Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A Balancing Act
Too many ideas, too little time! That may sound a little arrogant, but it’s actually a genuine problem, and I’m not the only one. Some may say it’s a good problem, but I’m not so sure. It’s frustrating as hell to have an idea or a solution, that you know you have to let go…
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Going Down The Tubes
Need I say more?
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Does My iPad Look Big in This?
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iPad
After five years of speculation and 15 years after The Steve canned the Newton (still have my three in the attic!), Apple have announced the iPad. I have mixed feelings on the iPad, from a business & user perspective, I think it’s great, it’s been well thought through and it looks gorgeous, sure the big…
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The Apple iPad
mmmmmmm… not quite what I was expecting from Apple! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFNQE_TzQNI]
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Left a bit, a little bit more, ah there you are
Staying with the Augmented Reality theme, BrightKite announced last month that their partnership with Layar to offer AR of your BrightKite friends posts over live video on your mobile, is now available on the iPhone (originally only available for Android) Another AR app recently launched on the iPhone is Wikitude, that overlays live video with…
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The Business cARd
I stumbled across these pieces this morning. First a business card and a video ident sting for E4, both of which use the popular method of using a pattern encased in a square, but the third example uses a different approach, whereby the camera recognises any pre-stored image, in this case a photograph on a…
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Augmented Reality Coming To A Bookshelf Near You
Having already tested the water with an issue using e-Ink technology, it’s interesting to see Esquire extending the user experience of their paper based magazine with online media, I see this as a terrific medium for marketeers & advertisers, but also educational titles or children’s books where the story or information can be brought to…
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The Thing is
The best things in life aren’t things
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The 80% Rule
Working flat out? Have too much to do? What can you do about it? Put your prices up, because you’re under charging! You’ll probably lose some clients, but with the extra capacity you’ll be able to deliver higher quality solutions, thus better value for the clients you retain. A good balance is 80% capacity, but…
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