Still Seeking to Shake Up Mobile Market, FreedomPop Also Looks to Rattle Home Broadband Ina Fried, allthingsd.com FreedomPop, a start-up aiming to offer free and low-cost mobile broadband access, is now taking aim at the home Internet market as well. The company, backed by Skype founder Niklas Zennstrom, plans on Wednesday to start taking preord… … Continue reading Ditch the pricey telecom Internet with Freedompop
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Why the iPod touch is the perfect VOIP soft phone: Freedompop
FreedomPop Aims to Turn an iPod Touch Into an iPhone, With a 4G Add-On Ina Fried, allthingsd.com Wireless start-up FreedomPop is announcing plans on Tuesday to start selling an add-on that effectively gives an iPod touch many of the capabilities of an iPhone. The $99 add-on brings wireless data capabilities to a third-generat… http://flip.it/lw7Sl Related … Continue reading Why the iPod touch is the perfect VOIP soft phone: Freedompop
Language and cognitive systems guru Kurzweil asked to head Google engineering
Ray Kurzweil becomes a Googler, named Director of Engineering Alexis Santos, engadget.com Come December 18th, futurist extraordinaire Ray Kurzweil will be joining Google’s ranks as Director of Engineering to work on projects that involve machine learning and language processing. Specifics regarding those projects, howev… http://flip.it/K9Okf Related articles Ray Kurzweil's Goal at Google is to enable … Continue reading Language and cognitive systems guru Kurzweil asked to head Google engineering
I’m Tim Ferriss, and This Is How I Work
lifehacker.com Tessa Miller View Profile • Google Plus • RSS When we kicked off the How I Work series in August, we encouraged readers to tell us whose productivity tips and tricks they were dying to know. No one has been more… http://flip.it/zcWep I'm Tim Ferriss, and This Is How I Work Related articles Tim Ferriss … Continue reading I’m Tim Ferriss, and This Is How I Work
Windows 8 is another UX fiasco
Nielsen Norman Group: UX Research, Training, and Consulting nngroup.com Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and Power Users Summary: Hidden features, reduced discoverability, cognitive overhead from dual environments, and reduced power from a single-window UI and low informatio… http://flip.it/XhVs9 Related articles Are you a Designer? - Windows 8 UX Design Camp in Finland … Continue reading Windows 8 is another UX fiasco
UX makeover from ISite design
UX Makeover ISITE Design, isitedesign.com Submitted by Jessica Cheng S… on November 12th, 2012 in UX Makeover: Laying the Foundation to Support Your Website Content Of the many benefits we enjoy being part of the ISITE Design team is a true commitment to professional… http://flip.it/5zdH7 Related articles ISITE Design's Kam Figy Recognized as Sitecore Most … Continue reading UX makeover from ISite design
Ginger.io behavioral health IT startup
Smartphone app that assesses behavioral health raises $6.5M Stephanie Baum, medcitynews.com A health IT startup that got its start evaluating college students behavior based on their smartphone use has raised $6.5 million, according to a company statement.The San Francisco behavior analytics firm Ginger.io co-founder and CEO Anmol Madan… http://flip.it/vRhhX Related articles Guest Post: The Ginger.io … Continue reading Ginger.io behavioral health IT startup
Google knowledge graph on drugs
Google: This is your Knowledge Graph on drugs by Casey Newton, cnet.com Google’s evolving database of the relationships between people, places and things gets a new dose of medicine. Searching for information about medicine on Google? You’ll soon find drugs injected into your search… http://flip.it/tRy2u Related articles Google Adds Non-Profit Details To Knowledge Graph (searchengineland.com) … Continue reading Google knowledge graph on drugs
Popcorn: turn video into a computable medium
Popcorn: Content Creation that Tastes Good iqagency.com A new type of video content creation. This post is about a brand new digital technology for video called Popcorn. It’s one of a number of technology led efforts to broaden what video is capable of, and in a world where soon 90% of da… http://flip.it/EZTdB
Best lenses for your micro four thirds camera
(via Top 10 Native Lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras 2012 | OSGFilms) Related articles Panasonic's Beginner-Friendly Lumix GF6 Brings Wi-Fi to Micro Four Thirds (gizmodo.com) Panasonic 14-140mm f/4.0-5.8 OIS Video Optimized Micro Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras@' (hkzwes.wordpress.com) Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera: The 1080HD RAW Pocket Camera (cultofmac.com) Olympus M. Zuiko … Continue reading Best lenses for your micro four thirds camera
The relationship between coffee shop density and political party
Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results ilovecoffee.jp Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results - I Love Coffee http://flip.it/UB02D http://flip.it/FQbvX Related articles Death Wish Coffee is World's Strongest (techeblog.com) Coffee Coffee Coffee (writingformultimedia.com)
Why creative writers are the best tech futurists
Make it So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction - “Sex with Technology” Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.net Here’s an exclusive excerpt from Make it So: Interaction Design Lessons from Science Fiction, by Nathan Shedroff and Christopher Noessel. Many designers enjoy the interfaces seen in science fiction films and television shows. Freed from … Make it So: … Continue reading Why creative writers are the best tech futurists
Breast cancer exploitation and the pink nausea
Possibly the worst example of “pink nausea” and breast cancer exploitation ever Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net As I said to cancer pals on Twitter earlier today, if my loved ones arrange a funeral for me where everyone is dressed like this, I swear unto you that I will come back from the dead and stab everyone … Continue reading Breast cancer exploitation and the pink nausea
Biella Coleman studies the anthropology of tech culture
Coding Freedom: an anthropologist understands hacker culture Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net Biella Coleman is a geek anthropologist, in both senses of the epithet: an anthropologist who studies geeks, and a geek who is an anthropologist. Though she’s best known today for her excellent and insightful work on the mechanis… RT @BoingBoing: Coding Freedom: an anthropologist understands … Continue reading Biella Coleman studies the anthropology of tech culture
Twine: finally a device to begin the Internet of things
On Sale At Last: Twine, Your Gateway To The Internet Of Things By John Pavlus, fastcodesign.com The hit Kickstarter product hopes to popularize “the Internet of things” with thoughtful product design. A year ago, two MIT Media Lab graduates raised half a million dollars on Kickstarter to create Twine, a cigarette-pack-sized chunk of… RT @core77: … Continue reading Twine: finally a device to begin the Internet of things
Google gDrive and Gmail take on Dropbox
Gmail Facelift: New Features of Gmail Steve Dotto, lifehack.org Google is taking dead aim at Web 2.0 services like Dropbox as they expand the capabilities of Google Drive and integrate it more tightly with their other services like Gmail. There is a new refined Gmail compose screen, which opens the door to… RT @lifehackorg: Gmail … Continue reading Google gDrive and Gmail take on Dropbox
The reason societies become less productive with industrialization
Seven Productivity Myths, Debunked by Science (and Common Sense) Alan Henry, lifehacker.com The end goal of “productivity” is to spend less time doing the things you have to do so you have more time for the things you want to do. Of course, if you follow every morsel of productivity advice out there, you probably … Continue reading The reason societies become less productive with industrialization
Cancer survivor uses social media to improve medical help
Drew Olanoff, Cancer Survivor, gets Tattoo of Biggest Donor’s Twitter Handle Jay Scott, huffingtonpost.com The name Drew Olanoff may be one that you have heard before. If you are a twitter aficionado (like me!), you may have once utilized the hashtag #blamedrewscancer. If you haven’t, well here are a few things you should know: after … Continue reading Cancer survivor uses social media to improve medical help
iPhone, Panasonic GH 2 match pro video cameras in shoot out
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Language generation on the Internet:Reddit is the meme hatchery
S.A.P. | LOS ANGELES, economist.com The Erkernermerst JOHNSON reads Reddit from time to time. Reddit, as the web’s most prominent meme hatchery, is an incubator of new trends in written language. The Internet has changed so much of our lives, but few things have changed … RT @TheEconomist: Reddit, as the web’s most prominent meme … Continue reading Language generation on the Internet:Reddit is the meme hatchery
Scripkit lets you code iPad apps fast
With Scriptkit, Code Simple iPad Apps In The Time It Takes To Read This Post By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com Even non-coders can use Scriptkit for iPad to prototype web-powered iPad apps, all without ever touching a keyboard. I’ve never coded a day in my life before 15 minutes ago, and as I write, I’m looking … Continue reading Scripkit lets you code iPad apps fast
Spark Socket wifi light socket
Kickstarting: A Wi-Fi-Connected Light Socket Connects Any Bulb To Your iPhone By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com The Spark Socket takes a modular approach to internet-connected home automation, one bulb at a time. We should live in the Jetsons era by now, but despite all our innovations in computing power and the cloud, our houses remain pret… … Continue reading Spark Socket wifi light socket
Why I Never Post Job Openings
Eric V. Holtzclaw, inc.com LEAN FORWARD Instead, I give candidates permission to stalk me. They should find out what I’m up to, track me down, introduce themselves, let me get to know them. It works. People often ask me how to get a job at my company, User Insight. T… http://flpbd.it/JhhGm Why I Never Post … Continue reading Why I Never Post Job Openings
When will someone invent a usable pellet stove?
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Management consultants must become anthropologists to get real data
Why Management Consultants Need To Make Apps, Take “Rep Rides,” And Study High-Selling Hair Farmers By David Zax, fastcompany.com To create real value, Bluewolf consultants shadow their clients’ representatives in the field. The results often involve mobile apps streamlining their work. The management consulting industry has been much maligned in recent years. The… RT @FastCompany: … Continue reading Management consultants must become anthropologists to get real data
CW&T uses wheelbarrows to make mobile gadget stands
This Makes Perfect Sense: The Wheelbarrow As Television Stand By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com CW&T used repurposed bicycle parts to build the TV Barrow, elevating the humble TV stand into the realm of surprisingly functional art. Most televisions live on a shelf. The proudest among them are hung from a wall. But in most cases, howev… … Continue reading CW&T uses wheelbarrows to make mobile gadget stands
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