RSS goes corporate [Red Herring]
Information overload infects the enterprise as much as the individual, but companies are more likely to pay for a cure. Read full story
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Category Technology
Big thinkers show the way forward [BBC]
The BBC News website reporters attending the TEDGlobal (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Oxford sum up their impressions as the gathering ends. Read full story
Simulated society may generate virtual culture [New Scientist]
A society of virtual “agents†— each with a remarkably realistic personality and the ability to learn and communicate in their own language — is being crafted by scientists from five European research institutes who hope to gain insights into…
MobileActive | cell phones for civic engagement
As with all previous leaps in technology, cell phones are used to empower organising efforts (just like early campaigns using printed materials, TV, radio, fax, email, web, etc.). The time has come to recognise the power of the cell phone…
A passage from India [New York Times | Op-Ed]
There is a perverse hypocrisy about the whole jobs debate, especially in Europe. The colonial powers invaded countries like India and China, pillaged them of their treasures and commodities and made sure their industries weren’t allowed to develop, so…
Technologies ‘to aid the poor’ [BBC]
The best way to help developing nations is to recognise that development is “of the people, by the people and for the people”, says a Bangladeshi entrepreneur. Iqbal Quadir, Grameen Phone founder in Bangladesh, told experts gathered for TEDGlobal in…
The new face of IBM [Wired Magazine]
China’s biggest IT brand wants to go global. So it bought the PC division – and the world-class management – of an American icon. Who says being “oceans apart” is a bad thing? Read full story
Social machines [MIT Technology Review]
[…] The latest [technological] tools are both digital, rooted in the world of electrons and bits, and fundamentally social, built to enable new kinds of interactions among people. Blogging, text messaging, photo sharing, and Web surfing from a smart phone…
Electronic pen has yet to make its mark [International Herald Tribune]
A few years ago, a wireless “digital pen” developed by the Swedish start-up Anoto Group was poised for a splash. Leveraging scanning technology and assisted by “smart” paper, the trumped-up ball-point pen technology was designed to capture handwriting and convert…
Exporting Israel [Red Herring]
Veteran Israeli companies along with startups are developing new products in the fight against terror worldwide. Read full story
Mobile communication society
“The mobile communication society: A cross-cultural analysis of available evidence on the social uses of wireless communication technology” is the title of a research report that offers an analytical overview of existing research on the social uses of wireless…
CNN vision
CNN asked leading thinkers for their thoughts and ideas about the challenges facing the world. Norman Forster: Building a sustainable future Two trends will affect global practice over the next two decades: the need to pursue sustainable patterns of development;…
Technology could grow beyond human control, warns Millennium report [Cordis]
Many people still do not appreciate how fast science and technology (S&T) will change over the next 25 years, and given this rapid development along several different fronts, the possibility of technology growing beyond human control must now be taken…
Humans with microchips [The Financial Times]
One night in Barcelona last year, a young Dutchman named Antoine Hazelaar received a strange proposition from the owner of a local nightspot, the Baja Beach Club. The club had just started a new programme called “VipChipâ€, he was told,…
Cities, technology and creativity
Jyri Engeström posted a long and interesting blog entry about cities, technology and creativity. “[…] During the course of the last decade, computers have become the most important platform for remixing culture. It is likely that computer-based creativity will flourish…
Business Week’s special report on retailing and technology
Retailing, the High-Tech Way From in-store cameras to data-mining loyalty-card use and beyond, retailers are depending more and more on technology to boost sales E-Tailing: It’s All About Service Turning surfers into shoppers requires new levels of help online. The…
How to ride the fifth wave [Business 2.0]
Cheap computing, infinite bandwidth, and open standards are powering an epic technological transformation that will churn up huge new opportunities — and perils for those who can’t adapt. Read full story
Central role for experience design at Philips
Philips makes experience design the heart of all its design efforts: “Experience Design is about creating and specifying the quality of a person’s experience throughout the entire period of engagement with a value proposition such as a product. Experience Design…
Philips: new value by One Design
New value by One Design is Philips Design’s quarterly magazine. It aims to illustrate how design can create value for all types of business, focusing on the creation of innovative design that leads to meaningful experiences. Some recent articles: –…
Digital data never die [Business Week]
E-mail, video, and all sorts of stuff now rendered in bits and bytes never really disappear and can be easily copied. Privacy? Hah! Read full story