10 Best-Selling Infomercial Products
We’ve all been there: It’s 3 a.m. After hours of tossing, turning, and bad television watching, sleep deprivation and consumer curiosity get the best of you. By the third time that WaxVac commercial airs, you realize that the pitchmen are right—Q-tips are a danger to your eardrums! So you dial the toll-free number, rattle off…
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Jennifer M. Wood - Mental Floss
Facebook’s Messenger Protocol Will Power the Internet of Things
One of the big problems with creating a connected house—where thermostats talk to light swtiches which talk to coffee-making robots—is that there’s a lot of communication protocols, and most of them are proprietary. But never fear, a new standard’s been agreed on: um, Faccebook Messenger. More strictly, it’s the protocol that powers Facebook Messenger’s mobile…
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Chris Mills - Gizmodo UK
