As revolutionary as the iPhone was when it was introduced, the ultimate potential of this all-display device was realized when apps came along. Those amazing downloadable programs that sit on your screen are transforming the iPhone from a really great mobile phone into a device that can become virtually anything you need it to be. In the words of NY Times technology writer David Pogue: “they make the iPhone (or the iPod Touch) do absolutely amazing things…stunts a cellphone has no right to perform.”  And apps not only make the device more functional and fun, they make the iPhone a [...]

On February 3rd in Chennai, India, Google India launched the “internet bus“. It is a mobile bus designed to share the experience of internet as tool for learning, with Individuals throught the state of Tamil Nadu (south India). According to the Google Internet Bus project site, the project is an attempt to educate people about what the internet is and how it may be beneficial to their lives by bringing the internet experience to them. The bus hopes to make the internet less intimidating and much simpler for new users. The concept of the Internet and [...]

It may have taken several years, but people have become pretty comfortable with buying and selling items through online auctions.  Sites like eBay, in conjunction with PayPal, have done a nice job of putting participants at ease. While still “buyer beware,” there are satisfaction surveys, customer feedback tools, and conflict resolution processes in place that provide a modicum of comfort when entering into a faceless transaction.
Yet, a certain amount of trepidation still exists when buying and selling expensive items such as cars or luxury goods.  Pictures help to tell part of the story, but the question always lingers, “is that [...]

Poken is a new toy that attempts to bridge the gap between online and offline play. It’s a plastic creature, in the form of a panda or bumblebee or three-eyed monster, that transfers social networking information via ‘high-fives’ (and RFID). After making new friends face-to-face, kids can bust out their RFID-enabled keychains and instantly exchange their online identity details through a poken-to-poken high five. After the exchange, users then connect their toy to a computer via USB, where they can download the info onto poken’s database, which helps them manage and distribute the new data on the user’s social networking [...]

Recently, a game between the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders was broadcast live in 3-D to theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Boston.  This is not the first time that the NFL has experimented with 3-D, but only recently has live streaming of 3-D footage become a reality.  Real D, is responsible for powering the in theater 3-D application and has rolled out their system in 1,500 theaters around the world.  While 3-D movies have been around for many years, live events such as rock concerts and circus performances have slowly been creeping into theaters. The demonstration, [...]