If you know me, you know I love my Blackberry. Believe it or not, it's been a decade since Research in Motion first jumped on the scene, and Engadget has a comprehensive article on the smartphone makers who IMHO have gotten it right.
12.28.2009
Ten years of BlackBerry
If you know me, you know I love my Blackberry. Believe it or not, it's been a decade since Research in Motion first jumped on the scene, and Engadget has a comprehensive article on the smartphone makers who IMHO have gotten it right.
12.20.2009
Siftables
Developed by the MIT Media Lab, "Siftables are cookie-sized computers with motion sensing, neighbor detection, graphical display, and wireless communication. They act in concert to form a single interface: users physically manipulate them—piling, grouping, sorting—to interact with digital information and media. Siftables provide a new platform on which to implement tangible, visual and mobile applications."
Almost endless possibilities, all of which chip away at the wall between programs and users. Take a good look at the video to see what I mean. Learn more at Sifteo.com.
One of the first applications I've seen using this sort of physical/virtual control are Musiblocks. The physical placement and movement of the blocks affects the commands they send to the computer -> the higher the blocks are placed, the louder the volume gets. Click here to watch a You Tube video of the Musiblocks in action.
Almost endless possibilities, all of which chip away at the wall between programs and users. Take a good look at the video to see what I mean. Learn more at Sifteo.com.
One of the first applications I've seen using this sort of physical/virtual control are Musiblocks. The physical placement and movement of the blocks affects the commands they send to the computer -> the higher the blocks are placed, the louder the volume gets. Click here to watch a You Tube video of the Musiblocks in action.
12.18.2009
Breaking into the 3rd dimension
One of the ideas I continue to roll around in my head is exactly how to break into the 3rd dimension when designing a website. 2D tricks of perspective and shadow can only do so much, but this is taking it to the next level.
In reality the science/math of this is "not that difficult", as long as the computer knows the angle you're viewing from, the proper computations can be made to account for perspective. Since making a splash with this video almost 2 years ago, Johnny Chung Lee's been scooped up by Microsoft to work on their gesture computing project, Natal.
12.15.2009
FFFOUND this online.
FFFFOUND! is a web service that not only allows the users to post and share their favorite images found on the web, but also dynamically recommends each user's tastes and interests for an inspirational image-bookmarking experience!!" Pretty cool idea. I just stumbled across this animated gif, and felt like sharing. It's from the design site todayandtomorrow.net
11.24.2009
Andrew Zuckerman: Bird
9.04.2009
So Soulful pt. 2: Modern Vintage
A little "classic" sounding soul from the past couple years to to take you to the end of your summer with a smile.
> DOWNLOAD IT HERE
01 Hurry On Now | Alice Russell
02 How Do I Let a Good Man Down? | Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
03 Hiding (Quantic Soul Remix) | Breakestra
04 Valerie w. Mark Ronson | Amy Winehouse
05 Just Ain't Gonna Work Out | Mayer Hawthorne
06 Home Again! | Menahan Street Band
07 This Time (I'm Gonna Try It...) | DJ Shadow
08 Don't Joke w. a Hungry Man | Quantic
09 Pick it Up, Lay it in the Cut | Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
10 Getcho Soul Together | Breakestra
11 Your Lovin' Aint' Pleasin Nothing | Mayer Hawthorne
12 He Can Only Hold Her | Amy Winehouse
13 How Long Do I Have to Wait... | Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
14 Detroit Twice | El Michels Affair
15 Esma | Menahan Street Band
and enjoy...
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8.07.2009
Summer Bummer 2009
It's been a while since I dropped a new mix for all y'all notty headed mutha cluckers. Been sitting on a couple of em which will eventually see the light of day, but after trading a couple of tracks with the fam I was inspired enough last night to slap one together real quick. Yes, I know they're not all 2009 songs (hell, one of the tracks is 7 years old) but they're what I've been listening to lately (and last summer as well). So download, plug into your iPod or music delivery device of choice, get yourself a frosty beverage, get out into the sun and enjoy.
Summer Bummer 2009
- Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.............................Vampire Weekend
- Wash in the Rain................................................A Band of Bees
- Laurie...............................................................Datarock
- Tribulations (Shallow Version)..............................LCD Soundsystem
- Time to Pretend.................................................MGMT
- Animal..............................................................Miike Snow
- Show Me ft. De La Soul.......................................Mint Royale
- Make Her Say ft. Kanye West, Common & A-Trak....Kid Cudie
- Birthday Girl ft. Patrick Stump of Fallout Boy..........The Roots
- I'm Yours Remix ft. Lil Wayne & Jah Cure...............Jason Mraz
- CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
Jump on it, tell your friends, spread the love.
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