Opinions, ideas and new thinking
CategoryMEX Notes: Good ideas glow in the dark
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MEX note: This article on Dezeen highlights the work of Croatian designers Bruketa and Zinic, and the architect Brigada. They worked together to create a glow in the dark annual report book for softwar…
MEX Notes: The real sound of Twitter
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MEX note: BBC Radio 4's Today programme has an interview with Sam Harman, a student from Dorset in the UK, exploring the fascinating application he created to capture the sound of Twitter. Harman's syste…
The room is your interface
Multitouch Experience Cube from SENSORY-MINDS on Vimeo.
Sensory Minds created this installation for its client GRASS at the Interzum 2011 show in Cologne, Germany. It combines 23 displays to make an immersive multi-touch room, with about 14 me…
MEX Notes: LG Optimus 3D review – Engadget
- Source article: LG Optimus 3D review – Engadget
MEX note: Engadget's review of the LG Optimus 3D is consistent with most early impressions of glassless 3D displays: "…the novelty can be genuinely intriguing…for about five minutes. After that,…
MEX Notes: ComScore sees 118 percent increase in mobile users accessing retail web sites
- Source article: ComScore sees 118 percent increase in mobile users accessing retail web sites
MEX note: How do you sell retail products through mobile devices? What kind of user experience do customers expect when they visit a the web site of a …
Nintendo fails to inspire consumer interest in 3D
Nintendo’s recent financial results were poor. There are a number of factors contributing to this decline, but chief among them is a failure to convince consumers its dedicated gaming products offer anything beyond the wealth of casual experience…
MEX Notes: Motorola considering sub-device category?
- Source article: Motorola considering sub-device category?
MEX note: This Engadget article surfaces pictures of a possible Motorola sub-device, designed to be mounted like a watch on a wrist-strap. It would provide music and GPS fitness tracking,…
MEX Notes: BBC iPlayer goes global with iPad app launch in 11 countries
- BBC iPlayer goes global with iPad app launch in 11 countries – The BBC's iPlayer is much admired outside the UK and iPad users worldwide will welcome the arrival of a dedicated application. High quality television programming has long been one …