Just when you thought TV technology had plateaued with LED, 3-D and super slim cases. Samsung goes and throws everyone for a loop and takes things to a whole new level. This technology looks just like regular clear glass, but can become opaque and be used to display anything from video to artificial shades. Check out the video for a look into the future.
Ever wonder how much activity goes on in social networks? Here’s a handy graphic that tells a very compelling story. In just 60 seconds:
I expect these numbers to increase 3-4 fold over the coming year as social media gains usage across untapped geographies, mobile devices and newcomers. The adoption curve for social media is quickly becoming steeper and steeper, creating opportunities to disrupt and innovate.
For a while, you’ve been able to make a physical book from your Facebook content. Now, see it in cinematic form. Intel partnered up with Japanese agency Projector to turn your Facebook profile into a short film in a microsite called Museum of Me. It pulls photos, status updates, video and comments to generate a beautiful visualization as if it were part of a museum installation. Quite clever and very high production quality. Definitely worth checking out. If only they made it available for export — onto your Facebook profile. Now that would be meta.
Presenting facts and figures at conferences is often dull and dry and wrapped in a manually driven, narrated presentation. Here’s a lovely animated infographic charting how our digital lives have expanded across the globe. Neo Labels does a fantastic job humanizing and contextualizing rapid growth of the connected home, mobile and social in this short video. Some key projections for 2015 (hint: think mobile)
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting the ICFF, the annual furniture fair in New York. Among the standouts? A team of young (read junior high school) kids who partnered with Bernhardt Design to revamp school desks. Not only was I impressed with their talents, I welcomed their passion and thoughtful pragmatic approach to design. Their decisions around color, materials, layout and efficiency were sound and carefully considered. Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks their efforts deserve attention.
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