Magic mouse
Posted by bordalix Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:34:00 GMT
Remember when I wrote about the future of the mouse by Microsoft? Well, today you can buy it in a Apple Store:
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Google Wave meets Pulp Fiction
Posted by bordalix Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:29:00 GMT
One word: brilliant.
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Candles that save water
Posted by bordalix Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:52:00 GMT
About 2.5 years ago, my friend Mário Silva ask me to help in the development of a solution that would allow people to transform used cooking oil into candles.
The basic idea was to develop a machine where one could store used vegetable oil (instead of trowing it into the drain) and by adding some chemical compound, the final result would be something valuable and fun, candles.
So, we built a prototype, found the correct mix of chemicals and patented the whole thing. After this, Mário dived into the VC world and armed with a strong business plan and a lot of enthusiasm, was able to rise the capital needed to fulfill the dream.
Mário created a company, oon solutions, which in a couple of months will start selling the Candle Maker. And because nothing is beyond Mário's dreams, he managed to present the whole thing in TEDx, which is now available to public viewing. Watch it, who knows, maybe you also will start loving your waste:
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10/GUI
Posted by bordalix Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:50:00 GMT
A very interesting video by R. Clayton Miller, with some concepts for multi-touch interaction and windows management. The basic idea here is that the mouse points to one point, but with your hands you can point (and use) up to 10 points at the same time. Confused? Watch the video:
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Mouse 2.0 by Microsoft
Posted by bordalix Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:22:00 GMT
While I use more and more the touchpad then the mouse, Microsoft is experimenting with new input devices that combine the standard capabilities of a computer mouse with multi-touch sensing. The future will something of this kind:
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I need a Google Wave invite
Posted by bordalix Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:26:00 GMT
If someone has one invite to spare, I would appreciate it. Please send it to my gmail account (joao.bordalo). Thank you so much.
Social networks unique visitors
Posted by bordalix Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:53:00 GMT
Interesting and very well designed graphic with a comparison of the 3 major social networks unique visitors. Proudly stolen from a Chicago Tribune article:
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What year are you from?
Posted by bordalix Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:15:00 GMT
PhotoSketch is an “Internet Image Montage” project from five students at Tsinghua University and the National University of Singapore. The basic premise, which they present in the form of a research paper [pdf], works like this:
- Draw the outlines of the figures you want in your picture – anything from seagulls to a wedding kiss;
- Add labels for each of the items, as well as for the background.
- PhotoSketch will then find real-life images to match your doodles and put them together in a Photoshopped image that will make your jaw drop.
And before you say "it must be fake", download and read the research paper (in pdf), already evaluated by the scientific community.
Impressive collaborative music
Posted by bordalix Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:41:00 GMT
In Bb 2.0 is a collaborative music and spoken word project conceived by Darren Solomon from Science for Girls, and developed with contributions from users. 20 different YouTube videos embed in the same page, each with one instrument playing a tune, but where harmony is very well achieved. The videos can be played simultaneously - the soundtracks will work together, and the mix can be adjusted with the individual volume sliders. And you can combine any choice of instruments and play a different music each time, worth a try.
Google Street View in Portugal
Posted by bordalix Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT
Google has just launched Street View for the two biggest cities in Portugal, Lisbon and Oporto. And of course, the hunt for images with awkward situations has just began (image taken from Parque Eduardo VII in Lisbon):
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