D11 Attendees Answer the “Desert Island” Question (Video)

Who in the tech industry would you want to be stranded on a desert island with?
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Have Faith in Innovation, Fed Chairman Tells Graduates

“Humanity’s capacity to innovate and the incentives to innovate are greater today than at any other time in history.”
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LeapFrog’s Latest Gadget for Kids: Magic Pen for Both E-Reading and Writing

Now if you could just tear your kid away from the iPad …
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Tech Stocks Slump as Earnings Season Approaches

Down market alert!
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News Byte

Please Welcome the ZuckerPAC to Capitol Hill

After weeks of rumors, Mark Zuckerberg pulled back the curtain on his political action committee, FWD.us, on Thursday morning. The Facebook founder’s personal political initiative is aimed at influencing changes to U.S. immigration policy. Spearheaded by Zuckerberg, the group is composed of Silicon Valley luminaries such as Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Marissa Mayer and John Doerr.

Parties — Not Panels or Products — Were the Animating Spark at SXSW

The real work happens when the sun goes down.
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Google Glasses Are Great for Skydivers, Ballerinas and Snake Charmers (Video)

Google teases its wearable augmented-reality tech in a new promo video.
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Missile Tech

Microsoft argues that, with Surface Pro, you don’t need a MacBook Air. In tech marketing, this is known as the Surface-to-Air missile.

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Tech Footprints

We’d all be much better off simplifying our technological footprints and consolidating our trust in the few services that provide us the greatest value with the fewest unintended side effects.

– Gdgt co-founder Ryan Block, in a guest column for the New York Times, “Why I’m Quitting Instagram”

Voices

Tech Resolutions (Comic)

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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