Archives for March, 2006

Creating Passionate Users: Multitasking makes us stupid?


So maybe multitasking isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
I for one know that when I’m watching class, I try to check my email, read the news, and still pay attention, but often I have to pause the lecture or even go back to catch what I missed.
I tended to think I am pretty good [...]

World’s first Cyber-shot camera phones - Sony Ericsson K790 K800


World’s first Cyber-shot camera phones
Well, Sony made it official with their release of the K790/K800. The K800 will be a dual-mode UMTS phone and the K790 will be a tri-band EDGE phone. The k790 is slated to be released here in the states.
The k790 includes a number of grounbreaking features. First of all, it is [...]

Bloglines | My Feeds (881)


Bloglines | My Feeds (881)
So apparently a Massachusetts-based firm read my last blog post, because they have developed a soda that allows the user to customize the flavor.
Consumers press the appropriate buttons to create different flavors from a common base, such as cherry vanilla cola or raspberry tangerine lemonade, or get even wilder with [...]

Samsung Patents Smell Phone Technology


In an effort to attract the smellier of the cell phone market, Samsung has patented a cell phone that will be capable of spraying perfume (or cologne) when a call is placed.
Apparently the perfume can be activated by the user receiving a call, the volume of their voice, or a handy button. Personally, I can’t [...]

Wired 14.04: You Play World of Warcraft? You’re Hired!


Wired 14.04: You Play World of Warcraft? You’re Hired!This post is for all of you gamers out there… you might want to consider putting your latest MMORPG on your resume.
Stephen Gillett was in the running for a choice job at Yahoo! - a senior management position in engineering. He was a strong contender. Gillett had [...]