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Book Review: How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design – Katherine Isbister

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By Jade Fell “If I was feeling depressed or frustrated about my lot in life, all I had to do was tap the Player One button, and my worries would instantly slip away as my mind focused itself on the relentless pixelated onslaught on the screen in front of me.” ― Ernest Cline, screenwriter What do you see when you hear the word ‘gamer’? If your immediate vision is that of someone pasty white, sat hunched over a keyboard, face lit only by the pale blue light of a computer monitor, insistently clicking away for hours on end with no … Continue reading Book Review: How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design – Katherine Isbister

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Easy #WearableTech upgrade for any analogue watch – instant #SmartWatch – an annotated infographic

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Casting envious glances at all the shiny-brainy smartwatches pouring out of global gadget-fests like CES 2016? Old watch feeling a bit stupid? Fear not! For a projected selling price of $99, Chronos will smartify your existing analogue watch, allowing you to continue wearing your Patek Philippe heirloom, yet still join the obsessional footstep-tracking, personal health-monitoring, phone-bothering smartwatch generation. Nice. The Chronos smartwatch add-on is a pad that simply attaches to the back of a regular watch to add Apple Watch-like smart functionality, such as notifications, fitness tracking and phone controls. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading Easy #WearableTech upgrade for any analogue watch – instant #SmartWatch – an annotated infographic

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#Apple launch event, September 2015 – Hey Siri, are we getting close? – an annotated infographic

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Ahead of yet another major Apple event, we pontificate on what shiny new delights the Cupertino computing conglomerate might bedazzle us with. Wednesday’s 09-09-15 launch event (taking date scheduling tips from that other Apple, mayhaps?) will take place at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. As it happens, this is the same venue where the late Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple II computer waaaaay back in 1977. The circle remains unbroken. This time around, the company has a veritable “slew” of new products (what a terribly unattractive word “slew” is), making this week’s event possibly Apple’s biggest to … Continue reading #Apple launch event, September 2015 – Hey Siri, are we getting close? – an annotated infographic

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#BTPT #Bizarre theories and pointless #technologies: #smart #bikini, kettle, bottle and #plate

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By Rebecca Northfield Have you been planning your latest getaway this year to escape from the unpredictable British weather and embrace the sun, sun and more sun of exotic locations? Well, the brains of the world have come up with some ‘smart’ technologies that will help you through the torture of your summer vacay. Spinali Design bikini You’re half naked on the beach and the sun is beaming down onto your skin. Your bikini is covering your modesty whilst you sunbathe, swim and generally frolic around. I’m assuming you are a woman – or a man, I’m very open – … Continue reading #BTPT #Bizarre theories and pointless #technologies: #smart #bikini, kettle, bottle and #plate

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#AppleMusic streaming service – details announced – an annotated infographic

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Apple has unveiled its Apple Music streaming service, designed to challenge rivals such as Spotify, Deezer, Soundcloud, Google and Amazon. The $10-a-month service combines on-demand listening; Beats 1, a 24/7 radio station hosted by live DJs; and Connect, a forum for artists to give fans behind-the-scenes content from upcoming releases. E&T news covered this Apple Music announcement in comprehensive detail yesterday. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading #AppleMusic streaming service – details announced – an annotated infographic

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New issue of E&T magazine online now – the #WearableTechnology issue

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Check out the wearable technology, hype or happening issue of E&T online. The wearable technology market has exploded. There are plenty of activity trackers, e-health monitors and smartwatches, but all too often the focus has been on emerging technology rather than the design. Yet product design is vital to commercial success, as consumers will only want to buy a device that complements their desired look. If the wearables market is going to achieve the success it should, the fashion element that consumers use to express themselves needs to be the priority right now. Check out the wearable technology, hype or … Continue reading New issue of E&T magazine online now – the #WearableTechnology issue

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#AppleWatch officially quite popular – an annotated infographic

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From the top drawer of the “so obvious it surely isn’t news” files comes the statistical confirmation that a lot of people around the world really, really want an Apple Watch. Soaring demand online for Apple’s new wearable device has obliged our favourite Californian tech uberlords to push back its delivery dates from April 24 to June. The first Watch models arrived in UK Apple Stores this week for customer gawking, pawing and general uncontrollable slavering. Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading #AppleWatch officially quite popular – an annotated infographic

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BTPT: #Bizarre theories and pointless #technologies: the Rotating #Ice Cream Cone

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By Becky Northfield Ever gone into a shop, looked upon a piece of seemingly useless electronic equipment and thought, ‘Well what’s the point of that, then?’ Have you pondered on a theory’s mystery, or downright ludicrousness? You are not alone… … Continue reading BTPT: #Bizarre theories and pointless #technologies: the Rotating #Ice Cream Cone

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@Pebble Time #smartwatch smashes Kickstarter target and sets new record – an annotated infographic

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In honour of the new Pebble Time smartwatch and its frankly ridonkulous achievement of attracting $6.5m of investment on Kickstarter in a mere half day, we present an up close and personal infographic devoted to this record-breaking, wrist-wrapping superwatch. Key feature: the low-power colour e-ink display that enables the device to enjoy up to one week’s worth of battery life from a full charge. Take that, Apple Watch! Click on the graphic for an expanded view. Continue reading @Pebble Time #smartwatch smashes Kickstarter target and sets new record – an annotated infographic