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# Mind-Blowing Tech: Facebook IPO, Ketchup and More

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## Video: Mind-Blowing Tech: Facebook IPO, Ketchup and More

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_Published 2012-05-25. Important developments concerning the Facebook IPO, slow-moving ketchup and hologram-like helpers at New York-area airports._


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Facebook's IP woah, hologram like helpers at New York area airports, and someone has finally figured out a solution to slow ketchup. I'm Doug Amastrap in for the most insanely mind blowing important tech news of the week. [ MUSIC ] [ SOUND ] [ MUSIC ] It's been a week since the big Facebook IPO, and a lots happened. Joining me to make sense of it all thanks to a rip in the space time continuum that opened a portal to another dimension is time. com technology editor Doug AAmoth. mmm It's Omith, how do you, how do you not know that? Sorry, Omith. So, you're an expert on the Facebook idea? No. I, I told your people that and I was told that there would be lunch and I showed up and there's nobody here.

The door was wide open. I just walked right in. It's very weird. Okay, let's just run don the timeline then. [ UNKNOWN ] was offered I just, I walked right into that. I was hoping there would be lunch, do you know anything about that? Twinkies on a plate? [ INAUDIBLE ] Meanwhile comes to light the NASDAQ's trading platform, bungled the initial offer in and several lawsuits are filed against Facebook and Morgan Stanley Alleging they shared important information with some investors, but not others. This stock was supposed to be hot like Apple and Google. I mean, what's going on? What's really going on here?

Did you just eat, two? I don't know. Maybe it's because people need to search for stuff. And they need computers. And they need phones. All which Google Map will provide. You can't get through the day without any of that stuff. But you can get a lot of things done without going on Facebook. When's the last time that you went on Facebook? My birthday? Oh, whens your birthday? How do you, how do you not know that? [ MUSIC ] Do you hate slow ketchup, slow mayonnaise, slow condiments in general? Well a team at MIT has done it again. Introducing liquid glide, liquid glide can be used to coat the inside of any container and is made from FDA approved materials and once it's applied whatever's inside whether ketchup or mayonnaise or any other sauce slides out effortlessly with little residue, we can not run this because it's going to totally upend the bottling industry.

Those guys are crazy. I don't want that fast moving blood on my hands. This is, this is dangerous. Really, too late? The story was originally reported by fast company. So, don't kill the messenger with a jagged Glass bottle. [ MUSIC ] Coming this summer to New York City area airports, computerized hologram- like avatars to provide customer service. The avatars will provide automated, basic information to. Travellars at Laguardia, Newark and JFK terminals. The avatars normally sell for $ 250, 000 a piece. But this being a test program the port authority will be renting 5 units for $ 188, 000 total for about 6 months.

I live in Boston and I haven't been able to say this until now but Boston Logan Airport is actually looking at installing something like this ( no period ) Is, they don't want to spend as much money as New York. So what they did is they held open auditions for hologram like avatars. It didn't matter if it was humans or cyborgs. Of course I auditioned. Special skills, yep. I can actually turn myself into a hologram. Boom. Yeah, you just throw whatever you want at me. Well I think what I bring to the table, aside from the fact I can turn myself into a hologram, is that I'm capable of dynamic human thought.

So instead of just doling out basic information on a loop, I can actually interact with people. Hey numb nuts, you try and belt buckle, that's why the machine's beeping, Einstein. And, that guy in the Yankees hat, bag check on him. Make sure you check him real thorough too, like maybe with a glove. Like you get that kind of stuff too. No, I don't think I can work non stop what the machines could. Maybe for a day or two, but I would eventually need food, and I would probably need some bathroom breaks. But how fun would it be to see a hollagram in the bathroom? And of course, I don't actually take up urine.

[ SOUND ] They did not offer me a position I didn't even get a call back. Check out all those insanely mind blowing tech news stories and more on Tech Land. [ MUSIC ]

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