Thursday, August 05, 2010
Is The Influence of Social Media Overrated?
Here's a good case study on whether the influence of Social Media is overrated?
Word of mouth will make or break a brand in the social media space. All it takes are a few tweets. Consumers have more power than ever, and that power grows with every follower, fan page and blog. Not so fast. Social media may have influence, but before we get ahead of ourselves, consider that it took a bad review by Consumer Reports, not kvetching by consumers online, to get Apple to substantively address the perceived problems with its iPhone 4.http://biznik.com/articles/is-the-influence-of-social-media-overrated?
Friday, July 30, 2010
FlipBoard » A new kind of social media news reader
This is really cool. The merging of traditional print/magazine with the new Social Media network.
iPads not just for consumers anymore
Image via WikipediaOne common thread becomes clear when talking to people who use the iPad at work. Laptop computers are often too bulky to do the jobs described, while iPhones and other mobile devices are too small.How business is putting the iPad to work
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Presenter in Chief
President Obama gives a demo of the new healthcare.gov web site on a Macbook, with a Presidential seal of approval in place of the Apple logo :)
Monday, July 26, 2010
Lego rolls out augmented reality boxes
In the video above, you can see how it works. Customers hold a Lego box up to a scanner, it works out exactly what set is being held up, and then displays exactly what the set looks like on a video screen. You can tilt it up, down and around to see the set in 3D.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
YouTube announces the launch of LeanBack, a TV-like viewing experience
LeanBack is a full-screen feed, personalized for each viewer. Using your enter and direction keys you can navigate the feed. No need for the mouse or for entering URLs.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
"Apple of My Eye" - an iPhone 4 film
Here's a short film entirely shot and edited on the new iPhone 4.
"Apple of My Eye" - an iPhone 4 film - UPDATE: Behind the scenes footage included from Michael Koerbel on Vimeo.
Monday, April 12, 2010
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Saturday, April 03, 2010
Interact with your walls
Anup Tapadia, a 23-year old Indian, has launched a digital technology company 'TouchMagix', which specializes in converting ordinary surfaces into three-dimensional interactive environments.
"The idea behind TouchMagix was to bring the interactive experience a step closer to reality," says 23-year-old Tapadia. The first technology we developed was called MotionMagix, and it allows any projection screen to be made interactive. Imagine walking up to a real wall, projecting a picture on it, and interacting with the objects in the picture," said Tapadia.
Explaining about the latest version of the MotionMagix system, Tapadia said that the latest version allows surfaces like LCD and plasma screens, LED floors and walls to be made interactive, so one can project a football field on the floor of a mall and start chasing the ball. "It has extensive applications in retail, malls, advertising, events, promotions and gaming.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Musician Records Entire Album Using Only an iPhone
Tom Freeman is a sound engineer who by day works for a company who produce equipment and software designed to emulate classic analogue audio equipment, but he is also the man who embraces high-tech musical methods, as he has just become the first person to record an entire album of material using only an iPhone and various music apps.Just goes to show innovation has no bounds.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Ringo: Holographic User Interface
See this and many other unusual and interesting user interfaces on Smashing Magazines blog "10 Futuristic User Interfaces."
Holographic Interface - round interface - Ringo from Ivan Tihienko on Vimeo.
Holographic Interface - round interface - Ringo from Ivan Tihienko on Vimeo.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Reuters Polo Ralph Lauren to launch shopping by cell phone
Polo is the first luxury retailer to launch a mobile commerce site, hoping to stay ahead of a trend that is making its way from Asia to the United States, said David Lauren, senior vice president of advertising and son of designer and Chief Executive Ralph Lauren.
Using phones to buy items such as train tickets or products in vending machines is commonplace in Japan, but the trend has yet to catch on in the United States.
"We recognize that in America this is going after somebody who is more comfortable with technology," Lauren told Reuters. "The truth is that in other countries, it's becoming a part of their culture. The trend is coming, and as a fashion company it's very important to identify trends and get ahead of them."
While early adopters of new technologies are often young, Lauren said the move is not aimed at a specific age group.
"This is about someone who's interested in our brand and interested in technology, and wherever the two meet, that's what's appropriate," Lauren said.
Polo, with its higher-end customers, has used cautious inventory management to outperform other apparel makers that have been hurt by a deteriorating U.S. economy.
The apparel maker will begin placing special codes in print ads, mailings and store windows along with its sponsorship of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, which begins later this month.
Shoppers can download special software to camera-phones to scan the codes and be directed to a phone-friendly version of a Ralph Lauren website, where they can shop, watch tennis videos and read company content.
Polo Ralph Lauren to launch shopping by cell phone - Yahoo! News
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Vizualising the future of web browsing
Interesting look into the future and how we may be interacting with data and collaborating with others on the web -- from Mozilla Labs.
Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.
Via: Lifehacker
"What will browsing the web be like a decade from now? Leading design and UI company Adaptive Path offers one possible answer in a new concept video series called Aurora."
Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.
Via: Lifehacker
Thursday, July 31, 2008
It’s the Software, Not You
So true... Why can't software be easier to use?
Maybe it's a laziness thing, or a cost-saving thing. After all, it's less effort to make the end user jump through a bunch of hoops than to make your own software more intelligent.From the Desk of David Pogue - It’s the Software, Not You
All of these thoughts go through my mind every time I see the standard Windows software-installation wizard, seven screens long.
You don't really need seven screens of options to install a program, do you? Why can't it assume that you want the standard setup and get on with it?
Surely 90 percent of the time, people, YES, want the program in their Start menus; YES, want the typical installation; NO, don't want icons on the desktop; YES, agree to the legalese. And to accommodate the weirdos who wants something different, provide one single Installation Options button. And then get on with it. One screen, not seven.
Why do software designers want their work to appear more complex instead of less? I just don't get why they don't get it.
So the next time you're frustrated by software complexity, take heart; much of the time, it's not you. It's them. It's designers who have something on their mind other than software intelligence.
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