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Monday, February 1st, 2010Since I’ve been stuck at home for the past week, I’ve been using André’s Kindle to read Project Gutenberg free books. I must admit, it’s a pleasant experience: fairly easy to manipulate and easy on the eyes.
Now let me start by saying that I am a bibliophile. I don’t just enjoy the words part of […]
Nice! 350 dollars (US) to build a multitouch surface computer
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009Maximum PC built their own multitouch surface computer and tell you how they did it so you try to make your own for minimum moolah. They’ve even got a video of the finished product, which is definitely worth a look.
Spotted at Gizmodo, where there is some controversy over whether this actually cost them only $350 […]
Video of history of Internet
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Gizmodo has a fascinating 8-minute video of the early days of the Internet. If you’re interested in the history of gadgets and technology, you should check it out.
An historic election
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008I’ve mentioned before that I don’t discuss politics in Population of One, but I just wanted to take a few moments to note that I never expected to see in my lifetime someone elected to the White House who wasn’t pasty white.
But mostly I wanted to talk election gadgetry. As a techno-nerd, I had a […]
IntuiFace
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Some interesting stuff on collaborative surfaces: IntuiFace, a French company coming out with its own software for interactive tables (there’s an English version of the website); and a video showing an interactive design process over an interactive table.
The map and the GPS
Thursday, July 24th, 2008I guess you could call me a map addict. Whenever I travel, I am happiest when I have a map spread before me, keeping track of where we are at that precise moment. For me, the best in-flight entertainment is when they put up the image of the airplane over a simplified map of […]
I loves me some techno fear mongering
Thursday, March 6th, 2008I’m driving in to work this morning with the radio on when I hear the reporter telling the show anchor about viruses that can spread to other machines without even opening an attachment. So I start listening to what this is about. And what it is about is phone viruses that can spread willy-nilly. Eek! […]
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