I suggest that one way of looking at WikiLeaks is as a human/machine symbiosis that has re-routed against a damaged democracy.
The 10th Annual Year in Ideas - Interactive Feature
A great design, and a fun way to look back at the major ideas that shaped 2010. From the New York Times.
The following might be considered slight spoilers for Inception for who don’t want to know anything about the movie before they see it, so avert your eyes quickly.
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Read the rest of Sujay’s post on the technology behind the film.
Source: theasc.com
Although it was produced for 30+ years and in quantities of millions, this handset is now a relic…
Technology has progressed and phones are now designed to facilitate ever increasing levels of functionality. As is often the case, with all that is gained, something is lost.
The next revision will employ an accelerometer to allow the user to answer a call by simply picking up the phone, further emulating the original experience.
(via missykelley)
If the IDEO design has the same heft of an original handset, I could absolutely see using one. There was something wonderful about how substantial they use to feel.
Source: missykelley
Music and Tech Recap — May 2010 Edition
Another insightful recap by Gabriel Nijmeh of this month’s developments in music and technology, including new launches and investments.
Source: gcn
What does it mean to be a human?
I still value what humans have valued for thousands of years. The internet and modern culture won’t ever change my innate desire to be an old-fashioned human being. Our needs just aren’t that complex. We want happiness and authentic connections with people we care about and who care about us. We’ll always value spontaneity, serendipity, and stupidly fun conversations with strangers sitting next to us.
For those of us steeped in technology and constant change, remarks like this are a welcome reminder that the fundamentals of human happiness are largely immutable.
Source: jayparkinsonmd
Niche apps and the iPad
Applications like forScore are what interest me most about the developing iPad ecosystem. Sure, mainstream iPhone applications will be enhanced to take advantage of the expanded screen real estate and additional features, but apps that simply weren’t possible before — this, to me, is where the device will truly shine.
Source: forscoreapp.com
Penguin and the iPad
Strong, no-nonsense language from Penguin’s CEO John Makinson:
The iPad represents the first real opportunity to create a paid distribution model that will be attractive to consumers.We will be embedding audio, video and streaming in to everything we do.The definition of the book itself is up for grabs.Asked how he felt about Apple’s 30-percent cut:
This is better than the equivalent print agency model, in which publishers let retailers keep 50 percent.
Source: mrgan
