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A look at the future, or just some concept hype…

September 9th, 2009 · Comments

Quite intrigued by the new video of Nokia Mixed Reality:

I’ve been following Augmented Reality pretty closely, and how it links with wearable computing, and particularly smartphone usage – hence inventing the term ‘Moborg‘. The idea being that ‘wearable computing’ in the past always required wearing half a laptop strapped to your arm, and that we’re [...]

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Tags: augmented reality · technology

Are print magazines a safer bet than newspapers?

May 5th, 2009 · Comments

I’ve probably spent as much time thinking about the future of print magazines in the couple of weeks since I left the magazine industry as I did when I was in it!
The reason is that newspaper consultant/critic Jeff Jarvis recently asked ‘Are magazines doomed?‘ in an article inspired by the closure of Portfolio magazine just [...]

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Tags: Digital Publishing

The Christmas wishlist

December 3rd, 2008 · Comments

Normally the list of what I’d like for Christmas would be a 50-50 split between technology and entertainment, but the responsibility of being a new homeowner and a new parent in the current financial climate means the end of the gadget list.
Instead, I want to list some of the things I’d like to see happen [...]

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Tags: Blogging

Maybe I’m more successful than I thought!

December 2nd, 2008 · Comments

Now here’s a nice boost on a Tuesday morning. I’d just spotted a post on Wikio’s top 20 influential UK tech blogs by Neville Hobson and thought I’d check out the full list.
The December rankings will be released tomorrow, December 3rd, on the Wikio site. Neville has a sneak preview of the Top 20, but [...]

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Tags: Blogging