Month: December 2015
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2016 just where is it all going?
I started to think about 2016 just where is it all going?And Uber immediately sprang to mind. It is obvious that Uber’s CEO had never watched The Princess Bride, a cultural touch stone for both generation x and generation y, otherwise they would have known the maxim: Never get involved in a land war in…
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Zoetrope + other things
Zoetrope based on a number sequence Amazing zoetrope based on Fibonacci sequence made using 3d-printing – just mesmerising. The strobing effect reminded me of the strobe edge on the Technics SL-1200 turntable. The zoetrope were moving images before film or television existed. This embedded the zoetrope in a wider steam punk aesthetic that harked back…
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Cullinan SUV + more things
Sneak Peek at Rolls-Royce Project Cullinan “SUV” – Luxury Insider – the approach to teasing the Cullinan is more like the way (Android) smartphones are marketed. It is interesting that car makers now leak this photography. As a teenager I remember that there was quite an industry in photographers taking pictures of engineering mules and models…
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2015 crystal ball gazing, how did I do?
I did some predictions in January this year, how did I do in my 2015 crystal ball gazing? Sony Corp. cleans house with the management teams of its US businesses. One of Sony’s start-up bets (the e-ink watch, smart locks etc) comes good. Sony will still be supported by its Japanese financial services business. Not…
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San Bernardino + more news
San Bernardino Shooters’ Phones Had ‘Built-In Encryption,’ Just Like Every Phone | Motherboard – all of this smacks of the WMD report in Iraq. The FBI are trying to use the tragedy of San Bernardino to get mass-access. This would be unwise. It sets a precedent and even a technology framework for other countries to demand…
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Generational user experience effects
This post fell out of a conversation I had about mobile applications in particular SnapChat. The idea of generational user experience effects came from my own experience of consumer electronics. This crossed over from wired and analogue devices through to the present day, which provides me with a wide perspective on how things have changed.…
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WHITEvoid + more things
WHITEvoid OrbitalInstallation by WHITEvoid is a large circular flip-dot installation for Volkswagen, find out more at Prosthetic Knowledge. It is really interesting to see that projects the one that they’ve done with WHITEvoid are funded by Volkswagen. I was reminded of teamLab and Troika. Pornhub Pornhub does consumer marketing with a suitable for work (SFW)…
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Creative Labs + more things
Facebook shuts down Creative Labs, apps – CNET – interesting that they are reining this stuff in, probably cheaper to buy success than make it at the moment. Creative Labs participation would probably have been a key attraction in attracting rockstar talent as well Why Brands Are Ditching Twitter’s 6-Second Vine App | Adweek – One of the…
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Beacons + more things
Apple’s Failed Retail Revolution: Beacons Still Won’t Be Big on Black Friday – Bloomberg Business – the problem isn’t the technology but that retailers haven’t been innovative enough in their implementation of Beacons. Like QRcodes I wouldn’t write off Beacons yet. More web of no web posts here. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Has an Insane Severance…