The New York Times reports on a ring tone which rings at a frequency too high for adults to hear. This is in the category of amazing but true – the technology, as the article says, was developed in Britain and my kids have in fact been experimenting with it at school with near-perfect results and much hilarity to boot.
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Eight Problems That Haven’t Changed
Jakob Nielsen, the usability guru, lists eight usability problems that haven’t changed in a piece for Wired’s Webmonkey site.
A computer in your wall!
Jade Integration has launched what it calls “a computer in your wall”. Says the site: “The Jack PC is a revolutionary new ‘thin client’ computer made by Chip PC Technologies. Thin clients are effectively desktop computers designed to connect to a ‘terminal server’ or Citrix based environment where processing is handled by servers instead of PCs. Thin clients have been getting smaller and smaller over the years however this is the world’s first Windows-based thin client small enough to fit in a network wall port. The benefits to business are massive since there’s no longer a need for desktop PCs at all – your monitor, keyboard and mouse just plug into the wall! ” Via A Blog Doesn’t Need a Clever Name
The world’s largest private jet?
What would the world’s largest commercial airliner look like as a private jet? This video from Lufthansa Technik shows you.
Gnoos makes the news
Visualising a Blogger’s Informal Social Network
Steve Rubel lists a few sites which have visual tools that help map out the influence of sites. They are fun to play with…
eBay Blogs
eBay Blogs are live. More from Steve Rubel, who has been digging around for the details, here.
Soros on screen
George Soros onRocketboom – now I’ve seen everything!
Hotel Offers BlackBerry Detox
The Chicago Sheraton is offering a BlackBerry Detox Programme which involves guests checking in their Blackberry on arrival where it is put under lock and key. Manager Rick Ueno says the idea grew out of his own addiction to always-on email.