Hierarchy of Digital Distractions

Day 333 - December 1, 2010

AutoCAD WS for the iPad

Day 291 - October 20, 2010

What's this? A new Macbook Air! Must resist impulse to want one... resistance is futile.

Day 195 - July 16, 2010

3-D Holograms using an iPad.

N-3D DEMO from aircord on Vimeo.

Day 176 - June 27, 2010

A solar umbrella - an excellent idea.

Day 159 - June 10, 2010

Gestural Interface - the future of technological interaction...

Day 155 - June 6, 2010

Day 150 - June 1, 2010

Link to larger, original version and an alternative analysiswww.benmillen.com

Day 83 - March 24, 2010

Pretty awesome.

Day 80 - March 21, 2010

eBay made local.

Day 74 - March 15, 2010

Adaptive fa[CA]de from marilena on Vimeo.

Day 71 - March 12, 2010

The iPad (Apple) vs. the Courier (Microsoft)





The more I contemplate it, the more excited I become over the new options in tablet PCs. Of course, we're all swooning over the possibilities with the iPad. Even if you hate it, the apps make it a worthwhile investment. The two downsides from my point of view are that it doesn't come with a stylus or handwriting recognition, which has been a standard on Palm and Pocket PC technology for years, and the price $500 for the base model- for that I'd rather invest in a full laptop.

Now on the horizon, I hear that Microsoft is coming up with a tablet called the Courier, and it comes with a stylus, and I'm sure it'll be much cheaper that the iPad.

I'm still on the fence.

Day 31 - January 31, 2010

Two products I'm curious about, and looking forward to this year.

Sezmi TV

Lenovo's IdeaPad U1 (both PC and Tablet)

Day 27 - January 27, 2010

The buzz in the air today has been about Apple's new tablet/ereader- the iPad.

I was intrigued and slightly disappointed all at once. This product had been built up so much over the past month, and Steve Jobs touted it as the most important contribution he's ever made, that the disappointment of the masses is a given, but it seems like nothing more than a glorified iPod. I felt the pricing excessive, $500 for the base model. I'm not crazy about the name- iPad. I personally preferred something like iSlate. You can't write on the screen with a stylus, which has been basic on Tablet PCs for years. I would not spend  $500 plus an additional $30/month for wi-fi on this device. I'd have to test it out myself to be sure, but I'd rather get a TabletPC for the money that has more storage and more capability. As a mobile device, this product is excellent, but instead of enlarging the iPod, I would of translated the technology of Macbook Air into a tablet and added the stylus/handwriting recognition.

Day 24 - January 24, 2010

I first learned about Mind Mapping in a graduate course I was enrolled in a year ago. They serve as an idea generation device, an organizational tool, and a memory tool. I've used them on several occasions, but never to a great extent. I'm re-sampling this software program called VUE, that works much like a mind map, so I'd figure I'd post it as today's entry.

VUE Open Software

Day 18 - January 18, 2010

For some reason I keep coming back to this, I'm not sure what it is that draws me to Steampunk- I think it's the craftsmanship. One day I'd like to work on a project like this.


Steampunk Keyboard

Day 15 - January 15, 2010

I've come across a great program called Evernote for use with the iPhone and your computer that helps you store and organize what inspires or grabs your attention as you come across it, and it keeps that information synced between the two devices. I've already begun using it, and so far it's been excellent. I look forward to seeing how it progress as I add more and more info to it.

Check out Evernote. Basic membership is free.