This morning, BallmerCorp published an application with the awkward title of "Providing Modified Notifications When Inferring a User Might Not Want to be Notified". The implication is that the user doesn't really know what he/she wants, so Microsoft will decide. From the first claim: when it is inferred that the user ...
It's really hard finding time-wasting activities on the interweb, isn't? Well, the UK's orangest telco - Orange - is hosting an internet balloon race... Our humble dolphin named SensDol is trainin' & carb'n up. The race starts in only 6 days (June 22nd). To make your balloon travel faster, you need ...
You've probably seen these things: beer coolers that double as motorized scooters. Manufactured by Cruzin Cooler of America, they offer three models: 300, 500 watts electric, and a 33cc gas-powered version. If you've got a "supersize me" kind of frame, you'll want to opt for the gas model which can carry a ...
SM friend Alec Saunders' has the best perspective on the new iPhone that I've seen yet (in the past 12 hours, anyhow...) Favourite quote: I think RIM has to play catch-up on the handset, but I expect they can and will do that. The bigger issues to me are the structural ones around business model and marketing. ...
Most paper bills are in circulation for 6 months and pass through hundreds of hands. Did you ever get a note back with a scribble on it from a previous owner? The premise of De-Noted is to capture interesting messages scrawled on money. It's viral, you just won't know where it ...
Don't get me wrong - usability testing is a good thing. Some researchers though, it seems, have too much time on their hands and grant money in their pockets. Consider the psychologists at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Their studies have shown that kids who talk on cell phones while crossing intersections have ...
There's a lot of things I like about Holland. Heineken is good. Tulips are nice. Those Philips' Compact Cassettes used to rock! This year (on May 25) Dutch electronics company Van Der Led is launching a new micro PC, running Ubuntu. It's obviously targeting Asus' ultra-popular eeePC. Its 299 ...
First I'll admit I'm not into spice-things... Old Spice, Spice Girls, or even Red Savina Habanero pepper. Fresh out of India this week came the Spice phone. It's a cell phone that will sell for about $20 in developing countries. No display, no SMS, not much. My bet is the Spice will fail. ...
It seems that Virgin Canada has won the fastest off the mark award for their Metro print ads this week. Poking some fun at former NY governor Eliot Spitzer, the ad reads At Virgin Mobile, you’re more than just a number. When you call us we’ll treat you like a person, not a client. Whether ...
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