Instagram dives into curated content with a dedicated music account
Instagram uses its official account to promote notable snapshots on the social network, and has been doing so for quite some time. But now, the filter-driven app will serve up a daily look at music “around the globe.” Through the @music stream, the folks behind the software will highlight music photographers, designers working on album art, instrument makers and fans in addition to current stars and emerging talent. It’ll even offer 15-second lessons from time to time. Musicians are a big part of Instagram’s user base, where artists can share updates and connect with fans, so it makes sense that the subject would get its own channel. In fact, BuzzFeed reports that around 25 percent of the app’s 300 million accounts belong to those folks.
The move also follows other social networks, like Snapchat, getting into the curated content game. Of course, music is also a popular topic elsewhere. You may recall Twitter’s short-lived #Music app back in 2013, and it’s current chart collaboration with Billboard. As I’m sure you’re well aware, people love taking pictures of food with the app, so it’ll be interesting to see if a culinary-focused channel pops up in the future.
Filed under: Software
Source: Instagram
Now there’s a wearable for tracking your farts
Unless you’re Le Pétomane, Terrence, Philip or Leslie Nielsen, you probably don’t like the gaseous emissions that leak from your ass every now and again. Farts, you see, are a result of digestion, but unless you’re paying attention to your diet, it’s hard to work our what causes the most obnoxious of bum gases. That’s where CH4 comes in, a wearable that sits in your back pocket or belt loop, keeping count of every air biscuit that you bake. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we’re now at the point where we need a crowdfunded gadget to warn us when we’ve let one rip.
The sensor, naturally, only comes into its own when paired with a mobile app, which asks that you log every component of your meals. Then, once it’s sniffed enough of your Paul Blart: Mall Blarts, it’ll identify which foodstuffs are causing your most obnoxious guffs and advise you to stop eating them. CH4 is the brainchild of artist and engineer Rodrigo Narciso, and while he assures us that the project is legitimate, this could still be one very long-winded prank. Unfortunately, Narciso’s vision of a world where farts are no more doesn’t look like it’ll arrive any time soon. That’s because the Kickstarter to back the gadget has raised less than $2,000 on a goal of $180,000.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/963861855/keep-track-of-your-gases-with-ch4/widget/video.html
Filed under: Wearables
Source: Kickstarter
Unreal game engine will support HTC’s virtual reality headset
The crew at Epic Games has made a point of welcoming virtual reality with open arms, and it’s not about to shy away any time soon. The studio recently updated its roadmap with indications that Unreal Engine 4 will support Steam VR (and by extension, the HTC Vive headset) no later than May. Also, Epic isn’t wasting much time getting up to speed with Sony’s newer Project Morpheus gear — there’s promises of silky-smooth 120Hz visuals, among other things. This wider support won’t matter until you can buy both the VR hardware and titles based on UE4, but it suggests that there won’t be a shortage of immersive gaming when everything lines up.
Filed under: Displays, Gaming, Wearables, Sony
Via: Road to VR
Source: Epic Games (Trello)
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