An iPad Guide To Building The Perfect Sustainable City By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com “Ecological Urbanism,” a book of essays published by the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2010, was destined to fall out of date. The iPad version won’t have that problem. In 2010, Harvard’s Graduate School of Design published… RT @FastCompany: Via @FastCoDesign,…
4G iPad Mini: Which Carrier Has the Best Deal? Brad Chacos – Laptop Mag, gizmodo.com The iPad mini’s pint-sized frame was made with portability in mind, and the arrival of a 4G LTE-equipped model at three of the nation’s top cellular providers this morning makes it easier than ever to keep your tablet connected while…
Review: The skinny on the iPad mini—it’s not the size that counts Jacqui Cheng, arstechnica.com Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously trashed 7” tablets as being “dead in the water” in 2010. Two years later, under the reign of new CEO Tim Cook, Apple has released its own miniature tablet—one that has a diagonal screen…
Americans Rediscover The Kick Of Hard Cider Nina Keck, npr.org Americans Rediscover The Kick Of Hard Cider NPR Morning Edition A couple hundred years ago. hard apple cider used to be the drink of choice for thirsty Americans. It was easy to make and easy to find. But as people moved into cities, and be……
An HR Lesson From Steve Jobs: If You Want Change Agents, Hire Pirates By Peter Sander, fastcodesign.com Why? Because pirates can operate when rules and safety nets break down. [The following is an excerpt from What Would Steve Jobs Do?: How the Steve Jobs Way Can Inspire Anyone to Think Differently and Win by Peter…
The New iPod Touch Will Further Obliterate The Point-And-Shoot Market Mg Siegler, techcrunch.com It’s easy to forget that the iPod touch didn’t even include a camera until 2010. While such a key feature has been standard on the iPhone since its initial unveiling in 2007, Apple apparently didn’t think it was one of the must-have…
Healthcare Finally Moving Past Wang-Like Legacy Systems Dave Chase, techcrunch.com Editor’s note: Dave Chase is the CEO of Avado.com, a patient portal and relationship management company that was a TechCrunch Disrupt finalist. Previously he was a management consultant for Accenture’s healthcar… http://flpbd.it/O4Y4E Related articles Avado lands $1M to transform healthcare in the same way Mint…
Samsung patent ties emotional states to virtual faces through voice, shows when we’re cracking up Jon Fingas, engadget.com Voice recognition usually applies to communication only in the most utilitarian sense, whether it’s to translate on the spot or to keep those hands on the wheel while sending a text message. Samsung has just been granted…