color

Watch Out Apple, Amazon: Qualcomm's E-Reader Will Play Color Video

Kit Eaton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:52:22 -0500

E-readers may or may not emerge as the must-have gadget of 2010, but nearly all the devices out now have a problem--their screens only do gray scale, and move too slowly for video. But Qualcomm's got an answer for that.

Beyond the Kindle: Color, Video E-Paper Devices Are Just Around the Corner

Chris Dannen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:10:46 -0400

The tablet race is getting hotter by the day. NEC is readying a seven- or eight-inch-screen Android tablet for the Japanese market, according to Slashgear, and expects them to eventually sell in the millions--though the initial production run is rumored to begin at around 150,000. (Picture courtesy of Slashgear, via Nikkei.)

Barnes & Noble's E-Reader Leaks, Surprises, Changes the Game

Kit Eaton — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:02:36 -0400

Gizmodo's just secured its latest hot-topic gizmo leak, the Barnes and Noble e-reader that we got excited about last week with color e-ink rumors. Guess what: There's no color e-ink! It's got something almost better.

Focus Groups: It's Like Saying the F-Word to Creatives

Laura Guido-Clark — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:18:45 -0400

Why Color's Not a Cure-All

Laura Guido-Clark — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:31:04 -0400

A friend pulls me aside at a cocktail party and whispers secretly, "I'm painting my kitchen, do you have any color recommendations?" He's got a pen out, ready to jot down any paint numbers I might be able to list off the top of my head.

It happens all the time. Not even my own flesh and blood can resist. My sister phones me from New York. "The painter is here," she says. "Do you have any color suggestions for my house?" I quickly ask her to clarify: "Is he there for a consultation and estimate?" To which she proudly replies, "Nope, he is ready to paint!"

Envisioning a Brighter Future: A ColorCorps for America's Cities

Laura Guido-Clark — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:04:19 -0400

I have this recurring dream, one that I have had ever since President Obama was elected. I am invited to the White House. As I wait for him, I am feeling both ecstatic and anxious. As he enters I stand at attention, salute him and say, "Mr. President, I am eagerly reporting for duty." Thankfully, I am in full uniform and have been spared the pressure of what to wear. In order to shake his hand, I must put down my heavy weapon.

Why Consumer Products for Women Shouldn't Necessarily Be in the Pink

Laura Guido-Clark — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:13:47 -0400

Fifty years ago, Barbie pierced PANTONE 219C with her sharp stiletto heel and claimed pink forever in honor of girls worldwide. She rigidly extended her plastic arms and gathered pink en masse--in far-reaching hues and values.

Where Have All the Colors Gone? Or, Why We're Now Living in a Spineless, Black and White World.

Gadi Amit — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:57:32 -0400

Ever wondered why the only colors many industries now offer you are black, white, silver, or gray? I love colors and it strikes me as odd how colors have been tuned out of so many products.

While some colors are seasonal and faddish, others are perennials; a good color may last centuries, even if its use is up some decades, and down others. Colors capture our cultural subconscious and stay there for a long time. But somehow we're now in a boring, monochromatic world.

Fujitsu's FLEPia Color E-Book Now Official, Slow and Expensive

Kit Eaton — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:14:31 -0400

The Fujitsu color e-reader looked promising when it underwent trials in a Japanese cafe earlier this year. And now Fujitsu's officially pulled the veil off of the device, announcing its specs and making it available for sale in Japan.

Barack Obama and the Power of Positive Discrimination

Lynette Chiang — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:39:22 -0500

Obama's victory was not just about color - it was all about color. Whether you're black among white, gay among straight, blind among the seeing, one-legged among bipeds, your difference can become your biggest asset. In a world becoming vanilla with fear, Obama's skin color is his not-so-secret "weapon of mass construction".