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3/13/2011 · 3 min read

People as Peripherals: The Future of Gesture Interface

PresenterLee Shupp, Exec VP Cheskin Added Value Futurists aren’t about predicting the future with a crystal ball… it’s about watching/predicting change. Technology changes much faster than people (society) does. Technology changes faster than people are ready for. It’s…

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3/12/2011 · 4 min read

Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better

Presenter Jane McGonigal, Creative Dir Social Chocolate “The collective conscience and will of our profession is being tested as never before. Now is the time for us to have the courage for legendary work.” -Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn,…

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3/12/2011 · 3 min read

Drawing Back the Curtains on CSS Implementation

Presenters David Baron, Mozilla Elika Etemad, W3C Invited Experts Molly Holzschlag, Developer Rel, Opera Software Sylvain Galineau, Microsoft Tab Atkins, Google Chrome All members of this panel are part of the CSS working group. Minutes from the CSS…

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3/11/2011 · 2 min read

The Connected Car: Driving Technology

Presenters Jessica Steel, Pandora Joe Berry, Verizon Nick Pudar, OnStar The primary task is getting people from point A to point B easily. Pandora started on just the web, but the vision was larger than that. They wanted…

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3/11/2011 · 2 min read

No Child Left Inside: Mobile Tech Meets Education

Presenters Drew Davidson, Director of Entertainment Technology Center Carnegie Mellon Jared Lamenzo, Juliette Lamontagne, Rebecca Bray, Smithsonian Instituion Richard Scullin, S Craig Watkins, University of Texas Austin New federal grant opportunities are being provided to get students outside.…

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3/10/2011 · 1 min read

South by Southwest Interactive 2011

It’s once again that time of year for a trip to Austin, TX for South by Southwest Interactive Conference. I’ll be collecting notes from the various sessions I attend right here on this blog (category sxsw) as well…

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2/26/2011 · 1 min read

The William Stove-top Concept

Check out this brilliant stove-top concept called The William. This makes a lot of sense… why hasn’t someone come up with this before? I could cook 20 things at once on this!

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2/11/2011 · 1 min read · 1 comment

Mentos Beatbox

Not only does Mentos create some pretty awesome candies, but their marketing group creates some fun websites. Check out their latest interactive site, the Mentos Beatbox. Take a few photos of your face in the various stages of…

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1/27/2011 · 4 min read · 2 comments

My New Isotoner SmarTouch (techie) Gloves

I normally don’t do clothing/fashion reviews here, but I prefer to think of my latest purchase as an electronics accessory and not fashion, though I really do look hot in my new techie gloves. A few weeks ago…

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1/26/2011 · 1 min read

Hot Wheels Video Racer

Playing with Hot Wheels just got a lot more fun (not that it wasn’t fun to begin with). The Hot Wheels Video Racer appeared at this year’s CES event. It’s a regular-sized Hot Wheels car, but it has…

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