Ken Kaplan

These second-generation, touch-enabled vending machines allow people to select items with greater accuracy, get detailed information on each item instead of merely looking at it from the other side of a glass panel. The machines use cameras and sensors to gather data such as where a person’s eye moves as he or she browses items. - Ken Kaplan

Adobe Systems’ Lea Hickman sees increasing complexity, competition for software developers to design standout experiences. - Ken Kaplan

“Livability has to do with things like green spaces, parks, fresh air and fresh food,” said Herman D'Hooge, Intel engineer and innovation strategis. “It’s easy to feel like technology can save anything, but I’m not going to come to Portland or another city because it has smart parking or smart meters. I come because I’m attracted by the culture, climate, the creatives that live there and so on. You always need to go back to what attracts people to a city.” - Ken Kaplan

During a demo of the browser version of the app at the Intel Developer Forum in September, a rep referred to it as “a condom for your digital life.” In addition to the free Android app, McAfee Social Protection is also available as a Facebook app for Firefox 8 and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 and all versions of Chrome. Later this year the app will be available for Apple OS X and iOS as well as for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. - Ken Kaplan

Shutterbugs from inside Intel share their best shots of the world's they love to explore. - Ken Kaplan