Mind Scalextric
is an R&D project developed at B-Reel that combines the latest technologies and lets people race together using their minds.
The higher your level of attention, the quicker your car goes!
If you are a pro you can also use the boost - all you have to do is to blink your eyes!
Source: monotask
Kevin Allocca is Youtube’s trends manager and he knows why videos go viral. His closing statement is something to write down if you think old media norms are still at play.
Everything is a Remix, the series is complete with part 4
Fascinating to watch and even for us sometimes quite informing short documentary that any creative should most definitely see. Kirby Ferguson is a great story teller and we’re looking forward to what’s next.
If you don’t know this series by now, you’d better start from the beginning:
A day of glass 2, this amazing video shows what the near future could have in store for us and our children.
What do you think, a bit too much or just about the right amount of displays?
Tech Tonic : BlackBerry founders no longer top dogs
As the founders and CEOs of Research in Motion, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis were kings of the smartphone not so long ago. How the mighty have fallen - BlackBerrys are now lagging behind iPhones and Androids in the race for smartphone supremacy and as a result, Balsillie and Lazaridis are no longer the top dogs at RIM, stepping down as CEOs. Anthony DeRosa doesn’t see a bright future for RIM or BlackBerry anytime soon as the fledgling company plays catch-up.
I hate to say I told you so, but yes, yes we did. Actually, I don’t see RIM being one of the top three players once the Windows phone has picked up it’s traction in combination with Nokia. And that would mean they’d be on the bottom of the list since there are only 4 real players left.
Sure you could say there are loads of players in terms of manufacturers but if you look at the smartphone market and its operating systems, there’s only really iOS, Android, Windows and Blackberry. And while I’m writing this, I actually don’t consider Blackberry a smartphone OS, because it’s actually a little dumb. It’s like Android is iOS’s ugly but capable sister and Windows is the way to old but still trying to be cool dad who has a retarded bastard son named Blackberry. Yes you can communicate with it, but if you ask it to point directions, well you don’t want to ask it for something as simple as directions.
The only way, and I really mean this, for RIM to be one of the three top players in the coming feature, would be if they dropped Blackberry OS and adapted Android or Windows OS. This could be by acquisition or through partnering but the Blackberry OS has sustained too much damage.
I could be wrong of course, if they’d release the new Blackberry OS soon and it would be amazing they might stand a chance. But hey, who am I kidding, We’ve played with Blackberry OS 10 and it isn’t amazing to say the least.
Update:
They now also know how an open ended hashtag campaign can end up in a ‘Bashtag’ campaign. Just like Mac Donalds, they received tons of negative responses from the #BeBold campaign on Twitter. Source
That just shows when your product already has a negative social equity, you shouldn’t do open ended campaigns like these.
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Source: reuters
Look who bought the top promoted tweet for “Romney Tax Returns”
Guess who’s doing it wrong?
Source: soupsoup
Tumblr connects 120 million people.
Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp announced today at the Digitial Life Design (DLD) conference that the service is now serving 120 million people and 15 billion pageviews every month. Speaking about how Tumblr differs from traditional “editorial” services like WordPress, Karp quoted figures from website traffic measuring company Quantcast, not directly referencing internal figures from its own analytics. (via Tumblr: Serving 120m People, 15bn Pageviews A Month)
This might be a good moment to get an account, and get you and your company familiar with Tumblr. That doesn’t mean you’d have to start reblogging right away but at least you’ll be there when the magic happens and you will know a bit about how it works.
In our opinion: Tumblr > Wordpress because it’s simple, effective and a community.
Source: thenextweb.com
This new ‘Smart Window’ by Samsung might want you to break stuff.
Especially your boring ‘standard’ windows you have right now. Wouldn’t this be cool as soon as it comes in your car?
But seriously now, this is a lot better than things like 3D tv and the likes, partially because it’s also largely solar powered. Be sure to watch the video and let me know what you think these beauties will cost when they get released on the market.
I can’t wait till I have my own apartment with a 60 inch Smart Window instead of a ‘bulky’ flat screen.
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Has Google Popped the Filter Bubble? | Wired.com
“Google blog: We’re also introducing a prominent new toggle… where you can see what your search results look like without personal content. With a single click, you can see an unpersonalized view of search results.
This seems to address the complaint known as The Filter Bubble [which] contends that when internet providers personalize their services, people wind up seeing only what those providers think they want to see — stuff in their comfort zone… things they already agree with or are familiar with.”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxof9mqzZX1qzsvqyo1_1280.jpg)
Has Google Popped the Filter Bubble? | Wired.com
“Google blog: We’re also introducing a prominent new toggle… where you can see what your search results look like without personal content. With a single click, you can see an unpersonalized view of search results.
This seems to address the complaint known as The Filter Bubble [which] contends that when internet providers personalize their services, people wind up seeing only what those providers think they want to see — stuff in their comfort zone… things they already agree with or are familiar with.”
Source: Wired
Jeremy Rifkin on global issues, a must see take on our energy crisis.
A few years ago, solar energy was all the hype. I remember quite well how anyone was excited about being able to create their own energy and sell their unused energy back to the grid.
That enthusiasm may have peeked too early, since it was still too expensive too incorporate solar panels onto a building. If you watch this video tho, you might be willing to start incorporating solar right away. If you ask me, the one thing missing is an affordable segment of solar panels.
Right now you can buy solar panels to charge your gadgets or you can get a professional setup installed on your roof. Nothing in between as far as I can see. Solar needs the hype that 3D-printers have, which are getting cheaper and cheaper every day.
I just wanted too share this video with everyone, since I truly believe this is a big part of the solution. Another part of the solution, eating less meat, is probably the easiest to achieve but also one of the least populair. Cars with electric motors are being rolled out as we speak and practically everyone wants one, but can’t afford it. Everyone can afford eating less meat but most won’t even try.
I’m definitely not a vegetarian and I don’t want to sound all preachy but I do not understand that the easiest solution isn’t being shared and tried. If you ask me how to solve a growing debt and energy crisis, you would get a short response: start with taxing meat.
Sure everyone should be able to eat meat every once in a while, but we also would like our children to survive the coming decades.
USB DRIVES FOR THE MODERN MAN
There was an unmistakable correlation between a person demonstrating computer proficiency and his perceived dorkiness. Maybe it was because ten years ago we had yet to fully comprehend the value of such technology, or maybe it has to do with how important the sharing of information has become to our society; but the portable USB drive has matured into a device almost as important to carry as a pen.
In today’s society, computer-savvy gentlemen no longer have to forfeit their manliness to keep up with the technology. While portable USB devices are quickly becoming relevant not just to Geek Squad employees, it is important that in using them, a gentleman maintains the elegance that comes with the rest of his attire. We recommend two different options that do not appear out of place in a modern man’s life.
This sturdy, metal design lock onto a keychain and looks good next to the car keys:
- Keefe Dempsey.
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FITC Amsterdam 2012
Design, technology and cool shit… Check out more information here.
More graphic design inspiration.
Via: W.A.T.C.
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Source: designcollector.net
Going wild with 3D printed ceramics.
Goes to show you what it all is that is possible with 3D printing techniques. This looks absolutely stunning if you bare in mind that it came out of a printer.
Cupo 3 by jeff, now on Shapeways
Source: shapeways
For $159, you can make sure to get your hands onto a Swivl device as soon as they are ready to be sold, which I’m told will be in the early part of 2012. (via Turn your iPhone into a sweet auto-tracking camera with the Swivl mount - The Next Web)
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Source: thenextweb.com
