From Border Stylo comes Glass (www.glassthis.com), which allows users to have contextual conversations atop any website accessible from any device and platform, without the need for any software or extension. With Glass, a user can share conversations on top of any webpage with Twitter or Facebook friends. There’s no need to e-mail links back and forth, and switch between e-mail and browser. Using this free service is like having a layer of glass over the entire Internet, which gives users a way to share and discuss content they find compelling. Since both the chat and website are always in view, everything remains in context. Users can share their Glass conversations on Facebook and Twitter with just one click.
As design projects continue to become more digital and designers more mobile, the demand for applications to support an ever-changing work dynamic intensifies. Pantone, a provider of color standards, has made available two new mobile applications to meet the requirements of professional designers – myPANTONE for Android and myPANTONE 2.0. myPANTONE for Android brings Pantone’s popular iPhone application for capturing, creating and sharing PANTONE Color Palettes to the Android platform – giving graphic, digital, multimedia, fashion, interior and industrial designers access to more than 13,000 PANTONE Colors wherever they go, whenever they find inspiration. myPANTONE 2.0 for the the iPhone, iPod and iPad adds several enhanced features, including color calibration tools to improve the appearance of PANTONE Colors on screen, CMYK support for PANTONE PLUS SERIES Colors, access to ICC color-managed values and the ability to print color palettes straight from the device.
ZoneAlarm SocialGuard is designed for parents who want to protect their children against social threats on Facebook, such as online predators, cyberbullies, hacked accounts and malicious links. Parents do not need to have a Facebook account to use SocialGuard (www.zonealarm.com/socialguard) and one fee covers five Facebook accounts. This product allows parents to monitor all activity children’s Facebook accounts wherever they use Facebook, including Windows PCs, Macs and mobile devices. By scanning profiles, communication and friend requests within the monitored accounts and using unique algorithms to identify threats, SocialGuard will send real-time alerts to parents by email or through the SocialGuard interface when suspicious activity is flagged. SocialGuard runs silently in the background, only alerting parents to specific dangers based on their customized security settings, keywords or pre-defined categories. ZoneAlarm SocialGuard enables parents to protect their kids against social threats, while still respecting their children’s privacy, as they cannot see or comment on wall posts or join in conversations.
Launching later this year, UP by Jawbone is a new system that tracks movement, sleep patterns and nutrition to help its users live a healthier life. This new end-to-end system will consist of a small wristband that monitors activity 24/7, a mobile app that analyzes activities and an open platform that motivates users with personal and social recommendations and challenges tailored to specific goals. Lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and some forms of cancer, cause more deaths than communicable diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Research shows eating healthier, getting quality sleep and moving more can prevent many lifestyle related illnesses. To be alerted to the release of UP, sign up for email notifications at http://up.jawbone.com
