The New Google Glass Could Look Like A Monocle ?
Get ready for the Google Monocle. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a new patent to Google for a potential upcoming version of Google Glass. The best way to put it is that it doesn’t look like a pair of glasses anymore — it’s a glorious monocle that wraps around your head. Read More
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Slowly but surely, Vivendi is trying to get back into the video game industry. After selling back its stake into Activision Blizzard in 2013, the company is looking at another video game giant — Ubisoft. Here’s a quick recap. 
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The console war is back for a new holiday season. Microsoft and Sony both announced sales for their gaming consoles. Both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are going to be available for $ 299 this weekend only for Black Friday. 
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This isn’t the first bitcoin debit card in the world, but this is the first one that works with your Coinbase account. Coinbase has partnered with Shift Payments so that you can get a Visa card for just $ 10 and pay everywhere with your bitcoins. There are no fees for now. 
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Ever since Apple introduced Nightstand mode in watchOS 2, having a charging dock for the Apple Watch makes sense. A dock can hold the Watch in place while you sleep so that you don’t have to put it on the side and attach it to a charging cable like an animal. Today, Apple launched an official Apple Watch charging dock that works both in Nightstand mode and as a flat charging pod. But… 
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Tim Armstong has had a busy year. Back in May, AOL (owner of TechCrunch) got acquired by giant U.S. carrier Verizon for $ 4.4 billion. While AOL is now a subsidiary of Verizon, Armstrong said that he would continue to head up AOL after the deal was completed. That’s why we are excited to announce that Tim Armstong will join us on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt London on December 7-8, 2015. 
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The iPad Pro is now available to pre-order on Apple’s website. People who pre-order today will receive their iPad Pro on Friday November 13. If they opt for free delivery instead, the iPad should make its way to your door on Monday November 16. 
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Popular cloud hosting service DigitalOcean just added a very interesting feature today — floating IPs. So you may ask what is that and why do I need that? It’s better than sliced bread, and let me tell you why. 
Libratone has made some stylish wireless speakers over the last few years, including one our favorite, the Libratone Zipp. Today, the company unveiled an update to its flagship speaker as well as a smaller version of the Zipp. More importantly, the company is introducing new multi-room features to compete directly with Sonos, Bose and others. 
Chances are you don’t like your current bank. German startup Number26 has been working hard for the past couple of years to bring a new banking experience to Europe. And now it has, using a novel approach to bank branches. Instead of playing catch up with good old brick-and-mortar banks, it is partnering with Barzahlen to turn retail shops into branches. 
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Meet Solid, a brand new service to help you with your meetings, before, during and after they take place. Coming from the team behind Wisembly, Solid is perfect for smaller meetings and smaller companies. 
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Human has been relentlessly updating its passive activity tracking app for the past two years. But today’s update is the biggest to date with many under-the-hood improvements and new user-facing features. In particular, Human is now much easier on your battery and more accurate as well. 
After filing for an IPO on Euronext, music streaming service Deezer released its IPO documents in preparation of its public listing. The company plans to raise at least $ 343 million (€300 million). And yet, it is currently losing subscribers. 
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