Tools Archive

1February 17, 2010
The Future of Print Publishing
Last week at TED Wired and Adobe unveiled the first glimpse of the Wired Reader on its debut platform, the iPad. Wired’s editor-in-Chief, Chris Anderson, breaks down the presentation:
“What Jeremy and I showed was not a CGI demo or concept — it was running live code with real copy. The content was created [...]
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0February 17, 2010
Google Liquid Galaxy
Google’s Liquid Galaxy is engineer Jason Holt’s 20% time project, a wraparound view of 8 LCD screens providing a truly immersive experience of Google Earth and Street View.
We [Mashable] wrote about Google’s Liquid Galaxy project back in December, one of the more interesting 20% projects in which [...]
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0February 03, 2010
State of the Internet: 2009
The state of the Internet in 2009 broken down into one extensive infographic.
The visualization studies several basic metrics. Such as: Who uses the Internet, how often they use it, how they are accessing it, and from where.
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0January 27, 2010
Apple’s New Baby: The iPad
The big day has finally arrived and… Apple’s Tablet does exist! The iPad has officially been born.
According to Steve Jobs, the device will be far better than an iPhone or netbook for browsing the web and at this morning’s announcement claimed “it’s the best browsing experience you’ve ever had.” The iPad will also feature most of the standard apps we have become [...]
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0January 24, 2010
Social Technographic Profiles
Nearly three years ago, Forrester Research released a study of Social Media where they grouped Internet users into six segments of social media usage, dubbed Social Technographic Profiles. These six profiles – Creators, Critics, Collectors, Joiners, Spectators, and Inactives, became widely used in the industry to describe the behaviors of consumers in social media, and to help inform corporate social [...]
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1January 09, 2010
25 User Experience Videos That Are Worth Your Time
We’re all mostly accustomed to educating ourselves by reading articles. Rare are the opportunities to attend conferences or watch live shows on subjects that we’re interested in. That’s why we are presenting here phenomenal videos and related resources on the topic of user experience (UX) by different presenters at different events. We have focused on current content but have included some [...]
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0January 06, 2010
Google’s Nexus One Mobile Phone
We’ve all heard about it, read about it and perhaps have even seen it. It’s the new Nexus One Mobile Phone the from Google.
So far, since yesterday’s release, it’s been extremely well received. From the pics and specs above, the praise seem to be justified. The Nexus One is indeed a beautiful piece of equipment and should give some smart phones a good run for their money. [...]
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0December 17, 2009
How HTML5 Will Change the Way You Use the Web
I’ve been meaning to get down to the nitty-gritty of HTML 5 and write a post about it for months now.
HTML5 is the next major revision of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), the core markup language of the World Wide Web. The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) started work on the specification in June 2004 under the name Web [...]
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0December 07, 2009
Google Goggles: Android Visual Search App
Google Goggles is a visual search app for Android phones. Instead of using words, take a picture of an object with your camera phone: we attempt to recognize the object, and return relevant search results. Goggles also provides information about businesses near you by displaying their names directly in the camera preview. [...]
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2December 03, 2009
The Thrilling Potential of SixthSense Technology
At TEDIndia, Pranav Mistry demos several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data — including a deep look at his SixthSense device and a new, paradigm-shifting paper “laptop.” In an onstage Q&A, Mistry says he’ll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all. [...]
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