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Artefact’s Printer Redesign Isn’t Boring, It’s Visionary

Process — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:48:06 +0000

The SWYP takes the pain and guesswork out of a historically clunky device.

If our office is any indication, printer use is on the decline. (Some of us wouldn’t know how to find the printer, let alone how to connect to it.) That’s in part because we’ve adjusted to working and communicating on screens, but it’s also because they’re damned frustrating to use. Command one to print a short email, and what you get is microscopic type and four pages of ads–that is, if you get it to work at all. A new printer concept from Artefact, a Seattle-based design firm, radically streamlines the device, packing an intuitive user interface into a radically simplified box design that would appeal to design god Dieter Rams.

SWYP: See What You Print from Artefact on Vimeo.

At the heart of the SWYP (See What You Print) is a large touchscreen that allows users to see and manipulate on a 1:1 scale what the finished result will look like before hitting “print.” Pictures and documents can be previewed and edited, and unwanted areas, like those irritating margin ads, can be removed by “swyping” them off the screen. Users can also bypass the computer altogether by seamlessly connecting their camera, phone, or tablet to the printer. Once connected, they can select and crop photos with their fingers.

To us, one of the most impressive features is the folding paper tray, which has the simple genius of the iPad screen flap. The thin, fabric-lined aluminum sheet neatly folds up when not in use; the well-placed creases make it rigid enough to hold paper when unfolded.

In devising the prototype, Artefact used existing technologies, but it has no intention of manufacturing SWYP. Rather, the designers’ primary objective is to provoke the industry to revisit a piece of technology that has drastically fallen behind the times. Asked whether he was concerned someone might steal features like the novel paper tray, Artefact’s director of design, Fernd van Engelen, replied: “No, as long as they give us credit.”

For another of Artefact’s reinventions, check out WVIL, a concept imagining what happens when stand-alone cameras are fully replaced by smartphones.

Article Source:
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665053/seriously-artefacts-printer-redesign-isnt-boring-its-visionary

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Random Monthly Video Showcase – P2

Process — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:45:43 +0000

This months featured videos include everything from Augmented Reality showcases to Mobile Applications. Enjoy. If the videos do not display correctly please switch browsers.

SWYP: See What You Print from Artefact on Vimeo.

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Augmented Reality the wave of the future?

Process — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:59:11 +0000

We have been working with some very deep Augmented Reality integration lately which has been very exciting. Not only are we excited about the technology and the possibilities but we will be attending some up and coming AR conferences if you would like to connect with us.

Next event you can connect with us will be the http://mobilearevent.net/ in San Diego October 1st.

Here are some recent examples of great Augmented Reality deliveries.

Test Drive on a Print Ad from Apt on Vimeo.

Wrigleys 5 Gum – Augmented Reality Music Mixer from Boffswana on Vimeo.

Konstruct from James Alliban on Vimeo.

Touch Vision Interface from Teehan+Lax Labs on Vimeo.

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New Google Wallet Commercial

Process — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:46:43 +0000

While Google Wallet didn’t come out this summer as expected, Google has just unveiled first Google Wallet commercial, starring none other than Seinfeld’s George Costanza and his overstuffed wallet.

For those of you who aren’t familiar, the George Costanza wallet was made famous in the Seinfeld episode “The Reverse Peephole” where George carries around a wallet so fat that it interferes with him sitting and makes his back hurt. It looks like Google has remastered the explosion scene from that episode to promote its NFC product, directing people to http://www.google.com/wallet for more info.

Source Article:
Tech Crunch
http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/16/george-constanzas-infamous-wallet-is-the-star-of-new-google-wallet-commercial/

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iPads at restaurants: Can we have a side order of jobs?

Process — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:34:55 +0000

It’s a high-tech world. It’s also a high-unemployment world, especially in California.

Not to be a scaremonger, but I’m starting to think there’s a connection.

On Friday, The Times reported that California’s jobless rate rose to 12.1% in August, the second highest in the nation. According to the story, “California lost jobs in construction, financial activities and government.”

OK, same old sad, familiar tale. But sooner or later, the economy will pick up and jobs will return, right?

Not so fast, Candide.

Consider this story from The Times’ Business section Friday: “Some restaurants serve up iPads for customers to place orders.”

In the last few months, restaurants scattered around the country have installed iPads and other technologies on which customers can place orders and perform additional tasks usually handled by staff.

At Stacked in Torrance, which opened in May, iPads mounted on 60 tables enable patrons to flip through a touch screen to view pizza, burger and salad offerings. Diners can choose entrees and sides, pick out toppings, send their orders to the kitchen and divvy up the bill, all without talking to a staff person.

To pay, customers swipe credit cards through slots built into the iPad holders.

The co-founder of the restaurant, Paul Motenko, said he spent more than a year and $1 million developing the digital ordering regimen. It allowed him to open with a smaller-than-average staff, but he maintained that the hands-on system made customers feel more involved in the process.

Yep, it caught your eye too, didn’t it? That “smaller-than-average staff” phrase. That’s the sound of jobs going bye-bye.

Having turned to the dark side, I then remembered a story this week from The Times’ Money & Company blog: “Cornell lab prints food, says digital cuisine could change restaurants.”

There are printers that can spit out 3-D model cars and others that can make paper solar panels. Next up: technology that can print food for restaurants and homes.

Cornell Creative Machines Lab, featured recently in Fast Company, has a printer that can create a scallop nugget shaped like a miniature space shuttle. The machine has made cakes that, when sliced into, reveal embedded messages.

Using edible inks such as liquid or juiced meats, the printer uses electronic blueprints and technology that can create new food textures.

The ability to print food could have significant ramifications for chefs and industrial food producers alike, according to scientists. And the average American, who spends more than 30 minutes a day preparing meals, could save more than 150 hours each year using a commercial version of the machine.

“Significant ramifications for chefs and industrial food producers alike”? I don’t know about you, but that sounds like another way to say “you won’t need as many workers.”

I mean, not to be facetious, but it sure looks as though thousands of unemployed actors in Southern California are about to become unemployed waiters and waitresses too.

Fortunately, I couldn’t find any stories about iRobot busboys, so starving college kids still may have a shot at work.

It’s not just food services, though. Check out this Technology blog item: “IBM’s Watson supercomputer to give instant medical diagnoses.”

WellPoint, the nation’s largest insurer by membership, is tapping IBM’s Watson supercomputer to diagnose medical illnesses and to recommend treatment options for patients within seconds in a new system that will debut at several cancer cancers early next year.

Executives at the two companies say that Watson, best known for defeating “Jeopardy!” quiz champions on the popular television game show this year, can sift through millions of pages of data and produce diagnoses virtually on the spot.

WellPoint said the computer system will not supplant doctors but instead provide them with instant information to make better decisions to improve the quality of care and save money.

It “will not supplant doctors”? OK, sure. It’s not as if insurance companies would be interested in cutting staff and saving money, right?

But we’d better hope doctors’ jobs are safe. After all, someone is going to have be left to patronize all those restaurants featuring digital cuisine made by 3D copier “chefs” and brought to you by iPad “waiters.”

What about the rest of us? Well, technology can giveth too.

Consider this item: “Get a CLOO’? App will rent your bathroom to strangers.”

When you have to go, you have to go.

That’s the basic philosophy behind the smartphone app CLOO’, which wants urban dwellers to open their private bathrooms to strangers desperately seeking a toilet.

CLOO’, short for community plus loo (plus an apostrophe mark to represent a GPS marker), aims to create a network of “member loos” from trusting, sympathetic people who will trade a few minutes in their personal facilities “for the cost of a latte,” the company boasts on its website.

That’s right. All is not lost.

If you’re lucky enough to still have a roof over your head — well, there’s gold in your toilet. Maybe one of those doctors — or high-tech innovators — will be heading home from a night at iRestaurant and nature will call.

And now it’s your turn, budding bathroom entrepreneur.

Heck, maybe you could even put an iPad in there and charge by the minute.

Article Source:
LA Times
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/09/unemployment-california-high-tech-ipads-restaurants-3d-food-machines.html

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Adobe finally brings Flash to iPhone and iPad

Process — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:12:03 +0000

Adobe Announces Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 and Adobe Flash Access 3.0

New Ways to Deliver and Protect High-Quality Video Online and On-device Simplify Streaming Media and Content Protection for Superior Video Experiences Across Desktops and Devices Including iOS, Android and Playbook

IBC 2011 September 08, 2011 10:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SAN JOSE, Calif. & AMSTERDAM–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced at the IBC 2011 Conference and Exhibition significant new releases of industry-leading streaming video solutions, including Adobe® Flash® Media Server 4.5 and Flash Access® 3.0 software. With Flash Media Server 4.5, media publishers can extend their already broad mobile reach via Flash-enabled devices, with the new ability to deliver video content to Apple’s iPad and iPhone devices, enabling them to reach the widest audience possible. Adobe Flash Access 3.0, a robust content protection and monetization solution, will enable content owners to deliver on-demand content with massive scale and strict studio-level security across a broad range of devices, following the upcoming release of Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR® 3.

“Adobe has a deep heritage in providing video solutions for delivering content online and on-device. With Flash Media Server 4.5 and Flash Access 3.0, we’re enabling businesses to reach more customers and more devices, helping them increase the impact of video experiences, enhance their brands and ultimately, drive business success”

At the IBC 2011 Exhibition, Adobe will demonstrate its streaming video solutions including the Flash Media Server family, Flash Access, the Open Source Media Framework (OSMF) and Adobe Pass, Adobe’s content authentication solution for TV Everywhere, at its stand (Hall 7 Stand 7.G27) in the RAI Convention Center, Sept. 9-13 in Amsterdam.

“When your business is based on delivering live, broadcast-quality video streams for high-profile events to massive audiences across the world, having strong technology backing you is vital,” said Ben Rolling, vice president of development for AEG Digital Media, the leading provider of complete webcast management and media services for live streaming events and online video. “Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 improves the stability of our video streams, decreases load times, and helps us better manage encoding and bitrates for an improved end-user experience on mobile devices and online. We can trust that it will deliver rock solid video streams and please our clients, advertisers and viewers, whether we’re streaming the royal wedding or the Grammy Awards.”

Premium Video Streaming with Flash Media Server 4.5

Flash Media Server 4.5 expands on its mobile delivery options with the addition of iOS support and enables content owners to create HTTP content on the fly to reduce costs brought on by device proliferation. New features of Flash Media Server 4.5:

Delivery to iPad and iPhone enables businesses to use the same media and live streams to deliver full adaptive bit-rate experiences to platforms supporting Flash, as well as Apple devices, including iPad and iPhone.
Integrated Content Protection simplifies deployment and reduces infrastructure cost, enabling seamless streaming for advertising-funded online video.
On-demand Stream Packaging eliminates the need to prepare and protect assets ahead of time, reducing complexity and storage costs and simplifying publishing for businesses so they can use one set of source video to reach multiple downstream devices.
Premium Video Monetization and Content Protection with Flash Access 3.0

Flash Access 3.0 builds on Adobe’s strong traction in video delivery by extending support to reach mobile devices. This allows content providers to securely deliver and monetize content with a single back-end workflow, delivering rich, engaging experiences on desktop, connected TVs, Blu-ray players, tablets and smartphones. New features of Flash Access 3.0:

Support on Mobile Devices will include Android tablets and smartphones, as well as other mobile devices, allowing video programmers to leverage the same content delivery, protection and monetization infrastructure to target mobile devices, following the upcoming release of Adobe Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3 (set to be available later this quarter).
Scalable License Delivery and in-band Key Rotation enables Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs) and programmers to offer television experiences over IP, whether over the open Internet or on a managed network, at massive scale. With Flash Access 3.0, it is now possible to securely deliver multiple TV “channels” to millions of subscribers with a cost-effective premium content protection solution.
Compatibility with Industry Standards including UltraViolet, an industry-standard, cloud-based digital rights locker system that will allow consumers to create personal virtual video libraries and access them across multiple devices. Flash Access has been approved for use with UltraViolet, set to be released this fall. Flash Access 3.0 and the upcoming versions of Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 will be able to be leveraged by content retailers, service providers and device manufacturers to create full UltraViolet experiences, including playback for the UVVU Common File Format.
Pricing and Availability

Adobe Flash Access 3.0 is offered at per unit CPM pricing. Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5 is offered at US$995. Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 4.5 is offered at US$4,500. Adobe Flash Media Enterprise Server 4.5 pricing can be quoted by contacting Adobe. Products can be ordered today at www.adobe.com/go/fms and are available immediately.

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Random Monthly Video Showcase – P1

Process — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:58:43 +0000

This months featured videos include everything from Augmented Reality showcases to Typography structures. Enjoy. If the videos do not display correctly please switch browsers.

Augmented reality presentation at Vahali shipyard in Belgrade

Actelion Imagery Wizard

Actelion Imagery Wizard from onformative on Vimeo.

Erik Spiekermann – Putting Back the Face into Typeface

Erik Spiekermann – Putting Back the Face into Typeface from Gestalten on Vimeo.

VOID: a conceptional processing magazine for the iPad

VOID from Natalie Hanke on Vimeo.

Wrigleys 5 Gum – Augmented Reality Music Mixer

Wrigleys 5 Gum – Augmented Reality Music Mixer from Boffswana on Vimeo.

Bamboo Paper | iPad application by Wacom

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A Twitter Guide for New Users

Process — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:50:24 +0000

With Twitter currently steam rolling in popularity we thought some users might appreciate some help with how to actually use it. I had a customer recently ask if Twitter has a user manual because they couldn’t figure it out? Its actually much easier then it initially looks.

Twitter has easily become the go to social network for me (@davidbanthony) with the delivery of information instantly to your fingertips and almost an email of the future kind of feel and touch. Below I have posted a couple videos as well as some links to resources that will help you the user understand Twitter a bit more.

https://support.twitter.com/

Twitter Basics:

https://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics

The Guidebook to Twitter

http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/

Mashable Twitter Guide Book 2009

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Convert Flash to HTML5

Process — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:10:33 +0000

Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads).

http://swiffy.googlelabs.com/

iPad Display Dock

Process — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:07:48 +0000

Now you can dock your iPad 2 and iPhone just like the professionals do at the Apple Store. The new iPad 2 Display Dock is designed out of high-quality clear acrylic and provides the optimum viewing angle for your iPad 2 while also docking your iPhone (or iPod).

The iPad 2 Display Dock is the perfect solution for combining your favorite Apple devices into one charging base. The elegant look of the Dock will compliment any office environment.

The iPad2 Display Dock will make you the envy off all your friends who bought inferior stands. Order yours today.