Archive for the ‘Design’ Category:
Google Search Rankings Now Consider Site Speed
Back in November, we started hearing murmurs that Google was considering whether or not to factor site speed into its search ranking algorithm. In a blog post today, the search giant confirms it is now adding site speed to its list of criteria that could affect your Google ranking. It’s another step on Google’s long road toward achieving maximum speed and efficiency. The...
iPad Data Visualized [INFOGRAPHIC]
New as it may be, there’s already a wealth of data available for the iPad. Instead of letting these tidbits of data float around unorganized, designer John Kumahara and account planner Johnathan Bonnell decided to put their artistic skills to work and organize the information in a handy infographic. The graphic, included below, offers an interesting perspective on...
LapDock turns an iPad into a laptop… running iPhone OS
Sure, Apple offers an optional keyboard accessory for the iPad. But it’s a two piece solution that you can’t easily rest on your lap. Enter the LapDock, a third party contraption that offers the shell of a laptop including a space for a keyboard and… well, not much else. But there’s room to insert an iPad which functions as the brains...
Kellogg Uses Lasers to Brand Corn Flakes in the U.K. – Literally!
Kellogg Co. is introducing new technology in the U.K. that allows it to burn its famous signature onto individual cereal flakes by using lasers. Kellogg's Corn Flakes with brandingEnlarge The technology, which was developed in Britain, is being used in a trial to stamp out imitation cereals -- which Kellogg calls "fake flakes" -- by branding Corn Flakes with the company logo. The...
Wireless Gadgets: Watchphones, Tiny TVs and Other Shiny Objects at CTIA [VIDEOS]
Where’s wireless technology for devices headed? If this fall’s industry event, CTIA, is any indication, it’s heading in a myriad of different directions. Of course there was news of a Barnes & Noble color Kindle competitor, but there were also several handheld devices on the expo floor highlighting the latest innovations and trends in...
Dual Screen Laptops: Double the Pleasure for On-the-Go Geeks
Funny, I was just talking to my buddy Derek the other night about how nice it would be to have a tri-fold monitor that hinged and would allow a user to have multiple screens with the sleek performance of a laptop. Well, as it turns out, they may not be that far off!
Dual-screen notebooks are out there, and while they may not...
Sign of the Times: Abandoned Phone Booths Transformed Into EV Charging Stations
As cell phones become ever more ubiquitous, phone booths become increasingly irrelevant. But what to do with the thousands of virtually abandoned phone booths scattered in cities around the world? Madrid's solution is to turn these relics of a bygone age into electric vehicle charging stations.
It's an ingenious idea since telephone booths are often located close to curbs, and they already have built-in electricity supplies. As a result, it's cheaper to...
IE6 OFFENDERS: Report Companies Still Using Internet Explorer 6
IE 6 must die! Loads of other sites happen to agree with us, and now those of you who must reluctantly toil under an Internet Explorer 6 regime at work have a recourse: IE6 Offenders, a site lets you blow the whistle on corporate IT policies that require you to keep beating the dead IE6 horse.
You can also search the directory...
Hemp: The Fabric of Our Lives?
Hemp is one of the fastest growing biomasses in existence, uses less water than cotton, and requires minimal pesticides to thrive. Yet it is still illegal to grow under U.S. federal law due to its relation to marijuana. That hasn't stopped hemp fiber from making headway into the mainstream consciousness, and now even Hanesbrands--one of the world's largest consumer apparel brands--is getting in on the action.
Portland, Oregon-based Naturally Advanced Technologies has proven...
OMG! New Mouse Can Track on Anything Using "Darkfield" Tech
It's not every day that technology advances the human condition, but today, dear computer users, is one such day. If you have a mouse made in the last 10 years, chances are it's one of those red laser mouses with a menacing glow. Badass, yes, but these optical mice utterly fail us when placed on a desk made of glass, or laminated wood, or highly-lacquered material. Plus I'm pretty sure they can blind your children...