It's getting cold, and winter is just around the corner... or more precisely somewhere in the north-western direction. And that means that we are getting swamped with winter gloves that are compatible with the modern era. The problem is that regular gloves don't work with modern devices - especially touch screens. So a number of talented designers are coming up with ways to solve this particular snag. A few examples: Etre Touchy gloves simply made ...

Create with Context has conducted an extensive usability test of how people use the iPhone. It makes for very interesting reading. How people really use the iPhoneView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: development interaction) Also, download the PDF - Read CommentsTip: Choose what content you get in this RSS feed. If there is a part of this site that you do not like, simply choose a RSS feed without it. Go to: RSS ...

Over the last few days a story has floated around the internet, that Obama will have to be disconnected from the internet when he moves into the White House. I find that idea to be revolting. Here are a couple of quotes: A decision has not been made on whether he [Obama] could become the first e-mailing President, but aides said that seemed doubtful. For all the perquisites and power afforded the President, the chief ...

Here is another stunning design from Hellokarl. It is a book shelf with a rather unusual, yet eye-catching shape. - Read CommentsTip: Choose what content you get in this RSS feed. If there is a part of this site that you do not like, simply choose a RSS feed without it. Go to: RSS Subscription page You can choose between full content, full content for each section and even parts of the content from specific ...

This wristwatch/bracelet time piece is simply stunning. Made by Hellokarl. - Read CommentsTip: Choose what content you get in this RSS feed. If there is a part of this site that you do not like, simply choose a RSS feed without it. Go to: RSS Subscription page You can choose between full content, full content for each section and even parts of the content from specific sections. It is your choice!

In 2006 I published a report about browser sizes. The point of this report was primarily to visualize that it was not the size of the screen that matters, but the size of the browser window. Now, two years later, many things have changed. The size of people's screens has changed a lot in the past years, but so has how people use the internet. If we look the screen size itself, almost everyone have ...

Jennifer Maestre, who should change her name to Jennifer "Maestro", has created these fantastic sculptures out of pencils. Acccording to herself she took "hundreds of pencils, cut them into 1-inch sections, drill a hole in each section (to turn them into beads), sharpen them all and sew them together." Either she had way too much time on her hands, or just happened to be an incredibly talented art freak. I think it was the freaky ...

Andrew Chase has done it again; created a stunning piece of mechanics. This time it is an elephant. This amazing mechanic design was made out of transmission parts, electrical conduits, plumbing pipes and 20 gauge cold rolled steel. It is 36" X 36" X 18" and weights about 85 lbs. All the joints move and lock in place, turning a gear on the elephant's side winds a cable around a shaft which raises and lowers ...

One of the main reasons why I don't like open-source is that it tries to compete in an already saturated market. It is like trying to make "an alternative to wine" in the wine districts of southern France. It is not going to work. Note: While I am against much of the reasoning of open-source, I do approve the use of open-standards and open specifications. We see the same with all these new search engines ...

3D printing has been around for a long time, but it is still far too expensive for small businesses or personal use. But now a new online service makes it very affordable for everyone. Shapeways.com will print your 3D model for $2-3 per square centimeter, just upload a 3D file, wait about 10 days, and there you go. Perfect for the designer who wants to see how the concept might look for real ...or for ...

A number of people have asked me why I, on several occasions, are opting for web based iPhone applications, rather than creating native apps via the App Store. The answer to this is very simple. It is primarily a question of control. I want to be able to decide when something is released. I want to be able to coordinate a campaign. This is something that is completely impossible with the Apple App Store. Not ...

A few days ago I came across Ben Powis' thumb art, and it struck me as being an amazing display of creativity. Ben has combined a dirty fingerprint (or in this case a thumb print) with some artistic doodling. He has created a strange tribe of short people with pointy sticks, who all seems to have a really good time. I really like this type of art. I like when you get inspired a by ...

Storyteller and poet Rives tells an amusing little story about a guy and a girl... all using smiley's. *** Video (not visble in RSS - See the full content) *** (via TED) - Read CommentsTip: Choose what content you get in this RSS feed. If there is a part of this site that you do not like, simply choose a RSS feed without it. Go to: RSS Subscription page You can choose between full content, ...

A funny video about understanding art... or maybe "not" understanding art. Made by Joris Oprins and is part of Nederlands Film Festival. (via Fresh Creation)- Read CommentsTip: Choose what content you get in this RSS feed. If there is a part of this site that you do not like, simply choose a RSS feed without it. Go to: RSS Subscription page You can choose between full content, full content for each section and even parts ...

It is rare that I get to show you some of the things I do for a living, but today is an exception. I recently finished a project for 5 fashion companies. It is a special web experience for the iPhone. And it is something that I am quite excited about. Before I start to talk about it, I just want to show you a short video of how it looks and works. You can ...

Pablo Reinoso has created this bench being partly a normal bench and partly spaghetti. And the result is rather amazing. Although, I personally think that the "spaghetti" part looks more like hair flowing in the wind... (via Carpenters Workshop Gallery) - Read CommentsTip: Choose what content you get in this RSS feed. If there is a part of this site that you do not like, simply choose a RSS feed without it. Go to: RSS ...

Ivan Tihienko has created a very impressive concept for how we can use the computer, without having to sit in front of it. He is envisioning a holographic projection system that place the projected image in front of us as we go about our business. This is augmented reality taken to the extremes. Take a look at how it works in the video below; including the ability to share the experience with other people, managing ...

I finally finished setting up Baekdal.com on Facebook, and it is now the official channel in the social networking sphere. You might think "that was about time" and you are probably right, but... you know... :) So what is the difference between this site and the Facebook site, besides the obvious that it is on Facebook. Well, two things: First of all I have added the YouTube Box. And that contains the videos that I ...

The Astonishing Tribe, a Swedish company that specializes in creating mobile interfaces, have been experimenting with different kinds locking and unlocking mechanism on mobile phones. Interesting (well, some of them...) Fliplock Turn you phone upside down to lock it... which is pure genius, since this is pretty much how everyone puts their phone into their pocket anyway. *** Video (not visble in RSS - See the full content) *** Drag&Drop *** Video (not visble in ...

People are always a making a lot of fun and interesting concepts. Some of them have real potentials, some are just extremely cool and then there are concepts like this one, which is something we all want, but are not going to get anytime soon. Mac Funamizu has created this camera concept in the form of sun glasses. It has a built in digital camera and a number of very interesting natural interaction techniques. You ...