Amnesia Connect. An unexpected marriage of Microsoft Surface and IOS devices.
Following months of research and development, Amnesia Razorfish has replaced the typical 'send and receive' interface with a more natural 'gesture-based' interface. A smartphone owner can now move their content freely between two devices by simply dragging content off their…
Using a chicken as a Steadicam. Really.
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Love cooking? Check Super Marmite. Social home cooking experiment.
Ok, the first video is in French but you'll get the idea, just imagine that you're watching an episode of Allo Allo and it seems to make more sense. Failing that, check out vidfeo #2, bit longer, but in English….
Metro, Windows Phone 7 design language
What is Metro? Metro is the name for the design language, the design philosophy, behind Windows Phone 7. This is not only in reference to the look and feel of the interface itself, but also to the animations which bring…
BendDesk vs LightSpace. 2 videos from tech research labs.
BendDesk. Surely the worst product name in history, second only to the name of the game shown in the video, Bend Invaders. Probably something lost in translation. BendDesk reminds me of the Nintendo Donkey Kong double screen gaming device, that was…
Cursor kite
As a geek and kite flyer: I love this Cursor Kite: The pointing possibilities are endless. Posted via email from Mr.Spooner’s Posterous
Evangelists @thebeebs and @Plankytronixx fighting Star Wars style
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SEGFAULT, the analog balancing scooter
Here's what happens when you give geeks spare time. Why it was necessary to build this, I don't know, but I love that fact that someone decided they needed to do so. On a sadder note, I had no idea…
Arrington vs Facebook? THAT interview from Le Web
I was in Paris for Le Web last week and one of my standout sessions was the uncomfortable interview between Michael Arrington (Techcrunch) and Ethan Beard (Facebook). I wasn’t sure if this was funny or embarrassing, watching it was a…
Nerds. If you could only hear the conversation.
This is part of what I love about being here at Microsoft. Nerds playing with toys. Which reminds me of a talk I saw from Merlin Mann at Flash on The Beach this year, where he said that the difference…