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Updated http://www.pianosandkeyboards.co.uk/
I have just updated our pianos and keyboards website. It has a new theme and new things that can be done including social marketing buttons and more.
Have a look and let me know your thoughts.
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New theme for the blog
We have a new theme for the blog! Today I found a great theme that looks great and also has some social plugins that should help the blog get more links.
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Honda’s new people mover
A new prototype from Honda that aims to aime people get around has been shown off. If you thought the segway was good, then check this out.
It is like a mini uni-cycle that can not only move forward and backward, but also sideways.
The link has a video of some people trying out the prototype. Looks like fun.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/06/hands-on-with-the-honda-u3-x-the-amazing-people-mover/
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Chrome OS just for using the internet
The new Google Chrome OS is an opertating system that is just for accessing the interenet. It is said to have a 7 second boot time and everything works through the browser, so everything is stored and runs online. While not for everyone it does make sense for people who just want to use the internet with their laptop for example. Watch the video below.
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Playing with Augmented Reality
Here is a video of me playing with the new augmented reality technology
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Working on wms system seo
I am working on a website seo and website imrpovement for a company that provide warehouse management systems for leading companies in the UK. Hopefully I can improve the position in the search engines and make the website work for the client.
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Augmented Reality
Here is a video that shows what augmented reality could bring to video games and actual life interaction.
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Another way of interaction
This talk from Pattie Maes about how they are testing new ways of interacting with the world has a glimpse of what future human computer interation could be like.
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Different methods of interaction
Who says that mouse and keyboard are the only ways to interact with a website. I found an interesting website project today that had interaction via a webcam. It was a small game for Criss Angel.
Heres how it worked. You print a page off hold it up to your webcam and then, you could use it to move a projection that is on the website. You probably need to go have a look at it. Here the video from the guys who made it.
Criss Angel Augmented Reality Game from Circ.us on Vimeo.
It show that thinking outside the box can produce some interesting results. It’s worth thinking about how other interactions could be used, for example speech or sounds, or other webcam video methods.
To have a look or play the link is: http://www.aetv.com/5-lives-of-criss-angel/5-lives-augmented-reality/
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England game on web only
In a first, the England football match against Ukraine is to only be available on the web only. Hearing on the radio how upset everyone is about it, I have to agree as much as this is the future I am not sure that it is a good thing this time.
First off the main reason for non of the the big TV companies to buy the game was the fact that there is a ratings war between BBC and ITV on Saturday nights and no one wants to point potential viewers to away.
For now though, with quality suffering who wants to sit round a compter to watch a match? Maybe with the greater integration between the internet and tv like services like iplayer this will become a more normal way of watching programmes but for now most people who want to watch it would have to watch a computer screen, which would be more time staring at a screen.