Signposts for the Week Ending July 25, 2008
by Adaptive PathSay goodbye to the computer mouse
The BBC reports a leading research company is predicting the days of the computer mouse are numbered.
Google vs. Wikipedia: It’s War!
Wired magazine reports that the big G has launched a service called Knol - short for ‘knowledge’ - which is basically a different flavored Wikipedia. Watch out Wiki, Google wants your crown!
Android and Symbian, sitting in a tree…
“…Google’s Android OS and Nokia’s Symbian will “combine to provide a single open source OS,” sometime in the very near future…” Seems like a marriage between Linux and Fortran.
It’s cool, and green(er)
The iPhone’s unsoldered battery makes the new phone easier and more economical to dissemble and recycle.
E-ink coming to magazines
“The owner of Esquire said Tuesday that it plans to publish the magazine’s October issue using so-called electronic ink to mark the publication’s 75th anniversary.”
Samsung Haiku
Have you submitted and “ode to a mobile” yet?
We’re following the highs and lows of 2008 International Development Design Summit. Good stuff is happening there.
Desire Paths?
Here’s a whole collection of the phenomenon that inspired the AP name. Maybe we should change our name to “Desire Paths!”
The Long Tail and the Dip
Seth asks if you’re at the head, the long tail, or (probably) that really unfortunate dip in between.
Wordle
Impress your friends with pretty text-frequency analysis.
Welcome to our new CEO, Michael Meyer
There’s a new sheriff in town… and he’s got killer sideburns.
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