Technology

In a previous post, I wrote about the nightmarish future envisioned by Corning where every surface is made of glass and is capable of assaulting you with social media and advertising while also acting as a video monitor and camera. While this may make me sound like a Luddite, I’m happy to report that I

I learned about a gadget recently that seems to make point-of-sale transactions easier than ever.  It’s called Square, a credit card reader for iPhone, iPad and Android.  I discovered it, of all places, at a craft bazaar. Every year I join my Grandmother at a local show as she sells her sewing crafts.  This year

I’m sure I’m one of the millions who hate grocery shopping. I dread going and there always seems to be something else I’d rather do. I wait until I am completely out of everything to go. Apparently, even people continents away share my mutual hatred of grocery shopping. In South Korea, an advertising agency’s client

Does it bother you when you go to a website on your phone and there is no mobile friendly version? Since mobile browsing is only increasing having a site that adapts to the small screen is becoming imperative. I found a website dedicated to calling people out on their terrible (or great, but less often

In a little over a decade the camera has made a century’s worth of headway – we went from film, to digital, to mobile, and for the most part photography has benefitted. During the London subway bombings in 2005, cell phone cameras brought in a new era of community journalism, allowing civilians to quickly capture

‘Retina display’s pixel density is so high, your eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels.’ – Apple Inc. With the advent of high pixel density displays, i.e. the iPhone 4 ‘Retina Display’ and many more sure to follow the pixel itself is now a relative unit. I always thought of a pixel as on dot