The first video from my new Google Glass. Whoot. I will write about the great time we had at Google this afternoon getting the fitting done, but for now you can laugh at me in these. Stay tuned for more fun from my POV.
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Before I used the magic app – fat, tired and porous
After using the magic app – skinnier, happier and with more makeup! No wonder no one trusts dating profile pictures!
I didn’t realize how tired I looked until I looked at the after picture. Boo hoo.
This week was a fun week for me. I had the pleasure of co-hosting the very first ProductTank SF at Zendesk. We had Tom Chi formerly of Google X there to give a talk about rapid prototyping Google Glass. And we also my friend Andy McLoughlin, co-founder of Huddle, and Mikkel Svane, CEO of Zendesk for a fireside chat. This was the first time I had heard Tom Chi talk and I loved it. Turns out that Tom Chi has given the talk that we saw before so I have attached it here for your viewing pleasure.
I backed this project on Kickstarter a while ago and it has finally shipped after many long months of anxiously awaiting.
SmartThings places the world of connected things at your fingertips. Easily control the everyday world and make it more intelligent, convenient, secure, safe, efficient, and fun.
It comes with a hub and a bunch of different “things” that allow you to automate things in your house with mobile apps. Some of the things include power sockets, temp controllers, moisture sensors, light switches and more. I purchased the developer edition which means that I have access to all of the SDK in order to come up with some neat stuff on my own (yeah, along with all the rest of my geeky projects).
My first order of business is automatting lamps in my house. Following that I was thinking of something with motion sensor and the cats. Very descriptive, I know.
I’ll let you know how all of this goes.
I was accepted into the Google Glass Explorer program recently and am anxiously awaiting this ultimate nerd accessory so that I can film all the mundane moments in my life and traumatise everyone that I know. In the meantime it appears that Fred Armisen get to try out some glasses. I have a huge nerd crush on him, so I thought I’d share with you.
My reaction when I see an animated gif that really conveys a message that I understand with a pop culture reference that I like
There came a time in webland that every designer would roll their eyes when you mentioned the file format GIF to them. Even worse of a crime would be to *gasp* embed an animated gif on your webpage. The file format is known for being bloated and giving off dithered pixels. It was basically a dying format of the internets in favor of the lovely new PNG.
And then…
Animated gifs have made a comeback. In a big way.
But why do we all love animated gifs so much?
Because they can convey human emotion in a really simple, funny and effective way. They are the emoticon 2.0. They reference pop culture. They are hilarious. They take the snippets of life that make us all laugh – or cry – or cringe and wrap them up into 2 easy viewing seconds that we can understand. They are easily exchangeable and easy to make.
Now the big question is when will social media wake up to this phenomenon and do more to support animated gifs. Some sites are moving that direction – like Vine by Twitter and Google+ has added support for animated gifs in their profiles. But what about support in Facebook timeline or in Skype messaging? Even Tumblr – home of many animated gif sites – doesn’t really support the gifs in their timeline without clicking on the image first.
Or do you think it is just another fad and they will die out soon enough…?
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