure, however, is taking your own life in your hands when you attempt to overtake. And Samsung agree.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">They\u2019ve placed a camera on the front and 4 displays on the rear of their trucks, so drivers stuck behind them will now be able to see whether or not they can pass. Samsung believes this is the solution to the leading cause of traffic deaths, and we agree. Plus, it\u2019s literally making those ugly looking large transport vehicles disappear from our roads. But you could also argue there\u2019s a better solution hidden here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What if Samsung played movies instead? Think about it. You wouldn\u2019t care so much if you got stuck behind a truck playing Star Wars Episode 7. Which would also mean you wouldn\u2019t care about overtaking. In fact, you might actually start enjoying being stuck behind a truck this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Check out the video below to see how Samsung plans on \u201cSaving lives, not changing them\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6GNGfse9ZK8\" width=\"892\" height=\"502\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSource &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/6\/21\/8820059\/samsung-road-safety-truck-prototype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Verge<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>2 \u2013\u00a0THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS\u00a0STAR WARS TOY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Star Wars fans have dreamed of this day. When they can cruise around the woods on a speeder bike or pod race in their back garden. And now they soon can, because one company is trying to make this a reality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Malloy Aeronautics has landed a contract with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to start building hoverbikes for military use. <i>\u201cRight now, Malloy&#8217;s prototype hoverbike could go as fast as 92 mph, but it has only been tested when tied to the ground, so it doesn&#8217;t fly too high. It&#8217;s about the size of a small car, and weighs about 600 pounds. The company plans to test the bike without restrictions in the coming months,\u201d<\/i> reported Mashable. And Even though it\u2019s being contracted for military use, it looks like the galaxy isn\u2019t so far, far away after all. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/23035948\/hoverbike.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6195 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/23035948\/hoverbike.jpg\" alt=\"hoverbike\" width=\"598\" height=\"336\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Source &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/06\/19\/star-wars-hoverbikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mashable<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 \u2013\u00a0SWEET WORDS\u00a0FROM\u00a0MISS SWIFT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The American sweetheart announced via her Tumblr recently that you will not be listening to her album \u201c1989\u201d on Apple Music when it launches. A bold claim considering the company\u2019s foot hold on the music industry. So why the sudden strong-arm from Taylor Swift?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Music is one of Apple\u2019s latest offerings that\u2019s set to compete directly with successful streaming services like Spotify and Tidal. And to attract market share away from these heavy hitters, Apple has announced a 3 month free trial for all users. Which is where the issue lies, as Miss Swift pointed out in her post that Apple will receive huge exposure from this while artists \u201c<i>will not be paid for its [Apple Music\u2019s] success\u201d during this 3 month period. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now as of writing, Apple has officially announced a revision of their standpoint on Apple Music. They will be paying artists. Which is a huge achievement and just goes to show that content really is king in technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/23061356\/taylor-swift-angry-fist.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6200 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/23061356\/taylor-swift-angry-fist.jpg\" alt=\"taylor-swift-angry-fist\" width=\"619\" height=\"464\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/06\/19\/twitter-product-pages-and-collections\/#.sdsbog:YaVN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>4 \u2013\u00a0TWITTER TAKES TO ECOMMERCE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After rolling out a buy button last Fall, Twitter has decided to make pages that make it easier to gather information and purchase products. These \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/6\/20\/8818109\/twitter-product-place-pages-shopping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Product Pages<\/span><\/a>\u2019 and \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.twitter.com\/rest\/collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Collections<\/span><\/a>\u2019 will include multiple tweets and without a doubt feature the buy button. And they couldn\u2019t come sooner, as Twitter needs more than ever to show that they can still bring in heavy amounts of revenue. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Below you\u2019ll see what might start popping up rather soon. It could also be predicted that Twitter will enable purchases with Apple Pay \u2014 via Passbook [soon to be \u2018Apple Wallet\u2019] \u2014 on these \u2018Product Pages\u2019 and \u2018Collections\u2019. Especially considering the mobile dominant consumption of Twitter content and Apple\u2019s mobile payment solution now integrating with apps and online purchases. So be on the look out for new ways to purchase from Twitter in the coming months \u2014 especially with a mobile payment services like Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/23061427\/two_collection_screens.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6201 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/23061427\/two_collection_screens.png\" alt=\"two_collection_screens\" width=\"629\" height=\"497\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Source &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/06\/19\/twitter-product-pages-and-collections\/#.sdsbog:YaVN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechCrunch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>5 \u2013 PAY BY THE PAGE &#8211; AMAZON\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Starting next month, authors who rely on Amazon\u2019s Kindle as a revenue stream could be making a lot less money. Or a lot more, depending on how you look at it. The new system applies to authors using the Amazon Lending Library or Kindle Unlimited, both of which use a subscription model. It also applies to authors who are enrolled in the Kindle Direct Publishing program. But what does it mean?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Under the new program, authors are paid by how many pages the reader actually reads, instead of whether the book is downloaded or borrowed. This comes as a response to a complaint by authors with longer books who claimed the current compensation wasn\u2019t fair. We\u2019re personally hoping this increases the quality of books. How? Because the author is going to be under even more pressure to keep you turning pages, thus creating better content. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/23062207\/bookstack-hero-01_v244132742_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6203 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dxjl3qy52c1o9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/23062207\/bookstack-hero-01_v244132742_.jpg\" alt=\"bookstack-hero-01_v244132742_\" width=\"614\" height=\"351\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Source &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/6\/21\/8820373\/amazon-kindle-royalties-based-on-pages-read-not-downloaded-copies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheVerge<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We clearly live in exciting times (speeder bikes and Taylor Swift music for all, coming soon) where every week there are new innovations in tech, trends and interesting news topics. We can\u2019t wait to see what happens next week.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JUNE 20-21:\u00a0 Samsung tackles road safety, Star Wars speeder bikes become reality, Taylor Swift sways Apple and more. 1 \u2013\u00a0SAMSUNG\u00a0HAS SAVED YOUR SUMMER Nobody likes to be stuck behind a slow moving truck. But you\u2019re guaranteed to be at some point in your life. 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