Wearables go where no devices have gone before when designed to fit wherever one wants them on the body. Fitting the device to the body, rather than the body to the
device: that’s what defines the technology developed by MC10. This privately held company partners with
well-known brands, like Reebok, to bring its technology into the consumer space.
I spoke with Elyse Winer, Manager of Marketing &
Communications at MC10 about the company’s innovative products. Read about it in A Soft Sell for Sensors
Search This Blog
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
How to manage editors, Russell Baker style
In Making Masterpiece: 25 Years Behind the Scenes at Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery!
(p.129), Rebecca Eaton includes a facsimile of a note on New York Times stationery that Russell Baker wrote to her regarding his scripts for introducing Masterpiece Theatre on January 10, 1997.
It says:
(p.129), Rebecca Eaton includes a facsimile of a note on New York Times stationery that Russell Baker wrote to her regarding his scripts for introducing Masterpiece Theatre on January 10, 1997.
It says:
Dear Rebecca _[Note: Baker didn't use the Oxford comma, so there's something for those who oppose it to point to.]
These can be cut, sliced, pared, slashed, canned, pruned, trimmed, condensed, abridged, curtailed or sheared, if you want me never to speak to you again.
Yrs
Russell
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
The quantified swoon, or how readers fall for Mr. Darcy
Personally, I've never had a crush on Mr. Darcy -- in book or film form. But I see I'm very much in the minority here. You just can't argue with data.
I wrote about the kind of data Oyster Books and similar services pick up on their readers a little while back in Reading & Being Read by E-Books
Now Oyster is sharing its data to track readers' fascination with Mr. Darcy. Here's the infographic that was shared by Huffington Post:
I wrote about the kind of data Oyster Books and similar services pick up on their readers a little while back in Reading & Being Read by E-Books
Now Oyster is sharing its data to track readers' fascination with Mr. Darcy. Here's the infographic that was shared by Huffington Post:
Related posts: http://uncommoncontent.blogspot.com/2013/06/jane-austens-heroines-from-extroverted.html
Friday, April 11, 2014
When seconds can mean the difference between life and death
MARVLIS presents geographic and EMS call data plotted on a map |
n emergency situations, response time can make the difference between life and death.
Since it deployed the Mobile Area Routing and Vehicle Location Information System (MARVLIS) in 2008, Jersey City Medical Center EMS says it has better-than-average response times and markedly improved survival rates. MARVLIS combines geographic information system technology, wireless communications, and a global positioning system to produce real-time information that enables emergency response teams to get to their destinations faster.
Read more inAnalytics Speed Up Response Times for EMS
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Highly detailed 3D printing in NY
Photo from Mini 3D Me |
Advanced 3D Printing in New York
Monday, March 24, 2014
More efficient recycling with 3D printing
We generate so much plastic waste today that it has become a serious environmental problem. Some of us do put aside our plastic bottles for recycling, but even that endeavour requires energy consumption just to get the plastic to a recycling centre. Even more energy is needed for the actual recycling. There is a better way to reuse the plastic, and 3D printing makes it possible.Read more in
3D Printing Plastic — Distributed Recyling and Distributing the Benefits
Joshua Pearce holds a DremelFuge chuck made from shredded plastic milk jugs. |
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
3D printing at MAD
My first-hand account of the 3D exhibit at MAD
Living in New York is wonderful for a number of reasons, but high on my list is access to so many great museums. Not only do we have world-famous museums, like the Met and the MoMA, but we have small, specialized museums that offer unique exhibits focused on innovations in art and technology. The Museum of Art and Design’s Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital, on view through until July 6th, is definitely worth a visit for anyone interested in digital design and production.
Read more in http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/03/17/3d-printing-review-mad-exhibition/
Related: http://writewaypro.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-moma-goes-mobile.html
Living in New York is wonderful for a number of reasons, but high on my list is access to so many great museums. Not only do we have world-famous museums, like the Met and the MoMA, but we have small, specialized museums that offer unique exhibits focused on innovations in art and technology. The Museum of Art and Design’s Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital, on view through until July 6th, is definitely worth a visit for anyone interested in digital design and production.
Read more in http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/03/17/3d-printing-review-mad-exhibition/
Related: http://writewaypro.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-moma-goes-mobile.html
Monday, February 24, 2014
How am I tweeting?
NewTwitterAnalytics offers answers. Almost every business has a Twitter account, but many fail to take full advantage of Twitter's many add-on tools. What's holding them back?
Perhaps it's just a matter of not knowing how to measure their impact and figure out how the tools contribute to their goals. Twitter solves that problem with its new Analytics for Twitter Cards service. Read more in
Perhaps it's just a matter of not knowing how to measure their impact and figure out how the tools contribute to their goals. Twitter solves that problem with its new Analytics for Twitter Cards service. Read more in
Twitter Analytics Puts Cards on the Table
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
British slang
from http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g186364-d213579-Reviews-Police_Box-Sheffield_South_Yorkshire_England.html |
I've picked up some British slang just from context. So this wasn't all new to me, though there were a few surprises, particularly the compilers' own perception of of American usage, perhaps that's due to limited exposure to some friends who are not familiar with all expressions.
What could have been left out
I never thought of DIY as a British term; it's one Americans use regularly.
Also most Americans (apparently, excluding the friends of the compiler) understand that "piece of cake" means that something is easy, though some, for some reason prefer the term "cake walk." You could also say "easy as pie" here, though I don't know if they would get the gist of that over the pond. . We also say "haggle" and are not too likely to say"dicker."
Also Americans tend to say "excuse me" both for things like burping and to suggest that someone move out of their way far more often than "pardon me," so the distinctions the list presents are not exactly accurate.
Oh, and some of us do use the -ly ending for adverbs, thank you very much!
What could have been included
terms like "brill" is mentioned in passing, though it doesn't have its own entry. It could have been included because the word "brilliant" does have different connotation in British usage than in American usage. Over here, people use it primarily to mean really smart but not as the equivalent of "terrific."
Other regional differences?
Perhaps it has something to do with focusing on strictly English slang rather than some that may extend to other parts of the UK. Here's the entry on "cracking" -"If something is cracking, it means it is the best. Usually said without pronouncing the last "G". If a girl is cracking it means she is stunning." From what I recall there's another slang meaning for "crack," though that may be more strictly speaking Irish usage. It appeared several times in a novel I once read and clearly meant talk, chat, of the variety one expects to have in a pub.
Still it's an entertaining read.
Photoshop in 3D
We may not yet have the Star Trek "replicator," but we're coming pretty close to wonders with recent advances in 3D printing. It's no wonder that Adobe sees this as the right time to introduce 3D printing capabilities to its Creative Cloud."
No longer limited to hobbyists printing out plastic shapes, 3D printing can now be used to produce ceramics and metals, increasing its functionality for engineers as well as artists. TheCES show in early January had 28 exhibitors for 3D printing. This past October, Gartner predicted rapid growth for 3D printers, anticipating that this year "spending will increase 62 percent, reaching $669 million, with enterprise spending of $536 million and consumer spending of $133 million."
That's a substantial enough amount to attract the likes of Adobe, which announced its foray into the 3D printing industry on January 16 with the new release of Photoshop CC.
Read more in
No longer limited to hobbyists printing out plastic shapes, 3D printing can now be used to produce ceramics and metals, increasing its functionality for engineers as well as artists. TheCES show in early January had 28 exhibitors for 3D printing. This past October, Gartner predicted rapid growth for 3D printers, anticipating that this year "spending will increase 62 percent, reaching $669 million, with enterprise spending of $536 million and consumer spending of $133 million."
That's a substantial enough amount to attract the likes of Adobe, which announced its foray into the 3D printing industry on January 16 with the new release of Photoshop CC.
Read more in
3D Printing From Adobe's Cloud
Monday, February 3, 2014
Oh the places you'll go and the stories your can can tell about htem
The main problem with the current state of in-car, location-based services is that they aren't required to notify consumers. It's possible that some motorists are completely unaware of who uses their location data, and how. Also, for four out of the six automakers, customers do not have the option to request that their historical data be erased. (The "right to be forgotten" is included in the EU’s data protection laws and recommended by the GAO.) Read more in
In-Car Tracking: We Know Where You've Been
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
3D printing brings the stars to the blind
Discussions of big data often touch on the challenge of visualization. An even greater challenge, though, is rendering the data into something that is comprehensible to people who have to use senses other than sight.
3D printing brings the stars to the visually impaired by rendering Hubble's images into tactile form.
Read more in
3D printing brings the stars to the visually impaired by rendering Hubble's images into tactile form.
Read more in
Reaching for the Stars With 3D Printing
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
-
en.wikipedia.org No, Edison didn’t invent search engine optimization. But he did make a habit of tinkering around until he found what...
-
Bridge near Bear Mountain, photo by Ariella Brown I saw the title in my email and knew I really shouldn't click it, but my curiosity go...
-
No more boots for Ms. Green and other changes for M&M's candies A major component of marketing is tapping into trends and making an...