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7 kinds of Media? 6 Jul 2013 | 09:16 pm
I recently watched this video from AWE 2013 by Toni Ahonen on why Augmented Reality is the 8th mass media. The part of his talk that didn’t quite sit right with me is his list of types of Mass Media. ...
Secret Innovation 1 Jun 2013 | 09:38 pm
One of the staples of near-future science fiction is organizations working in absolute secrecy to produce big game-changing innovation. I’ve been trying to come up with examples of this in the real wo...
3D Printing and The Humble Toaster 13 Jan 2013 | 12:26 am
I have been thinking quite a bit about 3D printing lately. Maybe that’s because I’m now surrounded by 3D printed prototypes at work. Maybe it’s because the news in the tech world is full of stories ab...
How did I do with my 2011 predictions? 2 Jan 2012 | 09:08 am
A year ago I posted a list of predictions for 2011. Let’s see how I did: Wrong. Netflix did pick up more content. They are doing some interesting things with Arrested Development, for instance. Howev...
Figuring out a common time base 27 Jun 2011 | 05:28 am
Using the locator beacon network from the simulator for an indoor navigation system that follows my own requirements means that a receiver must be able to use the network without sending out signals t...
Simulating Locator Beacons 21 Feb 2011 | 07:46 am
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how a locator system that satisfies my own requirements could be put together. My current approach is a system of beacons in fixed positions that communicate wi...
7 Requirements for an Augmented Reality Positioning System 10 Jan 2011 | 08:23 am
For me, a positioning system has a few requirements to be appropriate for widespread use in Rainbow’s End-style augmented reality: The system should scale to any number of mobile devices. The system...
2011 3 Jan 2011 | 08:27 am
In the interest of seeing just how wrong I can be twelve months from now, here is a list of things I think will happen in 2011. This is possibly the worst day of the year to write such a post, what wi...
How did I do with my 2010 predictions 3 Jan 2011 | 07:39 am
I realize these “predictions at new years” posts are a little cheesy and that you see them everywhere. I enjoy writing them, so I’m going to do it anyway. This is my look back at my predictions of one...
Obvious Idea #3: GPS Quest 22 Nov 2010 | 04:30 pm
Another in my ongoing series of ideas I’ll probably never act on. Do whatever you like with this. If you actually make the game and it runs on Android, let me know. I’d love to try it out. The High C...
