Breakfast of Champions
For the second time in a row, a “Nothing to See Here” episode is being written during what many in San Diego would consider a tropical storm. Really, it’s just a good rain and some wind. We silly San Diegans… A very cool mockup-tool has been released that allows you to quickly create drawings of websites or applications without using pen and paper. Have a look at...
A few weeks back, I wrote an article about Amazing Human-Computer Interfaces, which included a plethora of videos showing off some of these cool technologies. Today, I ran across a guy (Randy Jones) who did a DIY version of a multi-touch interface. He uses it to play music, and shows off how it works in the below video. It’s got a much higher sample rate than most, and is pretty...
…is a big fat Laser TV. Is that too much to ask? First a little info about LaserTV… The light source is, you guessed it, lasers. What benefit does this provide us? Twice the color (TWICE). 135W power consumption. 1/3rd the power consumption of LCD, 1/4th of Plasma. Less than 12″ deep (for a rear-projection…amazing). Laser light source expected to exceed the life of the...
The “impending storm of doom” lurking outside my office window today has postponed my hike with the dog. So, I decided to hibernate for a bit and do another quick list of interesting links… This is slightly older news (story broke a month or so ago) but I found it timely, as I’ve been semi-in-the-market for a new TV. 3 Flat-Screen Makers Plead Guilty to Trying to Keep...
Another installment of some cool links and do-dads I’ve gathered over the past few weeks. Gary Vaynerchuck and Maynard James Keenan. Know either of those names? I’m impressed if you know one…if you know both, you’re a rock star. Gary is the Director of Operations for WineLibrary and energetically hosts a great video podcast WineLibrary.TV. Maynard, on the other hand...
It appears that SageTV somewhat quietly released a new version of their HD extenders called the HD Theater. The specifications and features are a little bit vague at this point, despite the ability to purchase this product on-line…right now. The old SageTV HD Extenders (HD100) required a SageTV server on the back-end, or they would not function. My guess is that this device is their...
How do you organize your music? Are you an iTunes or Windows Media user? Do you not bother owning your own music, and use services like Pandora or Last.FM? Do you create playlists? If so, are they manual or “smart”? Can your playlists evolve as your tastes in music do, or do they require you to make changes on your own? Music happens to be something I spend a lot of my days...
Whether or not you’re a fan of the movie Minority Report (or Tom Cruise, for that matter), you’re going to love what you see here. This article was sparked by some new technology from a company called Oblong Industries. Apparently, many of the founders of this organization were involved in the making of the movie and have decided to make the incredibly cool user interface from the...
Having just got back from a trip to San Jose to meet with a number of my new CenterBeam team members, I decided to plow through my Google Reader and have a look at some of the starred items I’ve been tagging over the past couple of weeks. In doing so, I’ve found a few nuggets that I felt should be shared. Thus, “Nothing to See Here” has been born. Hopefully, the title...
We live in a very distractable world. Email, Instant Messanger, Cell Phones, Home Phone (if you still have one), Text Messages, Desk Phone. No matter where you are, you can be interrupted. Sometimes in more ways than just one… How many times has this happened to you: You’re on a call at your desk, and another call beeps in. You have to ignore it, as…you’re on another...