The U.S. Navy's long awaited MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone took its first flight yesterday in Palmdale, California.

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A Navy press release, delivered yesterday, points out that with 360-degree scanning capability and an Automatic Identification System — meaning it can classify different types of ships by itself — the MQ-4C will be the main Naval spying drone at sea from 2015 onwards. There will be five operating bases, one of which will keep watch over the South China Sea and that likely includes China and North Korea. 

But even without its state-of-the-art sensors and cameras, the aircraft itself is capable. It can fly for 24 hours at twice the altitude of commercial jets, reaching a maximum height of 60,000 feet (11 miles).

Apart from being used for combat-related surveillance missions, the drone could also keep tabs on piracy, human smuggling, fishery violations, and organized crime. 

Here's a break-down of the new drone and how it'll give the Navy even more control of the high seas.

Here's what the U.S. is watching. These are the 5 main operating bases where the MQ-4C fleet will be used, networking with other Navy and Air Force drones — notice the South China Sea region is under watch.

The MQ-4C is designed for persistent maritime surveillance and intelligence-gathering — its makers say the Navy will have "24/7" coverage. The drone can travel 11,450 miles before it needs to be refueled.

Along with its 360-degree scanning, it can capture images or full motion video at high resolution.

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Each year, Team Marketing surveys teams in the four major North American sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) and calculates the Fan Cost Index (FCI), which approximates how much it costs a family of four to attend a game for each team.

We used Team Marketing's data and created the Adult Cost Index (ACI). The ACI is a more realistic look at how much it might cost one fan to attend a game, and requires the person to purchase an average-priced ticket, one beer, one soft drink, one hot dog, and half the cost of parking at the stadium.

The biggest difference is that we have removed the extraneous costs in FCI (e.g. caps, programs) and assume the fan shares the cost of parking with one other person.

On the next few pages we'll take a closer look at the 25 cheapest teams. The list is loaded with MLB teams (22) and includes three NBA teams. The Browns are the cheapest NFL team, costing an average of $79.45 per person, 64th overall. The Coyotes, at $57.32 per person, are the cheapest NHL team. They are ranked 31st overall.

#25 New Orleans Hornets — $52.35

League: NBA

Average ticket: $29.85

Fan Cost Index*: $220.40

* Fan Cost Index (FCI) uses the same data but is calculated for a family of four and requires the purchase of additional items such as programs and caps.

Data via TeamMarketing.com

#24 New York Mets — $52.30

League: MLB

Average ticket: $25.30

Fan Cost Index*: $223.70

* Fan Cost Index (FCI) uses the same data but is calculated for a family of four and requires the purchase of additional items such as programs and caps.

Data via TeamMarketing.com

#23 Houston Astros — $51.84

League: MLB

Average ticket: $30.09

Fan Cost Index*: $224.33

* Fan Cost Index (FCI) uses the same data but is calculated for a family of four and requires the purchase of additional items such as programs and caps.

Data via TeamMarketing.com

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You may have heard of Amy's Baking Company, the Scottsdale, Ariz. restaurant that had a complete social media meltdown after appearing on Fox's "Kitchen Nightmares."

For the first time in the history of the show, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay — who "saves" failing restaurants — told co-owners Amy and Samy Bouzaglo that their restaurant was beyond repair. 

After the episode aired earlier this month, the restaurant had a very public meltdown on Facebook and temporarily shut down. It quietly reopened earlier this week.

Samy may also be facing deportation after authorities learned he was banned in both France and Germany for drug and extortion charges, according to Fox News.

The episode that started it all was truly painful to watch: The explosive owners screamed at customers, kept servers' tips, and insulted employees.

If you haven't had time to watch the 45-minute episode and subsequent drama, keep reading to catch up.

Amy and Samy Bouzaglo are the owners of Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, AZ. Samy runs the restaurant while Amy runs the kitchen.

They signed up to participate on Fox's "Kitchen Nightmares" with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. After negative online reviews, they hoped he would vouch for their business and food.

Everything started well enough — Ramsay liked their desserts (which later turned out to be store-bought) and they chatted politely.

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More than 12 million immigrants, mostly from Eastern and Southern Europe, became American citizens at Ellis Island in New York Harbor between 1892 and 1954.

The 30-acre land mass, just off the New Jersey coast, was known as the "Island of Hope" to most foreigners who arrived on its shores. First- and second-class cabin passengers in good health, especially, were generally welcomed into New York City with relatively few roadblocks.

But for the remaining 20% of immigrants, mainly steerage passengers, the portal to America was dubbed the "Island of Tears," marred by the fear of being detained there due to illness, poverty, racial discrimination, or other legal reasons. At least 2% of immigrants were shipped back to their home countries.

Ian Ference — the same photographer who took us on a tour of an abandoned island next to New York City — highlights the story of these less fortunate travelers on his Kingston Lounge blog in a series of photos from inside Ellis Island's Baggage and Dormitory Building, the depository for detained immigrants.

Because of the building's remote location, it is remarkably undamaged, said Ference. There is a pungent smell of mold, however.

Otherwise, the "building was well-insulated and the windows were very intact," the photographer said of his last visit within the past decade.

He added: "Like most abandoned structures, there's a distinct feeling of solitude."

This is Ellis Island. Its entire 27.5 acres is federal property, though it is within the boundaries of both New York and New Jersey. The Ellis Island Immigration Museum, which was open for tours until last fall when it closed indefinitely due to damage sustained during Hurricane Sandy, is inside the Main Building.

The Baggage and Dormitory Building is located in the back of the Main Building. It is not open to the public, but photographer Ian Ference managed get an inside peek of the decaying structure.

A view of one of the building's many dorm areas is shown here. During its peak, between 1892 and 1924, this area would have been crammed with beds.

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Nokia has another new Lumia phone, the Lumia 928. 

It's pretty much the same device as the older Lumia 920, but sports a different design.

You can read the full review of the Lumia 928 right here, and check out the gallery below to see some of the best features.

The Lumia 928 runs Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system.

Windows Phone 8 is a good OS, but it's missing a lot of key apps like Instagram. The app store is full of clones and knockoffs.

Nokia is making a big deal out of the Lumia 928's camera. It has a special Xenon flash and takes pretty good photos in low-light settings.

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Justin Beckerman, an 18-year-old high school student from New Jersey, built and wired a fully-functional, one-man submarine, mostly made of the lightweight, yet strong, grooved plastic usually used in piping.

The construction feat is less than surprising to those familiar with Beckerman's talent — he's been engineering products out of various building materials since he was two years old, the teenager told Business Insider.

Beckerman salvages every old or broken device he can find, along with donations from friends and neighbors, and occasional trips to electronics recycling facilities with his dad.

He's built remote-controlled vacuums, miniature model jet engines, and headsets that can play DVDs. The submarine is by far the teen's biggest project to date.

Justin's father, Ken Beckerman, says he learned early on to give his son space, support, and freedom to tinker with things: "[Justin] will tell me something is going to work, and to me it doesn't make any sense or its not possible. Instead of telling him that it can't happen or it's not real, I just let it sit ... I'm supportive in letting him do his thing, and letting him dream."

Justin has been building things since he was a young child. His submarine drew on the knowledge he's acquired over the years. Apart from the mechanical and electrical know-how, Justin worked in some of his interest in aeronautics: He modeled some of the components in the sub off things found on airplanes.

Aside from looking up the underwater pressure at his target depth of 30 feet, Beckerman says he did not do much research online.

He set up a workstation in his family's basement, and even custom-built a cart to hold the sub. His many tools included a circular saw, a Sawzall, a voltmeter, and a soldering iron.

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When Egyptians took to the streets to overthrow an oppressive government in 2011, the world was on their side.

But in the two years that followed, as Arab Spring turned to Arab Winter, and Egyptians fell under the rule of the oppressive new government of Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, the world has looked away.

This is what Egyptians told us when we visited Cairo at the end of March 2013.

Many disillusioned Egyptians say things are worse than ever. Thugs often run the streets, crime rates have skyrocketed, and police feel they're outgunned faced with the flood of weapons filling Cairo's streets.

Making matters worse, everything from utilities to gasoline is both more expensive and more difficult to acquire than it was before the Muslim Brotherhood.

This is the headquarters for the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, the new ruling party responsible for law and order throughout Egypt.

Crime in Egypt has reached unprecedented highs following the uprising that toppled former president Mubarak from power.

Homicide rates have tripled since 2011.

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Despite what tabloids would like you to think, not all marriage problems start in the bedroom.

Financial infidelity is the root cause of many crumbling unions, says family law attorney Steven Mindel. 

"More marriages fall apart for financial reasons than for fidelity reasons," Mindel says. "Fundamentally, marriages are built on trust and anytime you breach the trust of the other party, it damages the relationship. Getting married is like the merging of two enterprises." 

Nearly half of divorced or separated U.S. adults said they regret not discussing their personal finances before taking their vows, according to a survey by Couponcabin.com.

With Mindel's help and a host of other family law and finance experts, we've rounded up a list of some of the most damaging money lies spouses can tell. 

You're heir to a huge fortune but kept it mum.

Mindel says hiding details of an inheritance or trust fund is one of the most common lies he's seen in clients. 

It's not a wise move, especially since it's easy enough for a partner to find out if they pay attention to your tax returns, Mindel points out.

Unless you also plan on also lying to the IRS about the trust fund, you'll have to report your monthly checks with the rest of your taxable income. 

You decide to hide your lottery winnings.

A California woman made headlines when her ex-husband sued her over lottery winnings she hid from him while they were still married.

Years later, he took her to court and wound up walking away with 100 percent of her earnings.

"Now, more and more states across the country are imposing penalties for spouses that fail to properly disclose financial information to their spouses," Mindel says.  

You keep a secret bank account for yourself.

If you've got money that’s off the books, such as cash you're earning from a freelance or part-time job, it's not OK to stash it in a secret account your partner doesn't know about.

"People get pissed when they find statements about hidden accounts," says family law attorney Jennifer Deniger.

"A lot of married couples don't understand the concept of joint property and they think that if they get divorced, then anything they have in a solo account is theirs to keep. But the joke is on them because the (spouse) still gets half."

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It's still early, but this Major League Baseball season has already been marred by blown calls and poor umpiring.

It's so bad, in fact, that one umpire cost a team the game when he blew the same call twice– first in real-time and the second time on the instant replay.

Umpires provide a so-called "human element" to the game, so no one expects them to be perfect. The real issue here is the stubbornness of MLB to implement and enforce expanded instant replay.

We have the technology to get the calls right, and it's infuriating to think games are decided by umpires who can't (and aren't expected to) see everything.

Umpire Andy Fletcher kicks off the season with a blown call on Opening Night. Jose Altuve was called out despite sliding under the tag. [3/31/2013]

Fletcher strikes again! The umpire robbed Elvis Andrus of a single by calling this trap an out. [3/31/2013]

The throw beat Yunel Escobar by a mile, but C.B. Bucknor took the worst possible angle on the play and called the runner safe. [4/6/2013]

Source: MLB

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Alex Rodriguez bought a plot of land in Miami back in 2010 for $7.4 million, and spent another $7.6 million building a giant mansion on the property.

Less than a year later, A-Rod put the house on the market for $38 million, and according to TMZ, he has finally sold it for $30 million, turning a $15 million profit. Not bad, A-Rod.

The mansion is 20,000 square feet and right on the Miami waterfront. There are floor to ceiling windows throughout the house, an elevator, a movie theater, and 'zen garden.'

According to TMZ  "a celebrity who lives in Palm Beach" bought the house.

The view from the outside

Views from every room

Cozy in-home theater

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Stanford's Graduate School of Business is the most selective MBA program in the world, accepting only 7% of the people who apply. Harvard accepts 12%. It's ranked 1st by US News and Business Insider, and 2nd by the Financial Times.  

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, it's surrounded by the companies and minds that have created some of the most influential companies in the world.

Students don't just come to get a job that pays more after school, but to create disruptive companies and change the world. We've picked out some of the most impressive students there right now. 

They include a former NASA engineer who worked on the Mars Rover; the deputy campaign manager for Julian Castro, last year's keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention; and the youngest fine art specialist ever employed by Christies.

Their dreams are as impressive as their experience. From disrupting health care and law to creating artificial intelligence machines, all of these students plan to have a serious impact.  

Patrick Martinchek was a NASA engineer before going for his MBA and wants to disrupt the space industry.

Age: 24

Year: 1st

Hometown: Petoskey, Michigan

Undergrad: University of Michigan 

Patrick got an early start working with NASA as an Aerospace Engineering student at Michigan, where he worked with classmates to design spacecraft systems that were tested by NASA using one of their aircraft.

After graduating, he worked as a systems engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Mars Exploration Rover mission. He was responsible for maintaining the health and safety of the spacecraft on the surface of Mars, and leading emergency response activities as Flight Director. 

Patrick is now an entrepreneur, currently working on a knowledge graph start-up which is backed by prominent venture capital firms Sequoia, Accel/IDG, and Farallon Capital. After graduating, Patrick plans to continue starting and growing companies. His long-term goal is to contribute to the disruption of the space industry.

T.J. Duane plans to use technology to displace the antiquated law firm model.

Age: 35

Year: 1st

Hometown: Originally Highland Mills, NY, now Dallas, TX.

Past Education: Cornell University '99, Harvard Law School '02.

T.J. got his start as an entrepreneur in high school when he started a graphic design business. At Harvard Law, he built a student networking website out of his dorm room, HL Central, that's still changing the social life at the law school today. He practiced corporate law for several years before serving as Deputy Campaign Manager for the Mayor of San Antonio, Julian Castro. Most recently, he co-founded Lateral Link, a legal jobs platform that has connected over 40,000 attorneys around the world.

T.J.'s next goal is to revolutionize the legal industry by developing technology that replicates the historic value proposition of big firms, providing solo and boutique attorneys the benefits without the drawbacks of big law. By freeing up attorneys to collaborate more broadly, he hopes the cost of legal services will be significantly reduced, increasing access to high-quality counsel and making the legal industry more efficient.

Gayatri Datar wants to build better institutions in government to close the world's massive opportunity gaps.

Age: 27

Year: 2nd year of a three-year dual degree program with the Harvard Kennedy School’s MPA/ID program.

Hometown: Weston, MA

Undergrad: Harvard University

Gayatri first realized her passion for international development when she took a leave of absence from Harvard College to do tsunami relief work in India. Since then, she has been focused on discovering how to better use the world’s collective resources to eradicate extreme poverty.

In college, she spent summers and two additional leaves of absence working with NGOs in Namibia, Albania, Nicaragua, and the United States. Before Stanford, she also worked with the World Bank and an international development consulting firm to maximize social impact.

She is currently enrolled in a dual degree program with the Harvard Kennedy School’s MPA in International Development and Stanford’s MBA program. At Stanford, she is Vice-President of the Social Innovation Club leadership team and currently working on a project to design affordable ways to make homes healthier for Rwandans.

After she graduates, Gayatri plans to help build better institutions in developing countries so their growth includes everybody, not just the rich. She believes that innovations within governments can close the opportunity gap between the haves and have-nots, and promote broad-based development.

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Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the US, which means we should all be slathering on sun protection every day.

But a new rating in Consumer Report reveals that the more expensive sunscreens do not necessarily protect better than cheaper brands.

The publication reviewed 12 popular sunscreen products, looking at SPF accuracy, UVB and UVA protection, scent, and staining.

The researchers tested panelists in a lab with a sun stimulator, and used the Food and Drug Administration's "critical wavelength" test to assess how well UV rays were absorbed by clear plastic plates treated with sunscreen. (Read more on the methodology here.)

All products passed the broad-spectrum test, but the cheaper brands from Target and Walmart actually fared the best overall. Target's UP & UP Sport SPF 50 was the top-rated sunscreen with a score of 80 out of 100 ($6.94). Equate Ultra Protection SPF 50 from Walmart ($7.50) had a score of 77, and Coppertone SPF 50 ($11) was right behind with a rating of 75.

Surprisingly, Badger Unscented SPF ($16) and All Terrain AquaSport ($13) — two of the most expensive brands — fared the worst with "poor" SPF ratings and Zinc Oxide as the only active ingredient.

Consumer Reports advises that if you can't find a recommended sunscreen, buy one that has broad-spectrum protection, is water resistant, and has an SPF of at least 40 — higher than last year's SPF 30 recommendation.

See their top six brands:

1. UP & UP (Target), Sport SPF 50 ($6.94)

2. Equate (Walmart), Ultra Protection SPF 50 ($7.50)

3. Coppertone Water, Babies SPF 50 ($11)

4. Walgreens Continuous Spray, Sport SPF 50 ($8)

5. Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch, SPF 30 ($11)

6. Coppertone Sport High Performance, SPF 30 ($10)

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In Mauritania, a West African country situated in between Western Sahara and Senegal, thin isn't considered beautiful. Skinny women are viewed as poor and not able to afford food.

For women to find husbands in Mauritania, they have to be fat. So they force-feed themselves large quantities of camel milk, bread crumbs soaked in olive oil, and goat meat. This practice is referred to as "gavage" — the same name used to describe the force-feeding of ducks to make foie gras.

HBO's new documentary series Vice calls gavage a self-inflicted obesity epidemic. The show sent correspondent Thomas Morton to Mauritania to experience the tradition for himself — and he gained about 10 pounds in two days.

Mauritania, in West Africa, is one of the poorest nations in the world. The country is "suffering from a worsening food crisis," according to Vice.

Even so, about 20% of females in Mauritania are obese, and more than half are overweight. Comparatively, only about 4% of men are obese and 20% are overweight.

Source: World Health Organization

The number of obese women is striking for a country that struggles with drought.

Source: AP

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Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have just bought a $26.5 million estate in seaside Montecito, Calif., according to TMZ.

The 13-acre ocean-view estate has a 10,522-square-foot Italian-style villa that was built in 1929. It has six bedrooms and nine fireplaces — every room in the romantic home oozes Tuscan elegance.

The original price was $24.5 million, but according to both TMZ and celebrity real estate blogger The Real Estalker, DeGeneres and de Rossi shelled out $2 million more than that. It had been listed with Village Properties Realtors agent Mitchell Morehart.

Both DeGeneres and de Rossi are known for buying properties and flipping them, so even though this seems like anyone's dream home, don't be surprised if it's back on the market within the year.

This is the Montecito mansion Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi bought for $26.5 million.

The Tuscan-style estate sits on 13 acres of property.

The mansion at over 10,000 square feet of space.

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Celebrities, socialites, filmmakers and models have all descended upon Cannes, France for the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival.

But people aren't just talking about the film premieres and parties, the buzz is all about the red carpet.

While some celebrities have gone classy like Nicole Kidman, others like model Irina Shayk (right) are letting it all hang out. Literally.

Model Cara Delevingne had to do a close wave to fans to ensure her dress stayed in place at the festival's opening ceremony.

Paz Vega attended the opening ceremony in a beige bodysuit with a sheer, beaded overlay.

She later went to a premiere nearly revealing her derriere.

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Earlier this week, an administrative law judge in New York City ruled that a man renting out his East Village apartment through Airbnb violated the city's law. 

New York City has a law that makes it illegal for people to rent out their homes or apartments for less than 29 days. The law is actionable only as a secondary offense, however. 

Still, a good amount of apartments you find on Airbnb don't require a minimum stay of that long. Instead, some hosts only require you stay for a couple of nights. 

Some of these illegally-listed properties come with outdoor showers, hot tubs, and amazing views of the city skyline. 

Note: Click the link below each image to see the full listing on Airbnb.  

This small, sunny studio in West Village is ideal for one person or couples. Minimum stay: 2 nights.

This three-floor brownstone house is perfect for a family vacation. Minimum stay: 14 nights.

"This gorgeous, luxurious Moroccan-feeling Brownstone basement bedroom is decked out with Turkish rugs, Travertine marble tiles, original artwork, a flat screen TV with surround sound and cable (including HBO and Showtime)." Minimum stay: None listed, but just make sure you don't throw any parties or host photo shoots.

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Tumblr was recently acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion. Which early employees hit the jackpot with their stock options?

We rounded up 14 of the earliest employees at Tumblr. They were the site's first users, template designers, and friends of David Karp's.

They didn't all have stock options that vested, but many of them did. All of them played a hand in building a hyper-growth company from the ground up. Some went on to found successful companies of their own too.

Tumblr's first employee was Marco Arment, who went on to found and sell Instapaper. Another early Tumblr employee, Jared Hecht, went on to sell a startup, GroupMe, to Skype for ~ $80 million.

See how they all fared ...

David Karp is the founder and CEO of Tumblr.

Date founded: 2006

Role and career history: David Karp is the founder and CEO of Tumblr. The acquisition will net him somewhere around $200 million.

Prior to founding Tumblr, Karp was Head of Product at Urban Baby, a site that was acquired by CNET in 2006. The money from the acquisition seeded Davidville, Karp's creative company that ultimately produced Tumblr.

Marco Arment was Tumblr's first employee. While he isn't "yacht-and-helicopter- rich," he did alright.

Date joined: 2006

Role and career history: Arment was Tumblr's first employee in 2006. He calls himself an "idea editor."

"While I wasn’t a 'founder' financially, David was generous with my employee stock options back in the day,"Arment wrote on his blog earlier this week. "I won’t make yacht-and-helicopter money from the acquisition, and I won’t be switching to dedicated day and night iPhones. But as long as I manage investments properly and don’t spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my family a strong safety net and given me the freedom to work on whatever I want."

Marc LaFountain was Tumblr's third employee and he launched their customer service office in Richmond, Virginia.

Date joined: Full time in April 2008, part time before that.

Role and career history: LaFountain was one of Tumblr's first 18,000 users. He started working part-time for Karp and joined full-time in April 2008 as Tumblr's "one-man tech support shop."

"I just wrote them and said, hey, I'm one of your earlier and most passionate users and I would really love it if you would give me the opportunity to do tech support for Tumblr. I had a bit of an IT and support background,"LaFountain told The Atlantic in 2011. He says he and Karp exchanged two emails calls and had a call that likely was shorter than ten minutes. After that, he had the job.

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New hardware companies are one of the hottest trends in the startup world. 

Instead of building apps and Web services, companies are building real physical hardware that you can buy and use. 

A lot of these find life on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, where the community votes with its wallet on what gadget they want to use. Most notably, there's Pebble, a company that makes smartwatches, and Ouya, a company that makes an Android-based video console. Both companies have raised millions in regular VC money after seeing success on Kickstarter.

But they're not alone. Check out some other cool hardware startups you need to know about.

Grand St. helps hardware makers sell their products

Startup:Grand St.

Founded: 2012

Location: New York, NY

Founders: Amanda Peyton, Aaron Hendhsaw, and Joe Lallouz

Concept: An e-commerce consumer electronics marketplace.

Why you should care: Grand St. is an online hyper-curated boutique that sells creative technology. Grand St. is a great way to discover new products because the site only stocks gadgets that have been tested by someone on staff. 

Funding: $1.3 million

Pebble makes a smartwatch that connects to your Android phone or iPhone

Startup:Pebble

Founded: 2012

Location: San Francisco, Calif.

Founder: Eric Migicovsky

Concept: A fully customizable e-ink smartwatch.

Why you should care: Pebble was one of the largest Kickstarter campaigns ever, raising over $10 million in about 30 days.

The watch uses sports and fitness apps, allowing you to get notifications from your smartphone. Pebble also lets users wirelessly control music without having to remove your smartphone from your pocket.

Funding: $26.1 million

Ouya is a $99 game console that challenges traditional systems.

Startup:Ouya

Founded: 2012

Location: Los Angeles, Calif.

Founders: Julie Uhrman and Yves Behar

Concept: A $99 open-sourced video gaming console based on Android.

Why you should care: Ouya is re-imaging how we consume video games. Traditionally, consoles cost upwards of $300, but this device is tiny and cheap. The Ouya runs its own version of the Android operating system and is in the process of developing exclusive content.

The platform is completely open, meaning any Ouya owner and gamer can also become a developer.

Funding: $23.6 million

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It’s finally here. Summer is just around the corner which means, for many of us, Summer Fridays are coming into play.

For adults, Summer Fridays are pretty much the equivalent of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory (minus all that gratuitous killing of innocent children).

For some offices they let you take off every or every other Friday, some let out at noon, some permit a more casual dress code, etc. We will talk about how to prepare for Summer Fridays, but before you go out and buy your summer clothes, I think we need to talk about what you can and cannot wear to the office on casual Friday.

The thing is, sometimes people interpret “casual” as “my audition outfit for The Jersey Shore.” And please don’t think I am talking down to you. One summer, on a particularly hot day, I was scrambling for something to wear because I was in the middle of moving and tired, so I put on this cute little flimsy sundress—though I feel like the term “dress” is a little bit generous. It was essentially a beach cover-up.

Surprisingly, though, my boss wasn’t upset about that. He was more concerned with my choice of footwear: a gold thong sandal. This shows dress code can change in every office. If you work in fashion, it may be absolutely fine for you to wear a bralet and jean shorts. If you’re a lawyer, that probably is not going to fly.

If you aren’t sure, we say stick to this list.

Sunglasses Inside

You aren’t a celebrity (and they look silly too), so save the aviators and the wayfarers for your lunch outside. Even if you put them on your head it just connotes casualness. Plus, if you’re like me, you will spend five minutes looking for them when you actually need them because you forgot they were on your head.

Flip-Flops

Now, like most Americans I am completely devoted to my flip-flops and wear them for fine dining in the summer. But if you think about flip-flops, they are truly the most casual of shoes. They were too casual to even get the name “sandal.”

And I get that flip-flops have become like a part of society. See, years ago they were really only thought of as beach shoes, but then, somewhere in the ’90s when a lot of weird stuff started happening, flip-flops evolved from strictly a beach shoe and shower shoe to a college campus shoe. I would have to say the biggest moment for flip-flops was when the Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse team all wore flip-flops to the White House. They were photographed with President Bush wearing cute skirts and tops and flippers (yup, because flip-flops was too hard to say). So many people thought that if you were dressed up on top you could get away with wearing flip-flops.

Well, not so much.“Flip-flops are for the pool, the beach and barbeques. I’m all for comfort, but there are plenty of comfortable, stylish shoe alternative that will help you look polished and professional. Your co-workers will thank you,” says Diana Baros, founder and editor of The Budget Babe. Plus, flip-flops can be noisy and a little smelly. And as someone who insisted on putting on flip-flops the moment I left the office and then proceeded to walk around New York City for hours, I can’t say the stress fracture and toe infection I had were worth it.

Short-Shorts

We are going to delve into what I like to call “The Great Shorts Debate” soon, but with shorts you really need to read the environment of your office. If it is a hip, young startup, go for it. But I will even say make sure they are nice-looking shorts and not your jean cut-offs. If you are worried, maybe wear a longer Bermuda short and see how that goes.

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Yesterday, rumors re-surfaced that Waze might be acquired for $1 billion.

Google and Facebook are both reportedly interested in the social navigation app. Earlier this year, Apple was said to be interested in owning Waze for a similar price.

What's the attention-grabbing navigation app all about?

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Waze is an iOS app with more than 40 million registered users. It's headquartered in Israel and was founded in 2007 by Ehud Shabtai, Amir Shinar and Uri Levine. Noam Bardin is the company's CEO. It has gone on to raise $67 million from investors.

Waze is like Apple Maps and Google Maps in that it lays out directions for drivers on a street grid. It also has voice navigation. In addition to providing users with directions, it lets users scan real-time traffic information provided by other Waze users who are driving on the same roads.

A Waze driver a few miles ahead of you, for example, could report an accident and that cars aren't moving. Another might tell you where a cop is hiding around the bend.

I tried the app last weekend while driving up the east coast. While I enjoyed Waze, I ultimately found it more distracting than helpful. If your head is down scanning the highway ahead for traffic alerts and accidents, your eyes aren't on the road. I slammed on my brakes more than once while trying to figure out why I was in bumper-to-bumper traffic (I swear, I'm not the stereotypical bad female driver. I haven't gotten a ticket since college).

In addition to being visually distracting, Waze also makes distracting sounds by default. There's a game element to the app that lets you rack up points based on tips you leave and the number of miles you drive. But it's startling to hear a loud chime play whenever Waze feels you've hit some sort of driving milestone, which is often.

Waze has some safety features in place. For example, the app won't let you type while you're driving. It asks you to pull over first before you can type a destination. You can also turn yourself "invisible" on the app, if you don't want others (like Facebook friends) to be able to locate your whereabouts on Waze. And sounds can be turned off.

After my first experience with Waze, I'd recommend only letting a navigator, not a driver, use the app while you're on the road. Otherwise it could cause more harm than good. Also, make sure your phone is fully charged. Waze drains your battery quickly, like most other navigation apps, so you have to remember to turn it off after each use.

Thinking about trying out Waze and seeing what the fuss is about?

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