I wrote about advances in user interfaces a few times (here and here). Then I wrote about Apple’s iPhone (here), which is coming out in less than a month in the US. All those posts have one thing in common – the user interfaces in them are multi-touch and gesture-based. The new player in this [...]
Wow. That’s the only thing I can say about the new Apple iPhone. Wow. (also: I want one)
Sony is really doing stupid stuff lately. After the sneaky spyware they put on their CDs and the “we were slow to react on exploding batteries” fiasco, now Sony is using fake viral marketing on YouTube by using a marketing firm, which in turn registered the domain name alliwantforxmasisapsp.com (currently unavailable). The web site address [...]
Good news for Borat fans – the Borat movie (“Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”), took the number 1 position in US and Canada box offices last weekend. You can read about it in this BBC article. Normally I wouldn’t mention it, but Borat just got sued by someone [...]
The original Diet Coke and Mentos video showed what happens when you put some Mentos in a bottle of diet coke (the bottle sprays diet coke as if it was shaken badly). Google started spreading the Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos video as a “tribute” to the domino effect an online video can have. More [...]
The data about cellphone usage risks is piling up, and the latest research tells us that using a cellphone for more than 4 hours a day can completely destroy a man’s sperm. (via Gizmodo)
Google has a new testbed for its search engine. It was rolled out very quietly and is called searchmash. Trying it out a bit doesn’t give me any different results than Google, but the interface is all Web 2.0 (for example, search for something, then click the “more web pages >>” link at the bottom [...]
Time Magazine posted an interesting article on how Hizballah cyber-terrorists find vulnerable websites to use as a way to pass messages, then get discovered and start over with a different website. (via Digg)
Turns out Israel is using technologically advanced ways to “to wage a psychological war in Lebanon”, says this article by the Australian Herald Sun. (via Digg)
The weirdest Palm OS programs – a pretty funny list. (via Download Squad) Futurama returns for another season – WOOHOO!!! (via Slashdot) The Great Escape – Live role playing game in Madrid. Very high on the cool factor. (via Slashdot) Use GMail as a file viewer – good tip.