Following on from a posting from Maria on que.qis, and an article I read the other day on wired.com, a succinct reminder of how large corporate engineering-based structures stifle creativity:

http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/googles-data-cu.html

http://adamhowell.org/2009/03/20/googles-designer-drain/

http://stopdesign.com/archive/2009/03/20/goodbye-google.html

This is really cool! ‘Sixth Sense’ - wearable technology.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7954941.stm
Some more background and leads

Well.  Just heard this campaign on the local radio for the first time.  At first I thought it was some sort of sick joke, but sadly it is not April 1st.  It was like listening to someone reading from Orwell.  Felt like we were on the other side of the Iron Curtain in the Cold War.  What a wonderful way of dealing with someone you don’t like, just report them for something random and their name will be on god knows what list in perpetuity. It would seem that we are doing a wonderful job of destroying our freedoms all by ourselves.

A great BBC magazine article about the ageing population and their needs, in particular the last couple of paragraphs to do with designing products:

Age and experience

Could these be the audience for MFT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7942017.stm

…there again, not too much use in a tunnel.

An interesting case study, check out the video demo:

http://www.kickerstudio.com/blog/2009/03/case-study-gestural-entertainment-center-for-canesta/

Short video about designing for mobiles, very cute:

Designing for Mobiles: Users & Context