notes > technology
2009
July
A week after I went nuts over Japanese phones on my blog, I came across this NYTimes article that explains just why they haven’t been able to expand to other markets.
One of the reasons is that the phones themselves are too advanced for anyone else’s infrastructures and capabilities. I knew they were years ahead of [...]
June
I don’t really have to write a lot about the fact that people continue to have fun by taking advantage of their cities with the help of technology. The return of the annual Come Out & Play Festival this past weekend and Newmindspace’s ongoing popularity prove it pretty well.
Brands are doing a pretty good job [...]
January
People have been banding together around causes they passionately believe in for a long time, right?
Massive change has never been affected at the scale and speed at which it can be today, though. The availability and democratization of web applications has made it easier to rally around a conviction, efficiently prove a point and [...]
2008
July
We needed to get out of the office and get some inspiration — there is only so much inspiration to be found in an email or a PowerPoint presentation, especially on a sunny summer Friday. So we took a little trip to the MoMA to see Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling.
(A sort-of corollary: Have [...]
April
A musical robot that maybe Amber could love?