Computers and smart phones can be improved with software updates and new apps. Not so for networks. The way servers, found in company IT rooms and massive data centers, communicate with each other is essentially static, with instructions for traffic … Continue reading
Mobile phone cameras tend to be low quality compared to most point-and-shoots and single lens-reflex cameras. But they have many advantages most other cameras don’t. They’re with us all the time. They’re connected to the Internet, which makes sharing pictures … Continue reading
Today, Technology Review is running a story of mine about a type of interface for mobile phones in which a person gestures with her hands instead of tapping buttons or icons. The gestures, which could trace simple line drawings like … Continue reading
A while back, I had the opportunity to visit the studio of San Francisco artist Christine Remy, who creates holographic portraits and LED sculptures. Much of her art is subtle and contemplative, however, she has two projects that I found … Continue reading
I re-edited some NASA video from STS-128 and set it to Twisted Nerve by Bernard Herrmann: