design
It shouldn’t be OK to do this
I know why the city and it’s vendors thinks it’s OK to use the sidewalk as their canvas. They need it to be clear where and where not to drill, build, etc. I get the utility of it. But as someone who appreciates the city and the urban landscape, this seems like overkill. There must [...]
So Microsoft AND Seinfeld have officially jumped the shark??
From the journal: Microsoft Enlists Jerry Seinfeld In Its Ad Battle Against Apple Perhaps the Bee Movie didn’t do too well and old Jerry’s trying to remain relevant. Don’t get me wrong, I am a big fan of his show…years of laughter from him, George and Kramer. But this reeks a bit of desperation from [...]
Why the iPhone won’t dominate in business email…yet
short answer: The keyboard and lack of push email. long answer: While on the road recently, I was forced to use the email functions in the iphone more than I had in the past. The vertical mail keyboard is too narrow for my big hands and often the predictive software slows down the process of [...]
2008 Predictions
Design and user experience will continue thier progression to the front of the classroom when the lecture turns to technology adoption and digital lifestyles. Apple will reap the rewards from this trend due to its product-centric design principles. “Meta” Social networks such as Facebook and MySpace will lose popularity as other more focused niche social [...]
iPhone: first impressions
The first thing that struck me had nothing to do with the hardware at all. The phone came with no manual. It is such an incredible accomplishment to design something that has such inherent complexity and yet be able to execute all the functions on the phone so that they are self evident. This is [...]
Smartphone Mashup TKO: Apple iPhone: Who doesn’t want one?
If you want a real treat, watch yesterday’s keynote. Sir Steveness is so geeked up about this thing, and its easy to see why. As an Apple Inc (!) fan, I was blown away at the amount of thought and intense ID that went into this phone. As you can read from the multiple smartphone [...]
JPG magazine: the future of printed media?
Wow. These guys have nailed it. Goto: http://jpgmag.com/ and check out thier site and some of the back issues. The cliffs notes on the company are summed up best by Scott Karp of Publishing 2.0: The idea is elegantly 2.0: give the new breed of digital-technology-enabled pro-am photographers a place to showcase their work and [...]
Name that Zune: Another consumer electronics flop
Now I am all for competition in the MP3 player space. However, if you are going to take on Apple’s wonderfully designed and thought out iPod, you better come strong with your ‘A’ game. And please don’t assume that ‘coming strong’ means taking a momentary lead in the features race. Bringing a strong product to [...]
Smartphone Mashup part 3 — Palm Treo 700p Reviewed
OK, I have to say that so far this phone seems to do it all. It has great voice (prolly because I switched to Verizon) and the Palm OS so far has shown me quite a lot in terms of its ability to manage all the crap I need to manage (mail, contacts, web and [...]
Smartphone Mashup Update 2 – Moto Q does NOT deliver
Sad as it it the Moto Q is a total flop. The mail software that ships with win mob 5 is a piece of crap. Bear in mind I am NOT an enterprise user and I pop several emails. The guys at Motorola designed a SWEET device, however the Microsoft OS just ruins the experience. [...]
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