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RIM Offers Device Management for iOS and Android

wmeredith — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:06:40 +0000

Having already screwed up all devices they offer, RIM moves on to other companies’ devices.

Fox News Viewers are Less Informed Than People Who Avoid the News Completely

wmeredith — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:06:50 +0000

Quick, were Egyptian protesters successful in their bid to overthrow longtime president Hosni Mubarak earlier this year?

According to a new poll (PDF) from Fairleigh Dickinson University, if you watch Fox News you are significantly less likely to know the correct answer to that question than if you mostly avoid news shows and newspapers all together.

Not a joke.

“As an entrepreneur, it’s all about giving yourself a big assignment.”

wmeredith — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:26:00 +0000

–Khoi Vinh: On the Grid

Beautiful Nature — A Murmuration of Starlings

wmeredith — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:58:24 +0000

Truly astounding. It starts to get magical about 45 seconds in.

Nonchalant Lightsaber

wmeredith — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:55:31 +0000

My daily carry…

Nixon wallet — had it forever and really like it cause it’s very slim

Timex military style watch — love these things even though they are cheap

Cross pen

Notebook

Sunglasses

Car/House keys

Cell phone (not pictured)

Lightsaber (green blade) - obviously for dual purpose, light and defense.

Obviously.

Nokia Kinetic Device Offers a New Twist on Smartphone Interaction

wmeredith — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:09:08 +0000

the Kinetic Device is extremely flexible and responds to being bent and twisted to navigate its simple UI. It’s built entirely out of plastic, which includes the bendy and attractive AMOLED display up front

Don’t miss this must-watch video of some really slick hardware/software design pairing by Nokia. You literally bend or twist the the phone to manipulate the interface.

Is changing the way you’re holding onto a device a more intuitive way to manipulate the user interface than reaching out and touching the actual display? I’m not sure…

Direct manipulation of a touch screen surface seems unbeatable, but adding flex and twist commands seems akin to adding on another dimension. This is pretty cool, although just like gestures it would be tough to discover a lot of these commands without being prompted.

iOS 4 vs iOS 5 UI Details Comparison

wmeredith — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:05:43 +0000

I wouldn’t have caught most of these.

The biggest coordinated launch in Apple history? Maybe in just plain history?

wmeredith — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:43:40 +0000

While browsing Hackernews/Reddit yesterday, something astounding kept coming up over and over. This is what Apple released yesterday.

iOS 5 (iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV versions)
Mac OS X 10.7.2 (and maybe 10.6.9?)
updates to each of the three iWork apps for iOS
iPhoto 9.2
Aperture 3.2
iCloud Control Panel for Windows
iTunes Movie Trailers app
Find my Friends app
update to iOS Remote app
update to iOS iMovie app
update to iOS Find My iPhone (Find your Mac)
store for text message/alert tones
the iCloud web apps
some Lion Recovery Update
AirPort Utility for iOS
New iPod Touch and iPod Nano
…and of course the iCloud (and iMessage, etc) service itself, including migration tools for MobileMe

All with nary a cardboard box in sight. I guess that’s what you do with a 500,00 sq ft data center.

(Oh yeah, and the launch of their best selling hardware product ever is tomorrow.)

Complete internet web server built into an Ethernet (RJ-45) jack!

wmeredith — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:05:08 +0000

Web server built into an Ethernet (RJ-45) jack. Contains an embedded web server, a complete TCP/IP stack, email alerts, upgradeable firmware, and 128-bit encryption.

via http://hackerthings.com/

Marco Arment on the Eminent and Looong Awaited Textmate 2 Release

wmeredith — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:32:51 +0000

Please let us give you more money.

You promised the free update in a different era, probably expecting different circumstances. Things have changed.