The Optus Family Communication Survey released this week has revealed that over half of Australian children out-smart their parents in technology knowledge before they are 13 years old.
When questioned about their understanding of a range of technologies, the survey revealed that children (10-17 years old) already know more or about the same as their parents about [...]
While we’re all waiting for the imminent launch of the Apple tablet, Microsoft’s Courier tablet has been announced. The device, in prototype stage, is shaped like a book and has two 7 inch multi-touch displays that fold up when the system isn’t in use. It supports handwriting and includes a 3 megapixel camera.
More...Here’s an innovative approach to leveraging consumer data to personalise campaign messaging, with great results. To launch a new teenage TV series about a super computer that knows all, McCann Erickson Israel leveraged cookies and consumer entry form data, to generate personalised banners in real time. The campaign ignited panic from parents and kids.
More...As reported on wired this week, ‘Google is saying it wants to be the world’s communication hub, and hundreds of companies — ranging from mobile phone operators to Skype to Microsoft better be listening.’
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In summary of the below link, really smart people are creating computer screens that fit in your eyeball. What does this mean for you?
Here is a list of the Top 5 Ways eyeball monitors will change for the better:
You won’t be worried about your boss looking at your screen over your shoulder while you are on facebook
An end to [...]
Have a look at this amazing presentation from TED by David Merrill, the creator of ‘Siftables’ which are new cookie-sized computers with motion sensing, neighbour detection, graphical display, and wireless communication.
The little cube-like computers act in unison to form a single interface: users physically manipulate them - grouping or sorting - to interact with digital information [...]