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Touchable Holography, an Emerging Technology

Posted on 11. Aug, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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Mid-air displays have been seen in Science Fiction movies for several decades. As an example of this interactive holographic experience, the recreational “Holodeck” in Star Trek, instantly springs to mind. While holograms already exist as virtual objects hovering in front of the user, you cannot touch and feel this object. However, amazingly the University of [...]

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NFL.com focuses on Football Fans

Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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NFL.com launched its new Fans section yesterday, which has been designed with the football fan in mind. It’s a major NFL initiative to engage fans, and this new section represents both a step and a long term commitment to this fan-centric philosophy. Here are some of the highlights of the new Fans Section that we designed: [...]

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Mind Altering Candy: Is this legit?

Posted on 02. Aug, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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Eye Candy is a revolutionary new gadget that uses Sensory Substitution Technology. When a user places the candy gadget in their mouth, it transmits vivid emotive images into their mind’s eye. This evokes a specific feeling, depending on the flavor. How this works Each of your senses (touch, smell, sight, taste, hearing) sends information to the brain [...]

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10 Must-Have Firefox Add-ons

Posted on 31. Jul, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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This is my collection of ten must-have Add-ons for Firefox, what are your favorites? 1. Adblock Plus Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them. Watch a quick overview. 2. Xmarks Xmarks [...]

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Become a Virtual Tourist with 360Cities.net

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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360Cities is a breathtaking virtual tour, showing thousands of panoramas made by hundreds of photographers. The stunning photos are interactive, spherical panoramas which beg you to explore them. This can be done by dragging your mouse around, and zooming in and out. For best viewing, use full-screen mode and for alternative views, right-click to expose the views menu. [...]

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New Twitter Homepage Days Away

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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Despite the recent surge in Twitter’s popularity, there are still many folks out there who don’t understand the concept of Twitter. With a homepage redesign, Twitter has two primary goals: 1) Communicate to users that Twitter is a place where people can discover what is going on in real-time. 2) Provide the opportunity for a user to try it [...]

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Interview: Amy Buckner on Mobile Usability

Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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With mobile devices being used to perform an ever increasing number of functions and tasks, mobile usability has never before been as critical as it is today. Jakob Nielson recently posted an article about mobile usability and concluded that there is a lot of room for improvement. Enter Amy Buckner, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of [...]

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New camera enables focus after snapping shutter

Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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Refocus Imaging, Inc. is an early-stage company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Refocus is taking the next big step in photography, transforming the camera into a powerful computational platform. A Refocus camera can do things that have been considered impossible since the invention of photography. The ability to focus a picture after you take the [...]

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10 Books to becoming an Idea Generating Machine

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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Good ideas are the foundation for all effective products, experiences and story-telling. And yet coming up with these gems can be one of the toughest parts of the creative process. These ten books will help put you in the right mindset to start generating original ideas. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die | [...]

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Twittering from the Womb

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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Corey Menscher, a father-to-be, has constructed a device called the Kickbee that notifies him when his unborn baby kicks inside the womb. The Kickbee is a stretchable band with attached sensors, and is worn by a pregnant mother over her stomach. A microcontroller in the band then captures the movement of the baby kicking, and transmits the signals wirelessly to an application on [...]

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49ers Redesigned Site Now Live

Posted on 16. Jul, 2009 by Bradley Hebdon.

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A completely redesigned and re-architected San Francisco 49ers site went live this afternoon. The 49ers now join the Bills, Seahawks, Titans, Bengals, Panthers, Chargers and Vikings on NFL’s club technology platform. Congrats to all who made this possible. We hope the fans love their new 49ers home. Check it out, and all comments are welcome: http://www.49ers.com