After using iOS 6 for 66 minutes, here’s my reaction. Oh wow! Hmmmm. Nice. Finally! Feh… Ok. Oh wow! 3D Maps. Maps are sweet!!! Those 3D buildings are chunky cool. Sort of concerns me that we have such access to…
Eric Rounds
Creative Technologist
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iPhone Tip #2 – Accessibility
Ever try to use your iPhone only to have a weird zoomed in screen, making the interface unusable? I have. A few times. And also a friend of mine recently had a similar experience. Her problem was compounded with audio…
iPhone Tip #1 – Silence!
Although I can toggle the side lock on my iPhone to silence the ringer, there are still more noises which can disrupt many scenarios. Even the vibrations sound loud in a quiet moment of a movie or business meeting. Let’s…
MultiScreen Interfacing
How many screens does it take to watch a movie, play a video game, or surf the web? Well, how many you got? Microsoft announced SmartGlass today. It’s a brilliant idea actually. Basically it’s a system which connects your TV,…
Mobile App Update Fequency
iTunes shows that I have 50+ apps that need to be updated. Now that might be more apps then some people actually have. I do load a lot of science/technology and fun stuff and a lot of free apps. Anyway… when…
Thank you Steve Jobs…
Dear Mr. Jobs, Thank you for your vision. Thank you for your futuristic gadgets. Thanks for making the Mac so easy to use, and powerful to work with. Thank you for wearing jeans as a CEO presenting to shareholders. Thanks…
Cars 2 hints at iOS 5 Speech Technology
I just saw Cars 2, and yeah, um, it’s not my favorite Pixar movie, sorry Mr. Lasseter! That being said, the art direction was terrific! I enjoyed the design of not only the terrain, but also the artictecture elements carried automotive styling.…
