2012-12-27

Six App Discovery Search Platforms Worth a Second Look | Intel® Developer Zone

Six App Discovery Search Platforms Worth a Second Look | Intel® Developer Zone: "App discoverability – whereby an app that is targeted toward a specific user is able to be found by that user - is one of the biggest obstacles facing developers today."

Unless there is some kind of major change in the design of the various app stores, I predict most future app discovery will happen via Google, which is silly when you think about it.

Early Apple prototypes by frog design's Hartmut Esslinger featured in upcoming book

Early Apple prototypes by frog design's Hartmut Esslinger featured in upcoming book: "Pre-release images from a retrospective of work by Hartmut Esslinger, founder of early Apple design partner frog design, showcase a number of unreleased products and prototypes including an early 'Tablet Mac' study from 1982. "

Sometimes, the future is so clear you create it too early.

2012-12-03

'jOBS' biopic to close Sundance Film Festival in January

'jOBS' biopic to close Sundance Film Festival in January: "In an announcement on Monday, the Sundance Film Festival revealed that the jOBS biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will premier on the last day of the event which runs from Jan. 17 to 27, and will take the honor of being the event's closing film."

I actually think this is some good casting, as Kutcher was an engineering student before he wised up and became a celebrity.