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Coming Soon: Mind-Reading Cell Phones

The cell phones of 10 years ago look like ancient relics compared to the smartphones of today. But our iPhones and Droids may be primitive compared to what's coming next. Justin Rattner, Intel's Vice President and Chief Technology ...READ»

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Changing Consumer Behavior One Water Bottle at a Time

How do we wean people off bottled water? Two design solutions from LUNAR just might help.READ»

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The Android 2.2 "Froyo" Roundup: Ready to Upgrade?

Android 2.2, Google's mobile operating system which is codenamed Froyo and was unveiled at the company's I/O conference last week, is already rolling out for the Google Nexus One. While only a limited number of people are getting the ...READ»

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In the Future, We Will All Be Replaced by Telepresence Robots

Ever wish you could attend a meeting without getting out of bed or chat with participants at a conference 2,000 miles away? You could always videochat, sure, but it's just not as meaningful as having a physical presence. Enter the ...READ»

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Crib Sheet: First iPad Reviews

The embargo on iPad reviews lifted at 9 p.m. Wednesday, and several major (and a couple of minor) publications released their reviews. Some are informative, some are navel-gazing, but many make points we might not have considered.READ»

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DEMO: Is a Big Launch Event Worth it for a Small Company?

’ve recently been privy to a number of discussions about whether big launch events are “worth it” (time, money, human capital) for a young tech company. The focus of some of these discussions has been the twenty-year-old ...READ»

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Twitter's New Retweet Feature Is Not the Apocalypse

Hey, have you heard? Twitter is changing its Retweet feature, and everyone is complaining about it. Hubspot's Dan Zarella says the feature "could completely eviscerate most of the value out of Retweets." PC Mag's Lance Ulanoff calls ...READ»

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Barnes & Noble's Nook: Beautiful but Plagiarized?

A competing firm cries foul over the Nook's color touchscreen. Did Barnes & Noble steal their idea?READ»

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The Simple, Secret iPhone Tethering Fix

As Apple's music event draws closer, there's plenty of speculation that a new version of iTunes might be nigh--and with it, a pwn-resistant version of iPhone OS 3.1. So with a healthy fear of Apple's anti-hacker scheming, it bears ...READ»

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Designing Business; Businessing Design

Before I used computer-aided design to create products, I had pencils. Before I had pencils, I had Legos. Before Legos, crayons. Before crayons, blocks. And with these tools, I have always been a designer. The act of exploring ...READ»

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Creating Cults and Cultures With Design

Building enthusiastic, obsessive love for your company's products begins with enthusiastic, obsessive love for design.READ»

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Why Ugly Sells

Designing universally attractive products sometimes means eschewing beauty.READ»

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Toothbrushes, TiVo, and Twitter: Designing Great Relationships

If a company can't replicate the traditional exchange between maker and consumer, the relationship is destined to fail.READ»

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Patterns of Emotional Connection

Why would someone buy a computer because of its exterior graphics? The answer is more than skin deep.READ»

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Garmin Introduces Ad-Supported Traffic Updates

When Garmin [NASDAQ:GRMN] introduced their latest batch of Nuvi GPS units, they came with one transcendent feature: free traffic alerts for the lifetime of the product. But now that review models have gone out to the tech media, ...READ»

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Beginner's Luck

In the Internet casino, the name of the game is IPO, and the players are looking to improve their odds. Meet five high rollers who think that their systems will help them hit the jackpot.READ»

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The Art of Smart

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The Power of Public Relations

In an economy where every company wants to be recognized as a thought leader, Pam Alexander and Andy Cunningham are reinventing how you get your message out.READ»

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One Minute Search Engine Search

So many search engines to choose from, and so little time.READ»

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Rating the Raters

These three sites are full of reviews and recommendations. This guide will help you decide where to go for guidance.READ»

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Design Thursday: HP's Design Strategy for the Blackbird 002

PC Magazine called it "the most compelling gaming system" in the past three years. Wired pronounced it "a force of nature." The influential AnandTech put it on "the cutting edge of design and technology." While the newly released ...READ»

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Going Mobile

Having only recently signed an 18-month contract on a Sony Ericsson P990i smartphone, I spent much of last week kicking myself. I wanted a slim black Apple iPhone, not the silver brick weighing down my jacket pocket. But this week, ...READ»