Future apps for the iPhone and the possibilites that come with it

This post looks at the possibilities that come with new technologies such as the iPhone, how it can change our behaviour and the way we live our lives.

"With the new iPhone SDK, it's just a matter of time before we see a wave of new applications. We expect a lot of popular web 2.0 apps to offer an iPhone version. Native Twitter, Facebook and Flickr clients for iPhone will run faster than their in-browser versions and will take advantage of the impressive Apple UI libraries.

But there is an entirely new breed of applications also coming to iPhone. These apps simply would not be possible without a device like iPhone. The major theme of this new wave of apps will be blending of the physical and digital worlds, using iPhone as the bridge... "

12 Future Apps For Your iPhone - ReadWriteWeb

User Interfaces Rapidly Adjusting to Information Overload

Check-out the experimental interfaces on the following page.

People who in the next few years solve big problems in Information Overload are going to be very important, and some of them are going to be UI and UX (user experience) designers.

User Interfaces Rapidly Adjusting to Information Overload

Killer Apple Soundtrack :)

This is just plain fun and awesome!

For those of you that love all of the mac system sounds that beep and ping and knock during the day… There’s now a ’soundtrack’ available just for you. It’s called the ‘Apple Soundtrack’ and it was put together in GarageBand by Mike Solomon over at the cleverest. Watch the video below, or download the GarageBand zip or mp4 files to play with or throw onto your system/iPod/iPhone… Enjoy!

Hit play and enjoy :)

Web 2.0: Just say yes

IT execs who ignore Web 2.0 collaboration technologies could be hurting their company's bottom line.

That's the message from enterprise IT leaders and industry analysts who are convinced that Web 2.0 technologies are the real deal.

Web 2.0: Just say yes

Facebook vs. LinkedIn: Which is better for business?

ComputerWorld tests two top social networking sites with six business problems in this side-by-side comparison.

Facebook vs. LinkedIn: Which is better for business?

How the Barack Obama Campaign Uses Wikis to Organize Volunteers

Read it here...

Web 3.0: What Is It About?

Interesting article about what Web 3.0 is all about.

If web 2.0 could be summarized as interaction, web 3.0 must be about recommendation and personalization...

Web 3.0: What Is It About? - ReadWriteWeb

Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen

Amazing presentation with a very creative way of showing statistics that anyone can understand.

You've never seen data presented like this... The Trendalyzer software (recently acquired by Google) turns complex global trends into lively animations, making decades of data pop.

Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs

Good breakdown of the key techniques used by the "presentation master" Steve Jobs.

"Our communications coach breaks down the ace presenter's latest Macworld keynote. The result? A 10-part framework you can use to wow your own audience"

BusinessWeek: Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs

Storming Omaha Beach (on a shoestring, with three actors)

"In this little youtube, three enterprising guys recreate the storming of Omaha Beach by filming themselves repeatedly running up the real Omaha Beach, climbing the bluffs, etc, and then cleverly composite the footage, accomplishing a scene as impressive as anything in Saving Private Ryan for a fraction of the cost: 'Due to the youtube interest in our little 'making of' vid , we have just heard they are going to repeat the full Programme on BBC2 on Sunday 27th Jan at 23:20!' Link (via Eat Our Brains and Boing Boing)"

Storming Omaha Beach (on a shoestring, with three actors) - Boing Boing:

Toonlet: DIY Cartoon Strips Made Social

"Toonlet is a new site where you can create your own cartoon strips with customized characters and leave cartoons as comments in response to other peoples' strips. It's fun, fast and easy."

Toonlet: DIY Cartoon Strips Made Social - ReadWriteWeb

Five Rules for Great Websites

Some very good advice in this article.

In a world in which it's unusual for a business not to have a website, an ambitious business owner must expect to do more than just throwing something online. Following these simple rules will help your website stand out.

Five Rules for Great Websites - Marketing & Sales - Biznik

Run Webapps like a native Mac app.

Freeware application Fluid runs your favorite webapps in a dedicated, WebKit-based browser so you can run your most-used webapps just like they're native Mac apps.
[Via Lifehacker]

Emerging Tech That Will Make a Difference in '08

Check out the possible Emerging Technologies of 08 and beyond. Will it be: Open Social Networks, Next-gen Smart Phones, Web-based Applications, SAN Encryption, Ultra-Web Connectiveness, Green Technology, The Semantic Web, Low-cost Laptops or all of the above?

Jim Rapoza examines and reviews the above Emerging Technologies and the possibilities they offer in the near fuuture.

So, what is the next big thing? What emerging technology will change your day-to-day job and the face of business?

When it comes to emerging technologies, 2007 has plenty of candidates. Some look poised to effect major change, and some will have a more modest impact. Some will come up short, failing to deliver on their initial promise.

One common thread in the history of important emerging technologies is that many people initially fail to recognize them...

Odds are that some of today's most-hyped technologies will decrease in importance or fade completely into oblivion, while some mostly ignored technology becomes the true groundbreaker. Looking back at 2007, there are many technologies that fit in either category.

In this special report, I take a look at the emerging technologies that were announced or started to gain traction in 2007. From this list, I'll identify the technologies that are most likely to deliver important improvements for all businesses. I'll also identify the technologies that have failed--or appear likely to fail--on their promises.

One thing that's certain is that some of these technologies will greatly affect your job. The challenge for IT workers is to stay on top of these potentially disruptive technologies and be ready to leverage them to provide a competitive boost.

Emerging Tech That Will Make a Difference -- By Jim Rapoza

The Biggest Emerging Technology Disappointments of 2007

eWeek list's the major technology disappointments of 2007.

"The past year has seen quite a few exciting new technologies that failed to deliver or actually took steps backwards in their progress. In some cases this was because of overblown promises, in some because of technical limitations and some failures were due to politics and aggressive competition.

However, all of these technologies can take solace in the fact that history has shown many cases where a technology that initially disappointed eventually became a major success."

http://etech.eweek.com/slideshow/index.php?directory=techdis

The Biggest Emerging Technology Disappointments of 2007

Films shot on camera phones get showcase

"They have a voyeuristic feel because the cell phone is so unobtrusive. Devoid of the typical grandeur of standard films, they offer grainy but patiently taken close-ups that don't rely on zooms and other fancy editing techniques.

The Pocket Films Festival in Japan, which organizers say is the first in this nation, marks yet another use for the omnipresent portable phone here, already used to exchange e-mail, surf the Internet, read novels and navigate on miniature digital maps.

Making movies with them was simply a logical next step."

Films shot on camera phones get showcase - Yahoo! News

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Apple to open iPhone for developers

This is great news for developers and users. Now, iPhone users won't have to resort to hacking their phones and voiding their warranty.

"In an apparent about-face, Apple Inc. will allow third-party applications to work directly on the iPhone, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a posting on the company's Web site Wednesday."

Apple to open iPhone for developers - Yahoo! News

How to create a great website

Simple but good advice from Seth Godin.

Here are principles I think you can’t avoid:

1. Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a dealbreaker.

2. Change the interaction. What makes great websites great is that they are simultaneously effortless and new at the same time. That means that the site teaches you a new thing or new interaction or new connection, but you know how to use it right away. (Hey, if doing this were easy, everyone would do it.)

3. Less. Fewer words, fewer pages, less fine print.

4. What works, works. Theory is irrelevant.

5. Patience. Some sites test great and work great from the start. (Great if you can find one). Others need people to use them and adjust to them. At some point, your gut tells you to launch. Then stick with it, despite the critics, as you gain traction.

6. Measure. If you’re not improving, if the yield is negative... kill it.

7. Insight is good, clever is bad. Many websites say, “look at me.” Your goal ought to be to say, “here’s what you were looking for.”

8. If you hire a professional: hire a great one. The best one. Let her do her job. 10 mediocre website consultants working in perfect harmony can’t do the work of one rock star.

9. One voice, one vision.

10. Don’t settle.

How to create a great website