Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Edible RFID tags: technology that’s hard to stomach?

Edible RFID tags: technology that’s hard to stomach?

As a serial dieter about to embark on yet another epic weight loss journey, I was both amazed and intrigued to read about the possibility of an edible radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. Yes, it’s time to chow down on technology! A student at the Royal College of Art in London, Hannes Harms, has come [...]

Social Media Week London: the Twitter Influence Leaderboard

Social Media Week London: the Twitter Influence Leaderboard

‘Influence’ in social media terms was discussed a great deal in 2010 and seems set to continue to be debated in 2011. As Brian Solis says, “unlike so many terms in social media, influence is not a new word invented or reinvented to suit the times. Its origin is Latin, “influere” which translates into something [...]

The future of Flash

The future of Flash

An Apple a day keeps Flash away…. The future of Flash has been questioned on more than one occasion, in particular its failings as an SEO-friendly technology. It has been developed over time to become more visible for searching, however HTML remains more effective in terms of indexing and ranking. The future of Flash became [...]

Print Media – are we approaching the end?

Print Media – are we approaching the end?

It’s official – 2019 is the year when print editions of newspapers in their ‘current form’ will become extinct in the UK, dead, kaput! This is one of the surprise findings from a study conducted by futureexploration.net which establishes a global timetable for the demise of newspapers as we know and love them. Can we [...]

Wearable technology: the ultimate geek chic dress?

Wearable technology: the ultimate geek chic dress?

Those that know me, know I’m very passionate about all things digital. I’m a self-confessed gadget geek. It has also been said before that I’m a dedicated follower of fashion. So, what is the perfect Christmas present (sorry, I said the ‘c’ word in October!) for a style-obsessed gadget-loving lady such as myself? Fashion and gadgets aren’t immediately natural [...]

Do you really need an app for that? Apps v mobile websites

Do you really need an app for that? Apps v mobile websites

Do you really need an app for that? Let’s set the scene: Mobile websites = websites optimised for display on a small screen which require a web browser to run. Mobile applications or apps = purpose-built applications that have no need for a browser, but usually connect to the internet to send and receive data. [...]

Location-based services: are we nearly there yet?

Location-based services: are we nearly there yet?

Who will become Mayor of location-based services? Facebook recently launched Places in the UK; their version of the location-based services that have been made (moderately) popular by Foursquare, Gowalla and BrightKite. There’s a lot of debate about whether Facebook will usurp Foursquare or Gowalla as Mayor of Locationville. It has the potential, with 515 million [...]

Q & A with Dazed Digital

Q & A with Dazed Digital

I like Dazed & Confused; it’s always been on the bleeding edge of all things cultured. That’s what you get when you’ve got Rankin as one of your founding editors I guess. I follow @dazedmagazine and their Digital Director @alistairallan, and heard on twitter last week that they’d released a new version of Dazed Digital, [...]

Arcade Fire use HTML5 to create interactive music experience

Arcade Fire use HTML5 to create interactive music experience

“Imma” let you finish Kanye, but Arcade Fire have the best video of ALL TIME! If Kanye West wants to interrupt anyone for any reason at this year’s MTV awards then it should be over Arcade Fire’s latest video for “The Wilderness Downtown”. It’s a refreshingly different way of creating a music video, utilising some [...]

Sign O the times – Why the internet is completely over

Sign O the times – Why the internet is completely over

So its official, “The internet is over”.  Pop legend Prince (a.k.a Love Symbol #2, a.k.a. The artist formerly known as Prince) has called it.  The future of music distribution is giving away free albums with the weekend rags.  See that coming?  No, me neither. Unless you’ve been living in a cave on Mars you will [...]