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The inside story of how Microsoft killed its Courier tablet | News - Microsoft - CNET News
a fascinating look at what might have been a spectacular disruptor and some of the processes behind it.
Microsoft  innovation  design  tablet 
november 2011 by mcroydon
Busfreighter.com :: Save on Shipping :: Welcome
An excellent re-use of existing infrastructure
moving  shipping  bus  innovation  reuse 
april 2011 by mcroydon
Inventables: Find new materials
Stuff.
design  diy  innovation  inspiration  materials 
april 2011 by mcroydon
mnot’s blog: Digging Deeper with htracr
"There’s a lot of current activity on the binding between HTTP and TCP; from pipelining to SPDY, the frontier of Web performance lives between these layers."
analysis  capture  cool  development  howto  http  innovation  node  networking  network  net  monitoring  javascript  monitor  node.js  performance  nodejs  protocol  svg  sysadmin  tool  tcp  tracking  visualization  webdev  htracr  pcap  raphael  sniffer 
november 2010 by mcroydon
Personal Factory (tm) - design, make & build your own custom products
Make things.
craft  architecture  3d  business  art  collaboration  community  cool  creativity  crowdsourcing  custom  design  diy  inspiration  innovation  ideas  furniture  ecommerce  make  manufacturing  fabrication  prototyping  shop  services  shopping  tools  web2.0  crafts  laser  ponoko 
november 2010 by mcroydon
1.0 Is the Loneliest Number — Matt Mullenweg
Ship it.
1.0  advice  agile  apple  article  blog  business  businessmodel  enterprise  development  developer  design  career  entrepreneurship  feature  gtd  history  innovation  interesting  wordpress  startups  ship  software  release  product  mac  launch 
november 2010 by mcroydon
Lab126: Invented Here
Amazon's dedicated Kindle (and maybe more) UX team.
agency  amazon  california  companies  career  company  gadgets  electronics  eink  ebooks  ebook  customer  design  jobs  innovation  kindle  software  sf  firm  industrial_design_company  lab126 
september 2010 by mcroydon
BREAKFAST
Physical hax.
bike  ad  break  design  creative  developers  inspiration  innovation  hacks  digital  fast  development  interactive  like  newyork  nyc  technology  studios  portfolio  internetofthings  breakfast  agency 
september 2010 by mcroydon
Living Stories
Really quite a nice, useful, and "sticky" interface.
aggregation  aggregator  google  article  innovation  newspaper  media  news  journalism  labs  internet  interesting  newspapers  nytimes  nyt  onlinejournalism  search  publishing  washingtonpost  timeline  storytelling  stories  startup 
july 2010 by mcroydon
Why Accountants Don't Run Startups
The money side of things.
accounting  berkeley  blank  business  businessmodel  funding  entrepreneurship  design  conference  company  innovation  leanstartup  management  slides  startup  startups  venturecapital  vc  strategy  angel 
may 2010 by mcroydon
What Shaun White Teaches Business - BusinessWeek
Learning business strategies from Shaun White.
innovation  businessweek 
april 2010 by mcroydon
Y Combinator presents 26 new startups | VentureBeat
Some common themes here...
business  companies  y-combinator  entrepreneurship  innovation  list  startup  startups  ideas  idea 
march 2010 by mcroydon
What 15 Journalists Took Home from South by Southwest
Takeaways.
communications  digital  innovation  journalism  media  mobile  sxsw  socialmedia  social  review  poynter  overview  onlinejournalism  market 
march 2010 by mcroydon
Unlocking innovation | data.gov.uk
Would beat data.gov in a rugby match.
api  apps  collaboration  data  database  datasets  development  linkeddata  innovation  information  government  gov  free  mashup  open  opendata  politics  rdf  reference  research  statistics  semanticweb  semantic  resources  resource  transparency  uk  web 
march 2010 by mcroydon
DigiPen: Tag
They just got VALVE'd which should be awesome for everyone.
3d  fps  game  gamedesign  games  gaming  indie  via:mintchaos  innovation  windows  shooter  inspiration  pc 
march 2010 by mcroydon
News Innovation |  New Business Models
For pondering.
journalism  business  toread  news  research  internet  startup  analysis  future  innovation  newspapers  ideas  entrepreneurship  advertising  model  hyperlocal  businessmodels  businessmodel  media  onlinejournalism  models  economics  cuny  jarvis  journalismus  medienwandel  bizmodel  jeffjarvis  bizmodels 
december 2009 by mcroydon
For Hardware Entrepreneurs, Getting From Idea to Reality Isn’t Easy | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
A look at what it takes in the hardware startup market.
design  hardware  entrepreneur  business  technology  startup  engineering  prototyping  gadget  innovation  entrepreneurship  gadgets  startups 
december 2009 by mcroydon
Texas Tribune: An impressive launch that feels web-native » Nieman Journalism Lab
A lot of this stuff is obvious but sometimes the details are in the execution.
design  journalism  web  news  internet  online  future  innovation  newspapers  ideas  local  launch  onlinejournalism  newmedia  2.0  texastribune  paidcontent  texas 
november 2009 by mcroydon
This Is Broken: From Game Stories to, Well, Everything « Reinventing the Newsroom
Lots of stuff is broken. Let's fix it.
design  web  journalism  wikipedia  future  innovation  newspapers  writing  sports  publishing  style  reporting  storytelling  story  onlinejournalism 
november 2009 by mcroydon
BBC - About the BBC: Democracy Live
"One aspect we're particularly proud of is that we've managed to deliver good results for speech-to-text in Welsh, which, we're told, is unique." via ChrisDodo.
video  news  media  online  audio  innovation  uk  government  bbc  live  gov  democracy 
november 2009 by mcroydon
R.I.P. Orange Labs Cambridge (2002-2009): A Story of Opportunities Missed | Xconomy
Bummer, dude.
business  research  innovation  orange  boston  failure  labs  francetelecom  ftrd 
november 2009 by mcroydon
Steepster Blog : Brewing a Better Rating System
The steepster folks are definitely doing a lot of things right.
design  development  web  business  webdev  webdesign  ui  rails  architecture  usability  innovation  inspiration  ideas  articles  system  ux  examples  pattern  slider  ratings  rating  ranking  ixd  interactiondesign  tea  ia  webdevelopment  scale  experience  anchoring 
october 2009 by mcroydon
Will NPR Save the News? | Fast Company
Please do.
journalism  business  media  news  interesting  online  article  audio  radio  future  analysis  newspapers  innovation  multimedia  npr  public  broadcasting  newmedia  2read  newsroom  fastcompany  mainstreammedia 
september 2009 by mcroydon
Lessons Learned: The Steve Jobs method
Figuring out what your users actually want and getting it right more often than not is one way to make something amazing.
design  development  apple  business  toread  management  internet  startup  marketing  innovation  entrepreneurship  startups  strategy  entrepreneur  pixar  product  life  lean  success  stevejobs  ping.fm 
august 2009 by mcroydon
Seth's Blog: Death spiral!
journalism  business  internet  management  future  marketing  innovation  advertising  strategy  economy  communications  death  dip  grow  leadership  seth  deathspiral  sethgodin  godin  change 
july 2009 by mcroydon
Business in Beta | Patterns from Ideo
Obvious stuff, but there it is on the page.
business  design  management  startup  innovation  resources  inspiration  patterns  advice  beta  planning  experiments  servicedesign  ideo 
june 2009 by mcroydon
Nintendo always working on new hardware News // None /// Eurogamer - Games Reviews, News and More
Innovate but don't release it unless it's needed. Save it for when it's needed otherwise. Interesting tactic.
innovation  games  gaming  nintendo 
may 2009 by mcroydon
Nokia Makes Unused Patents Available to All | Design & Innovation | Fast Company
Where all == anyone who lives in Finland. Pretty fantastic initiative though. I'm sure there are a ton of ideas that were ahead of their time and far easier to implement with today's tools.
mobile  nokia  research  phone  interesting  innovation  economy  patent 
may 2009 by mcroydon
The key lesson I learned building PolitiFact: Demos, not memos | mattwaite.com
Just do it.
development  design  journalism  webdev  business  blog  work  innovation  process  inspiration  politifact  pulitzer  mattwaite  meetings 
april 2009 by mcroydon
Under the Radar
Cloud computing is a crowded space, I'd say.
blog  trends  technology  business  innovation  startup  web2.0  conference 
april 2009 by mcroydon
Newhouse - Invisible Inkling
Nice roundup of things to ponder.
journalism  business  future  newspapers  innovation  ideas  inspiration  strategy  funding 
march 2009 by mcroydon
How to build companies that matter - O'Reilly Radar
Excellent read.
howto  business  startup  innovation  oreilly  inspiration  agile  startups  career  entrepreneurship  methodology  strategy  entrepreneur  lean  view  start-up  create  leanstartups  long  capture  companies  company 
march 2009 by mcroydon
Mike Davidson - Last Rites
Save the news, even if the paper isn't worth saving.
design  web  journalism  media  news  business  blog  research  online  newspaper  information  future  newspapers  community  article  innovation  culture  publishing  articles  economy  seattle  class  economics  onlinejournalism  newsvine 
march 2009 by mcroydon
Guardian launches Open Platform service to make online content available free
Interesting take on API monetization: "The Guardian is positioning its Open Platform as a commercial venture, requiring partners to carry its advertising as part of its terms and conditions..."
maps  journalism  data  media  news  geolocation  business  api  technology  internet  web2.0  online  newspaper  social  future  collaboration  newspapers  article  open  innovation  content  webservices  distribution  platform  sharing  opendata  guardian  newmedia  opencontent  openplatform 
march 2009 by mcroydon
Build something or STFU | mattwaite.com
+1
journalism  innovation 
march 2009 by mcroydon
Kelly's 14 Rules | Lockheed Martin
While the rules apply to building experimental aircraft, the spirit can be applied anywhere.
design  business  management  engineering  innovation  project-management  projectmanagement  skunkworks  lockheed  labs  best_practices  rules 
february 2009 by mcroydon
r a t l o o p
Fantastic game concept.
design  games  game  free  gaming  windows  diy  fun  cool  camera  2008  innovation  paper  interaction  indie  webcam  gamedev  action  drawing  inspiration  mightier  puzzle  indiegames  innovative  jetpack  play  draw 
december 2008 by mcroydon
PleoWorld - The Home of Pleo, the Robotic Baby Dinosaur from UGOBE Life Forms
Wow, I was better off not knowing about this $350 programmable toy.
design  development  hardware  games  technology  wishlist  game  research  gadgets  innovation  shopping  ai  robots  entertainment  cute  toys  gadget  toy  product  robotics  gifts  ugobe  dinosaurs  dinosaur  pleo  robot 
october 2008 by mcroydon
The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have
Sometimes I strongly dislike living over here.
business  interesting  car  cars  politics  auto  innovation  energy  oil  economy  diesel  green  ford  fuel  gas  silly  stupid 
september 2008 by mcroydon
This is not a post about video | News Videographer
Now that's a nice rig.
innovation  n95  newspaper  video 
may 2008 by mcroydon
Building a local news site from scratch » Invisible Inkling
community  future  innovation  journalism  news  reporting  newspapers 
may 2008 by mcroydon
Architecture astronauts take over - Joel on Software
This would be overly harsh if it weren't all true. I tried to figure out Groove back in 2002 and just couldn't. I knew what it did, I just couldn't find a use for it and its SDK.
microsoft  programming  software  technology  cs  compsci  computer-science  business  development  funny  google  innovation 
may 2008 by mcroydon
Delaycast · Flight Delay Predictions
Oh wow/fantastic. Via Jacob.
airlines  airplane  airport  analysis  flights  flight  innovation  planes  prediction  reference  search  startup  tools  travel 
april 2008 by mcroydon
Welcome to FedSpending.org
Interesting collection of information.
data  database  databases  economy  federal  finance  funding  government  marketing  innovation  money  politics 
march 2008 by mcroydon
Polaroid Technology Fades Out - washingtonpost.com
So, so sad.
history  innovation  photography  technology  sad  film 
february 2008 by mcroydon
The one dollar newspaper » Invisible Inkling
Good idea. I'm always amazed at how I have to buy something to break a bill in order to buy a newspaper when I'm on the go.
news  newspaper  media  journalism  innovation  technology 
january 2008 by mcroydon
Digital Edge Blog - Newspaper Association of America: Advancing Newspaper Media for the 21st Century
The 2008 finalists are out including 4 World Company properties, some other Ellington sites, and Django-powered PolitiFact.com!
awards  design  ideas  innovation  interaction  journalism  media  multimedia  newspapers  online 
december 2007 by mcroydon
Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits
More newspapers should have database editors.
data  database  innovation  journalism 
october 2007 by mcroydon
American Journalism Review
The AJC is rethinking Journalism.
convergence  newspapers  innovation  online 
september 2007 by mcroydon
Yahoo! Design Innovation Team
Some interesting visualizations.
design  innovation  internet  visualization  yahoo 
september 2007 by mcroydon
2007 Knight-Batten Awards Elections and Politics Entries
The Lawrence Journal-World's election coverage gets a mention in the notable election coverage section.
lawrence  kansas  media  journalism  election  elections  innovation 
august 2007 by mcroydon
2007 Knight-Batten Awards Notable Entries Categories
The list of notable entries is definitely worth browsing.
media  journalism  innovation 
august 2007 by mcroydon
2007 Knight-Batten Awards Finalists
The list of finalists.
innovation  media  journalism 
august 2007 by mcroydon
AAS Feature: The story behind the Moto Z8
The Z8, developed by the Sendo team, came out of left field last year. Good job.
symbian  smartphone  motorola  innovation 
august 2007 by mcroydon
[Fireside Chat] Brian Crabtree (Monome), David Rose (Ambient Devices), and Nathan Seidle (Spark Fun Electronics) - Part 1 of 2 - (37signals)
This is a great read. Sparkfun + ambient stuff == awesome.
business  hardware  cool  ideas  innovation  interesting 
july 2007 by mcroydon
Nokia - Beta Labs
Lots of goodies!
development  future  hacks  innovation  interface  mobile  nokia  python  research  S60  symbian 
june 2007 by mcroydon
SXSW: The Figures Behind The Top Web Apps
Doing the numbers.
app  business  innovation  startup  sxsw  toread  web2.0  web  webdev  sxswi  sxsw2007  sxswi2007 
march 2007 by mcroydon
New at Pentagram: New Work: One Laptop Per Child
A design perspective on the OLPC.
art  blog  design  hardware  id  innovation  interface  laptop  linux  olpc  social  technology  toread  usability  visualization  web  work 
march 2007 by mcroydon
Pecha Kucha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An interesting presentation format.
design  ideas  innovation  presentation  public  social  todo  wiki  wikipedia 
february 2007 by mcroydon
A Wearable Display for Team Sports » About
Great idea, I'd love to see this taken further.
arduino  basketball  design  future  innovation  jersey  sports  technology 
january 2007 by mcroydon
[SVHMPC] Discussion Topic : Mobile Phones and the Ten Faces of Innovation
Discuss amongst yourselves.
mobile  innovation 
july 2006 by mcroydon

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