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A review highlights the Breville One-Touch Tea Maker, praising its ability to brew tea by allowing users to set temperature and steeping time. via Cool Tools.

HP unveils Sprout, an innovative PC with a camera/scanner/projector combo, alongside a luxury smartwatch called MB Chronowing that prioritizes design over smart features. via IPG Media Lab.

This programmer's guide covers neural network concepts like circuits, backpropagation, and tips for building machine learning models. via Andrej Karpathy blog

The Online Publishers Association changed its name to Digital Content Next to more closely align with the content industry.

A Belgian medical website used Google AdWords to redirect people searching for health symptoms to reliable online information. via Adverblog.

Google announced updates to Google Calendar with a new design and features to help users better manage their time and schedules. via The source of this content is the Official Gmail Blog.

Product research, including user research, is essential for successful design, offering insights into customer needs and product usability through methods like surveys and analytics.

via The Next Web (TNW).

PSFK, a trends and innovation company, published an article discussing how store beacons can drive next-generation shopping experiences.

Major US retailers like Walmart and Best Buy are disabling NFC payment terminals in their stores to block Apple Pay in favor of their own solution, CurrentC, expected to launch next year.

Amazon has launched Kindle Scout, a program that lets readers vote on which books they want to see published. via The Next Web.

Twitter and Wikipedia are co-hosting a hackathon focused on localization and internationalization at Twitter's San Francisco headquarters on November 1st.

A new documentary called "Zero Point", shot entirely for the Oculus Rift, highlights the challenges of filmmaking in virtual reality.