cyberculture
Augmented Reality vs Adblocker
Architect Keiichi Matsuda ’s take on augmented reality. I wonder what this would look like with a decent ad blocker?
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Update: Thanks for KoopTech for pointing out what the video looks like without the augmented reality layer:
iPad, so what?
So Apple announced the tablet after all. Going by the name iPad it’s just that – a tablet computer, or maybe rather a tablet phone as it runs on the iPhone operating system. A quick recap: the iPad does have wireless, a browser, multi-touch, motion sensors for gaming and many ways of purchasing content through [...]
Some Geeky Web Culture Graphics
No context, no hidden meaning, just a few slightly geeky graphics that made my day. It’s likely you’ll see them again since I love them and just might try to squeeze them in somewhere, sometime.
Retro Games With Modern Themes by Penney Design
This and many more like it by Stéphan Massa-Bidal (some rights reserved: CC by-nc-nd)
As [...]
Tech year 2009 wrap up: cloud computing, Android, privacy discussions
A couple of days ago I’ve given a short look back at the year 2009 from a personal point of view. Right after, I realized there were a couple more things with a wider tech perspective that I’d like to include – again, more for personal documentation than anything else. So here goes.
Everything went to [...]
Unprinting Journalism?
The discussion about the future of journalism, and how print media can move on to digital devices, has been going on for awhile yet. Time has recently announced a “magazine tablet” that’s demonstrated in the video below. It goes by the name Manhattan Project or SI Tablet (for Sports Illustrated, named after the first magazine [...]
Internet Manifest (translated)
Yesterday, this Internet Manifesto was published and signed by a small, neat group of German web and media folks. It made a bit of a splash and will continue to draw attention – or so I hope – so I figured a translation might be useful for further discussion. You’ll find it after the jump.
Arduino and Makers at atoms&bits
Today I made an LED blink by pushing a button.
You might ask youself: Err, what? Why are you blogging this?
No, I haven’t turned crazy or bored, so no worries. What happened is that I eventually got around to getting out my Arduino:
Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware [...]
Likemind Berlin featured on taz.de
Kicking off Likemind Berlin at St Oberholz. Left: David Noël (featured in the taz.de article), right: Thomas Praus, Likemind Berlin co-organizer.
At the most recent Likemind Berlin, freelance journalist Johannes Gernert dropped in to talk to freelancers and startups about the state of affairs, what with the economic crisis and so forth. Today on taz.de his [...]
Music, Video, Links: Some Brainteasers for the Weekend
Hey there. Since an appointment just got cancelled I figured I might as well put together a post with some brainteasers and fun stuff I stumbled upon over the last couple of days. In other words: Welcome the weekend!
First up, I strongly recommend you check out TheSixtyOne, a great music discovery and sharing service. The [...]
Why The Telcos Are Doomed
My apologies for the dramatic title. Please let me explain what I mean, and why (drama aside) I think it’s true if the telecommunication companies (telcos) keep operating the way they do.
Since this post is somewhat lengthy, here’s the summary upfront:
Telcos don’t act in their customers’ interest
Customers don’t trust their service providers (from bad [...]
