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A “Mighty” Mouse Concept

Now this is a mighty mouse. It’s symmetrical, ambidextrous (suitable for lefties and righties), comfortable, ergonomic, gesture-capable, and universal.

And rather than an assuming name for the product that sings its own praises, this quirky device is plainly called “The Bean.”

But sadly, it’s only concept art. Checkout all the awesome concept images tied into it. It’s posted on Behance.net, a community of art professionals that showcase their concept and project art. The Bean is by Rene Lee, who has several other clever product designs—some that are in production.

The Bean is one device I would seriously consider backing on a Kickstarter campaign. I guess that would make me a committed geek, but I don’t care. But could I see The Bean in black, Rene?

Link Bait Will Kill Us All

Have you noticed that the news you read today from tech news sites reads a lot like what you read yesterday? And the day before? And the week before that?

I’m tired of the same old tech news. Aren’t you? You visit a top-recommended tech-related website to find that 50% or more of their content is link bait. Seriously, Gizmodo? Mashable? I expect more from the tech aficianados. For one thing, they are on the bleeding edge of technology and claim to know how gadgets ought to be used. Why aren’t they providing tech expert insights into practical workflows utilizing gadgets? Why are they dribling on about the abstracts of using social networking platforms without offering first hand accounts of tech on the field?

Stop announcing new gadgets and use them. Then, give a real report about them.

I want to see demo videos and photo galleries of their experts using products the way they say they ought to be run so that users, like myself, understand how to optimize our tools. We shouldn’t be as lost about the topic after reading an article as we were when we started. We’re a visual generation. Illustrate the tech story, opinion, or observations with some hands-on videos or photos.

It’s not just Gizmodo or Mashable at fault here. Honestly, I like some of their content. But they also consistently disappoint. Links that are worthy to be reshared are one thing, but link bait is another. Tech websites are becoming a disgrace for the tech/geek community.

Not All Movies Warrant 3D

I’d go so far as to say most do not. It’s not like color or sound which audiences everywhere all agree they want most of the time when they sit down to watch something. 3D effects, whether glasses are necessary or not, Don’t seem to make much difference for some movies. Regrettably, all of Hollywood seems to be on board with 3D at the moment. Read about it here.

This is one step forward we’ll likely see taken back.

Amusing New iPad Magazine

Amusing New iPad Magazine
I think that a few years from now when the press and publishers have figured out what works for mobile media outlets it will be fun to read magazines and such on tablet devices. The experiments publishers are having with the market currently are amusing. It will be fun to see what sticks and what doesn’t.

This is a short video sample of what the front cover of the first exclusively iPad magazine looks like. I don’t know that I would read the Project, but it’s a good start in making good use of the medium.

My Experience With My iPad

How am my liking my iPad? I love it! I use it for practically anything. For instance, right now I’m using Dragon Dictation to make this blog post.

Dragon Dictation lets you pretty much dictate any kind of paragraph, any kind of information, and add punctuation, give direction as you see fit, to have letters, e-mails, lists, and a texts written for you. You can then copy and paste the text as you see fit for any application on your iPad. Continue reading →

Book Review: Inside Steve’s Brain

The book cover caught my eye one day at Barnes & Nobles, and I simply couldn’t put it down as I previewed the book there. I was compelled to read this work because, yes, I’m a Mac fan (if you haven’t noticed), but I think there is a lot to learn from Inside Steve’s Brain. Leander Kahney, the author, is perceptive and detailed on many a subject in the book that is important to the tech-geek global community, and unfolds the many layers to Steve Jobs’ and Apple’s philosophy of computer/life/hub experience and products. Continue reading →

Is Facebook Taking Over the Web?

The interwebs are constantly shifting as new companies, ideas, and technologies come on the scene and old ones fade into obscurity.

Over the last five years social networking websites have gone from a hobby for technophiles to the most visited sites on the internet. As of April ’09 American’s spent a combined 40,000 years of time each month on the top 10 social networks. This was a more than two fold increase from 1 year ago, so you can only imagine where that number stands today. Continue reading →

I Don’t Know if I Need an iPerfect

I’ve read some bloggers critique the iPad. In some people’s summations, I often read something along these lines:

The big question is whether the iPad is something I need. No, I do not need the iPad…. I don’t see how others will either.

At first, this evaluation of anything sounds good. “Do I really need an XBox 360?” or “Do I really need a smartphone?” are good questions to ask. In the end, however, just how much do any of us need? Continue reading →

The New E-book Reader: Nook

nookI haven’t seriously considered e-readers for personal use until now. In this growing market, something that has been lacking is significant competition with the all-too-well-known Amazon Kindle. Now that B&N has joined the market with their new Nook, I think that the power play for market share will seriously increase — and thus improve the over-all quality of the devices to grab the investment of potential e-reader customers. Continue reading →

Google’s Chrome Ad – Upbeat Artistic Deliverance

In followup to my other post this week, something I forgot to mention is you don’t need inappropriate content in advertising to make it attractive. Suggesting, or pushing, temptation to evil is not conducive to a morally civilized society.
So, on the flip side to that, I think I can affirm that good, wholesome, clean advertising can get better results any day of the week anyway! Take this example from Google: