Today, to mounting anticipation, Apple took the wraps off its next iPad. In doing so, they’ve not only secured a future for their tablet baby, but they’ve pulled off something even bigger: they’ve singlehandedly shaped the future of information display. Despite the fact that this is “merely” the...
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With the news that Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple, the only thing most of us are wondering is, what’s next? After all, few men can so drastically alter the world as Jobs has. With an influence that spans eight industries–computer interface, mobile phones, web-connected mobile apps, retail strategy, music...
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Apple took the wraps off iOS 5 earlier this month, giving many people the features they’d been requesting for years. Some of these features have already changed the game for some developers— potentially even sinking several companies by snatching their design right out from under them. And, hey, doesn’t the new...
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The WakeMate is a Bluetooth-based wristband which monitors your sleep and wakes you up at the optimal point in your sleep cycle. I found the technology to be really exciting: one of the few apps I know of that can actually improve your quality of life. I spoke to the product's marketing director in an exclusive interview.
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Hey. Want to know a secret? My memory sucks. It’s always been laughable… but it’s gotten a lot worse. And I blame it on technology. Well, OK, that’s not really fair— because it’s not really “blame”. In fact, I kinda asked for it. Ever since I started taking notes on a Handspring Visor...
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No matter how great your app is, if you mess this up, it will fail. I’m talking, of course, about user experience. Not design, not implementation. Listen. User experience (UX) is tough. No one’s denying that. In fact, it’s one of the hardest parts of software design. The people who are most engaged in building the...
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