MIT announces an innovation hub for students in Hong Kong

<img alt="Hong-kong-victoria-harbor-skyline" height="359" src="http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzA5LzA3L2hvbmdrb25ndmljLjNmNGFjLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTk1MHg1MzQjCmUJanBn/61b9349c/746/hong-kong-victoria-harbor-skyline.jpg" width="640" /><br /> <br /> <section class="article-content" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s; background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 24.7869319915772px; margin-top: 1em; max-width: 625px; transition: margin 0.2s; width: auto;"><div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> For many startups, seeing their ideas come to fruition in the market can be a long, challenging process. <a href="http://mashable.com/category/mit/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">MIT</a> wants to help students expedite that process with an "Innovation Node" in Hong Kong.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> MIT announced the collaborative space on Monday, in an effort to give students and faculty resources to move ideas from lab to market more quickly. The MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node is slated to open next summer, according to an article from the <a href="http://news.mit.edu/2015/innovation-node-hong-kong-1109" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MIT News Office</a>.</div> <div class="see-also" style="font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> SEE ALSO: <a data-crackerjax="#post-slider" href="http://mashable.com/2015/08/22/3d-glass-printing/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none;">MIT unveils 3D printing with glass breakthrough</a></div> <div class="inline-ad-seealso" style="margin: 0px 18.75px 0px auto; max-width: 625px;"> </div> </div> <iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" data-tweet-id="663749204016308224" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" style="border-style: none; display: block; height: 462.613616943359px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; max-width: 500px; min-width: 220px; padding: 0px; position: static; visibility: visible; width: 500px;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe><div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> MIT's decision makes sense, since a crop of coworking spaces where startups can grow have been popping up in Hong Kong over the past few years. <a href="http://www.cyberport.hk/en" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Cyberport</a> is an information and communications technology (ICT) hub that serves startups and entrepreneurs. In May 2014, the company <a href="https://www.cyberport.hk/files/53635ff6e8cb5930202102/20140502_Cyberport%20MSFT%20Partnership_Eng.pdf" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">partnered with Microsoft Ventures</a> to help with funding support, technical training, business mentorship and joint marketing promotion. Past Cyberport internship programs have also linked students to Shanghai ICT companies such as IBM, Microsoft and Cisco.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> Other Hong Kong coworking spaces include <a href="http://www.hkcocoon.org/en/index.aspx" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">CoCoon</a>, which companies have to apply to in order to access its resources and incubation program, and <a href="http://www.hkstp.org/en-US/Homepage.aspx" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation</a>, which has laboratories and technical centers with professional support services.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> At the Node, students, faculty and researchers will have access to various opportunities and will be able to work with Hong Kong-based students and faculty, MIT alumni, entrepreneurs and businesses.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> The Node will facilitate internships for students at companies based in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and along the Pearl River Delta, through China's MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives program. There will also be educational programs, workshops and innovation-focused events. Students can also take part in "action-learning" activities through the MIT China Lab, which pairs MIT's business students with students from China's top business schools.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> Future plans for the Node include creating a "makerspace," a facility with advanced tools and materials for invention and prototyping. MIT's Cambridge campus is currently in the process of building a new makerspace, which the university says will be linked to the Node's planned makerspace.</div> <div style="margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <em>Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.</em><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17.7272720336914px; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span></div> </section>

MIT announces an innovation hub for students in Hong Kong

For many startups, seeing their ideas come to fruition in the market can be a long, challenging process.  MIT  wants to help students exp...

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Augmented reality device turns your arm into a keyboard

<img alt="Arkey0897" height="359" src="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzA3Lzg5L2Fya2V5MDg5Ny43MTk4Ny5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk5NTB4NTM0IwplCWpwZw/9dfda2fe/a54/arkey0897.jpg" width="640" /><br /> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> Japanese electronics maker NEC has unveiled a unique input mechanism that allows you to type on your arm using augmented reality.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> The system is called the ARmKeypad and it combines a set of glasses to visualize the virtual keyboard and a smartwatch to detect how fast you type.</div> <div class="see-also" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; text-transform: uppercase;"> <div class="inline-ad-seealso" style="margin: 0px 18.75px 0px auto; max-width: 625px;"> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> Designed as a means to give workers a "hands-free" way of working while maintaining the ability to input text into a database, the company describes <a href="http://jpn.nec.com/press/201511/20151105_04.html" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the ArmKeypad</a> as better than other next-gen input methods such as voice interfaces, which are difficult to operate in noisy environments.<br /></div> <div class="popout" style="margin-left: -125px; max-width: 120%;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" id="managed-yt-1" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MVDWG33YTsg?enablejsapi=1&" style="height: 422px; width: 750px;" width="750"></iframe></div> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> In the video of the system at work (above), <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/11/06/nec-brings-augmented-reality-keyboard-to-users-forearm/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">obtained by</a> the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, the smartwatch device is also shown displaying an augmented reality component, hovering above its real-world screen, working in tandem with the keyboard.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> NEC thinks the innovation could be used in a wide range of working environments including healthcare, manufacturing, document management and even security.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> The system was shown off in the run-up to the company's <a href="http://www.nec.com/en/event/uf-iexpo/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">C&C User Forum and iExpo 2015</a>being held in Tokyo next week.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> No details regarding the software or hardware aspects of how the system works have been revealed. However, NEC claims that it will release a commercial version (price to be determined) of the system sometime in 2016.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> <em>Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.</em></div>

Augmented reality device turns your arm into a keyboard

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8 wireless ways to stay connected with faraway family

<img alt="Ily" height="359" src="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAzLzc4L2lseS4xOTEyOS5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk5NTB4NTM0IwplCWpwZw/e6efac8c/5e9/ily.jpg" width="640" /><br /> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> Long gone are the days of having to go through operators and scratchy audio connections when calling faraway places. The calls to Seoul from my childhood were a mix of butchered Korean, inaudible English and raised voices to merely glean half of what the other person was saying.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> It is amazing how far technology has come. Now calls to Seoul, or anywhere else in the world, can take place with a single tap on a screen. (I am still baffled as to how you can FaceTime with someone on the other side of the world.</div> <div class="see-also" style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.5px; text-transform: uppercase;"> <div class="inline-ad-seealso" style="margin: 0px 18.75px 0px auto; max-width: 625px;"> </div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> Of course, there are plenty of video chat services and free international apps that make this possible, but every day, a new technology comes onto the market to make those connections richer, more meaningful and more frequent.</div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0.75em;"> Here are a few of the newest gadgets for keeping those family connections strong:</div> <section class="gallery list" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(246, 245, 242); border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px; clear: left; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; padding: 10px 0px;"><div class="content"> <ul class="slides" style="list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px;"><figure style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="Bloom" src="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAyLzQxL2Jsb29tLjNjOGRkLnBuZwpwCXRodW1iCTg1MHg4NTA-CmUJanBn/258aec7f/652/bloom.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div class="meta"> <h2 class="title" style="clear: left; color: black; line-height: 1.27; margin: 12px 0px 2px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <strong><span style="font-size: small;">1. <a href="https://bloomcloser.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">bloom</a></span></strong></h2> <div class="caption" style="color: #8a8c8e; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> Designed specifically with elderly parents in mind, bloom is part screen, part band and part app for staying connected to aging parents. The bloomview screen is housed at your parent’s house and the bloomband is worn by your parent. The screen senses when the band is nearby and any photos or messages you have uploaded through your app instantly pop up on screen. There are no confusing buttons to fuss with and it’s great for parents who don’t own mobile devices. The wearable also doubles as an activity tracker and medical alert system to keep track of your elder’s health and safety. ($249, shipping soon)</div> <div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> IMAGE: <a href="https://bloomcloser.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">BLOOM</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px;"><figure style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="Logi_circle_on_table" src="http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAyLzM5L2xvZ2lfY2lyY2xlLmM2YmJmLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTg1MHg4NTA-CmUJanBn/ca478be4/405/logi_circle_on_table.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div class="meta"> <h2 class="title" style="clear: left; color: black; line-height: 1.27; margin: 12px 0px 2px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <strong><span style="font-size: small;">2. <a href="http://www.logitech.com/product/circle?wt.ac_id=global_circle_102015" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Logi Circle</a></span></strong></h2> <div class="caption" style="color: #8a8c8e; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> Whether you want a peek into a family member’s house or just keep track of what’s going on in your own, you can set up the new Logi Circle camera for a bird’s eye view, no matter where you are. Live HD video and two-way talk using the iOS or Android app, guarantees instant contact when necessary. Plus, you can set alerts for certain activity. As we mentioned in our previous coverage, the camera’s Day Brief feature is a cool way to see 24 hours’ worth of activity, condensed into seven seconds. ($199)</div> <div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> IMAGE: <a href="http://www.logitech.com/product/circle?wt.ac_id=global_circle_102015" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">LOGI CIRCLE</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px;"><figure style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="Everystory" src="http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAyLzU0L2V2ZXJ5c3RvcnkuNzZhMjkucG5nCnAJdGh1bWIJODUweDg1MD4KZQlqcGc/f3a7490e/d06/everystory.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div class="meta"> <h2 class="title" style="clear: left; color: black; line-height: 1.27; margin: 12px 0px 2px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <strong><span style="font-size: small;">3. <a href="http://everystory.us/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">everyStory</a></span></strong></h2> <div class="caption" style="color: #8a8c8e; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> A large part of staying connected to family is knowing where your family members came from and understanding more of their life experiences. everyStory is an app that lets anyone record personal color commentary to a photo, whether it’s an old family portrait or a birthday party shot from thirty years ago. Of course, it’s up to you to digitize those old family photos, but once you do, it’s possible to have a storied narrative attached to each one. (Free, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/everystory-give-your-photos/id990148261?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.everystory.android.everystory" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Android</a>)</div> <div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> IMAGE: <a href="http://everystory.us/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">EVERYSTORY</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px;"><figure style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="Skylight-photos" src="http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAyLzFkL3NreWxpZ2h0cGhvLjljZmU4LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTg1MHg4NTA-CmUJanBn/260937d5/177/skylight-photos.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div class="meta"> <h2 class="title" style="clear: left; color: black; line-height: 1.27; margin: 12px 0px 2px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <strong><span style="font-size: small;">4. <a href="http://skylightframe.strikingly.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Skylight Frame</a></span></strong></h2> <div class="caption" style="color: #8a8c8e; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> For family members who are always begging for photos, the Skylight Frame is a perfect way to keep them satisfied. Using a home Wi-Fi network, you can simply email any photos to the dedicated email for your particular frame (yourname@ourskylight.com) and the images magically appear, regardless of where you are and where the frame is. Skylight features a 7-inch display and can hold approximately 1,000 photos. There’s also touchscreen capabilities on the screen, allowing users to browse photos or freeze on a favorite. ($109)</div> <div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> IMAGE: <a href="http://skylightframe.strikingly.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SKYLIGHT FRAME</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px;"><figure style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="Egg_white" src="http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAyLzczL2VnZ193aGl0ZS42MzRmYi5wbmcKcAl0aHVtYgk4NTB4ODUwPgplCWpwZw/8fda1e38/443/egg_white.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div class="meta"> <h2 class="title" style="clear: left; color: black; line-height: 1.27; margin: 12px 0px 2px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <strong><span style="font-size: small;">5. <a href="http://www.eggcyte.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">The Egg</a></span></strong></h2> <div class="caption" style="color: #8a8c8e; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> The dreaded pop-up alerting us to dwindling storage is a real nuisance. This is where The Egg wants to help. Dubbed as a “personal cloud device,” Egg does everything from store data, import images from many devices (camera, phone, GoPro, etc.) and even serve as a Wi-Fi access point. The Egg offers up to 256GB of storage and works with iOS and Android apps to access and transfer content. Those long videos to Aunt Sue from your Hawaii vacation can now be stored and sent directly from The Egg when your mobile device runs out of space. (Starting at $169 for 64GB; shipping in November)</div> <div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> IMAGE: <a href="http://www.eggcyte.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">THE EGG</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px;"><figure style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="Bevy" src="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAyLzk0L2JldnkuZjNkNmUuanBnCnAJdGh1bWIJODUweDg1MD4KZQlqcGc/16360c07/4fe/bevy.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div class="meta"> <h2 class="title" style="clear: left; color: black; line-height: 1.27; margin: 12px 0px 2px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <strong><span style="font-size: small;">6. <a href="http://bevy.us/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Bevy</a></span></strong></h2> <div class="caption" style="color: #8a8c8e; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> Speaking of photo sharing, <a href="http://mashable.com/2015/02/18/lineagelabs-bevy-photo-management/#0c7O0KRbFZqR" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Bevy</a> is a new device that lets family members save and preserve memories in one location, wherever they are in the world. The person who has the actual Bevy unit in the home can grant access to any family members who want to upload photos, see new photos from other family members and create albums and favorites, all from an app. It’s a great way for everyone to stay connected, plus the 1TB model holds approximately 400,000 photos. That’s a lot of memories. (1TB, $299; 2TB, $349)</div> <div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> IMAGE: <a href="http://bevy.us/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">BEVY</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px;"><figure style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="Ily" src="http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAyLzc4L2lseS44OTgxNi5wbmcKcAl0aHVtYgk4NTB4ODUwPgplCWpwZw/aab6efa2/2bc/ily.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div class="meta"> <h2 class="title" style="clear: left; color: black; line-height: 1.27; margin: 12px 0px 2px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <strong><span style="font-size: small;">7. <a href="https://www.ily.co/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">ILY</a></span></strong></h2> <div class="caption" style="color: #8a8c8e; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> Aiming to be the new family phone, the ILY (pronounced ill-ee) is geared towards family members of all ages who don’t want to be reliant on a smartphone to communicate. This Wi-Fi enabled video phone is an alternative to parents who don’t have mobile devices, but want the benefits of video calls. You can connect via the ILY app (or an ILY phone in your own house) and send drawings or messages to let Grandma know that the kids miss her. ($299, no monthly fees; shipping in early 2016)</div> <div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> IMAGE: <a href="https://www.ily.co/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">ILY</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><figure style="margin: 0px;"><img alt="Far-far-away" src="http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE1LzExLzAyLzUxL2ZhcmZhcmF3YXkuOTU5NGUucG5nCnAJdGh1bWIJODUweDg1MD4KZQlqcGc/be7d12e7/f25/far-far-away.jpg" style="border: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div class="meta"> <h2 class="title" style="clear: left; color: black; line-height: 1.27; margin: 12px 0px 2px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <strong><span style="font-size: small;">8. <a href="http://farfarawayapp.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">Far Far Away</a></span></strong></h2> <div class="caption" style="color: #8a8c8e; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px;"> For parents who frequently travel or family members who don’t live close by, Far Far Away lets them participate in one of the most treasured times of day — story time. Both parties need to have an iPad, but using the app’s technology, two parties from across the world can connect on the app, choose a story and read it together. (Free, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/far-far-away-one-family.-connected./id910158336?mt=8" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;">iOS</a>)</div> <div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> IMAGE: <a href="http://farfarawayapp.com/" style="color: #00aeef; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">FAR FAR AWAY</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="slide" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="credit" style="color: #aaaaaa; font-style: italic; margin-top: 3px; text-transform: uppercase;"> <em style="color: #555555; line-height: 22.5px;">Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.</em></div> </li> </ul> </div> </section>

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