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Apt’s links for September 9th
Marco.org: Taking apart the ?e-ink? Esquire cover. (video by… – Cough. “I just want to point out that what you?re looking at is not e-ink. It?s a film transparency that?s backlit with a segmented electroluminescent backlight. C?mon, Esquire, what the hell? This would have been pretty cool if you didn?t make a big fuss over [...]
Published: September 10, 2008. Read more →
ABC3D
My wife just came back from a trip to Mantova, Italy. And she brought me this lovely pop-up book, which I had already seen on YouTube, but didn’t know it actually existed.
It’s really quite astonishing.
More about the book from the US publishers, although I think it originates in Italy.
Published: September 9, 2008. Read more →
Crowdsourcing at the ICA
A quick note – Jeff Howe is in the UK next week promoting Crowdsourcing with a talk at the ICA. Jeff is in discussion with James Harkin, director of the ICA.
One of the most original business ideas and buzzwords of recent years, the idea of crowdsourcing is that companies and institutions of all kinds use [...]
Apt’s links for September 5th
NewsWare Apps | Spectra| msnbc.com – “Spectra merges the news spectrum and the color spectrum into an expansive news viewing experience.”
Steve Duenes — Talk to the Newsroom — The New York Times — Reader Questions and Answers – New York Times –
Words They Used – 2008 Political Conventions – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com – [...]
Published: September 6, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for November 30th through September 3rd
We Are Sterling Cooper – “We’re your biggest fans, your die-hard proponents, and when your show gets cancelled we’ll be among the first to pass around the petition. Talk to us. Befriend us. Engage us. But please, don’t treat us like criminals.”
Five Ways Amazon Can Improve the Kindle 2.0 | Gadget Lab from Wired.com – [...]
Published: September 4, 2008. Read more →
Open Seas; High Waves – The Perfect Storm?
It’s an exciting day – the release of the Sony Reader sees the first concerted, anticipated, co-ordinated foray into selling electronic books in the UK. Publishers have been rushing to negotiate deals with agents (and retailers) and prepare launch lists of titles. Digitisation has been advancing at pace. Great news!
However, I am concerned that two [...]