tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75375700478426236752024-02-18T21:18:50.955-08:00InnowaveThe next wave of Internet InnovationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-11130706687607297582010-02-22T08:41:00.000-08:002010-02-22T08:49:06.116-08:00Bing Maps Augmented-Reality Demo on TEDIn a <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera.html">demo</a> that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft. He is the architect of <a href="http://www.bing.com/maps/">Bing Maps</a> at Microsoft, building augmented reality into searchable maps. He's also the co-creator of Photosynth, software that assembles static photos into a synergy of zoomable, navigatable spaces.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NCPzji_-2Oo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NCPzji_-2Oo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-78262846776996907112009-09-25T08:58:00.000-07:002009-09-25T09:08:09.347-07:00Bionic Eye - An Augmented Reality iPhone App<a href="http://www.bionic-eye.com/">Bionic Eye</a> is a new iPhone 3GS application to visualize Points of Interest (POI) located in your nearby environment in the US, thanks to a unique Augmented Reality functionality using the iPhone camera. It is similar to the Layar Mobile Augmented Reality Browser which have been released for Android phones earlier.<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OJmB1lWIdGw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OJmB1lWIdGw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Bionic Eye's POI databases include restaurants, WiFi hotspots, subway stations (New York Subway, Washington Metro, Chicago L Rapid Transit), etc. Over 100.000 POI are already included in this application.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-79627310355661133832009-09-23T10:20:00.000-07:002009-09-23T10:31:28.939-07:00Netflix Everywhere: Sorry Cable, You're History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmBN3bOYSxux2NlTywCqCTaneFnAoHlBDf4UVadNXzn81okZdD24aHELWXWIhykM1zQmLVKG9Vc5KsraUBwVVWH0KMJ7osNKxElOBTmcA6NAkm3uRhzvOlrrutop-HYTV-LJ_qo_lk_za/s1600-h/overviewHeader.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglmBN3bOYSxux2NlTywCqCTaneFnAoHlBDf4UVadNXzn81okZdD24aHELWXWIhykM1zQmLVKG9Vc5KsraUBwVVWH0KMJ7osNKxElOBTmcA6NAkm3uRhzvOlrrutop-HYTV-LJ_qo_lk_za/s400/overviewHeader.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384716785037914498" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-10/ff_netflix">Wired: Netflix Everywhere: Sorry Cable, You're History</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Today, nearly 3 million users access Netflix's instant streaming service, watching an estimated 5 million movies and TV shows every week on their PCs or living room sets. They get it through </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001PIBE8I?ie=UTF8&tag=energyblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001PIBE8I">Roku Digital Video Player</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=energyblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001PIBE8I" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; font-style: italic;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><span style="font-style: italic;">, which was successfully launched in May 2008. (The Roku now also offers more than 45,000 movies and TV shows </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/04/amazon-instant-hd-video-on-demand.html">on demand through Amazon.com</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and, since August, live and archived Major League Baseball games.) They get it through their Xbox 360s—Microsoft added Netflix to its Xbox Live service last fall. They get it through LG and Samsung Blu-ray players. They get it through their TiVos and new flatscreen TVs. By the end of 2009, nearly 10 million Netflix-equipped gadgets will be hanging on walls and sitting in entertainment centers. And Hastings says this is just the beginning: "It's possible that within a few years, nearly all Internet-connected consumer electronics devices will include Netflix."</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-83148657003293296352009-09-01T04:29:00.000-07:002009-09-01T04:39:57.866-07:00Layar Mobile Augmented Reality Browser<a href="http://layar.com/">Layar</a> is a free application on your mobile phone which shows what is around you by displaying real time digital information on top of reality through the camera of your mobile phone.<br /><br />Layar is available for the T-Mobile G1, HTC Magic and other Android phones in all Android Markets. It comes pre-installed on the Samsung Galaxy in the Netherlands.<br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b64_16K2e08&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b64_16K2e08&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How do you use Layar?</span><br /><br />By holding the phone in front of you like a camera, information is displayed on top of the camera display view.<br /><br />For all points of interest which are displayed on the screen, information is shown at the bottom of the screen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What do you see in the screen?</span><br /><br />On top of the camera image (displaying reality) Layar adds content layers. Layers are the equivalent of webpages in normal browsers. Just like there are thousands of websites there will be thousands of layers. One can easily switch between layers by selecting another via the menu button, pressing the logobar or by swiping your finger across the screen.<br /><br />The Layar Content Catalog includes the following categories:<br /><ul><li>Real estate</li><li>Health care</li><li>Transportation</li><li>Tourism: Places to stay</li><li>Tourism / Tours / Guides</li><li>Leisure and entertainment</li><li>Games</li><li>Weather</li><li>Retail</li><li>University / Schools</li><li>Local search & Directory service</li><li>Social networks & communities</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">What does it take to make a layer</span><br /><br />A layer consists of three parts: The layer definition, the list of POIs (Points of Interest) and each individual POI.<br /><br />The layer definitions are created on the Layar Provisioning website and stored in the Layar database. The web interface will allow developers to set all the attributes that make the look & feel of the layer. It will also allow the developer to manage the publishing process of a layer. Once published, the end-user will be able to view the new layer in the Layer Gallery inside the app.<br /><br />In summary, a layer developer needs to create a layer definition via the Layer Provisioning Website and expose a web service (REST) that can be called by the Layar Server using the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Layar API</span> and optionally expose (made-for-mobile) web pages for further action on each POI.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-34883166507291988612009-07-30T09:16:00.000-07:002009-07-30T09:26:06.614-07:00Wireline and Mobile Broadband Penetration and Traffic StudyIn Q1 2009, the US market exceeded $10B in quarterly mobile data service revenues for the first time. The subscription penetration in the US is well past 90% and the mobile data usage is on the rise. While the rate of new subscriptions has slowed, the pace of innovation is going very strong. It is quite apparent that the mobile industry is going through a significant transition from voice to data, from making calls to getting lost in applications and from voice communications to multimedia communications. Helped by the ever expanding wireless broadband networks, and release of hit devices every quarter, and consumer’s insatiable appetite for information and content has brought us to the surge of a data tsunami that will shake the industry to its core.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkQXihKIXji6naUYMo5fknVvwqlVeQepOi2Au5q-c4opq_PM9ZxgJEBKod6FGopW30em0FuOKroqtYnpXKb9dyVHuB4JQiqVsLBjRQXs0WrZlsVLnS1UJorVvo0MuqkGwT7gb5kLJnfyw/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkQXihKIXji6naUYMo5fknVvwqlVeQepOi2Au5q-c4opq_PM9ZxgJEBKod6FGopW30em0FuOKroqtYnpXKb9dyVHuB4JQiqVsLBjRQXs0WrZlsVLnS1UJorVvo0MuqkGwT7gb5kLJnfyw/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364290123924787458" border="0" /></a>In 2009, the <i>global yearly mobile data traffic</i> will reach a new milestone – 1 Exabyte(EB) or 1 Million Terabytes (TB). By 2016-17, the global yearly mobile data traffic is likely to exceed 1 Zettabyte (ZB) or 1000 Exabytes. By 2014, in the US alone, the total yearly mobile data traffic is likely to exceed 40 EB. How do you go about managing such growth in a profitable manner when the cost of supporting such traffic will increase exponentially despite the move to 4G? Will the move to LTE offer some respite?<br /><br />The new report <a href="http://chetansharma.com/Managing_Growth_and_Profits_in_the_Yottabyte_Era.pdf">Managing Growth and Profits in the Yottabyte Era</a> discusses the analysis done by <a href="http://chetansharma.com/yottabyteera.htm">Chetan Sharma Consulting</a> on the growth of mobile data traffic in the US market and how the ecosystem can apply some strategies to manage growth and profits. We built detailed models to estimate the rise of mobile data network traffic and discuss some solutions to handle such growth in this paper.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-25871609812701137142009-07-24T00:26:00.000-07:002009-07-24T00:38:46.658-07:00Youtube 3D Video PlayerYouTube introduced a stereoscopic player for watching videos in 3D. If you play a 3D video a drop-down menu will show options for red/cyan and amber/blue 3D glasses and some options that don't require glasses. Here's a brief <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ANcspdYh_U" id="u4.7" title="overview video">overview video</a>.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ANcspdYh_U&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5ANcspdYh_U&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />To enable the 3D player, you need to add the following tag to one of your videos: <span style="font-weight: bold;">yt3d:enable=true</span>. Peter Bradshaw, a Google employee, has more information about this experimental feature:<br /><br /> <span style="font-style: italic;">I'm the developer working on the stereoscopic player as a 20% project. It's currently very early, hence the silly bugs like swapping the eyes for the anaglyph modes. A fix for this is in the works.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> The current tags are provisional and may change or expand. They are:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> yt3d:enable=true Enables the view mode.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> yt3d:aspect=3:4 Sets the aspect of the encoded video.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> yt3d:swap=true Swaps the left and right sources. You may need to add this to videos when the player with fixed anaglyph modes ships.</span><br /><br />You can try the new feature by searching for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=yt3d%3Aenable%3Dtrue&search=tag">yt3d:enable=true</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-240077481232009512009-07-23T10:21:00.000-07:002009-07-23T10:31:18.878-07:00Self Destructing E-Mail with Vanish Firefox Plugin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinI43ZUf8kfB3fc7yz6NU6OpJ3xAAgsjTSvcySJ3AAYlndk7HG43Ty6O11_CKboFR30b-r-xa0qF5D9x-2R5oPt4n0OO8WBPX1cgm2ch3Sxv6S8iLZcZjjD1bCbJJGOWUj8SkoGNpEyv_U/s1600-h/vanish-logo.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinI43ZUf8kfB3fc7yz6NU6OpJ3xAAgsjTSvcySJ3AAYlndk7HG43Ty6O11_CKboFR30b-r-xa0qF5D9x-2R5oPt4n0OO8WBPX1cgm2ch3Sxv6S8iLZcZjjD1bCbJJGOWUj8SkoGNpEyv_U/s400/vanish-logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361709271738613346" border="0" /></a>Computing and communicating through the Web makes it virtually impossible to leave the past behind. College Facebook posts or pictures can resurface during a job interview; a lost or stolen laptop can expose personal photos or messages; or a legal investigation can subpoena the entire contents of a home or work computer, uncovering incriminating or just embarrassing details from the past.<br /><br /><a href="http://vanish.cs.washington.edu/">Vanish</a> is a research system designed to give users control over the lifetime of personal data stored on the web or in the cloud. Specifically, all copies of Vanish encrypted data — even archived or cached copies — will become permanently unreadable at a specific time, without any action on the part of the user or any third party or centralized service.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vQRXPG8T4Hs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vQRXPG8T4Hs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />For example, using the <a href="http://vanish.cs.washington.edu/download.html">Firefox Vanish plugin</a>, a user can create an email, a Google Doc document, a Facebook message, or a blog comment — specifying that the document or message should "vanish" in 8 hours. Before that 8-hour timeout expires, anyone who has access to the data can read it; however after that timer expires, nobody can read that web content — not the user, not Google, not Facebook, not a hacker who breaks into the cloud service, and not even someone who obtains a warrant for that data. That data — regardless of where stored or archived prior to the timeout — simply self-destructs and becomes permanently unreadable.<br /><br />The technical <a href="http://vanish.cs.washington.edu/research.html">paper</a>, which will appear at the <a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/sec09/">18th USENIX Security Symposium</a> in August, describes the concepts behind Vanish in detail. Briefly, as mentioned above, the user never knows the encryption key. This means that there is no risk of the user exposing that key at some point in the future, perhaps through coercion, court order, or compromise. So what is done with the key?<br /><br />Vanish leverages an unusual storage media in a novel way: namely, global-scale peer-to-peer networks. Vanish creates a secret key to encrypt a user's data item (such as an email), breaks the key into many pieces and then sprinkles the pieces across the P2P network. As machines constantly join and leave the P2P network, the pieces of the key gradually disappear. By the time the hacker or someone with a subpoena actually tries to obtain access to the message, the pieces of the key will have permanently disappeared.<br /><br />The Vanish prototype uses the Vuze Bittorrent Distributed Hash Table as the underlying P2P network. It supports data timeouts of 8--9 hours by default, though longer timeouts are possible.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-77993615206607278682009-07-17T08:55:00.000-07:002009-07-17T09:52:55.768-07:00BlockBuster OnDemand Streaming on Samsung HDTV and Blu-ray Players<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs0BAyhA2irDVPhvoPeMr4t2_oWSofVXs_GxTTo-800XpdohmE_aPR10KHP_xATKBwzlfnn2u9E1G81K6h2Gfkc9KqIN0tz2TUuGLNgiD6MV_eWxRSB7mC1F0wMYOVeUB6bIxeL69ijsT/s1600-h/onDemand.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs0BAyhA2irDVPhvoPeMr4t2_oWSofVXs_GxTTo-800XpdohmE_aPR10KHP_xATKBwzlfnn2u9E1G81K6h2Gfkc9KqIN0tz2TUuGLNgiD6MV_eWxRSB7mC1F0wMYOVeUB6bIxeL69ijsT/s400/onDemand.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359463405027334050" border="0" /></a><br />Blockbuster OnDemand challenges Netflix and <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/04/amazon-instant-hd-video-on-demand.html">Amazon's Instant HD Video on Demand</a> service.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE56D0RD20090714">Blockbuster OnDemand is coming to a long list of Samsung TV</a> and home theater products. The online pay-per-view streaming service will be added to Samsung's online-enabled HDTVs, Blu-ray players, and Blu-ray home theater systems via future software updates. As part of the deal, Blockbuster will also sell some of the Samsung products in its video rental stores.<br /><br />The service, due to launch in September or October in the United States, is similar to Blockbuster's existing pacts with TV maker Vizio and digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc, which was announced in March.<br /><br />According to Samsung, the <a href="http://www.blockbuster.com/outlet/electronics/onDemand">Blockbuster OnDemand</a> feature will be added to "Samsung LCD and Plasma HDTVs Series 650 and above, and Samsung LED HDTVs Series 7000 and above," as well as "select 2009 Samsung Blu-ray players and home theater systems."<br /><br />Most probably these top HDTV and Blu-ray players will play Blockbuster HD movies:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ULBP8E?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001ULBP8E">Samsung LN46B650 46-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001ULBP8E" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VKY7WU?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001VKY7WU">Samsung LN52B750 52-Inch 1080p 240Hz LCD HDTV</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001VKY7WU" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UHMVEU?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001UHMVEU">Samsung UN40B7000 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001UHMVEU" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001W6NU9E?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001W6NU9E">Samsung PN50B650 50-Inch 1080P Plasma HDTV</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001W6NU9E" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HBHLEY?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001HBHLEY">Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001HBHLEY" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></li></ul>Finally TV's will partially take over the role of the desktop monitors to be our window to the broadband internet. How will Netflix and Amazon keep up in this competition?<br /><br />Do you like these Samsung devices or do you prefer the excellent and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GKK14I?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001GKK14I">Vizio 32" 1080p LCD HDTV (VOJ320F1A)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001GKK14I" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> at a low price of ~$500?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-7177363176024642982009-07-08T03:22:00.000-07:002009-07-08T03:30:27.651-07:00Introducing the Google Chrome OS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6mI8pGnPFFQJ1L0hJGC8PEGAIwblxL2HrsKBJ130TkQELgPeADEDtb_WHPpfqbdjUx8yDCCo40vWEmh_yBmewOybI4HcfAp2jMHKLZopOsI6HNSRpbbGFB63AIxiWWWQeh-vd0duOPr7/s1600-h/logo_sm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 40px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6mI8pGnPFFQJ1L0hJGC8PEGAIwblxL2HrsKBJ130TkQELgPeADEDtb_WHPpfqbdjUx8yDCCo40vWEmh_yBmewOybI4HcfAp2jMHKLZopOsI6HNSRpbbGFB63AIxiWWWQeh-vd0duOPr7/s400/logo_sm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356033242094015714" border="0" /></a>So today, Google has announced a new project that's a natural extension of Google Chrome — the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/introducing-google-chrome-os.html">Google Chrome Operating System</a>. It's their attempt to re-think what operating systems should be.<br /><br />Google Chrome OS is an <span style="font-weight: bold;">open source, lightweight operating system</span> that will initially be <span style="font-weight: bold;">targeted at netbooks</span>. Later this year Google will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.<br /><br />Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. Google is designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. Google is completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work.<br /><br />Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and Google is working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel. <span style="font-weight: bold;">For application developers, the web is the platform</span>. All web-based applications will automatically work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies.<br /><br />This is the age of Web as the Platform. As Eric Schmidt said in his <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/05/eric-schmidt-google-io-2009-its-time.html">Google I/O keynote</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">it is just the beginning for the new computing model enabled by cloud computing, the open web and mobile devices</span>. Viva la Web 3.0!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-71012295881907115152009-07-02T03:32:00.000-07:002009-07-02T03:50:21.592-07:00Webware 100 - The Coolest Web Apps 2009Below you'll find 100 Web apps in 11 categories voted to be the best of the best by <a href="http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2009/winners.html">CNET Webware</a> readers and users of the apps themselves. Each category lists the top 10 applications:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Audio & Music</span><br /><ul><li>Amazon MP3</li><li>Grooveshark</li><li> iTunes</li><li> Jamendo</li><li> JamLegend</li><li>Lala</li><li> Last.fm</li><li> Nexus Radio</li><li> Pandora</li><li> Project Playlist</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Browsing</span><br /><ul><li>Diigo</li><li> Firefox</li><li> Flock</li><li> Google Chrome</li><li> iGoogle</li><li> Internet Explorer 8</li><li> Maxthon</li><li> Opera</li><li> Safari</li><li> XMarks</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Commerce</span><br /><ul><li>Amazon</li><li> Craigslist</li><li> Elance</li><li> Etsy</li><li> Eventbrite</li><li> PayPal</li><li> Woot</li><li> Zillow</li><li> ZipRealty</li><li> ZocDoc</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Communication</span><br /><ul><li>Digsby</li><li> Dimdim</li><li> Gmail</li><li> Pidgin</li><li> Postbox</li><li> RingCentral</li><li> Skype</li><li> Windows Live Hotmail</li><li> Windows Live Messenger</li><li> Yahoo Messenger</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Infrastructure & Storage</span><br /><ul><li>Adobe Air</li><li> BitTorrent</li><li> Carbonite</li><li> DropBox</li><li> Dropio</li><li> Facebook Connect</li><li> Mozy</li><li> OpenID</li><li> Windows Live SkyDrive</li><li> YouSendIt</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Location-based services</span><br /><ul><li>FlightStats</li><li> Goog411</li><li> <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/05/planetinaction-ships-3d-ship-simulator.html">Google Earth</a></li><li> <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2008/01/google-maps-apartment-view-fun-video.html">Google Maps</a></li><li> Live Search Maps</li><li> OpenTable</li><li> PolicyMap</li><li> Topix</li><li> TripIt</li><li> Yelp</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photo & Video</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/04/amazon-instant-hd-video-on-demand.html">Amazon Video on Demand</a></li><li> Flickr</li><li> Hulu</li><li> Justin.tv</li><li> Photobucket</li><li> Picasa Web Albums</li><li> Picnik</li><li> Ustream</li><li> Vimeo</li><li> <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2007/08/youtube-architecture-unveiled.html">YouTube</a></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Productivity</span><br /><ul><li>FreshBooks</li><li> Google Calendar</li><li> Google Docs</li><li> Intuit QuickBase</li><li> LogMeIn</li><li> Microsoft Office Live Small Business</li><li> Microsoft Office Live Workspace</li><li> Mint</li><li> Remember the Milk</li><li> Zoho</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Search & Reference</span><br /><ul><li>About.com</li><li> Answers.com</li><li> Ask.com</li><li> eHow</li><li> Google</li><li> Live Search</li><li> Scour</li><li> WikiHow</li><li> Wikipedia</li><li> Yahoo</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Social & Publishing</span><br /><ul><li>Bebo</li><li> Drupal</li><li> Facebook</li><li> Gaia Online</li><li> Hi5</li><li> Meebo</li><li> MySpace</li><li> StarDoll</li><li> Twitter</li><li> Wordpress.com (with Wordpress platform)</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Editors' Choice</span><br /><ul><li><a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2007/04/amazon-two-guys-0-next-youtube.html">Amazon Web Services</a></li><li> Aviary</li><li> Cuil</li><li> Evernote</li><li> Farecast</li><li> GoodGuide</li><li> <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/06/google-voice-one-phone-number-to-rule.html">Google Voice</a></li><li> Mobile Me</li><li> OAuth</li><li> Presently</li><li> Twitter Search</li><li> Windows Live Sync</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-272310235210090742009-06-29T03:25:00.000-07:002009-06-29T03:51:51.740-07:00Google Voice - One Phone Number To Rule Them All<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBA-AntVJWb91NE9QMs_fCDWLl3x-EDf9KSQ-EobG6YNdrHCqqjda3cuvpstSVEd8lY5nSnIxrvhx6bTm5OFYar8BQBPVBwjPzGIwvzmSJANuoKJAfAmuKhAIxZL1oclHmbtJYH689fsq/s1600-h/voice-logo.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 48px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBA-AntVJWb91NE9QMs_fCDWLl3x-EDf9KSQ-EobG6YNdrHCqqjda3cuvpstSVEd8lY5nSnIxrvhx6bTm5OFYar8BQBPVBwjPzGIwvzmSJANuoKJAfAmuKhAIxZL1oclHmbtJYH689fsq/s400/voice-logo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352700464393681714" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/voice">Google Voice</a> is a new service from Google currently available free of charge by invitation only.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/googlevoice/about.html">Google Voice offers</a> one Google Number for all your calls and SMS. The service includes Google Voicemail as easy as email, with transcripts, free calls, conference calling, and more. Google Voice is in fact a convergent <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/search/label/telco2.0">telco 2.0</a> type service that executives of telecommunications companies can worry about. Is it Google's answer to Skype?<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4Q9MJdT5Ds&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m4Q9MJdT5Ds&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />A Google Phone Number is like a regular phone number except it is not tied to a phone or location. It's tied to you. When somebody calls you they just call your Google Number and they don't have to decide to call you at home, work or on your cell. And with a Google Number you choose where it rings. It can ring all your phones at one or different phones based on who's calling... When you change jobs, move homes or switch your phone service your Google Number stays the same.<br /><br />Google Voice is based on the GrandCentral who has been acquired by Google in 2007.<br /><br />Google Voice features include:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One number for all your calls and SMS</span><ul><li> Call screening - Announce and screen callers</li><li> Listen in - Listen before taking a call</li><li> Block calls - Keep unwanted callers at bay</li><li> SMS - Send, receive, and store SMS</li><li> Place calls - Call US numbers for free</li><li> Taking calls - Answer on any of your phones</li><li> Phone routing - Phones ring based on who calls</li><li> Forwarding phones - Add phones and decide which ring</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Voicemail as easy as email, with transcripts</span><ul><li> Voicemail transcripts - Read what your voicemail says</li><li> Listen to voicemail - Check online or from your phone</li><li> Notifications - Receive voicemails via email or SMS</li><li> Personalize greeting - Vary greetings by caller</li><li> Share voicemail - Forward or download voicemails</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">More cool things you can do with Google Voice</span><ul><li> Conference calling - Join people into a single call</li><li> Call record - Record calls and store them online</li><li> Call switch - Switch phones during a call</li><li> Mobile site - View your inbox from your mobile</li><li> GOOG-411 - Check directory assistance</li><li> Manage groups - Set preferences by group</li></ul><br />Sign up for your Google Number and <a href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/">get a Google Voice invite here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-72888350865392468352009-06-17T07:03:00.000-07:002009-06-17T07:21:43.893-07:00Augmented Reality Games on Phones<a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2008/03/practical-guide-to-augmented-reality.html">Augmented Reality</a> is going to be coming to your Android phone or iPhone 3GS very shortly. All it takes is a decent processor, a camera, a compass and a GPS. These features enable fun games and useful geo-oriented applications.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.augmentedenvironments.org/lab/">The Augmented Environments Lab</a> at Georgia Tech investigating the design and implementation of augmented- and mixed-reality experiences. Their new AR game is called ARhrrrr.<br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNu4CluFOcw&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cNu4CluFOcw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.augmentedenvironments.org/lab/research/handheld-ar/arhrrrr/">ARhrrrr</a> is an augmented reality shooter for mobile camera-phones. The phone provides a window into a 3D town overrun with zombies. Point the camera at our special game map to mix virtual and real world content. Civilians are trapped in the town, and must escape before the zombies eat them! From your vantage point in a helicopter overhead, you must shoot the zombies to clear the path for the civilians to get out. You can also use Skittles as tangible inputs to the game, placing one on the board and shooting it to trigger an explosion.<br /><br />This fast-action first-person augmented reality, where the camera controls and movement that would typically require a mouse and keyboard are handled directly by simply moving the device. Advanced tracking technology allows the player to quickly zoom in and out and view the world at steep angles, making this a highly interactive and engaging game.<br /><br />ARhrrr! was designed for the Nvidia Tegra but similar games and applications will become widely available for the iPhone 3GS and Android phones soon. The virtual world and real world are merging into the <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2007/04/what-happens-when-video-games-meet-web.html">Metaverse</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-46068327097098210702009-06-16T06:00:00.000-07:002009-06-16T06:29:50.495-07:00HOME Movie Views Tops 1M on YouTube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLa_XnqUl-RyEn3D5-N22R7B-RyqhETfuXd8lQQ1kP1pu-44TEdNdVyj7qGxd3h-BoLmhmeibNCyzCeELb5AWqQYdD0f9eYZZm0s51vFC_G3y-cAOzqC5etdTGdVZz8PVFPCM_xc6plUN/s1600-h/yann-arthus-bertrand-home-movie-poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLa_XnqUl-RyEn3D5-N22R7B-RyqhETfuXd8lQQ1kP1pu-44TEdNdVyj7qGxd3h-BoLmhmeibNCyzCeELb5AWqQYdD0f9eYZZm0s51vFC_G3y-cAOzqC5etdTGdVZz8PVFPCM_xc6plUN/s400/yann-arthus-bertrand-home-movie-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347916882008702018" border="0" /></a><br />HOME - the Film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand has been released on June 5th 2009 World Environment Day. For the first time ever, a film has been released on the same day in over 50 countries and on every format: movie theaters, TV, DVD and Internet.<br /><br />The full <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/06/home-project-free-hd-earth-movie-on.html">Project HOME movie is available on YouTube in HD</a> (1280×720 mp4 @ 2000 kbit/s) for free. It has reached <span style="font-weight: bold;">one million views</span> in 9 days. The network traffic to deliver the full 93 minutes of HOME HD is in the magnitude of a petabyte!<br /><br />The plan was to show <a href="http://www.youtube.com/homeproject">HOME Project on YouTube</a> until 14th June but the date has been apparently extended. The download counter is close to 1.2 millions and counting. Thank you Yann Arthus-Bertrand, PPR and YouTube!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">HOME on the iPhone</span><br /><br />It is now possible to find out the latest news on the planet, calculate your carbon footprint or watch Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film thanks on the iPhone thanks to a free application available on the Apple Store website.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-75538218828386368082009-06-05T05:54:00.000-07:002009-06-05T06:41:16.561-07:00Siri Virtual Personal Assistant iPhone App<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirANng9VgccNt2hNF0MyI6L1os76RCu0khCeiS3yZ67nI16edj_81VXsKXduBHsH3qbxKmr1rtB1CAVQx-HQt7LAZ2-7BHdXQYI8UHGNt3aZnoZMZ-X9K4W7XDLgZka2hro7LzNbvb7Z7y/s1600-h/siri-iphone.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirANng9VgccNt2hNF0MyI6L1os76RCu0khCeiS3yZ67nI16edj_81VXsKXduBHsH3qbxKmr1rtB1CAVQx-HQt7LAZ2-7BHdXQYI8UHGNt3aZnoZMZ-X9K4W7XDLgZka2hro7LzNbvb7Z7y/s400/siri-iphone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340904017205701138" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://siri.com/">Siri</a> is a Virtual Personal Assistant - a new way to interact with the Internet on your mobile phone. Like a real assistant, Siri helps you get things done. You interact with Siri by just saying, in your own words, what you want to do. You can ask Siri to find a romantic place for dinner, and get reservations for Saturday night. You can discover things to do over the weekend, get tickets to the movies, or call a cab when you’re out on the town. You don't have to search through a bunch of web pages, following links and hunting down facts. Siri does all the work giving you the information you need at your fingertips.<br /><br />Years in the making, Siri is born out of SRI's CALO Project, the largest Artificial Intelligence project in U.S. history. (CALO stands for Cognitive Assistant that Learns and Organizes). Made possible by a $150 million DARPA investment, the CALO Project included 25 research organizations and institutions and spanned 5 years. Siri is bringing the benefits of this technology to the public, in the first mainstream consumer application of a virtual personal assistant.<br /><br />Virtual Personal Assistants (VPAs) represent the next generation interaction paradigm for the Internet. In today's paradigm, we follow links on portals, feeds, and search results. With a VPA, we interact by having a conversation. We tell the assistant what we want to do, in our own words, and it applies multiple services and information sources to help accomplish our task. If the assistant does not understand completely, it asks for clarification. If it cannot find a solution from available sources, it offers alternatives. Like a real assistant, a VPA is personal: it uses information about the individual's preferences and history of interaction to help solve their specific tasks, and it gets better with experience.<br /><br />Siri will launch later this summer so you’ll be able to download the Siri iPhone app later this summer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Further Reading</span><br /><ul><li>Technology Review - <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?ch=specialsections&sc=tr10&id=22117">Emerging Technologies 2009: Intelligent Software Assistant</a></li><li>Nova Spivack - <a href="http://www.twine.com/item/12vhy39k4-22m/interview-with-tom-gruber-of-siri">Sneak Preview of Siri</a> – The Virtual Assistant that will Make Everyone Love the iPhone</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-36317167437903487222009-06-04T00:42:00.000-07:002009-06-04T01:21:55.698-07:00HOME project - Free HD Earth Movie on YouTubeHOME - a Film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand (to be released on June 5th)<br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G8IozVfph7I&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G8IozVfph7I&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br />The French photographer <a href="http://www.yannarthusbertrand.org/">Yann Arthus-Bertrand</a> is well known for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081095947X?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=081095947X">Earth from Above</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=081095947X" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" />, a stunning collection of photographs that affords its viewers a window into the world's workings. He has wandered the globe to gather this collection of more than 200 uniformly striking photographs. His new project is a unique movie HOME. In his own words:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth's climate.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.home-2009.com/us/index.html">HOME</a> <span style="font-style: italic;">has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">HOME has been made for you: share it! And act for the planet.</span>"<br /><br />More than a movie, HOME will be a major event all over the globe: for the first time ever, a film will be released on the same day in over 50 countries and on every format: movie theaters, TV, DVD and Internet.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/homeproject">HOME project</a> is available on YouTube in HD for free. Home is also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026OE2NY?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0026OE2NY">DVD</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0026OE2NY" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026OE2O8?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0026OE2O8">Blu-ray</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0026OE2O8" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> formats and as a companion book - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810984342?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0810984342">Home: A Hymn to the Planet and Humanity</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0810984342" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" />.<br /><br />The free release of the first HD movie is another milestone for broadband internet innovations.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-9656908779788879182009-05-29T01:01:00.000-07:002009-05-29T01:35:47.832-07:00Google Wave Reinvents E-mail, Instant Messaging and More<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiXuw3N-7RVo01M1TKvoyyect3BSAhjnrgg5EAvxcuetZbiMZYIysW4r7vesA7Bf9N-bAM2InmmCQUpqJbSeHo1v5z646z66PtVqL8-HnAn7GMV3rYbSOXPHA_rCpOe8wcpMCPMVVPKR4/s1600-h/wavelogo.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiXuw3N-7RVo01M1TKvoyyect3BSAhjnrgg5EAvxcuetZbiMZYIysW4r7vesA7Bf9N-bAM2InmmCQUpqJbSeHo1v5z646z66PtVqL8-HnAn7GMV3rYbSOXPHA_rCpOe8wcpMCPMVVPKR4/s400/wavelogo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341158591900176626" border="0" /></a>E-mail predates the inception of the Internet, and was in fact a crucial tool in creating the Internet. Yet, it is the most common form of communications on the Internet. What would email look like if we set out to invent it today?<br /><br />Google plans to reinvent hosted communications. <a href="http://wave.google.com/">Google Wave</a> which has been unveiled today is a new model for communication and collaboration on the web.<br /><br />Google Wave was developed by the <a href="http://google-au.blogspot.com/2009/05/went-walkabout-brought-back-google-wave.html">Sydney-based Google team</a> that created Google Maps, used by millions of people worldwide. Led by Lars and Jens Rasmussen and operating as a remote start-up within Google, under the codename "Walkabout", the Aussie team focused on improving the way communication and collaboration works for users on the web. They developed Google Wave, equal parts conversation and document, where people can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.<br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/v_UyVmITiYQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/v_UyVmITiYQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br />What is a wave?<br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">A wave is equal parts conversation and document.</span> People can communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">A wave is shared.</span> Any participant can reply anywhere in the message, edit the content and add participants at any point in the process. Then playback lets anyone rewind the wave to see who said what and when.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">A wave is live.</span> With live transmission as you type, participants on a wave can have faster conversations, see edits and interact with extensions in real-time.</li></ul>Open Communications Platform<br /><br />The <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/wave/">Google Wave API</a> is an open platform allowing developers to extend the functionality of Google Wave itself, or extend other applications with waves. The <a href="http://www.waveprotocol.org/">Google Wave Federation Protocol</a> enables sharing waves between wave providers. Check out the introduction on the <a href="http://googlewavedev.blogspot.com/">Google Wave Developer Blog</a> for more details.<br /><br /><a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/05/eric-schmidt-google-io-2009-its-time.html">It's time</a> to reinvent communications!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-82818805136857074472009-05-28T08:09:00.000-07:002009-05-29T00:59:19.109-07:00Web Hooks and the Programmable World of Tomorrow<span style="font-style: italic;">"I guess that Web Hooks are now officially the Next Big Thing."</span> - Tim Bray<br /><br />What are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hooks">Web Hooks</a> and why are they the "lightning bolts of cloud computing"? Web APIs and mashups have been popular in the world of Web 2.0. In fact at the time of my last post on the <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2007/08/top-10-apis-for-web-mashups.html">Top 10 APIs for Web Mashups</a> in 2007 there were ~500 APIs listed on <a href="http://www.programmableweb.com/">ProgrammableWeb</a>. Today the number of APIs listed are more than 1.300 and mashups has passed the milestone of 4.000!<br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://blog.webhooks.org/about/">Web hooks</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> are user-defined callbacks over HTTP. They’re intended to, in a sense, “jailbreak” our web applications to become more extensible, customizable, and ultimately more useful. Conceptually, <span style="font-weight: bold;">web applications only have a request-based “input” mechanism: web APIs. They lack an event-based output mechanism, and this is the role of web hooks</span>. People talk about Unix pipes for the web, but they forget: pipes are based on standard input and standard output. Feeds are not a sufficient form of output for this, which is partly why Yahoo Pipes was not the game changer some people expected. Instead, we need adoption of a simple, real-time, event-driven mechanism, and web hooks seem to be the answer. Web hooks are bringing a new level of event-based programming to the web.</span><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fw8EPrIjCOc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fw8EPrIjCOc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Jeff Lindsay ( http://www.progrium.com ) at Google talking about Web Hooks. Slides <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/progrium/web-hooks-google-tech-talk">here</a>.<br /><br />His talk introduces the concept of web hooks: simple HTTP callbacks with huge implications. This model allows web services to be customized by the user and tightly integrated with each other unlike anything before. Chock-full of demos and real world examples, this talk also shares an under-appreciated vision of the web that most of the experts have missed: a vision of user-generated functionality and the *real* programmable web.<br /><br />Who is using web hooks today?<br /><br />A rapidly expanding list of some of the companies or projects which provide Web hooks in their applications.<br /><ul><li>DevjaVu</li><li>BitBucket</li><li>GitHub</li><li>Shopify</li><li>SurveyGizmo</li><li>Versionshelf</li><li>PayPal (Instant Payment Notification)</li><li>Jott (Links)</li><li>PBwiki</li><li>Google Code</li><li>PubSubHubbub</li></ul>The concept of webhooks is another innovation milestone on our way to the world of Web 3.0.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-547161631888709802009-05-28T06:11:00.000-07:002009-05-28T06:48:55.047-07:00Eric Schmidt @ Google I/O 2009: It's TimeIn his <a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/">Google I/O</a> keynote Eric Schmidt said that it is just the beginning for the new computing model enabled by cloud computing, the open web and mobile devices. As the <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2007/08/web-30-defined-by-google-ceo.html">CEO of Google he has defined Web 3.0</a> in 2007. Now it is time for make it happen!<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/02WB4dRGGH4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/02WB4dRGGH4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"It is the beginning of the real win of cloud computing, of the real win of applications, of the real win of the Internet which is changing the computing paradigm ... so it just works. And it works no matter what device you're using, no matter what operating system you're using... That is the promise of our new web computing model."</span><br /><br />Google I/O is a developer gathering focused on pushing the boundaries of web applications using Google and open web technologies. Google engineers and web development leaders will lead you through two days full of in-depth breakout sessions on the latest technologies, and informal Q&A at Fireside Chats. The <a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/schedule.html">sessions</a> include topics about AJAX and Data APIs, Clients, Google Web ToolKit (GWT), App Engine, Enterprise, Mobile and Social applications.<br /><br />Interesting Google I/O sessions:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions/BuildingApplicationsCloud.html">Building Applications in the Clouds</a></li><li><a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions/BuildingScalableGeoApps.html">Building Scalable Geo Applications</a></li><li><a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions/AddingInteractive3DContent.html">Adding Interactive 3D Content to your Site</a></li><li><a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions/MasteringAndroidMediaFramework.html">Mastering the Android Media Framework</a></li><li><a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions/GoogleSocialWeb.html">Google and the Social Web</a></li><li><a href="http://code.google.com/events/io/sessions/BuildingAdvanced3DGoogleEarth.html">Building Advanced 3D Geographical Applications for the Web with the GoogleEarth API</a></li></ul>There is great innovation happening at Google! Check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GoogleDevelopers">Google Code Channel</a> on YouTube for more insight.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-36308732666676184242009-05-27T08:48:00.000-07:002009-05-27T09:17:45.172-07:00Rovio Wi-Fi Home Security RobotEver wanted to be in two places at once? Now you can.<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CBgiEykkH9E&hl=de&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CBgiEykkH9E&hl=de&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CQLGD6?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001CQLGD6">WowWee Rovio Wi-Fi Enabled WebCam Robot</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001CQLGD6" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> is a groundbreaking new Wi-Fi enabled mobile webcam that lets you view and interact with its environment through streaming video and audio, wherever you are! It is a new challenger of the <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2008/10/spykee-robot-remote-control-spy-robot.html">remote control Spykee bot</a> that you have seen on my blog earlier.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CQLGD6?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001CQLGD6"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/41hMqdJu3bL._SL160_.jpg" border="0" /></a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001CQLGD6" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.wowwee.com/en/products/tech/telepresence/rovio/rovio">Rovio</a> has an impressive list of features that makes it useful as a home security robot, telepresence device or a just for fun toy gadget:<br /><ul><li>Easily remote control from any web-enabled device: PC or Mac, cell phone, smartphone, PDA or even your video game console.</li><br /><li>Head-mounted moveable camera and wide range of vision</li><br /><li>Indoor GPS</li><br /><li>MPEG4 video</li><br /><li>Self-docking capabilities for auto recharge</li><br /><li>Built-in LED headlight</li><br /><li>Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b and 802.11g)</li></ul>The Internet of Things is happening as innovations like remote control wifi robots are becoming connected devices. Roveo is a pioneer and it could probably be improved but it shows the possibilities and is fun to play with.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-64387361335625106312009-05-26T05:42:00.000-07:002009-05-26T06:05:04.437-07:00Why is the Internet Disruptive? What Industries will it Disrupt Next?Fred Wilson has given a recent Marketing Talk@Google Mountain View. He is a VC and principal of Union Square Ventures. Here's how the talk was described in the email that was sent around Google announcing it:<br /><br /><em>Fred will be talking about "disruptive industries". Media/entertainment has taken the brunt of the disruptive force of the internet and internet technology but that’s just the start. What industries are next? Energy, education, consumer finance, and health care all seem ripe. What are those industries going to look like in 20 years, 40 years, 60 years?</em><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mAk1MX3ES_g&hl=de&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mAk1MX3ES_g&hl=de&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />So what industries are next to be disrupted by the Internet innovations after media? Fred argues that any business that is End To End Digital is a good candidate. He suggests the following list:<br /><ul><li>Consumer Finance</li><li>Education</li><li>Energy</li><li>Health Care?</li><li>Government?</li></ul><br /><img style="visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNDMzNDIzMjMwNTEmcHQ9MTI*MzM*MjMzMTgzOCZwPTEwMTkxJmQ9c3NfZW1iZWQmZz*yJnQ9Jm89NmFhYTRjYTdhZWU4NDkxNTk5ZGYyZmYwYzc4YjQ3NTImb2Y9MA==.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_1429028"><a style="margin: 12px 0pt 3px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/fredwilson/disruption-final-version?type=powerpoint" title="Disruption - Final Version">Disruption - Final Version</a><object style="margin: 0px;" height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=googletalk-090513093331-phpapp02&stripped_title=disruption-final-version"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=googletalk-090513093331-phpapp02&stripped_title=disruption-final-version" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">OpenOffice presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/fredwilson">fredwilson</a>.</div></div><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/05/the-disruption-talk-1.html">Disruption Talk</a> is also available on Fred's blog <a href="http://www.avc.com/">avc.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-15987333912908628322009-05-20T03:59:00.000-07:002009-05-20T04:40:40.529-07:00Amazing SSD and Hard Drive Deals on AmazonThe <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2007/05/first-terabyte-hard-drive.html">first terabyte hard drive</a> had been introduced 2 years ago. Nowadays you can buy 1 TB hard drives for less than $100. Great capacity at an affordable price!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Q3K_uaFaJXGsr7n_0fFwGb470bkRcp2tWkTdqUNlUMO0vahv3HxrKs_l6c_ZYvy0g-f-ZmZNAlrj8Q7Y3rr1QCbL00hiUq_GLEDXYUQT4K9mhkmO0MT8QN9fNbpMW6Ky6i_kLHJ6ax-k/s1600-h/31Zc1QL7UvL._SL500_AA200_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Q3K_uaFaJXGsr7n_0fFwGb470bkRcp2tWkTdqUNlUMO0vahv3HxrKs_l6c_ZYvy0g-f-ZmZNAlrj8Q7Y3rr1QCbL00hiUq_GLEDXYUQT4K9mhkmO0MT8QN9fNbpMW6Ky6i_kLHJ6ax-k/s400/31Zc1QL7UvL._SL500_AA200_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337869460910977458" border="0" /></a><br />2009 will be the year when Solid State Drives (SSDs) will become mainstream by offering faster disk performance and greater durability than traditional hard drives. Since they use NAND flash memory instead of spinning platters for storage, there's no waiting for disks to spin up, and there are no moving parts to worry about breaking down.<br /><br />Amazon offers great deals (up to 64% discount) on traditional hard drives and SSD storage. Have a look at these selected bestsellers of Western Digital Hard Drives and Intel SSDs:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VZCEUI?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000VZCEUI">WD My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U10000N</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000VZCEUI" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br />1 TB external USB disk for $120 (save 25%)</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IEZX3G?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001IEZX3G">WD Caviar Green 1 TB Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, SATA II WD10EADS</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001IEZX3G" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br />1 TB 3.5" internal disk for $90 (save 35%)</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012GQZZU?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0012GQZZU">WD My Passport Essential 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDME3200TN</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0012GQZZU" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br />320 GB portable USB disk for $90 (save 31%)</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0015VO9X2?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0015VO9X2">WD 1TB GreenPower AV 16MB Cache 25dBA Hard Drive WD10EVCS</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0015VO9X2" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br />1 TB low noise disk for audiovisual applications like TiVo for $109 (<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">save 64%!</span>)</li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001F4YIYY?ie=UTF8&tag=innoblog-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001F4YIYY">Intel SSDSA2MH080G1C5 X25-M 80GB 2.5 Inch Solid State Drive (MLC SSD)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=innoblog-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B001F4YIYY" alt="" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" border="0" height="1" width="1" /><br />80GB mainstream SSD for $325 (<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">save 49%!</span>)</li></ul>These are the top hard drives and SSD for now. Can they keep up with the huge storage requirements of HD video content?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-46669764307631670972009-05-19T04:22:00.000-07:002009-05-19T04:50:34.389-07:00PlanetInAction Ships 3D Ship Simulator Using Google Earth PluginThanks to the ever increasing detail in Google Earth it has now become feasible to write high quality applications and games for the Google Earth API. <a href="http://planetinaction.com/">PlanetInAction.com</a> hosts such virtual environments where the world is your playground. Their first installment is <a href="http://planetinaction.com/ships.php">"Ships"</a> - a 3D ship simulator which will take you past the World's incredible scenery at a leisurely pace. All you need to play Ships is a browser and the <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/earth/">Google Earth plugin</a>. Many more exciting applications will be added soon.<br /><br />"Ships" is a case study / Technology show piece that demonstrates what can be achieved with Google Earth. While map data has a tremendous value for practical purposes, it can also be used as a backdrop for a range of games. Google Earth proves extremely capable to handle many overlays with alpha transparencies which enables developers to create intricate and graphically rich instruments. Proof of that can be seen in the Compass/rudder instrument which consists of 5 layers of bitmaps.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqHeOuF8gsNhC3c2FFspz6t_97c2xdVcTeDsEmoN7UP8gglDC36D4hyZUUEXm00tMMTR1vffIHPfTJ4WzW0dS0ip8Un9GfTXEdXP7NqpXARYV1Q_x_qjPdbRqMw1e1w7UmWCRvNWglixm/s1600-h/ships_opening_screen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqHeOuF8gsNhC3c2FFspz6t_97c2xdVcTeDsEmoN7UP8gglDC36D4hyZUUEXm00tMMTR1vffIHPfTJ4WzW0dS0ip8Un9GfTXEdXP7NqpXARYV1Q_x_qjPdbRqMw1e1w7UmWCRvNWglixm/s400/ships_opening_screen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337500958724802626" border="0" /></a><br />When you start "Ships" you will be looking at this screen. By default you are in control of a closed river barge located at "Waal haven Noord" in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This location is chosen because Rotterdam is one of worlds largest ports and is shown in great detail in Google Earth. You are looking out across the "Nieuwe Maas" river towards the city of Rotterdam. On the horizon you can see the "Euro mast" tower. From this vantage point you can see some of the other ships you can sail on in "Ships" and yes, the Airship Hindenburg is also part of your fleet.<br /><br />Check out the <a href="http://planetinaction.com/gallery.php">gallery</a> for more screenshots or click here to <a href="http://ships.planetinaction.com/">play ships now</a>.<br /><br />Ships was developed by Dinther Product Design. They have other innovative project such as Virtual Windows. It will turn your monitor into a true window onto a 3D world. Head tracking and special screen management will one day make for the next generation of simulator equipment. Have a look at this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku76aHq3pps">video</a> on YouTube.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-27012165167680399992009-05-15T08:15:00.000-07:002009-05-15T08:28:42.971-07:00Wolfram|Alpha Launch WebcastWatch a <a href="http://www.wolfram.com/broadcast/wolframalpha/">live webcast</a> of the <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/">Wolfram|Alpha</a> system being brought online for the first time today on Friday, May 15, beginning at 7pm CST.<br /><br />Check out my earlier post for an <a href="http://innowave.blogspot.com/2009/03/wolfram-alpha-computational-knowledge.html">overview on Wolfram|Alpha</a> or this new <a href="http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html">introduction screencast</a> by Stephen Wolfram.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-71169007700720663302009-05-12T05:04:00.000-07:002009-05-12T05:55:30.991-07:00The Best of the Web 2009 - 13th Annual Webby Award Winners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEqvxX-lh0TBTlvQJG3VSxNPiGS8bTg6Oknc3s_5NQmn6CM86yUN0G-oZlyZzDlTG0ivea6F3gVaxIQ25XLrTwIHMOAFBaIjXLxp1kVSOyTHnCt1o000jvfGgUwBSri3M8vXvWd7-i4I9/s1600-h/logo_webbyawards_md.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEqvxX-lh0TBTlvQJG3VSxNPiGS8bTg6Oknc3s_5NQmn6CM86yUN0G-oZlyZzDlTG0ivea6F3gVaxIQ25XLrTwIHMOAFBaIjXLxp1kVSOyTHnCt1o000jvfGgUwBSri3M8vXvWd7-i4I9/s400/logo_webbyawards_md.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334920215749936770" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=13">Webby Winners</a> truly represent the best of the Web. With nearly 70 categories, Website entries make up the majority of Webby Awards Winners, Nominees and Honorees. Some are beautiful to look at and interact with. Others are a testament to usability and functionality. And a handful excel across the board. To be selected among the best is an incredible achievement worthy of praise.<br /><br />Webby Award Winner Websites in 2009 by category:<br /><ul><li>Activism - <a href="http://www.atmospherebbdo.com/work/ci/protect">Protect An Acre</a></li><li>Art - <a href="http://www.keithtyson.com/">Keith Tyson Website</a></li><li>Associations - <a href="http://www.justaddnewzealanders.com/">Create an Effect</a></li><li>Automotive - <a href="http://agencyrepublic.net/awards/webby_smart/smart.php">The Truth About SMART</a></li><li>Banking/Bill Paying - <a href="https://go.xero.com/">Xero</a></li><li>Beauty and Cosmetics - <a href="http://www.bbhgraze.com/awards/webbys_09/axehair_website/">AXE 100 Girls</a></li><li>Best Copy/Writing - <a href="http://nytimes.com/">NYTimes.com</a></li><li>Best Home/Welcome Page - <a href="http://www.adidas.com/">adidas.com homepage</a></li><li>Best Navigation/Structure - <a href="http://www.whitevoid.com/application.html">WHITEvoid online portfolio</a></li><li>Best Practices - <a href="http://nytimes.com/">NYTimes.com</a></li><li>Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics - <a href="http://coraline.com/">Coraline Website</a></li><li>Best Use of Photography - <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture">The Big Picture</a></li><li>Best Use of Typography - <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle</a></li><li>Best Use of Video or Moving Image - <a href="http://www.ted.com/">TED.com</a></li><li>Best Visual Design - Aesthetic - <a href="http://www.saab.com/turbogenetest">The Turbo Gene Test</a></li><li>Best Visual Design - Function - <a href="http://www.rga.com/award/nikeid.html">NIKEiD</a></li><li>Blog - Business - <a href="http://www.5blogsbeforelunch.com/">5 Blogs Before Lunch</a></li><li>Blog - Cluture/Personal - <a href="http://www.1000awesomethings.com/">1000 Awesome Things</a></li><li>Blog - Political - <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/">Democracy in America Blog</a></li><li>Broadband - <a href="http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/video/episodes/">NBC.com Full Episode Player</a></li><li>Celebrity/Fan - <a href="http://omg.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! omg!</a></li><li>Charitable Organizations Nonprofit - <a href="http://www.nature.org/">The Nature Conservancy</a><br /></li><li>Community - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a></li><li>Consumer Electronics - <a href="http://tomtomsecrets.com/">Secret Services</a></li><li>Corporate Communications - <a href="http://www.seymourpowell.com/">Seymourpowell</a></li><li>Cultural Institutions - <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/">Guggenheim Museum</a></li><li>Education - <a href="http://smarthistory.org/">Smarthistory</a></li><li>Employment - <a href="http://www.theladders.com/">TheLadders</a></li><li>Events - <a href="http://youtube.com/live">YouTube LIVE</a></li><li>Family/Parenting - <a href="http://www.family.com/">Disney Family.com</a></li><li>Fashion - <a href="http://www.red-issue.com/">Red Issue</a></li><li>Financial Services - <a href="http://www.mint.com/">Mint.com</a></li><li>Food and Beverage - <a href="http://www.awards.goodbysilverstein.com/2009/hotel626/">Hotel 626</a></li><li>Games - <a href="http://www.clubpenguin.com/">Club Penguin</a></li><li>Games-Related - <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/">The Escapist</a></li><li>Government - <a href="http://baybridge360.org/">BayBridge360</a></li><li>Guides/Ratings/Reviews - <a href="http://www.veryshortlist.com/">Very Short List</a></li><li>Health - <a href="http://www.takecaredownthere.org/">Take Care Down There</a></li><li>Humor - <a href="http://www.theonion.com/">The Onion</a></li><li>Insurance - <a href="http://www.letyourworriesgo.com/">NWMutual "Let Your Worries Go"</a></li><li>IT Hardware/Software - <a href="http://www.hp.com/hho/hp_create">HP - Creative Studio</a></li><li>Law - <a href="http://www.womenslaw.org/">WomensLaw.org</a></li><li>Lifestyle - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/bloom/">BBC Climate Change: Bloom</a></li><li>Magazine - <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/">TheAtlantic.com</a></li><li>Movie and Film - <a href="http://www.sundancechannel.com/">Sundance Channel</a></li><li>Music - <a href="http://www.npr.org/awards/2008/webby3.html">NPR Music</a></li><li>NetArt - <a href="http://www.dreamgrove.org/">Dreamgrove: webpage and interactive garden</a></li><li>News - <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news">BBC's News website</a></li><li>Newspaper - <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/">guardian.co.uk</a></li><li>Personal Web Site - <a href="http://www.joshuabudich.com/SWCollection">My Star Wars Collection - Joshua Budich</a></li><li>Pharmaceuticals - <a href="http://www.arimidex.com/arimidex-wellness/learning-from-others.aspx">Leading Ladies</a></li><li>Podcasts - <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/audio">guardian.co.uk podcasts</a></li><li>Politics - <a href="http://huffingtonpost.com/">The Huffington Post</a></li><li>Professional Services - <a href="http://www.cake-factory.com/">cake-factory</a></li><li>Radio - <a href="http://www.npr.org/awards/2008/webby1.html">NPR.org</a></li><li>Real Estate - <a href="http://www.trulia.com/">Trulia</a></li><li>Religion and Spirituality - <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief">Comment is free: belief</a></li><li>Restaurant - <a href="http://www.parishatl.com/home.php">Parish Food and Goods</a></li><li>Retail - <a href="http://www.rga.com/award/nikeid.html">NIKEiD</a></li><li>School/University - <a href="http://fsu.campusdailyguide.com/">Campus Daily Guides</a></li><li>Science - <a href="http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/">Cassini Mission Website</a></li><li>Self-Promotion/Portfolio - <a href="http://www.thisisgrow.com/awards/thankyou">Thank You begins with a T.</a></li><li>Services and Applications - <a href="http://animoto.com/">Animoto</a></li><li>Social Networking - <a href="http://www.digg.com/">Digg</a></li><li>Sports - <a href="http://www.espn.com/">ESPN.com</a></li><li>Student - <a href="http://missionlocal.org/">Mission Loc@l</a></li><li>Telecommunications - <a href="http://awards.playballoonacy.com/">Orange 'Balloonacy'</a></li><li>Television - <a href="http://flightlipdub.com/">Flight of the Conchords Lip Dub</a></li><li>Tourism - <a href="http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/">Tourisme Montreal</a></li><li>Travel - <a href="http://www.kayak.com/">Kayak.com</a></li><li>Weird - <a href="http://www.secrettechnology.com/">Jason Nelson's Digital Oddities</a></li><li>Youth - <a href="http://kids.tate.org.uk/">Tate Kids </a></li></ul>Congratulations! Check out the full list of 2009 Webby Award Winners, People's Voice Winners and Nominees on <a href="http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=13">WebbyAwards.com</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7537570047842623675.post-60735414808677839682009-05-11T03:15:00.000-07:002009-05-11T03:37:02.609-07:00Web Trend Map 4 by Information ArchitectsThe 2009 Web Trend Map is the fourth edition of this awesome annual publication by <a href="http://informationarchitects.jp/">Information Architects</a>. Web Trend Map 4 visualizes the 333 leading web domains and the 111 most influential Internet people on the Tokio Metro map.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBriYEZfa4C2L_peEHlLJDDHaIq_wNhpEYQqoPEK25QOLWg6_F4I_JgOVwML1ZpVTljtSyIriYK2_bBGyoHKHNyqDFn54hqCFn5kylBKp48_s7sE2aC1B5jUJECOJvGK7wV11h9PkScNDS/s1600-h/ia-webtrendmap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBriYEZfa4C2L_peEHlLJDDHaIq_wNhpEYQqoPEK25QOLWg6_F4I_JgOVwML1ZpVTljtSyIriYK2_bBGyoHKHNyqDFn54hqCFn5kylBKp48_s7sE2aC1B5jUJECOJvGK7wV11h9PkScNDS/s400/ia-webtrendmap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334513062611042386" border="0" /></a><br />Domains are carefully selected by the iA research team. Each domain is evaluated based on traffic, revenue, age and the company that owns it and is assigned to an individual station on the map.<br /><br />The soon to be published 2009 version of <a href="http://informationarchitects.jp/web-trend-map-4-final-beta/">Web Trend Map 4</a> includes the following lines:<br /><ul><li>Application</li><li>Publishing</li><li>Opinion</li><li>News</li><li>Identity</li><li>Creativity</li><li>Money</li><li>Broadcasting</li><li>Knowledge</li><li>Advertisement</li><li>Sharing</li><li>Entertainment</li><li>Filter</li></ul>The map also includes Web Trend Ranking with the Top 50 most influential domains:<br /><ol><li>Google</li><li>Yahoo</li><li>MSN</li><li>Apple</li><li>Wikipedia</li><li>Amazon</li><li>YouTube</li><li>Facebook</li><li>Twitter</li><li>The Pirate Bay</li><li>The New York Times</li><li>Firefox</li><li>Adobe</li><li>Digg</li><li>Reddit</li><li>eBay</li><li>LinkedIn</li><li>Flickr</li><li>craigslist</li><li>deviantART</li><li>WordPress</li><li>The Huffington Post</li><li>Drudge Report</li><li>The Daily Show</li><li>CNN</li><li>The Guardian</li><li>The Washington Post</li><li>TechCrunch</li><li>The Wall Street Journal</li><li>TED</li><li>vimeo</li><li>FriendFeed</li><li>hulu</li><li>PayPal</li><li>StumbleUpon</li><li>Blogger</li><li>Bloomberg</li><li>Dailymotion</li><li>MySpace</li><li>O'Reilly</li><li>Last.fm</li><li>Delicious</li><li>Drupal</li><li>Ask</li><li>Blizzard</li><li>CNET</li><li>Skype</li><li>Fotolog</li><li>mixi</li><li>Spiegel.de</li></ol>The final beta version of the map is available as a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/formforce/3409362834/sizes/o/">PNG</a> image on flickr.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0