Sustainable Minds has created a piece of software that can help asses life cycle impact of potential products based on factors such as materials used.

Johnny Holland Magazine features an interesting discussion surrounding the development of everyware: technology that’s built into everyday objects to provide personal feedback. These “personal informatics” are already tracking people’s daily activities and allowing them to modify their behavior based on their trends. Take, for instance, the popular Nike+ system. By putting a small computer chip in your running shoes and synching it to your iPod, you can track your run, monitor your progress, and perhaps most importantly, connect with a community of runners. And in times of recession, people start looking for ways to save wherever they can, which may [...]

On January 9th, video content provider Hulu removed several seasons of the popular F/X series, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia“ from their website with no advance warning. Despite Hulu’s general stance on taking down content (they would prefer not to do it), such moves are sometimes necessary to comply with the networks who own the original rights. A set of circumstances that leaves Hulu precariously positioned between their networks and customers, having to delicately balance both unique relationships in order to make their site successful. And while the above situation may be nothing new, the repercussions following this particular instance are noteworthy, given the [...]