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Audio of Malcolm Gladwell's keynote from SXSW 2005 is available for
streaming or download .. IT Conversations: Malcolm Gladwell - SXSW
Interactive 2005
2ndNature, a Central New York-based website design and development
studio has recently completed several interactive projects for clients
that include VIYYA Technologies of New Jersey, ChaseDesign of
Skaneateles, NY, Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railway of Utica NY, QPK
Design of Syracuse, NY, Terakeet Corp., of Syracuse, NY, PPC/John
Mezzalingua Associates of Syracuse, NY, Welch Allyn of Skaneateles,
NY. [PRWEB Feb 4, 2005]
for the design of the World Trade Center
Memorial were annouced today. Follow the link to see the proposals.
The 15 finalists of the "Bush in 30 Seconds" advertising contest has
been announced: Bush in 30 Seconds finalists A lot of
thought-provoking ads among...
The Bush in 30 Seconds finalists are posted. This was the competition
to come up with a 30-second, Creative Commons-licensed political ad
exposing the Bush regime's failings, with the winning spot to be aired
in commercial slots bracketing the State of the Union address. Here's
ad
contest are in. 1,000 entries. 15 amazing finalists.
Ten countries qualify for Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest after
winning its first semi-final.
I'll announce the winners here tomorrow.
The finalists in this year's eWEEK Excellence Awards reflect a mix of
big and small vendors and old-guard and upstart products, as well as
some interesting technology trends.
AP - A woman who acquitted former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos
of racketeering and fraud is among the four dozen people entering the
final round of jury selection for the Martha Stewart trial.
James suggested using BoinkMail which allows you to send embarrassing things to your coworkers. Or
just send embarrassing things to your co-workers.
And the winner of the Bronze Medal is the big, pink office created
by Dan. The performance and planning were quite ambitious, though the
ultimate delivery could have been improved by a hit of Hello Kitty.
Stay tuned for the Silver and Gold medalists later today.
CRMDaily To Select Industry Award
Finalists
CRMDaily To Select Industry Award
Finalists
03/14/2003 01:28 AM
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has tapped
leading industry publication CRMDaily.com to participate in judging
entries for the "Best Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution"
in its annual Codie Awards program.
CRMDaily is one of two judges responsible for reviewing 18 award
nominees and selecting five finalists in CRM, which is one of 40
software categories considered in the annual competition.
Finalists in the DWR 2003 Holiday
Champagne Chair Contest
Finalists in the DWR 2003 Holiday
Champagne Chair Contest
01/16/2004 01:04 PM
dwr.com/images/newsletter/estambul2.html
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Wampum: 2003 Koufax Award Finalists for
Best Post
Wampum: 2003 Koufax Award Finalists for
Best Post
01/26/2004 01:47 PM
2003 Koufax Award Finalists for Best
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EPpy Awards' 2004 new media news
finalists:
EPpy Awards' 2004 new media news
finalists:
04/14/2004 06:22 AM
EPpy Awards have been
announcededitorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_
content_id=1000485587
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Microsoft Announces 2004 Partner Program
Award Finalists
Microsoft Announces 2004 Partner Program
Award Finalists
07/09/2004 08:40 AM
Microsoft Corp. today announced the finalists for the 2004 Microsoft®
Partner Program Awards. The awards recognize Microsoft Certified
Partners that developed exemplary solutions for their customers during
the past year. More than 800 entries were submitted by partners
worldwide, and finalists from regions around the world in various
categories were named, based on their innovative use of Microsoft
technologies to provide exemplary solutions for their customer needs.
In addition, Microsoft announced the finalists of the Global ISV of
the year. The winners will be named at the Worldwide Partner
Conference, Microsoft's premier annual partner event, July 11--13,
2004, in Toronto.
Focus on the Family and Digital Praise
Unveil Two New Interactive Computer
Games Based on Adventures in Odyssey;
One of America’s Most Popular Family
Radio Shows Comes to Life in Interactive
Computer Games
Focus on the Family and Digital Praise
Unveil Two New Interactive Computer
Games Based on Adventures in Odyssey;
One of America’s Most Popular Family
Radio Shows Comes to Life in Interactive
Computer Games
06/30/2004 03:04 AM
New game titles announced for ages 8 and up; Titles based on
Adventures in Odyssey radio show. [PRWEB Jun 30, 2004]
SXSW here I come
SXSW here I come
03/14/2005 05:09 PM
6:30 AM flight gets me into Austin by 2PM tomorrow.
Get to see Matt
Mullenweg and Jon Lebkowsky
and all sorts of peeps.
Some of us are going for the Trifecta: SXSW, Etech and then PC
Forum.
SXSW so far
SXSW so far
03/13/2003 10:22 AM
Although the crowds seem smaller, or maybe there are just so many
film people around, SXSW is fun this year. My panel went ok today, and
I'm looking forward to relaxing the rest of my time here.
One thing has really been driven home by the availability and
ubiquity of hacking tools: the downside of wireless is (un)security.
I've been saying this since last year's E-Tech conference, but as long
as Apple is pimping their airports and the wonders of wireless they
really should have an "iSecure" app that makes ssh
tunneling painless and easy. A few months ago I spent an entire
saturday afternoon writing scripts to auto-login to my email server
through a tunnel, and that was just email. Secure web browsing is
something else entirely, and the services of things like anonymizer look
attractive as a total package (but they're still a pain in the
ass to setup).
Ideally, it should be entirely transparent, painless, and easy to
setup and use a secure tunnel. Apple could even tie a service into
their iTools accounts. I'd be happy to pay $50 a year for encrypted
email and web traffic (with an easy interface to establish the
connection).
CC@SXSW
CC@SXSW
03/14/2005 06:06 PM
We'll have a booth at the interactive
conference, do two panels (Notes From the Underground: The Rise of Remix Culture
and The Semantic Web: Promising Future or Utter Failure),
an intervie
w and a party (see
below). Also check out Colin Mutchler's Free Culture Performance.
See you in Austin, Texas next week. By the way, we're all friendly.
CC at SXSW
CC at SXSW
02/11/2004 03:58 AM
Keep an eye out for Creative Commons at the South By Southwest Music and Media
Conference this March in Austin, Texas. We'll be hosting two
panels, announcing two projects that encourage collaboration and
distribution of music and film. Details coming soon.
Heading to SXSW
Heading to SXSW
03/14/2005 04:24 PM
I'll be at SXSW
this year after an absence of a couple years. My goals this year are
to not get food poisoning and to be fully present at both the panels
I'm participating in (I was slated to do a keynote but got bumped by
Gladwell...whaddya gonna do?):
If you're at the conference, amble up and say hi...but be warned
that I might ask you for
money (not really, I'm just kidding [sadly, he's not just
kidding, but was about the Gladwell thing -ed]).
SXSW 2004
SXSW 2004
04/09/2004 04:01 PM
In which we explore the minutae, delve into the mundane, and chronicle
an event significant to only a few. Oh hey, it's a blog!
SXSW Update
SXSW Update
04/09/2004 04:12 PM
Due to a family emergency, I've got to cancel out on South by Southwest this
year. I'm really bummed, because the folks at the I2 institute have got a great Wireless program going on in
conjunction with SXSW, and there's a teriffic set of blog and other
social software panels and talks as
well. Joi Ito, our new VP of
International Business will be there, and you can reach him via email:
joi AT technorati.com. He's going to be filling in for me on the Ridiculously Easy Group Forming talk on Monday
afternoon as well.
SXSW: The Robot Ate Me
SXSW: The Robot Ate Me
03/22/2005 04:44 PM
An utterly bizarre and memorable show that cut through the SXSW
industry facade.
SXSW Bound
SXSW Bound
03/17/2005 04:06 AM
Our little crew is off to Austin TX for another joyous installment of
SXSW Interactive.
SXSW freebies
SXSW freebies
03/17/2005 03:19 AM
Free stuff at the SXSW Music Festival for the
wristbandless.
Missing SXSW
Missing SXSW
03/14/2005 06:24 PM
I had a great time at last year's SXSW, so I was really looking forward
to returning this year. Unfortunately, I've had to change my plans
and won't be able to make it. My apologies to those who I planned to
meet with - maybe next year!
Panel at SXSW
Panel at SXSW
03/13/2003 10:21 AM
I'll be moderating the ambitiously titled "Beyond the Blog: The Future
of Personal Publishing" panel at this year's South By...
SXSW 2005 adventures
SXSW 2005 adventures
03/19/2005 02:37 AM
I'm on the plane back to NYC from what was my fifth SXSW. I hadn't been for a
couple of years and it was good (and a little weird) to be back. Some
thoughts, in rough chronological order:
Best panels I attended: tie between Jason Fried's
How to Make Big Things Happen with Small Teams and Malcolm
Gladwell's keynote. Having read Blink and seen him speak on it twice before, there was nothing
much new in Malcolm's talk, but he's a fantastic speaker...knows his
shit cold, didn't utter a single "um" or "like", could make the phone
book seem interesting, but doesn't have to caper about the stage to be
compelling.
Everyone was nice. Well, there was that one guy who was an asshole,
but I think everyone pretty much ignored him. But everyone else, so
nice to get to meet you or see you again.
Overheard in the hallway: "no woman who knows that much about CSS
should be that good looking", "here's how I met Marc Canter for the
first time: I'm standing outside at a conference, he comes up beside
me and farts", "I have no idea who you are", "surf the glue", "no one
will get naked in the hot tub with me", and "Ima
gine Malcolm Gladwell...with breasts. That's how busy it will
be."
My two panels sandwiched the keynote conversation between Bruce
Sterling and Alex Steffen, so I was only able to catch about 20
minutes of it. But that was long enough to hear Bruce talking about
smoking his shoes. LOL for reals.
BBQ! BBQ! In what could be a record for a bunch of
folks who can't pay attention to any particular thing for more than 10
minutes at a time, fifteen of us waited an hour and a half for a table
at Stubb's (cool menu
pictured at right). I can't speak for the rest, but my beef brisket
was worth the wait. As a bonus, Kathryn accidentally walked away with
the primary object of our obsession during our 90 minute wait, the
buzzing/blinking table-readiness notification coaster. I'm sure said
coaster will be a treasured guest at many SXSWs to come.
Bruce Sterling's not-house party didn't really get crackin' until
the geeks descended on the Zoob toys. The
photo evidence
pretty much speaks for itself here.
Ben Brown, because he asked
me to. Many, many times. Ben, I expect you to comply with the terms of
the restraining order from this point forward.
And finally, I'm at the airport ready to leave just after getting
through security and I hear, "your attention please, Jason Kottke to
security check 3 for a lost item pickup". Bag, check; rollie, check;
coat, check; phone and wallet, safely stowed in the zipper pocket of
my bag. What the heck could they have found and how on earth do they
know it's mine? I zipped over the security check point and was waved
over by a friendly/stern police officer. "You Jason?" "Yep." He holds
up my wallet, which I swear on a stack of The Origin of Species was in
my bag. "Holy crap," I said. "And that's not the worst part," he says
with the most serious look I've ever seen on anyone's face.
Uh oh, I feel a full body cavity search coming on.
He pulls out my social security card and lectures me for two
minutes on how I shouldn't be carrying it because it's all someone
needs to steal my identity. Relieved that I'm not about to be hauled
into a tiny windowless room for interrogation, I'm sort of chuckling
at this point, which he takes to mean I don't believe him about the SS
card. "Do you see me looking you right in the eye, son? That's how
serious I am about this." Mr. Sir, as soon as I'm home, I'm taking my
SS card out of my wallet and putting it in the safest place I
can...right after I change into some clean underwear.
Free Passes to SXSW
Free Passes to SXSW
03/13/2003 10:17 AM
Greg Storey, a nominee for the best weblog at the SXSW web awards, has
requested that I mention that he...
SxSW Panel Notes
SxSW Panel Notes
03/19/2005 02:16 AM
A few follow-ups from the panels I was involved in at SxSW
2005.
Great SXSW bl0gging
Great SXSW bl0gging
03/19/2003 10:24 PM
Because my brain gears slipped, I just got around to Heath Rows
fantabulous blogging from the SXSW conference. You'll find
near-transcripts and commentary. Wow. Here and here....
Grok Description matches for SXSW /interactive/web_awards/finalists
GrokA matches for SXSW /interactive/web_awards/finalists
A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot?
A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot?
12/18/2003 12:58 PM
It took years for researchers to figure out how to make a robot be
able to stand and walk on two legs. In fact, it's so complicated,
that some researchers are giving up on that idea and using
Segway balancing technology on their robots instead of legs.
However, the folks at Sony seem to have taken the concept of the
upright walking robot one step further: they've figured out how to make a
robot run. That's right, it actually leaves the ground at
points while jogging along. It apparently needs a bit of a walking
start to get up to speed, and even at running speed, it's more of a
slow jog - where it's feet barely leave the ground. Still, it's a
start, and with some more work, they believe they can really make the
robot run.
"I, Robot"
"I, Robot"
07/16/2004 08:21 AM
Will Smith has one hot bod, but is that enough to overcome this
futuristic flick's edifice complex?
What Sex is Your Robot?
What Sex is Your Robot?
05/06/2004 10:05 AM
Wow Robot KHR-1
Wow Robot KHR-1
07/07/2004 08:04 AM
<
img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/khr01.jpg"
alt="khr01.jpg image" width="141" height="250" class="borderyes"
border="0" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="15"/>I don't know
everything about this $1,450 'KHR-1' kit from Korean firm Wow Robot,
but just from watching the video I can put together that this little
humanoid bot can kick (soccer-style), shuffle step, pick itself up off
the floor, and assume any number of badass fighting poses. All 17
different joints are powered by a single motor, and there is even
software to pre-script the movements on your computer and play them
back again and again. Probably a little out of most casual robotics
fans' price range, but for those that really like contributing to our
species' ultimate destruction, you know, on the side, the Wow
Robot is a lot of cybernetic doom for not a lot of cash. (Thanks,
Soonkack!)
<
b>Read - Product Page (Korean) [WowRobot]
Related
AgBots: Robots On the Farm [Gizmodo]
Robot Sex
Robot Sex
05/06/2004 05:17 PM
Simson Garfinkel has written a new Technology
Review article on the subject of Robot Sex - not sex as in robot
procreation but as in robot gender. Is your robot a male or female? It
turns out Honda thinks Asimo
is a male and consistently refers to it as "he". The Roomba, on the
other hand,
is female according to the author. The article also mentions the
Neiman Marcus his & her
robots which included a male and female robot. There's a related
Slashdot discussion.
I not Robot
I not Robot
07/21/2004 02:59 PM
Scott Rosenberg cites the NY Time's nailing of what's so wonderful
about the original I, Robot stories, and then adds his own
contemplations. Unlike Scott, though, I'm going to see the movie. I
think of it as meeting someone named Abe Lincoln. Just a
coincidence....
Run, robot, run
Run, robot, run
12/18/2003 01:05 PM
ZDNet Dec 18 2003 12:12PM ET
I, Robot
I, Robot
07/17/2004 07:52 AM
IRrobotMovie.com [Release Date 2004-07-16] .. that upcoming Will Smith
movie .. new film version of I, Robot .. back to fiction .. website ..
movie .. Robotirobotmovie.com
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"I, Robot "
"I, Robot "
07/18/2004 09:48 PM
Yo, robot
Yo, robot
06/13/2004 08:59 AM
"I Robot Now"
"I Robot Now"
12/23/2003 03:23 PM
I Robot Now
I Robot Now
12/23/2003 07:18 AM
I want one of these .. fully automated .. Yeah, right .. NS-5 robot ..
iRobotNow .. assistantirobotnow.com/index.php
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You, Robot
You, Robot
12/22/2004 01:24 AM
It's been a while since we mentioned Hans Moravec but a new Scientific
American article turns out to be just what we needed. The article
gives an update on his company, Seegrid Corporation, and the robot
vision system they've been developing. Along the way he talks about
the
growth of raw computing
power from the bacterium-level ENIAC to the modern guppy-level
desktop PC.
Robot roll out
Robot roll out
04/29/2004 10:25 AM
one-on-one robot battles
one-on-one robot battles
08/21/2004 07:11 AM
Video 3.90MB MPEG ..
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Monkey & Robot
Monkey & Robot
08/22/2004 05:39 PM
Like many others, I think that (1) Monkeys and (2) Robots are
interesting. This has already been around the web, but serious monkey
fans need to check out Jill Greenberg's monkey portraits. As for
Robots, this is one I bought in Japan....
Yet Another Robot Platform
Yet Another Robot Platform
12/14/2003 06:52 AM
Update...
Robot Revolution!
Robot Revolution!
07/27/2004 01:18 PM
Here's a gallery of Joe
Alterio's agitprop for the Robo-Equality Party. Digital prints on
archival paper are $40 to $100 depending on the size. Link (Thanks, Lin
dsay!)
Robot Protest
Robot Protest
05/21/2004 12:57 AM
noonelikesyou.net/TFT-robots
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nandBot IRC Robot
nandBot IRC Robot
04/24/2004 12:52 PM
nandBot 0.51 released!
Robot to fix the Hubble
Robot to fix the Hubble
08/11/2004 09:45 AM
My first thought is are they smoking crack. NASA has gave the go
ahead to fix the Hubble with a Robot. How in the hell are they going
to do that and have enough lift capacity to get it there all in one
launch. I know they went to Mars but getting a robot to fix Hubble has
me wondering if they can really pull this off. [BBC]<
/p>
Robot Rover 1.1
Robot Rover 1.1
08/12/2004 10:15 PM
A 3D game where you have to pick up gold coins with your moon rover.
Robot Portraiture
Robot Portraiture
09/03/2004 11:51 AM
Birth of a Robot Painting.
Steve at The Sneeze had an idea for a
painting: "a real life battle between the toy classic Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots."
Eric Joyner happens to paint
robots -- tin
robots, to be exact, waging wars against giant donuts and
exploring ancient ruins.
It was a match made in heaven.
Robot librarian
Robot librarian
07/21/2004 11:20 AM
Researchers at Universitat Jaume I in Spain are designing a robot
librarian of sorts. The three-wheeled bot listens for verbal book
requests, heads to the approximate location of the title on a shelf,
and uses digital cameras to read the spines. The toughest challenge is
engineering a grasper with "fingernails" to pull out the book,
Professor Angel del Pobil told the BBC:
"It is mimicking the way we manipulate our hands. We have
constant feedback from tactile sensors, so it is moving very slowly.
In the first experiments, the books really got damaged because it was
pressing too hard. Now it touches gently."
Link
Toyota's new robot
Toyota's new robot
12/31/2003 02:27 PM
It's still awhile off, but Toyota's planning to introduce a new
humanoid robot at the Aichi World Exposition in 2005 that will be able
to...
Robot Dog, One of, Field Use
Robot Dog, One of, Field Use
01/07/2004 01:56 PM
The US Army TACOM group
is spending $2.25 million on research projects aimed at building robot
dogs that can carry a soldier's field equipment and keep up with the
soldier over any terrain. Right now, each man has to carry up to 100
pounds of ammunition, food, and equipment. The long term challenge is
making a four legged robot that can move as fast and quietly as a man
over any
terrain. The immediate challenge is making a four legged robot big
enough for the job that doesn't fall over and doesn't need an internal
combustion engine for power. For more, see Noah Shachtman's
interesting
article
on the program in Wired.
I, Robot (2004)
I, Robot (2004)
07/19/2004 09:29 AM
Guido van Robot 0.9.1
Guido van Robot 0.9.1
02/16/2004 02:51 PM
GvR is an interactive, introductory programming language.
Robot Forensics
Robot Forensics
04/21/2004 09:05 PM
Several readers alerted us to Roland
Piquepaille's latest weblog entry
about a robot equipped with a device that allows it to take
fingerprints
from suspicious packages that would normally have to be destroyed by
bomb disposal teams. Photos and a detailed description of the new
device, known as the "Robot
Accessory for Fuming Fingerprint Evidence" or RAFFE, can be found in
a paper
(PDF format) presented in the March 2004 of the Journal of Forensic
Sciences.
There is also a related Slashdot
article.
SXSW /interactive/web_awards/finalists
Some of the mid-level attacks
include:
Well, I received quite
a few pranks these past few days. Some good ones, some bad
ones—mice in the blender? Come on Emeril!—and here's the
best of the worst. The Bronze Medalists dealt almost exclusively with
computerized mayhem, which is kind of a cop-out. But you're all
special in your own ways.