June 2012
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kottke.org: A look back at the tech brainstorm for... →
jkottke:
Back in 1999, as he prepared to make a movie called The Minority Report, Steven Spielberg gathered top science and technology types to an “idea summit” where they would share thoughts on what things might look like in 50 years. To mark the ten year anniversary of the movie’s release, Wired asked
Oh to be in that room — they were quite literally dreaming up the future.
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A Hardware Place →
As John Gruber notes, the most interesting thing about the Surface isn’t really the device itself, it’s that Microsoft decided they need to do it themselves. Just as with Google’s Nexus devices, the message here — intended or not — is that they don’t trust their partners to do a good enough job.
The thing is: Microsoft had relied on such partnerships for 37 years.
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“If you asked people in 1989 what they needed to make their life better, it was...”
– Sep Kamvar (via cdixon)
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IFTTT Blog: The New IFTTT →
ifttt:
Over the past few months, our team has been working hard to improve your experience with IFTTT. We’re proud to announce a new look, new language, new Channels, and speedier Triggers!
A New Look
Our new logo and wordmark come from the idea that the combination of two basic elements can…
IFTTT gets a new logo, cleans up the experience, and takes its first steps into the real...
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