Archive for February, 2008

Google Sites, Microsoft Worldwide Telescope

February 29th, 2008 by admin

Google Sites logo

Microsoft Worldwide Telescope logo

One is live now and one is for downloading in the spring.

One competes with Sharepoint, one competes with Google Earth.

Here’s an introduction to Sites. And a demonstration of the Telescope from TED.

No opinions on this one. Sorry. Bit busy right now.

Don’t touch

February 28th, 2008 by admin

The Pottery Barn rule doesn’t apply.

Hema logo

Wait a few moments after the page has loaded. Couldn’t see how to turn it of though.

Thanks to Tracey Wood.

Why didn’t I think of this…

February 28th, 2008 by stephan

“The Big Word Project is redefining words. You pick a word and link it to your website. Your website is then the new definition. Simple.”

And it costs $1 per word.

http://www.thebigwordproject.com/ 

Phone viruses could spread like flu

February 27th, 2008 by mcadwallader

Mildy worrying but mainly quite cool research into wireless worms shows that there is potential for phone viruses to be created whose spread could be modelled in a very similar way to transmission models for influenza. Wireless worms would be transmitted in busy areas and across continents by aeroplane.

New Scientist article

Flash plus javascript window manipulations

February 27th, 2008 by admin

Could I make this sound any more exciting? It’s a little tricky to explain without giving the game away. Essentially it’s some video that interacts with the browser window.

Men pushing walls apart

I watched it all the way through. Marketeers will do the same. First person to spot a copy for a well-known brand say cabbage.

Found by Richard Holt

Watch plus phone

February 26th, 2008 by admin

Epoq Quad-Band GSM Unlocked Water Resistant Watch Phone. That actually looks like a watch. Someone might actually use this.

Believe.

Found via The Raw Feed

iPhysics app

February 22nd, 2008 by admin

App allows user to create shapes which then obey gravitational effects e.g. falling (according to device orientation), momentum and acceleration.

Found by Rob.

I’m not picking on them

February 18th, 2008 by admin

Pet irritation.

Div pop-up showing image of lamp

There’s a site to be made from things like this.