HTML5 video brings cool new features, same old fragmentation

I was excited to spend some time digging into the new video features of HTML5 recently.  My mindset has been that once HTML5 becomes the standard, browsers are finally going to behave better and conform to the web standards more closely than ever.  The reality is that the same old problems that have long plagued […]

Anybody seen a white iPhone yet?!

Could Apple be making nice with developers?

Apple has released a surprising statement that seems to relax restrictions on both developers and the tools they use to create apps.  BlackBerry has long been an open and easy environment to write code, and Google Android‘s approach is even more so.  Apple risks losing market share if they can’t make developers happy, and I’m […]

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Apple releases iOS 4.1 to iPhone and iPod

Today, Apple released the latest version of the operating system behind the iPhone, iPod and iPad, iOS v4.1.  Of course, the iPad still only runs iOS 3.2 which is a little disappointing.  However, also announced was a status update on the future iOS 4.2, which will bring multitasking, folders, and other functionality to the iPad, […]

The Wilderness Downtown

A friend sent me an amazing example of what can be done with HTML5 in Google Chrome, and it is both artful and amazing!  The music is super cool, too  🙂 Go to http://www.chromeexperiments.com/arcadefire/ (using the Google Chrome web browser!) and click the “Launch Experiment” button to experience the choreographed windows, interactive flocking, custom rendered maps, […]

SXSW PanelPicker Pie

Voting has begun for the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival, and I’d like everybody to vote for my topic on QR codes!

Ok everybody, voting has begun and I need your help!  Your voting accounts for about 30% of the decision-making process for any given programming slot. Here’s how to help promote my “QR Who QR” SXSW panel topic: Create an account on the SXSW website at http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/users/register. Click the email verification link they send you to activate […]