EDN - Brian's Brain http://www.edn.com Wed, 16 May 2012 13:27:54 MDT eng Copyright 2012 UBM Canon. Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.edn.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) The system retrofit: Thanks, iFixit! http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41785-The_system_retrofit_Thanks_iFixit_.php?rssid=20878 http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41785-The_system_retrofit_Thanks_iFixit_.php?rssid=20878 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:21:10 GMT As mentioned in my prior post, I plan to leverage iFixit’s maintenance resources (documentation and video) whenever my girlfriend’s iPhone 3GS’s embedded battery becomes sufficiently... Obsolescence by design: Short-term gain, long-term loss, and an environmental crime http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41782-Obsolescence_by_design_Short_term_gain_long_term_loss_and_an_environmental_crime.php?rssid=20878 http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41782-Obsolescence_by_design_Short_term_gain_long_term_loss_and_an_environmental_crime.php?rssid=20878 Tue, 15 May 2012 19:12:59 GMT A recent conversation with my girlfriend reminded me of a longstanding “beef” I’ve had with a major consumer electronics supplier. Although I realize I’m a poor case study of “voting... The top three rules of (display) real estate: location, location, and location http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41781-The_top_three_rules_of_display_real_estate_location_location_and_location.php?rssid=20878 http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41781-The_top_three_rules_of_display_real_estate_location_location_and_location.php?rssid=20878 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:09:03 GMT Having discussed handheld device display ppi (pixels per inch) in some depth in my prior writeup, thereby giving (at least near-term) closure to one of the topics I raised in the preceding post, I... Hold me closer, tiny display* http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41758-Hold_me_closer_tiny_display_.php?rssid=20878 http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41758-Hold_me_closer_tiny_display_.php?rssid=20878 Wed, 02 May 2012 13:17:26 GMT Last week’s write-up, “The Only Constant Is Change,” posited a question; why have computer displays and televisions remained at fairly conservative ppi (pixels-per-inch) metrics, while... The Only Constant Is Change http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41736-The_Only_Constant_Is_Change.php?rssid=20878 http://www.edn.com/blog/Brian_s_Brain/41736-The_Only_Constant_Is_Change.php?rssid=20878 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:35:34 GMT Eleven months ago, I said goodbye. Now I’m saying hello again. How cool is that? Director of Content Patrick Mannion and Online Managing Editor Suzanne Deffree recently decided to resurrect the...