tesla predicted the mobile phone in 1909
It will only be necessary to carry an inexpensive instrument not bigger than a watch, which will enable its bearer to hear anywhere on sea or land for distances of thousands of miles.”
– Nikola Tesla predicts the cellphone in a 1909 interview with the New York Times
a computer so simple an old lady can use it
Well worth watching as a glimpse (pun intended) into how new computing interfaces are blowing technology wide open - even if you're not an Apple fangirl. From the video:
"To this technical-ninny it's clear in my compromised 100th year, that to read and to write are again within sight of this Apple iPod pioneer"
microMARKETING as fashion statement
Jane Quigley (@jquig99 on Twitter) snapped a shot of me wearing my new microMARKETING custom Nike's for the first time. These kicks match the book jacket (kinda) and are super comfortable. And no, my jeans aren't that short - I was hiking the legs so the custom inscription would show.
yet another state of the net
But a nice one with some great, up-to-date numbers.
buzz at eleven
My take on Buzz so far? *yawn*
But we'll see. In the meantime, if Google hasn't turned you on yet, you missed the announcement or haven't yet grown tired of the knee-jerky blog posts alternately slamming it as lame or presenting it as a social media game changer, this here is Google's official demo clip that shows how the thang works.
six years in the book of face
All y'all probably know Facebook turned six last week. This handy dandy infographic from Mashable captures all the fun and funky stats about the site. It's pretty much illegible as an embed but you can click to Mashable and get to the full size image for the deets.
you had me at 'personal robots'
Killer highlight reel of 1983's most awe-inspiring new gadgets: from portable cassette decks and palm-sized TVs to betamax recorders and (wait for it) personal robots "literally with minds of their own." Where do I get in line for one of those?
Bonus points for perms and special effects.
the many species of geek
I see myself falling into a few of these - thankfully NOT 'dewey decimal system' though.
unique barcodes
Creative barcode designs from Japan add graphic elements to the code's distinctive lines.
today i typed on google
I'm almost three years out of date on this one but today I happened across a now-defunct blog called 'Today I Typed on Google' and think it's dorky-cool. Basically, back in 2007 two bloggers published images of the top Google search result for a bunch of random things. The site provided an interesting window into how easily information on just about any subject -- from the sublime to the ridiculous -- can be had with just a few keystrokes. I also love that the authors gave Google a gender: it's a boy... :-)
It was a great concept. Somebody with a little extra time on his hands should be doing this today.
please retweet
@danzarella's research into the science of Twitter reveals the most retweetable words and phrases -- and proves that we're just as boring and desperate as we think we are... ;-)
did you know 4
I've always liked the "Did You Know?" series of (first) presentations and (then) videos -- they're great perspective-giving, vertigo-inducing romps through the ways in which technology has changed and will continue to change the way people communicate, connect, learn and work.
The latest edition -- created by xplane as a promotional piece for The Economist's Media Convergence Forum -- is the best yet. It takes a panoramic look at change across the media landscape. And while it includes the requisite 'old media is dying' proof points, it also looks at the ways old and new have (and will continue) to combine in game changing ways.
read, write, state of the web
ReadWriteWeb's round-up of the top 5 web trends of 2009. Not a forecast (of course) but a summary of the technologies and trends that represent the most important (augmented reality) and/or prevalent (real-time, personalization, etc) today.
don't touch anything
"Nearness" is a short film that explores the notion of near field communications -- in other words, technologies like RFID that are based on touchless interaction vs today's prevalent mode of touch-based interaction. Cool video.
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