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September 02 2011
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: What’s Happening in Afghanistan Right Now?
New York Times R&D Lab: Retail and the “magic mirror” from Nieman Journalism Lab on Vimeo.
You weren’t thinking tablets and smart phones would stay cool forever, were you? They’ll go the way of the Apple Newton and the Commodore soon enough, and the New York Times will be prepared, reports Neiman Labs. The ol’ Gray Lady is preparing for the next great revolution: bathroom mirrors.
In this video taken at the paper’s R&D labs, Megan Graber of Neiman watches NYT Creative Technologist Brian House put the bathroom mirror 2.0 (codenamed “the magic mirror”) through its paces, showing how the device can respond to voice commands and even take note of RFID-tagged medicine bottles resting nearby, pulling up coupons from manufacturers and prescription information a la Internet of Things. Like the giant-iPad-style table top they’re also working on at the lab, the mirror can show you the Times front page, the latest videos, and so on while you’re brushing your teeth or having breakfast.
Some newshounds will no doubt thrill at having the latest info right there in the bathroom. Myself, I’m not sure about the wisdom of seeing the morning’s civil wars, famines, and ...
August 13 2010
Lust & Love Apps: Playboy Tames Down, Imaginary Girlfriend Steps Up
Those subscribing to the iPad version of Playboy really will be reading it for the articles: The magazine has announced that it will forgo the naked women photos to conform to Apple’s stance against all apps deemed (pdf) obscene and pornographic.
The Telegraph reports that a “tasteful headshot” will greet iPad readers in place of the full glory of a playmate of the month, for example. Covering up (or cropping out) the skin will keep Playboy from that ever-growing list of app rejects, which formerly included one from a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist.
Another app that escaped the banned list is My Virtual Girlfriend, which we found on the blog Neatorama. The game allows players to advance twenty “relationship levels” and apparently has a heart meter that you fill by engaging in activities like virtual hand-holding and virtual kissing. You can also thrill your virtual material girl by buying her shoes–she sounds like a real catch.
Though the Virtual Girlfriend disclaimer warns that the company is not responsible for any resulting marriages, we fear for anyone to whom that applies.
Related content:
Discoblog: Want to Monitor the Earth’s Magnetic Field? There’s an App for That.
Discoblog: Augmented Reality Phone App Can Identify Strangers on the Street
Discoblog: Apple App Store Backs Off Rejection of Pulitzer-Winning Political Cartoonist
Discoblog: Is Apple Taking Sexy Back? Raunchy Apps Vanish From the App Store
Image: My Virtual Girlfriend
June 14 2010
How Do You Like Your iPad: Chocolate-Covered, or in Typewriter Disguise?
What pairs well with chocolate? A pricey tablet computer, of course.
Stefan Magdalinski debated what to get for his sweetheart for her June birthday. Eventually, he decided on a candy Apple: He ordered his wife a chocolate-covered iPad.
As told on Magdalinski’s blog and reported by Mashable, what makes this feat more impressive is that he orchestrated the gift’s shipment from the U.K. to South Africa, calling two friends at a British chocolatier with an unusual question:
“Could you freeze an iPad in chocolate carbonite, and have it survive?”
The proof is in the chocolate. A gift that involved both an interesting customs discussion and a very confused wife ended in sweet success. Magdalinski: “no iPads were harmed in this production.”
Counting your calories? Other iPad combinations might better fit your tastes. As described on the blog CrunchGear, nostalgic Apple-users have gutted older computers to give them a new, touchable face.
And for those that want to hearken back a bit further, the blog Gizmodo recently described another iPad vision almost as romantic as chocolates, an iPad typewriter.
Luckily, none of these combinations required blending.
Related content:
Discoblog: Will The iPad Blend? Watch and Find Out.
Discoblog: iPad Arrives—Some Worship It, Some Critique It, HP Tries to Kill It
Discoblog: Hey Baby, Wanna Come Over and Try My New iPad?
Images: Ahead Robot / Stefan Magdalinski
May 17 2010
Steve Jobs to Gawker: What Have You Done for the World, Anyway?
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