Speaking of ‘everyone has a camera’ how has technology changed your world?
There have been two communication revolutions that have affected our industry. The digital revolution radically changed how movies were made. Of course, the change occurred when film moved to computer-based technology. Now 90% is done on the computer. Many of the ‘purists couldn’t handle [...]

Joe Piazzo, film maker and video artist just completed a video for Fabulous Floors Magazine. He has captured the essence of the event in NYC, Wool Uncovered. The video is embedded in Fabulous Floors Magazine.
I thought it would be interesting to talk with Joe about what’s new in film and video.
Everyone always wants to know, how does one [...]

The internet is abuzz with reports of a new technology developed in Belgium — a spherical curved LCD display which can be embedded in a contact lens and handle projected images using wireless technology.  The newsworthy advancement is that the new system allows the entire curved surface of the lens to be utilized for display [...]

With 2012 just having drawn to a close, and the International CES coming in the first week of the new year, we take a look ahead at some of the advances that could make the leap to the consumer in 2013.
Smart Glasses
Potentially the next great leap in truly personal technology, smart glasses could provide an [...]

The Mobile Apps Showdown is back for another year at the 2013 International CES — from the same folks who bring you the popular Last Gadget Standing. The Mobile Apps Showdown will feature the top 10 apps in five categories, each chosen by a team of mobile experts, a live audience and the online public. The [...]

Microsoft’s Kinect already detects body motions to translate them into gadget control and the Digits system could enhance that ability (discussed here). A start-up called PredictGaze uses existing hardware to use eye-movement as a controller. Using a regular webcam, the PredictGaze system is able to connect visual detectors to a television, so that it paused when [...]

                       
Professional illusionists never fail to fascinate with their ability to manipulate the world using simple hand gestures. Now, new gadgets presented at the ACM Symposium on User Interface and Technology suggest that we will all soon be able to do the same in our own homes.
The Digits system developed by Microsoft Research is able [...]

                      
It is that time again. Speculations about an iPhone 5 are flying surrounding the upcoming Apple event on September 21st. We proudly present another installment in the sporadic series featuring our best guess on what truths will be left standing once the fog of rumor lifts. 
A major difference between this event and those of the [...]

Continuing on from Part 1, here are 6-10!
6.  RoboForm
Why? Just about all websites require you to use a user name and password. I have trouble remembering what I had for lunch. This allows you to not have to worry about it!
7.  iAnnotate PDF
Why? Most people send out PDF files. There is always a change that needs [...]

I have dropped various mobile phones into lakes, rivers, oceans and toilets. An iPhone has been smashed into concrete floors and dropped from multiple story ledges. Smartphones are not meant to go sledding with a two year-old, but mine did and decided to jump halfway down the hill. I have jumped into a pool with my iPhone in [...]