This is a great example of a brand staying current. With the recent surge of graphic novels being made into motion pictures, this recent Adidas commercial manages to mimic the drama and visual impact of its counterparts. It’s not often a commercial a) excites the consumer and b) leaves them wanting to [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 29, 2009
Microsoft’s New Search Engine, “Bing” is Rolling Out
Microsoft’s new search engine called “Bing” is being rolled out on June 3. To be specific, Microsoft is referring to it as a “decision engine” because it’s supposedly built to enable informed decisions. The video above does a great job explaining how it works. Also, check it out at bing.com
Their press release:
Microsoft’s [...]
May 21, 2009
Wolfram Alpha: A computational knowledge engine
Wolfram, the potential game changing computational knowledge engine, (not a search engine) recently went live. Why isn’t Wolfram a search engine? Well that’s because it takes your query and creates content from it, by outputting graphs, maps, tables, and information that you may not have directly requested. Wolfram relies on knowledge from official sources to do this.
To [...]
May 19, 2009
Palm Pre arrives June 6 for $200
Sprint Nextel and Palm announced on Tuesday an official release date and pricing for the Palm Pre.
The Pre will be available nationwide on June 6 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a two-year contract on Sprint’s Everything Data plan or Business Essentials with Messaging and Data plan. In addition to Sprint stores, [...]
May 5, 2009
A Google Documentary
An excellent documentary that reveals where Google has come from and where they’re headed, as well as their general philosophies and methodologies. We also get to see the faces, personalities, and egos behind the search engine.
Whether you agree or disagree with Google’s approach to leveraging information, this is a must watch video.
May 5, 2009
Protoshare: Collaborative Web-Based Interactive Wireframes and Prototypes
Protoshare is a web-based collaborative prototyping tool that helps teams quickly build, discuss, and refine clickable wireframes.
If you’ve ever been involved in the website design or creation process, you know that it can be a pain for developers, spec creators, and internal or external clients to communicate in an efficient manner. Protoshare’s nifty web-based application [...]
May 4, 2009
Esquire Magazine blurs the distinction between Photo & Video
Captured on the Red One Digital Camera (that’s a frame resolution of 4096×2304, or 9.4 megapixels), the video-sourced cover image of Megan Fox, is thought to be a first in the magazine industry, challenging traditional SLR photography and the distinctions of photo vs video.
In terms of where this technology is best suited, I would imagine this approach makes [...]
