Edward Snowden Seeking Asylum in Ecuador With Help From Wikileaks

According to an announcement from the Hong Kong government, PRISM whistleblower Edward Snowden, has left Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong government resisted pressures from the US to extradite Snowden, saying that “the documents provided by the US government did not fully comply with the legal requirements under Hong Kong law”. They have also requested clarification regarding reports that the US government agencies hacked computer systems in Hong Kong.

Edward Snowden has left with the assistance of Wikileaks. In a statement they said that Snowden, “is bound for a democratic nation via a safe route for the purposes of asylum.” He is being escorted by Wikileaks’ diplomats and legal advisers, who according to legal director Baltasar Garzon, “are interested in preserving Mr Snowden’s rights and protecting him as a person.”

It has emerged that Snowden has requested asylum in Ecuador,as stated in a post on Twitter from the Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino. However, the US lawmakers have made it clear that they will exhaust all legal options to bring him back to the United States to face charges of espionage and theft of government property.

After landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday at 17:10 local time, he was picked up by either a Venezuelan or Ecuadorean embassy car. He is reported to have not left the airport but it is not clear where exactly he is. An earlier report claims he has a booked flight bound for Cuba.

The US justice Department has said it will seek cooperation from the relevant government in, in order to secure extradition.

“We will continue to discuss this matter with Hong Kong and pursue relevant law enforcement cooperation with other countries where Mr Snowden may be attempting to travel,” Nanda Chitre, a spokeswoman for the justice department said in a statement.

Since Snowden leaked slides from an NSA presentation that detail the PRISM surveillance program, the US government has vehemently denied that the program is scandalous. They have defended the practice of gathering telephone and Internet data from private users around the world. However since the leak from Mr Snowden, General Alexander has said that the spying agency was overhauling its operations in a bid to tighten security and track the actions of system administrators.

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SOURCE: http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/23/4456424/wikileaks-edward-snowden-hong-kong-asylum

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Experience stunning new heights with Street View in Dubai

What does it feel like to stand on top of the tallest building in the world? To give you a better sense of how that may feel, we took Street View to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, our first-ever collection in the Arab World. Described as a “vertical city,” the Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest manmade structure, towering over the Dubai skyline at 828 meters (2,717 ft).

This is the first time we’ve captured a skyscraper on Street View—making Google Maps even more comprehensive and useful for you. The imagery was collected over three days using the Street View Trekker and Trolley, capturing high-resolution 360-degree panoramic imagery of several indoor and outdoor locations of the building.



In addition to the breathtaking views from the world’s tallest observation deck on the 124th floor, you can also see what it feels like to hang off one of the building’s maintenance units on the 80th floor, normally used for cleaning windows!







Visit the highest occupied floor in the world on the 163rd floor, experience being in the fastest-moving elevators in the world (at 22 mph) and check out the highest swimming pool in the world on the 76th floor.



Even if you’re afraid of heights, we hope you enjoy the view from the top! To see highlights from the Burj Khalifa Street View collection, visit www.google.ae/streetview.



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The Buccaneer 3D Printer Anyone Can Use

A new 3D printer is likely to make good on its promise to offer easy affordable 3D printing to everyone, after it breezed past its initial campaign goals on Kickstarter and is now at over $1 million.

The Buccaneer 3D printer from Pirate 3D Inc is described as easy to use, accessible, intuitive and most of all, very affordable, which is expected to be the determining factor for the widespread home consumer use of the system.

Designed as a closed-box, elegant system, the Buccaneer 3D printer is shipped fully assembled and ready to use out of the box. All the printing components are inside an acrylic and polished aluminum case, having no buttons and only a single light to indicate the printer status.

The system only needs to be plugged in and connects to a computer via WiFi, requiring no complicated installation process. All the printing happens out of sight, the product being lowered onto the platform below after it’s finished. The printing material – 1.75 mm PLA spool, can be easily inserted in the cartridge through a hole at the top of the printer.

The Buccaneer also has a cloud-connection option which allows users to print from their tablet or smartphone. Users are also provided with an impressive library of pre-constructed items and various tools to customize their own objects.

To further increase the printer’s accessibility, the software for object customization, called Smart Objects, is free and designed to be very easy to use, which means owners of the Buccaneer will be able to customize their objects just by clicking a few buttons without having to know complicated 3D design software operations. Pirate 3D is also creating a software development kit for advanced users.

The Buccaneer 3D printer takes up a very small space of 9.8×9.8 inch, while its build area measures 5.8×3.9×4.7 inch. It prints at a 100 micron resolution and a top speed of 50 mm per second.

Kickstarter backers can receive the Buccaneer plus one cartridge for a pledge of as little as $397. The printer is expected to start shipping early next year.

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EMBRACE+ Displays Color Coded Phone Alerts

Are you afraid you might miss an important call or message but you just hate having to keep your smartphone near you all the time? This wearable tech fashion item may be the very thing you need.

The EMBRACE+ wristband provides visual notifications whenever something important is going on on your smartphone. It connects to the device wirelessly and works perfectly even if your phone is still in your bag and not necessarily in your immediate vicinity.

But what distinguishes EMBRACE+ from other wearable electronics used in conjunction with your smartphone is that its notifications are color-coded. This means that based on what color the wristband turns, the user will know what alert they have received and if it requires their immediate attention.

The wristband can be programmed to link its color to different phone actions, such as text messages, incoming calls, emails, notifications from social networks Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and LlinkedIn, as well as Skype calls and low battery levels.

A fully charged battery can last up to ten days, on an average 100 alerts per day. The battery connects to a laptop via micro-USB cable and it charges very fast, in just ten minutes.

The EMBRACE+ wristband is also waterproof, which means you can get your notifications even when you’re in the shower. And the gadget has a security feature that will notify the user if they are too far from the smartphone, which is very useful if you have the tendency to leave your phone behind or if it gets stolen.

The wristband is currently compatible with Android and iOS devices. It connects to the smartphone via Bluetooth 2.1 or 4.0. Developers are planning to launch two alternate designs for the wristband and also equip it with timer, alarm and the ability to tell the time.

After an initial crowdfunding campaign in March failed, developers returned with more realistic goals and managed to raise almost $265,000 on Kickstarter. This was more than three times their campaign’s goal of $80,000. The standard EMBRACE+ version costs $49 and manufacturers plan to start shipping as early as next month.

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