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Monday.Must-See || Awesome Examples of Design and Innovation

Monday, November 30, 2009

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Monday.Must-See || Awesome Examples of Design and Innovation

The following showcase is courtesy of designer Damjan Stanković, from his site Relogik.com. He specialized in industrial, identity, interface and concept design, and is currently based in Belgrade, Serbia. Check out these awesome product designs:
Letout Outlet – Wall Electric Socket

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Eko – Ecological and Economical Traffic Light Concept

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Cipher – Drinking Glass

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Sunday.Social || Location-Based Social Networking with Foursquare

Sunday, November 29, 2009

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Sunday.Social || Location-Based Social Networking with Foursquare

Have you ever wanted to have an app on your phone that told you about nearby deals and gave you points for going places? Would you like to be called the mayor of an establishment simply because you go there more than anyone else? Do you enjoy unlocking badges because you’ve accrued a certain number [...]

Saturday.Scam || FarmVille Wants Real Money for Faux FarmBucks

Saturday, November 28, 2009

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Saturday.Scam || FarmVille Wants Real Money for Faux FarmBucks

Until today, I had never even seen FarmVille in action. Sure, I had received all the Facebook notifications asking me to help my friends, but no part of me had any desire to do so. Then I read an article in TIME magazine called Zynga Harvests the Cyberfarmer, and decided to take a peek at [...]

Friday.Fail || Google Wave Users Have Many Complaints

Friday, November 27, 2009

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Friday.Fail || Google Wave Users Have Many Complaints

For anyone “lucky” enough to have tried Google Wave, you may recognize some of these complaints from users who were asked by Google to list some of their dislikes. Since the image is a little hard to read, I will list them from most common to least common (and may have some comments to add):

My [...]

Thursday.TV || CBS’s TV.com Offers Old-School Entertainment

Thursday, November 26, 2009

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Thursday.TV || CBS’s TV.com Offers Old-School Entertainment

If you’re anything like me, you may have come across TV.com when searching for episode guides or information about a particular TV show. or, maybe you’ve discovered some of the new CBS shows that are available to watch. Recently, my wife found some full episodes of one of our favorite shows, on her Motorola Droid. [...]

Wednesday.Wireless || AT&T’s Luke Wilson Ads Are Just Annoying

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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Wednesday.Wireless || AT&T’s Luke Wilson Ads Are Just Annoying

So AT&T has struck back at Verizon’s coverage attack ads, by having Luke Wilson stand on a huge map and talk about all the areas where AT&T has coverage. It’s important to note that he says “coverage” and not “3G coverage”. I’m pretty sure he’s talking about places where a person can use their phone, [...]

Tuesday.Talent || Lip Syncing: Are Artists to Blame or Are We?

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Tuesday.Talent || Lip Syncing: Are Artists to Blame or Are We?

I googled “lip-sync” and found this result, courtesy of someone’s tweet (that’s a Twitter message, if you didn’t know): “If performers want to push the envelope, why don’t they use their talent for once by not lip syncing and by connecting with the audience?” I couldn’t have said it better myself. Now I’ll elaborate…
During any [...]

Monday.Music || 3 Commercial Jingles That Are Stuck in My Head

Monday, November 23, 2009

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Monday.Music || 3 Commercial Jingles That Are Stuck in My Head

You know when you’re watching TV and that commercial comes on that features a jingle that subsequently gets stuck in your head? If not, you’re lucky. There are three companies that currently hold the Top 3 spots in the jingle-specific part of my brain. Two are for American companies and one for a Canadian one, [...]

Sunday.Software || Shazam Works Its Song-Identifying Mojo!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Sunday.Software || Shazam Works Its Song-Identifying Mojo!

Shazam makes an app (available on iPhone, Nokia, Android and BlackBerry) that identifies songs by listening to 15-seconds-or-so snippets, and it’s SHA-MAZING! I tested it on the Google Droid in 4 different instances and it worked every time! How does it work? According to Slate:
The company has a library of more than 8 million songs, [...]

Saturday.Scam || Google Wants You Obese and Yellow-Toothed

Saturday, November 21, 2009

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Saturday.Scam || Google Wants You Obese and Yellow-Toothed

As reported on The Big Money Google plans to prevent you from seeing ads that promise white teeth and a flat belly! Why does Google want us all walking around with guts and stained grills? What does the search engine giant have against its users’ bodies? I explore…
Oh, wait. It turns out that most of [...]

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