December 2007
17 posts
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N95 struggles to find itself →
Firmware update, version 20.0.015, focuses on “battery, stability and performance improvements [memory and battery]”. N-Gage support too apparently BUT no more Nokia Maps GPS tracking and no more MMS video editing! Who in their right mind removes features with upgrades? Looks like it’s not only Apple.
yugop.com →
Click on Archive for past and present work. Interesting arty stuff in Flash and Shockwave.
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One Small Step for Plants →
Genome study into plant transition from water to land. It looks likely that the ancestor of the moss studied underwent a whole-genome duplication early in its history, possibly freeing up some genes to take on new functions.
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Google kicks Wikipedia in the googlies →
Google plans rival to Wikipedia
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DIY hand-based 3D input →
DIY IR-based, homemade tracking system with software to translate the IR data into 3D navigation.
“The computer where you install Visual Studio 2005 should never have had any beta...”
– How to troubleshoot the installation of Visual Studio 2005 The price you pai for beta-testing Microsoft software!
Gamasutra - Analysts: "The Next Genre" →
My summary: More “social gaming”, typically around one console, involving more board game style games and/or physical involvement; recent examples being Guitar Hero, Scene It? and SingStar. Also more study tools and educational titles. Nothing we didn’t already know then.
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Nokia: Keep the music, pay to burn →
“the Nokia UMG deal sets an important precedent: we expect music to appear free”
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Nokia sees a good future for Nokia →
Peer-to-peer UGC to make 25% of user media.
