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Watch Out Nokia: Sony Ericsson's Got the Hang of Smartphone Design | Technomix | Fast Company - http://www.fastcompany.com/blog...
Watch Out Nokia: Sony Ericsson's Got the Hang of Smartphone Design | Technomix | Fast Company
"More images of Sony Ericsson's upcoming Android Rachael smartphone have leaked and confirm it's a real looker, right up with the iPhone's minimalistic beauty. Nokia, with its clunky retro-boring N97 should watch out. The Racheal's funky 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 8 megapixel autofocus camera and 3D graphics acceleration should even give the new iPhone 3G S a real run for its money." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Simultaneous Searches in Google Maps - http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009...
Simultaneous Searches in Google Maps
"Sometimes you want to see the results for multiple searches in Google Maps or you want to quickly switch to a recent query. Now it's possible: Google Maps displays at the bottom of the page a list of recent searches and each layer of search results can be enabled independently. Google Maps uses different colors for the markers so you can differentiate the results." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Congrats to Neal and team for this launch! They've been working on it a while, it took a lot of refactoring of various pieces of client code that display results on the map to make them all conform to the same interface that allows them to be displayed on the map at once. - Evan Parker
Iran's dissenting clerics want to keep the Islamic republic together, not push democracy - http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...
Iran's dissenting clerics want to keep the Islamic republic together, not push democracy
"How Iran’s political crisis might only strengthen the Islamic Republic -- and why Rafsanjani could be the election’s real winner." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Penguin USB drive
Adorable!! - Susan Beebe from iPhone
It looks like you're putting Tux to the guillotine - /Users/genieyclo
Chili tasting at mitchell park in palo alto...long lines but good chili :-)
Vitamin D prevents the flu - http://www.virologyj.com/content...
"In a post-hoc analysis of the side effect questions of their original three-year RCT, they discovered 104 post-menopausal African American women given vitamin D were three times less likely to report cold and flu symptoms than 104 placebo controls. A low dose (800 IU/day) not only reduced reported incidence, it abolished the seasonality of reported colds and flu. A higher dose (2000 IU/day), given during the last year of their trial, virtually eradicated all reports of colds or flu." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Evidence that vitamin D helps prevent the flu has been building for a while, but this paper is the first I've seen to show clear evidence of it in a controlled study and explain the mechanism behind it. The paper also goes into how flu is transmitted, suggesting that sick-to-well transmission is likely not the main way in which it is transmitted (I haven't read far enough yet to see if they suggest an alternative). - Evan Parker
Ah, towards the end it talks about "good transmitters" that are possibly asymptomatic being the primary method of transmission. - Evan Parker
Michael Jackson dies at 50 - USATODAY.com - http://www.usatoday.com/life...
Michael Jackson dies at 50 - USATODAY.com
Icons never die... - Tobias Boonstoppel
Ars reviews the Palm Pre, part 2: the webOS experience - Ars Technica - http://arstechnica.com/gadgets...
Ars reviews the Palm Pre, part 2: the webOS experience - Ars Technica
"Ars reviews the Palm Pre, part 2: the webOS experience In this second installment of our Palm Pre review, we go in-depth on the software side of the device. Does Palm's webOS really live up to its promise as a "cloud" messaging mobile? More on this topic, as well as the calendar, browser, contacts, alerts, dialer, and other features, inside." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
My dad saved me, and I killed him http://www.latimes.com/news...
Wow, that's definitely not your typical "why I celebrate this holiday" puff piece. - Doug
Designer Preview: Race for the Galaxy: Rebel vs Imperium - http://www.boardgamenews.com/index...
Designer Preview: Race for the Galaxy: Rebel vs Imperium
Designer Preview: Race for the Galaxy: Rebel vs Imperium
Just pre-ordered this, looks like it should be out in the next month. I can't wait to play it - I love the original and the first expansion - and this expansion looks like it adds a bunch of new depth to the game. - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
just got 85 points in a 2 player race for the galaxy game - new record for me!
Wow, that blows mine away. What strategy? - Mandi
Blue produce / consume 2x. I had 6 blue production worlds, free trade association, expanding colony, alien toy shop, galactic renaissance, replicant robots, export duties, 35 points from consuming, the 4 production world goal, the 3 brown/blue goal, and the first to discard a card goal. I got 30 points on the last turn: 16 from consume 2x, 3 from expanding colony, and 11 from galactic renaissance. It was glorious :) - Evan Parker
Nice. The stars aligned. Also the alien toy shop is awesome like that. ;-) - Mandi
Yes, alien toy shop is awesome. As I was playing I just couldn't believe my luck, as draw after draw I got what seemed like the perfect hand and my opponent (Eric H.) always seemed to play exactly what I needed. He ended up with 37 points. - Evan Parker
Google LatLong: Imagery update for Tehran - http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009...
Google LatLong: Imagery update for Tehran
"We just received updated satellite imagery of Tehran, taken on Thursday the 18th at approximatly 11:18am local time." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Awesome pics from the decadance spring show thanks to Jason Chuang! - http://jason.chuang.ca/2009...
Awesome pics from the decadance spring show thanks to Jason Chuang!
Awesome pics from the decadance spring show thanks to Jason Chuang!
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"What an entertaining and fabulous spring show from Decadance! For over two hours, Deca showcased eighteen exciting choreographies each with its own unique blend of dance fusion — going from squaring dancing to redowa in “Feel Good Inc”, mixing bhangra with schottische in “Maahi Ve”, swing dance in “Paris Waltz”, and dramatic and humorous theatrical plays in “One Step to Save the World”. It was a most entertaining night that ended with one of my favorite Deca choreographies, “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”, choreographed by David Chen with music by Wham! and photographed here." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Wow! Those are awesome pics. Sorry to miss the show. I think you need longer hair to pull off a headband though. *grins* ;-) - Mandi
Hehe, yeah I got my hair cut really short a couple weeks ago. Shortest I've ever cut it I think. - Evan Parker
Google LatLong: Introducing smart navigation in Street View: double-click to go (anywhere!) - http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009...
Google LatLong: Introducing smart navigation in Street View: double-click to go (anywhere!)
This is a really cool feature. The technology behind it and the UI are both awesome. - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Total cost and feature chart: iPhone 3G S vs. Palm Pre vs. Android G1 | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com - http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL...
Total cost and feature chart: iPhone 3G S vs. Palm Pre vs. Android G1 | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
"This comparison is based on unlimited data, unlimited voice, and unlimited text messaging. The iPhone comes in as the most costly device at $3800 over two years. The Palm Pre was the cheapest at $2600, with the G1 falling in the middle at $3150." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Sprint's Palm Pre plan is $384/year cheaper than AT&T's iPhone plan - http://evanparker.blogspot.com/2009...
Sprint's Palm Pre plan is $384/year cheaper than AT&T's iPhone plan
Sprint's Palm Pre plan is $384/year cheaper than AT&T's iPhone plan - http://evanparker.blogspot.com/2009...
Sprint's Palm Pre plan is $384/year cheaper than AT&T's iPhone plan
Plug-In Prius Coming This Year | Autopia | Wired.com - http://www.wired.com/autopia...
Plug-In Prius Coming This Year | Autopia | Wired.com
"Toyota Motor Corp. believes that, in response to the diversification of energy sources, plug-in hybrid vehicles are currently the most suitable environmentally considerate vehicles for widespread use" Finally! Not for consumers yet though, only for "corporate and municipal" customers at first :( - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Bachelor party for Doug Ricket in the woods last night. Got a palm pre this afternoon. Life is good.
Palm Pre has Sprint Navigation pre-installed. That's pretty cool, can't wait to try it out. Engadget seems to imply that it is completely free, but I'd be surprised if there weren't some monthly fee, perhaps with the first month free... - http://www.engadget.com/2009...
Palm Pre has Sprint Navigation pre-installed.  That's pretty cool, can't wait to try it out.  Engadget seems to imply that it is completely free, but I'd be surprised if there weren't some monthly fee, perhaps with the first month free...
"Since most other smartphones of this class either don't come with on-board GPS navigation, or charge you for it, we felt it was notable that Sprint and Palm are giving away what feels like a very usable GPS app with the Pre. We used the software -- which does turn-by-turn / text-to-speech directions -- while driving from San Diego to LA, and it worked flawlessly." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Space 2.X: The Private Rocket Race Takes Off | Wired Science | Wired.com - http://www.wired.com/wiredsc...
Space 2.X: The Private Rocket Race Takes Off | Wired Science | Wired.com
2 Falcon 9 launches this year? As always SpaceX is ambitious, let's see if they can deliver... - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Official Google Mobile Blog: Places Directory app for Android - http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009...
Official Google Mobile Blog: Places Directory app for Android
Official Google Mobile Blog: Places Directory app for Android
Handy. I like the little compass arrow that accompanies every result. - Evan Parker
Google LatLong: Bringing the power of Google's data to local businesses - http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009...
Google LatLong: Bringing the power of Google's data to local businesses
"Today the Local Business Center team is rolling out a new feature: a dashboard that will provide you with information on how Google users are interacting with your local listing in Google Maps and Google Search." - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
Google Geo Developers Blog: Hey Maps API and Earth API developers, we just beefed up G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP! - http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2009...
Google Geo Developers Blog: Hey Maps API and Earth API developers, we just beefed up G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP!
Google Geo Developers Blog: Hey Maps API and Earth API developers, we just beefed up G_SATELLITE_3D_MAP!
Kudos to Paul and Mihai for the awesome new 2D-3D view matching code (and much of the rest of the new code) - the transition is seamless! Check it out in the video on this blog post. - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
The Google Maps API V3 - Google Maps JavaScript API V3 - Google Code - http://code.google.com/apis...
"Welcome to the release of version 3 of the Google Maps API. This JavaScript API will look similar to the existing version 2 of the Google Maps API. However, much has changed under the hood: Version 3 (called V3 within this document) has been designed to load fast, especially on mobile browsers such as Android-based devices and the iPhone™. The initial launch has a smaller feature set than that available in the V2 API. We will migrate additional features from V2 while working to keep the size of the JavaScript code small and maintain our optimized loading speeds." Launched at Google I/O. Congrats to Ben Appleton and the rest of the Maps API team on the launch! - Evan Parker from Bookmarklet
The android picasaweb photo uploader is cool, but I would really like a way to tell my phone to just upload every picture I take to picasaweb, perhaps only when it has a wifi connection. As is the picasaweb photo uploader takes 4 taps per photo which which gets tedious quickly.
I took a bunch of photos at the Maker Fair today and am trying to upload them. One. By. One. - Evan Parker
Finally gave up on that method and copied photos to computer using picasa before uploading to picasaweb. Added bonus: this method preserves the photo's location stored in the EXIF header by android. Uploading directly from android does not. - Evan Parker
Final product: http://picasaweb.google.com/eparker.... Favorite picture: a raccoon with wings: http://picasaweb.google.com/eparker.... - Evan Parker
Wave is best described as a communication protocol on top of http that enables a new class of collaborative web apps: http://wave.google.com
what is this wave that you speak of? - Rob Schonberger
oh, sorry, I meant walkabout ;) - Evan Parker
Has there been some new announcement? I haven't heard. - Rob Schonberger
Bing = Bing Is Not Google, following the long history of nerdy recursive tech acronyms (c.f. GNU) - http://thenextweb.com/2009... (via http://friendfeed.com/spicyto...)
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