Friday, June 29, 2007
iPhonethebook is documenting the story of the iPhone
Google's Marissa Mayer on the future of search
Is Facebook really AOL circa 1994?
You can now make your own games for the Wii
Some people like post-it notes and some people really really like post-it notes
A look at the strange and horrible world of torture devices
MySpace to possibly open up to 3rd party development
15 tips on how to be a better writer
This is a very early ad for email circa 1977
This Brazilian refrigerator is really a whiteboard
The first artificial life could be here within months
Labels: artificial life, email, facebook, iPhone, mobile search, post-it notes, torture, whiteboards, writing
posted by olli @ 11:58Thursday, June 28, 2007
Say hello to MySpace TV
A brief history of the Apple store
The Guardian marks 40 years of the ATM
The NY Times shows you exactly how difficult it is to own a pre-release iPhone
An inside look at the work culture at Google...from Microsoft?
How to really find the cheapest flights on the internet
Ffiles is a great resource for Flash developers
All your brand knowledge belongs to...Paris Hilton?
Baeblemusic is a live concert video distribution site
IconNicholson aim to change to way you shop for clothes in a retail store
Rolling Stone looks at the impending death of the major label
Engadget looks at Dell's product launches in the US & South Korea
Privatunes erases your personal information from your iTunes collection
Awesome! This newspaper kiosk is digitally updated throughout the day
Pantone colour coffee mugs - you know you want one
How to model urban panic in a virtual environment
Labels: ATM, Baebleusic, cheap flights, Dell, flash, IconNicholson, iPhone, music industry, MySpace TV, newspaper design, Pantone, sensory branding, simulator, urban panic
posted by olli @ 12:32Wednesday, June 27, 2007
We are loving Saatchi & Saatchi's Lovemarks site
Did you know that San Francisco is partially built on the hulks of wrecked ships?
How to bring your baby to Glastonbury and survive
6 key ways to measure your blogs success
What are the top web apps in Canada?
Zattoo offers you live broadcast television channels on your PC
Do touch screen interfaces increase unrealistic user expectations?
7 secrets of the super organized
An oldie but a goodie - remember Conclave Obscurum?
The U.S. has 20.2 square feet of retail space per person
Copper looks like a pretty cool Basecamp alternative for project management
Dan Witz makes street art with Do Not Enter signs
What does it take to be a startup CTO?
Labels: Canada, Copper, CTO, Dan Witz, Glastonbury, Lovemarks, organization, Saatchi and Saatchi, San Francisco, social web apps, startup, touch screen interface, Zattoo
posted by olli @ 07:56Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Nice article that looks at why certain groups say the iPhone is a failure even before it's been released
How would you like to create a back-up of your immune system?
Submarine Channel collects films opening title sequences for you
10 mistakes managers make during candidate interviews
Speaking of which - Well Threaded is a job board for those looking for fashion jobs
Say hello to Boingo - global Wi-Fi hot spot access
Slapvid offers you peer-to-peer video in your browser
Say hello to a new interactive music site - Fairtilizer
Mashable takes a look at the various Internet TV apps out there
The 10 worst video game movies in history
Who needs a VW Camper Van when you can have one of these?
First Monday takes an in-depth look at internet usage in Mexico
Say hello to TVNZ on YouTube
How to avoid the Paris Hilton Syndrome
Labels: browser p2p, Fairtilizer, Fashion, interviews, iPhone, IPTV, Mexico, Paris Hilton, TVNZ
posted by olli @ 07:54Monday, June 25, 2007
iPhoney is an iPhone simulator for QA'ing iPhone designs
Is this what Facebook will look like in 40 years?
The Guardian hosting virtual concert in Second Life w/ Pet Shop Boys & Groove Armada
Xerox enters the search market - say hello to FactSpotter
Discover where and how to camp out for your iPhone with Gridskipper
Great reading: Viewing American class divisions through Facebook & MySpace
Coffee Geek look at coffee culture in Australia and New Zealand
On that note - our favourite coffeehouse in London - Flat White
Say hello to Germany's EOS-TV - a channel devoted entirely to death
Get involved in the Face Your Pockets project
We're pretty excited about Wired's Living Home products
This camera documented a trip through the entire UK postal system
This is a map of Europe in the year 1000
How to make a video game pixel art T-shirt
This tablecloth is made of fiber optics
Normalize your last.fm listening habits for more accuracy
Labels: Europe, Face Your Pockets, facebook, fiber optics, Flat White, iPhone, last.fm, mobile search, MySpace coffee, pixel-art, Second Life, videogames, Xerox
posted by olli @ 08:06Friday, June 22, 2007
Facebook vs. MySpace - the new battle of the social networks begins
Ralph Lauren introduces touch screen window shopping in London
If Crayola make crayons for Emo's - what would they look like?
Say hello to the er.....Google carpet?
The age of the static brand is coming to an end
The Guardian covers London's recent Hack Day conference
NotCouture is a blog that covers fashion and luxury goods
We want a flaplamp!
Adalberto Abbate makes some beautiful sculptures
What is the first principle of social web applications?
Will Yahoo! buy or will Yahoo! sell? That is the question
Any thoughts on this CNN re-design alternative?
The definitive 1000 songs of all time from 1955 to 2005?
Labels: CNN, Crayola, emo, Facebook Yahoo, Flaplamp, Google, Hack Day, re-design, Sculpture
posted by olli @ 10:27Thursday, June 21, 2007
Mark your calendar: Getty Center, Los Angeles, 7 September - QBN Sessions
How to solve a maze with Photoshop
Have you seen Erik Spiekerman's re-design of Le Monde Diplomatique?
Khoi Vinh is thinking about the interaction design of elevators
How to customize your Vans sneakers
How to soundproof an apartment to muffle your wife's drumming
Say hello to Veoh - now a real competitor to Joost?
37 Signals on what it's like designing for the iPhone
Getty Images now getting into the music licensing business
How to avoid the common pitfalls of building social web applications
Get it while you can: The MySpace music extractor
Interesting: CBC News partners with Technorati
Labels: 37 Signals, Adobe Photoshop, CBC, Elevators, iPhone, MySpace, Newstoday, QBN, social web apps, soundproofing, Spiekerman
posted by olli @ 08:44Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Newscorp - Hey, we'll swap our MySpace for your Yahoo!
More: 17 million users for MySpace's IM client?
Iloho marries a traditional travel tips site with Digg
OptimalSort is an online card sorting tool
How Google is changing the American political landscape
Say hello to Google's Solar Panel Project
Urban planners take note - some really complex freeway intersections for you
What would the Earth be like without humanity?
31 different ways to tie your shoes
How to write a book in 60 days or less
MusicThing offers you Captain Beefheart's rules for guitarists
An interesting look at what's planned for Heathrow's new Terminal 5 complex
Say hello to the Dazed Digital 50
This Nord Lead Synthesizer is made from Lego
Labels: Google, Heathrow, Iloho, Lego, MySpace, Newscorp, OptimalSort, Urban Planning, writing
posted by olli @ 07:48Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Yahoo! looks at ten websites to watch
On that note: Terry Semel out at Yahoo! - Jerry Yang is back in
Say hello to the spaceship that Marc Newson designed
Twitup shows you what's currently hot on TV and Radio around the world right now
This is an interesting data visualization project for Coke's brand activity
New York magazine has a brilliant and hilarious article about Steve Jobs
Will Hollywood take a stand on net neutrality?
Wired learns the hard way about disrupting the balance between intrusive ads and quality content
Ten online operating systems reviewed
Will Joost be coming to a hardware set-top box near you?
Say hello to the MadinSpain design conference in Madrid
The Vinyl Engine tells you everything you need to know about turntables
Will Australia get 99% broadband penetration by 2009?
More on that - why Australia can't do unlimited internet access plans
The new Fridge album "The Sun" is fantastic
Labels: Apple, Australia, broadband, Coke, Fridge, Hollywood, Joost, Marc Newson, Net Neutrality, online OS, Steve Jobs, turntables, Twitup, Wired, yahoo
posted by olli @ 08:05Monday, June 18, 2007
Is Apple building a secret in-car navigation system for Mercedes?
Say hello to the YouTube Remixer
Want the answers? Bob Harris breaks down the last Sopranos epidose in amazing detail
Obopay is a US mobile micropayment site
What's the number one web network for women?
It's already started - Say hello to the iPhone Application List
Gridskipper gets a re-design
Seth Godin says as Marketers, we all need to be more responsible
More cool weather stations from Oregon Scientific
It's fathers vs. sons on the Nintendo Father's Day Challenge
The absurdity of the modern American wedding
Have a look at 50,000 pages of the Guardian
Doppleganger building a virtual world for MTV
The wonderful and frightening world of Mark E. Smith courtesy of YouTube and BBC Four
Labels: America, Apple, Doppleganger, Gridskipper, iPhone, Mark E. Smith, marketing, mtv, Nintendo, Obopay, re-design, remix, The Fall, wedding, YouTube
posted by olli @ 07:33Friday, June 15, 2007
Say hello to Powerset, a new natural language search engine
This is a list of social media bloggers
Which "classic" albums do you think should really be burned and forgotten about?
Just how far away are we from the 3D real/virtual world hybrid?
Forbes magazine: Microsoft vs. Google - who wins? Apple?
Are you an executor or are you a contributor?
Can in-car telematics systems be used as real time evacuation software?
Say hello to the world's strongest industrial robot
Simon & Schuster launch YouTube channel for authors
Sketching with a Sharpie - great advice from 37 Signals
What are the ten most popular MMO's?
Tim Berners-Lee gets a well deserved Order of Merit from the Queen of England
Labels: blogging, MMO, Powerset, robotics, search, social media, telematics, virtual worlds, YouTube
posted by olli @ 08:10Thursday, June 14, 2007
Why newspapers should get out of the internet business before it kills us all
Ever wondered what the New York Times actually sounds like?
Nexx make motorcycle helmets like no other
Business Week takes a look at some of the design world's most cutting edge designers
Comscore now tracking widgets on the web
Interesting article on why hip-hop is not only about black culture
How to make a photo cube
Apple now dipping its toes into the London music festival scene
Need to surf the web inconspicuously? Say hello to Ghostzilla
PSFK gets a hands on review with Microsoft Surface
Digg now available for those lucky enough to already have an iPhone
Take-g make some really wonderful wooden toys
10 t-shirts every geek should wear
Bad reputation online? Don't call Joan Jett. Others are here to help you
Labels: Apple, Comscore, design, hip-hop, London, Microsoft surface, New York Times, newspapers, Nexx, photocube, T-shirts, Toys, widgets
posted by olli @ 08:11Wednesday, June 13, 2007
A very early look at the new iPhone application from a 3rd party developer
Interesting: If you don't have an iTunes account, will your iPhone work as promised?
A List Apart looks at frameworks for designers
CrushPad mixes traditional winemaking with Web 2.0
Is this the secret blog of the BBC controller?
Earl Boykins mashes up music and infographics
Looks like Apple's iTunes and Bebo are becoming good friends
Five ways the iPhone will change the wireless business
Chime.tv offers an alternative way to view YouTube videos
More YouTube: TimeWarner and Disney clips get video fingerprinting?
Big radio in the US is making a grab for internet listeners
This wallpaper for your home is warped
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Japanese product design
The Loop Festival hits Brighton on August 18th
How Adobe Photoshop was born
Get your mobile ready: How would you like to phone an Icelandic glacier and hear it talk?
Can't have it? Then Stick It
Labels: Adobe Photoshop, Bebo, Brighton, Crushpad, design frameworks, iPhone, itunes, Loop Festival, mobile interaction, stickers, Wallpaper, YouTube
posted by olli @ 08:14Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Lifehacker has a nice round-up of all the new features in Apple's upcoming Leopard OS
Nokia doesn't seem very impressed with touch-screen interfaces
Everything I know about design, I learned from the Sopranos
How to hire the best people you've ever worked with
Hello Liverpool. Is that a rotating wall on your building or are you just happy to see me?
This Day In Type is a public typographic calendar
The Guardian weighs in on the 2012 London Olympics Logo
If you're into MMORPG's - TotalMMO is something you should check out
Say hello to the Storage Staircase. Brilliant!
In Finland, the amount you pay on a speeding ticket depends on your income
Rich? Bored? Into Architecture? Why not build a 60 story (yes - story) home?
Say goodbye to the 404 Page. Say hello to the Resurrect page
Say hello to Adobe Air
Center Networks nicely wraps up the FOOA conference
RCRD LBL is a new online record label offering ad-supported free music
Labels: Adobe Air, Apple, architecture, Day In Type, design, Finland, FOOA, Guardian, Leopard, Nokia, Resurrect Page, touch screen
posted by olli @ 07:37Monday, June 11, 2007
Fasten your seatbelts for Steve Jobs' keynote at the 2007 WWDC today
More on that - The Economist looks at lessons companies can learn from Apple
The top ten reasons why Web 2.0 sucks
Zen Habits is a great site for personal productivity
Check out Tuzki's - China's new tour-de-force in emoticons
US entrepreneurs ask the FCC to carve out a slice of bandwidth for sandboxing
Techcrunch goes head-to-head with Joost and Babelgum
Why designers will never succeed in product design by just doing product design
It's about time! Nokia releases mobile media transfer software for OSX
Live in Tehran? Kolah Studio is looking for the best Iranian graffiti for an exhibition
Into games and play? The 2007 Come Out & Play Festival in Amsterdam is where you want to be
The IHT launches "Globespotters" - a blog about cities and travellers
Jarvis Cocker discusses his upcoming Meltdown Festival in London
Blockhunter is a Web 2.0 real estate site for the UK
Say hello to the Moleskine City Notebook Experience
Labels: Apple, Come Out and Play, Economist, emoticons, FCC, Moleskine, Nokia, product design, productivity, Techcrunch, Tzuki, Video games, web 2.0
posted by olli @ 07:47Friday, June 8, 2007
UBroadcast lets users create their own online radio station
Need a "Web 2.0 button"? Mycoolbutton has you covered
Confess your sins to a global audience anonymously with Penance
US Gen Y store Hot Topic get a makeover - goth out, light in
The fine art of Wikigroaning
MSNBC launches iPredict - user generated news trends and predictions
What are the top web apps in Hong Kong?
Searchthebeat is an AJAX powered music search engine
Live coverage of the Future Of Online Advertising conference is here
In case you haven't seen it - Interactive Paper is pretty fantastic
The CD Store is dead. Long live the CD Store
Here's a nice update on the One Laptop Per Child project
This is an interesting map of "buzz" happening in Brooklyn right now
Ask.com publishes a really interesting full page newspaper ad about its search algorithim
Say hello to The Festival of Xtreme Building
Labels: AJAX, architecture, Ask, FOOA, Hot Topic, music search, OLPC, Ubroadcast, web 2.0, Wikigroaning
posted by olli @ 07:54Thursday, June 7, 2007
Say hello to the Flickr Facebook app
Incuby is a social networking site for inventors
Is Amazon looking to buy Netflix?
Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates part deux. You need to watch this
How to delete an undeleteable file
Who is watching mobile video?
A List Apart looks at web standards and large companies
Wired has a great look at Soviet-era arcade game design
Design Diary offers excellent design inspiration
Looks like your chance is almost up to join the Open Source movie project
What is a product service system?
To rent or own your set-top cable box. That is the question
Virgin Mobile changes branding tactics via billboards
Councils in the UK are cracking down on outdoor music festivals
Labels: Amazon, facebook, Flickr, game design, Incuby, mobile video, music, Netflix, product service systems, web standards
posted by olli @ 12:25Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Boing Boing has a nice wrap-up of all the comments surrounding Google Street View
Here's a great fan created iPhone ad
Mashable has a great review of the new entrepreneur oriented social network: Vator
Five things you may not have known about Google's search
Is USphere really like a match.com for US college applicants?
Crains looks at the strange new world today's music industry is faced with
Interesting: Mobile games are selling better than ringtones
Consume Helvetica has some new t-shirts for you
Wired takes a look at Web 2.0 in Japan
Crush or Flush in a mobile dating service
Labels: clothing, college, Crains, Google, Helvetica, iPhone, mobile, music, US Sphere, Vator, web 2.0
posted by olli @ 08:04Tuesday, June 5, 2007
SocialPoster is a great way to submit links to multiple sites
37 Signals calls the new iPhone ads "perfect advertising"
Counteract.tv reminds us a lot of current.tv
The new London 2012 Olympics logo..oh God, my eyes! My eyes!
Lala.com is another interesting social music aggregator
Real People Real Stuff is a bit like a mashup between Loot and YouTube
Ad Age examines the demographics of the bloggosphere
More fun with social bookmark aggregation - say hello to Tumblr
Blog Like You Give A Damn looks at the new urban cartography
Schulze & Webb want to remind you that Products Are People Too
Wired takes a look at just how high-tech Tokyo really is these days
WorldChanging takes a look at the concept of service envy
How to be really, really, really, really productive all the time
Labels: 37 Signals, cartography, counteract.tv, iPhone, links, logos, London, mashups, product design, productivity, socialposter
posted by olli @ 07:54Monday, June 4, 2007
Say hello to the very first "proper" iPhone ads. Oh yeah - June 29th!
Are we entering the golden age of concert halls?
Goodbye Amp'd Mobile. We hardly knew ye
The ultimate mobile phone accessory - the drunken salaryman strap
Adaptive Path on being "hot for features"
How to make your own M41-A pulse rifle from Aliens
The International Herald Tribune begins podcasting
We're liking the direction of CNN.com's upcoming re-design
Have you played with Google's new Mashups editor?
Dasher is an interesting new text entry interface
The evolution of Microsoft Windows: from 1.0 to Vista
Reboot is looking at how Web 2.0 will change the future of the web
The Guardian offers an interactive look at this years UK music festival season
Labels: Amp'd, Apple, architecture, CNN, concert halls, Google, Guardian, IHT, iPhone, mashups, mobile, Reboot, redesign
posted by olli @ 08:06Friday, June 1, 2007
D5 posts the video of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates together on stage. Essential viewing
Here's an awesome demonstration of Photosynth from the 2007 TED Conference
The EFF asks "What's this hidden 360K worth of data in Apple's new AAC iTunes files?"
Yumondo is a social network about the city you live in
What the users are saying about last.fm's recent sale to CBS
EMI to release music videos via YouTube
These recordings are of concert intermissions
How the Wii "beat the pants off" Microsoft and Sony
The NY Times takes a look at the recent Estonian cyber attacks
What are the golden rules of linkbaiting?
Screw Asylum is a blog about screws
Here's a look at the 1943 Disney Employee Manual
Labels: AAC, blogs, D5, EMI, itunes, last.fm, linkbaiting, NYTimes, Photosynth, Wii, YouTube, Yumondo
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