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The initial listing of news on how technology is used by consumers or in popular media was culled from a variety of sources, including the New York Times, PC World, Technology Review, InfoWorld, Wired, etc.
Please use the edit link below to add more items to the list (see format notes), or to add comments on how or why you think these technologies or developments may be or may not be important. As is the convention throughout the Horizon.Museum wiki, we ask you to identify items you think are of high interest to us, as I have here [LJ], as a means of helping start the sifting process.
Recommended Reading / Tagged Items
- Apple Updates iPhone, Slashes Price
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20880/?nlid=1134
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, confirms rumors that a cheaper iPhone with GPS will be available in July. [LJ][AL]
- Always Connected
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/always-connected/2008/04/16/1208025201225.html?page=fullpage
Profile of Anthony Caruana, Melbourne, who lives in a wireless connected world. [AL]
- Adobe launches free, online version of Photoshop
http://www.technologyreview.com/Wire/20478/?nlid=970 [LJ]
- What Would Herman Melville Say to Soulja Boy?: Remix Culture and the New Media
http://www.nmc.org/vodcast/2008-jenkins-keynote
Video of keynote on 'participatory media' at 2008 NMC Summer Conference by Henry Jenkins -- see also New Media Literacies project -- Learning in a Participatory Culture [AL]
- “Lost” and Other ABC Shows Coming to Veoh
http://mashable.com/2008/06/23/abc-shows-on-veoh/
This year is proving to be a big one for TV networks moving their content online. Looking to not be left behind, ABC is set to announce a deal to distribute their shows on Veoh, according to The New York Times. The Disney-owned television network will make available full length shows of hits like “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” in addition to sports highlights from ESPN.[AL]
- Review: Sprint's phone is iPhone clone done right
http://www.technologyreview.com/Wire/20898/?nlid=1142
- The Olympics Go Mobile
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_olympics_go_mobile.php
The Summer Olympics are nearly here. Beginning August 8th, the world will be watching as athletes compete for the gold in Beijing. Of course, many people will be watching the coverage on TV or the web, but others will keeping up-to-date on the latest news via their mobile phone.
- The Future of Mobile Social Networking
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20844/?nlid=1110 br /> IPhone users will soon be able to enjoy Whrrl, software that combines activity recommendations with real-time location data.
- Revenge of the gamers: World of Warcraft is honing tomorrow's leaders
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?
command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=317260&source=NLT_AM&nlid=1
The authors found that these games closely mirror the evolving world of business: distributed decision-making, rapid response, ad hoc teams, and leadership through collaboration rather than authority.
- The Idiot Box Gets Smart (Time Magazine)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1808637,00.html
The Roku device pulls in on demand movies/tv from NetFlix as a subscription model.
- Broadcast Your Life Online, 24-7
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18782/
Cheap, easy-to-use live video-streaming technology could stretch your 15 minutes of fame to 15 years.
- An Alternative to the Computer Mouse
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18254/
A user interface that tracks eye movement may provide an alternate way to use a computer.
- The Big Picture, Made Easy
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18974/
New software makes it easier to manipulate and share images. [LK]
- Casual Immersive Worlds
http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/casual_immersive_worlds.html
A Comparison Chart by TechCrunch
- Jam Online in Real Time
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18783/
New music software could make online jams nearly as good as rehearsals in the same studio.
- CNet Asia community blogs
http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/
A window on the new tech landscape of Asia.
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