Author: Diana Adams
Obake: A Stretchy Elastic Pinchable Interactive Touchscreen Display
There have been a lot of creative, interactive touchscreen designs that have come and gone over the years, and one thing they all seem to have in common is that they're flat. Sometimes they create an illusion, which makes them seem 3D, but they still have a hard, flat screen. This Obake design takes ...
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The Expressive History Of Color Broken Down By Decade [Infographic]
Color affects so much of our behavior and how we feel online and offline. We have probably written a dozen articles about the psychology behind colors and how they can be the catalyst for certain actions, feelings and attitudes. Colors can affect how a brand is perceived when it comes to trust and r ...
Touchscreen Braille Smartphone For Visually Impaired Techies
Wouldn't it be nice if visually impaired people around the world could get to feel the same feeling you got the first time you experienced a smartphone? It's a rush of adrenaline most of us take for granted now that we've had smartphones for several years. It must be hard knowing that everyone aroun ...
Interactive Kids Pajamas With Bedtime Stories Embedded Via QR Codes
Children love bedtime stories, and reading a book is part of the bedtime routine for children all around the world. Have you ever thought about what it would be like to incorporate technology into that process? Maybe you already read eBooks to your children. This is definitely a new twist for bedtim ...
Gmail Shortcuts Cheat Sheet: Increase Your Speed & Become A Gmail Pro
I don't like email. It's always seemed like an unproductive waste of time to me. If you had asked me five years ago, I would have guessed email would be gone by 2013. Not only is that wrong, but some people say email is stronger than ever. It continues to be the primary way people communicate over t ...
Researchers Hope To Treat Addiction With A Virtual Reality Experience
This is a fascinating twist to the traditional virtual reality applications we are used to seeing. We know that virtual reality, if done well, will make the virtual world seem as realistic as the real world. For example, you can walk through a realistic maze that goes on forever in a virtual world, ...
Teachers Can Use Digital Reading Tracker To Check Your Study Habits
I remember taking those dreadful literature classes at university where the instructor required us to read huge books and participate in class discussions. I would always hit up CliffsNotes instead, and somehow I pulled that off almost every time. The days of cramming for a test at the last minute, ...
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10 Examples Of Social Media ROI: Here’s The Evidence [Infographic]
Although most marketers I talk to understand the reasons why their brands should have a social media presence, there are many who still don't understand the real value of social media. They know their customers expect them to be there in order to be taken seriously, but they don't understand the rea ...
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2013 Trends: The Current Content Marketing Landscape [Chart]
One of the biggest trends in online marketing now is content marketing. About a year ago when content marketing became a popular buzzword, many people thought it just meant getting influential blogs to write about certain products or services. By now, most people understand it is much more involved ...
DIY Google Street View Camera Rig To Make Your Own Street View Videos
It's amazing what you can make with a cheap webcam and some open-source software. You are probably familiar with Google Street View and the Google car or van. I recently read a story here on Huffington Post about a couple who saw the Google car coming and quickly pulled over and pretended to have se ...
Sneaker Design: Custom Nikes Made From Your Instagram Photos
If you've been itching for a new sneaker design, one that nobody else has, you might consider using a smartphone app that will allow you to create a pair of Nike Air Max 1, 90 or 95 sneakers based on your Instagram photos. Before you get too excited, this app won't put your Instagram photo itself on ...
Lifespan Of A LEGO Brick: Geeky Stress Test Shows How Long They Last
Have you ever wondered about the lifespan of LEGO bricks? Have you ever wanted to know how long they last? If we're talking about the bricks themselves, the lifespan is probably longer than ours, but I'm referring to how many times you can put LEGO bricks together, then take them apart, then put the ...
3D Printed Music: 3D Printer Plays Music & Prints What It Looks Like
There have been many printers over the years that have been hacked to play music. Lately, there have even been 3D printers that have joined the ranks of technology-created music. But this is the first time we've seen one that not only plays music, but it also 3D prints it. This hacked 3D printer (wh ...
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Useful Smartphone Apps For Small Business Owners [Infographic]
More and more small business owners are running their businesses from smartphones. This trend is most likely going to increase since 74% of teenagers own a smartphone, and they treat it like a major communication hub. With all the exceptional mobile apps on the market today, it's no surprise that wh ...
Researchers Find Walking In A Forest Really Can Ease Creative Block
We all get brain fatigue, creative block, writer's block or brain fuzziness every once in a while. Whatever you want to call it, sometimes our brains get stumped for new ideas, and it doesn't seem to be able to keep up with the rest of our bodies. You've probably read posts in the past that have sug ...