Mark Sullivan at FastCompany reports that .聽 In rough terms, (AR) involves layering computer-generated graphics over live views of a given scene.
An interesting post by 脕ine Pennello in discusses .聽 There is often not enough seating for everyone, so the matter of who sits becomes an important issue.聽
Ben Coxworth at New Atlas recently posted a short piece about .聽 One look at the design shows that the bike is meant to be distinctive.
I recently discussed the matter of authenticity in connection with soymilk.聽 I asked: Is soymilk milk?聽 Fake milk?聽
Adrienne Lafrance at the Atlantic has raised . The first half of a recent Knicks-Warriors NBA game was played without the usual sound effects: Music, entertainment, sound effects, etc.聽 It was described by management as an opportunity to enjoy the game "in its purest form."
Candice Choi published an interesting article in STAT about .聽 Dairy producers in the USA are asking the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on products with names such as "soymilk", arguing that they are not really milk under FDA rules.
鈥淢ammals produce milk, plants don鈥檛,鈥 said Jim Mulhern, president of the National Milk Producers Federation.
Timothy Revell reports on a system named "CarNote" that .聽 The basic idea is that drivers can explain their behavior to others, thus reducing the risk of aggressive interactions, e.g., "road rage".
Ian Bogost has written a lovely little essay for the Atlantic, .聽 His conclusion is fundamentally pessimistic, that humanity is perhaps blindly and inexorably headed towards a state where people work for their machines rather than the other way around.
raises a significant issue related to app-enabled baby monitors.聽 Bonafide et al. draw attention to the increasing popularity of wearables for infants that supposedly monitor their health status and report it to parents via their smartphones.
Noted industrial designer Dieter Rams insisted that good design is honest.聽 He formulated this idea in the sixth of his :
It does not make a product more innovative, powerful or valuable than it really is. It does not attempt to manipulate the consumer with promises that cannot be kept.
A piece by Sewell Chan in the New York Times notes that for their next national election.
The move was prompted by concerns over the integrity of the election in the face of hacking concerns. In particular, allegations of tampering in the recent US election have caused the Dutch government to re-examine their setup, which was found wanting:
