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  • Demographics and info-graphics: how to understand America

    Infographic: Animated Maps Of America’s Shifting Demographics By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com At what rate are Americans coming, going, living, and dying? These animated maps tell a fascinating visual story. Most of this elec­tion sea­son’s post­mortems have focused on demo­graph­ics, a vague phrase that refers to the chang­ing face of t… RT @FastCoDesign: Infographic: Animated Maps…

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  • Transit apps and commuter happiness

    Study: Transit Apps Make Us Happier Commuters By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com A study of two crowdsourcing apps suggests that a better digital infrastructure for commuters could improve urban transit overall. We know that we tend to be hap­pi­est when we’re com­mu­ni­cat­ing with and help­ing those around us. But could th… RT @FastCoDesign: Study: Transit Apps…

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  • Vietnamese architect designs $4000 houses for low income families

    For Less Than $4,000, A Permanent Home For Low-Income Families By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com A young Vietnamese architect works to solve a growing problem for families along the Mekong Delta. Design­ing low-cost hous­ing is a series of com­pro­mis­es between dig­ni­ty and prag­ma­tism, a dance between what a fam­i­ly needs and what it c… RT @FastCoDesign:…

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  • Big data is making social science truly predictive

    Mind reading is possible! – Salon.com By Kathleen Taylor, salon.com Advances in neuroimaging suggest telepathy could be on the horizon. It’s time to consider how we’d use it “If you have some­thing that you don’t want any­one to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” Eric Schmidt, CE… RT @Salon: Neuroimaging…

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  • Why the iPad is becoming the best mobile phone and how to do it

      howtowired: With the recent addition of iMessage to non-cellular devices in the Apple family, many have been happily adapting their iPad as their new go-to communicative device. Unfortunately, because the iPad isn’t tied to a mobile number, the user’s email address associated with their Apple account is the… http://flip.it/eu6IY Wired.com How-To: Micro Edition: How…

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  • Get a good Gmail Username

    How to Get the Gmail Address You Want Chelsea Stark, mashable.com 1. Display Density 2. Button Labels 3. No Markers 4. Stars 5. Move Icons 6. Labels 7. Circles 8. High Contrast 9. Google Docs Gadget 10. Right-Side Chat 11. Undo Send http://flip.it/MSOYV Related articles Infographic: The Evolution of Google’s Gmail (moneymakingblog101.wordpress.com) Latest Google service…

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  • Google designers tasked to revamp search experience

    How Google’s Designers Are Quietly Overhauling Search By Sarah Kessler, fastcodesign.com Google Search’s designers are treating what was once just an ugly list of links like a software application. On the same day that Larry Page became Google’s CEO for the sec­ond time, he ordered a redesign of all its prod­ucts. Which came as a……

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  • Dashcam: iPhone black box app for car

    (via DashCam: The iPhone BlackBox App For Your Car – Mobile Magazine) Related articles 30 Best iPhone and iPad apps this week (guardian.co.uk)

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  • Compact cameras with pro features

    (via Roundup: Enthusiast Zoom Compact Cameras: Digital Photography Review) Related articles Ricoh GR Camera (gadget.com) Five Best MIrrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras (lifehacker.com) Adding some sense to camera types (patrickfinney13.wordpress.com)

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  • Olympus xz-2: a fast, bright lens, compact for field use

    (via Olympus XZ-2 review | Compact cameras Reviews | TechRadar) Related articles New camera roadmap from Olympus (gerafotografija.wordpress.com) Olympus OM-D EM-5 | Street Point of View and a Little Vacation (opticalcollimator.com) Olympus xz1 professional underwater camera housing 294 feet 90 m depth rating (slideshare.net)

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  • Wirecutter picks best camera under a grand

    The Olympus E-PL5 is our favorite camera under $950 (So Far!) Tim Barribeau, thewirecutter.com If you’re look­ing for a cam­era that’s pock­etable but still pow­er­ful, one that can change lens­es but won’t destroy your sav­ings account, one that’s not the bot­tom of the bar­rel, nor top of the line, then there are a cou­ple of…

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  • UX phenotype: the hobbit

    Core77’s Seven Designer Phenotypes: #6 – Homebound Hobbit core77.com Homebound HobbitHabitat: Hand-Tufted CouchPlumage: Slippers, Wool Sweater, Cashmere ThrowAttributes: Doesn’t smoke but owns a smoking jacket; uses the word “tablescape”; always turns off the overhead… RT @core77: This hobbit will probably wait for the BluRay of Peter Jackson’s new blockbuster…: http://flip.it/JxPLW http://flip.it/ASIHG Related articles A visit…

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