My thoughts on the Apple Tablet…err..iPad

While it’s going to take me a while to like the name iPad, I think the new product announcement is monumental.

Appiphilia: Augmented reality iPhone apps for finding subways and Twitter neighbors | Technology | Los Angeles Times

Appiphilia: Augmented reality iPhone apps for finding subways and Twitter neighbors | Technology | Los Angeles Times.
When Apple announced the addition of a compass to the iPhone 3GS, shortsighted onlookers responded with a yawn. Yay, we can find magnetic north.
But iPhone app developers quickly saw an opportunity, and a new breed of “augmented reality” apps [...]

Pattie Maes demos the Sixth Sense | Video on TED.com

This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some.

Pattie Maes demos the Sixth Sense | Video on TED.com.

Ed Ulbrich shows how Benjamin Button got his face | Video on TED.com

I haven’t seen the movie “…Benjamin Button” but this looks absolutely fascinating. I wonder what the “next level” is? I saw previews of Beowulf and it looked fake in too many places to not be distracting. I don’t recall whether the movie was very successful.
What about the uncanny valley? Are we there yet? Can we [...]

YouTube - Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy

This guy has a very interesting perspective. It’s amazing how soon we forget how blessed we are.

YouTube - Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy.

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Analysis: Google’s Android Phone and the Four Carriers

The opening volley of official announcements from Google and the Open Handset Alliance bring good news for people sick of the carrier choke hold. Of course, it’s easy to spot who gets an Android device first: T-Mobile and Sprint. And it’s easy to understand why underdogs like them would be the first two carriers to [...]

Should the iPhone be worried?

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30 Bad Tech Predictions

 
Submitted by Ken Gurley

1. “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” — Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), maker of big business mainframe computers, arguing against the PC in 1977.
2. “We will never make a 32 bit operating system.” — Bill Gates
3. “Lee DeForest has [...]