Google's Internet Balloons; New Pebble Watch; and more [Daily Newsletter]

February 25, 2015 Daily Newsletter

TECHNOLOGY Google’s Loon Balloons Are Ready to Deliver Cheap Internet Billions of people could get online for the first time thanks to helium balloons that Google will soon send over many places cell towers don’t reach. Availability: 1-2 years       NEWS Pebble’s Long-Lasting, Color E-Paper Smart Watch As the Apple Watch casts a shadow across the smart-watch market, Pebble preps a wrist-worn gadget with a color e-paper display.

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NEWS Nanotech Converts Conventional LCDs into Glasses-Free 3-D Displays Startup aims to give mobile devices the power to display full-color holographic images and video.     NEWS The Size of the Latest Biotech Boom Scientific advances and new business models are spurring investor confidence in biomedical-related ventures.     NEWS Five Potential Problems with the FCC’s Open Internet Rules “Open Internet” rules are on the verge of being approved in the U.S., but crucial details remain unclear.     VIEW Does Obama's Keystone Veto Matter? The Keystone XL pipeline is a distraction from what’s really needed to solve climate change.     SEE MORE STORIES »

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