November 2005 - Posts

Live.com Beta Invite

I am quite excited, received my first email for the Beta testing the MSN Live Products

Can't wait for the beta to start

Below is the email :)



 


Welcome to the MSN Beta Program!

 

 

Thanks for signing up.  We understand how excited you are to get started, and we want to get going, too. We’re working as fast as we can to figure out the best way for us to get your feedback.  We know the waiting is the hardest part, but soon we’ll be sending you an invitation for a specific Windows Live beta—and that will make the wait worthwhile.

 


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Virtual Places - Nikhil Kothari

Yet another fantastic tool from Nikhil

The App speaks for itself go check it out at VitrualPlaces

hats off to Nikhil

Source : http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=96

Technorati tags :  [ Nikhil Kothari | atlas | ajax | web services | javascript | virtual earth | map ]

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Nokia 888 - Next Gen Mobiles

Amazine new technology from Nokia , really funky

A personal mobile communication device which lets you be free and fun. It is light, simple and carefree. You can change its form according to your needs during the day. You dont have to carry it in your pocket or on your wrist. You can carry it anywhere, in anyform. You can roll it, bend it, put on your clothes like a clip. It also makes some form changes that makes it more ergonomical: i.e. when you want to talk on the phone, the body form turns into the form of the good old telephone. You can personalize these forms and record them. So it fits you the best in the way that you have chosen. Also e-motions let you send forms to other 888 users: i.e. you can send a heart shape to your girlfriend or a dancing figure to your friends to call them to the party tonight. This way you can talk without words.





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Tamer Nakisci explains in detail about this work.

*technologies that are used
It uses liquid battery, speech recognition, flexible touch screen, touch sensitive body cover which lets it understand and adjust to the environment. It has a simple programmable body mechanism so that it changes forms in different situations. 

*the functionality of design

You dont have to carry it in your pocket or on your wrist. You can carry it anywhere, in anyform. You can roll it, bend it, put on your clothes like a clip. It also makes some form changes that makes it more ergonomical: i.e. when you want to talk on the phone, the body form turns into the form of the good old telephone. You can personalize these forms and record them. So it fits you the best in the way that you have chosen. The functions that it has also create a feeling of electronical pet, as it senses your moves, understand what you want, respond you in the best way. It learns you, to fit you better.Also e-motions lets you send forms to the other 888 users. It could be the shape of a heart or a small dance. This way you can talk without words.

*how the user interacts
E-motions... It means electronical motions that 888 has. You can send and receive forms from / to friends. You can send a heart shape to your girlfriend, so her telephone turns into an icon of heart. Or you can send a dancing form to your friends to call them to the party tonight. This is the fun side of the product. If we look from the functionality side, 888 is quite flexible. You can put it into your pocket, roll it and make it smaller, or put on your wrist when you want to make a video call on the go. If you want to talk like a normal telephone, there you have your telephone shape. We go through a lot of places and situations in the daily life, so it seems like one form is not enough.

*what is unique ?

You can change the form of the body. Not just the color. And you can do the same by sending an e-motion to your friend.

*the inspiration

The idea is that "the perfect form" does not exist. "Form follows you" We create the perfect form for each function.


Source : http://www.yankodesign.com/product_info.php?products_id=512

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www.live.com [Windows Live]


A new portal from microsoft "Windows Live" www.live.com where you can customize your page according to what you want add your own RSS feed and read your hotmail on one page,

currently only works on IE but they are promising FireFox support soon

this is an update from their current website www.start.com

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