For too long, technologists have forced all sorts of technical gadgets upon people. The result is that humans have had to adapt to technology. There is, however, a huge shift going on in the design industry — technology is now becoming more human. To better understand this idea, watch this 4-minute video about the shape-shifting [...]
Video Killed the Video Star
March 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If a picture is worth a thousand words how much is a picture within a picture worth? That's the question every video provider should be asking itself because, like this famous picture from Pere Borrell del Caso, there is often more to a picture than meets the eye. Earlier today, I came across a new [...]
The Time to Unlearn is Now!
August 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Cathy Davidson on Unlearning
July 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Unlearn the Cellphone
May 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Technology Review has a good article on the extraordinary advances now being made in the field of flexible (and stretchable) electronics. It can sometimes be difficult to imagine both how these advances might lead to new products in the near future and why some product designers and engineers will need to unlearn many of their [...]
Unlearning the Computer Interface
December 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Microsoft has developed a cool new interface that allows consumers to control images on the front of the device (or phone) from the back. As devices get ever smaller, this seems like a natural evolution of where interface technology is headed. Will other device manufacturers be able to unlearn the current paradigm?
New Voice Recognition Technology Mandates Unlearning
November 18, 2008 By 1 Comment
Late yesterday, Google released a very cool new mobile application which employs voice recognition technology. The question is not so much what the technology can do today, the question is what will the technology be able to do in the near future—and how might it require professionals in the education, health care, and a host of other [...]
