Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Glif+ iPhone4S + Tripod

December 28, 2011

Who knows what Glif means? It’s certainly cool and I don’t know how long I was waiting for this product to arrive. It seems simple…. you want to mount your iPhone4 or 4s on a tripod and click or video away. For me this gets rid of carrying a Flip around too. The days of [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Audio Note

December 28, 2011

I’ve decided to publish a short series on mobile tools that can be adapted effectively for the ethnographers craft. Today let’s think about recording the discussion/observations. Typically I use a note book. I write in it and make the odd drawing or sketch. While that’s all happening a digital recorder is usually capturing anything that’s [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – 360 Panorama

December 28, 2011

With each advance in smartphone tech I seek to find new and easier ways to capture what I actually see in the field. I find that running a video… often doesn’t do it later when telling a story with a visual. Equally, it can be difficult to let people see things through their own lens…. [...]

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Flipboard – a 2011 game changer

December 28, 2011

I was an occasional user of Flipboard on my iPad, while I liked it I didn’t use it all that often. When the iPhone version launched all that changed. It simply became my number one newsy app. It wasn’t because the news was better (it was much the same), or because it organized it in [...]

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Reading Links for December 27th

December 27, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. There Is No Such Thing as Android, Only Android-Compatible | good thoughtful post – what's the future for android? this isn't that far off what I wrote the other day.

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Reading Links for December 23rd

December 23, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. Samsung: no ICS upgrade for Galaxy S | hmm my one year old android won’t get an update – well that's disappointing. bad move Samsung you just drove down resale values. next time the only android I will consider is a nexus.

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Reading Links for December 22nd

December 22, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. Romoě°˝€“ The Smartphone Robot | Kickstarter is cool and I would like Romo for Xmas! – Another great example of putting the brains in your smartphone to work.

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Google Must Choose – Will it be Search or Android? Google mOS?

December 21, 2011

Google needs a new strategy for Android. As a brand, as a design direction and in deepening its corporate understanding of where mobile and search intersect. I started this post really wondering if Android has lost it’s way? I end it concluding that Android as a brand, or sub-brand isn’t helping Google with their long-term strategic [...]

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Reading Links for December 20th

December 20, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. What Delicious Could Have Done (But Sadly Never Did) | Have they missed the boat again? – I've been a delicious fan for a long time. I import these bookmarks to my blog (no help from delicious), and increasingly feel like I'm one of the few that continue to use [...]

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Reading Links for December 16th

December 16, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. A List Apart: Articles: What I Learned About the Web in 2011 – awesome collection of reflection on what changed in 2011 With Siri TV, Apple Will Dismantle the TV Networks | impact on user – Some good points in this article on how a Siri approach could change your [...]

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Reading Links for December 15th

December 15, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. Shoot 360° panoramic video via Dot | Perhaps I’m a sucker still I bought one to try. – I liked the idea that this could potentially capture a group discussion when positioned in a central place. I doubt the quality and will have to wait for the upgrade to Looker [...]

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Reading Links for November 9th

November 10, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. PageRank is Dead by @Ross | Clear thoughts as always on the Social Graph – There's been a few posts over the last few days around why the Social Graph is what it is. I liked this quote from Bobby Johnson at Gigaom "The social graph, to them, is an [...]

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Reading Links for November 8th

November 9, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. Coach’s Eye #app #iphone Great Example of Putting a Powerful Tool into the Moment – Take a video. Re-look it in slow-motion. Make notations. Share. While this is billed as a coaching tool I see many applications where making it easy to slow things down after the event can create [...]

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Reading Links for November 8th

November 8, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design | The finger is so yesterday – It's great to have a straight forward reminder to keep looking beyond the obvious. take a moment to consider your hands.

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Reading Links for November 1st

November 1, 2011

My del.icio.us links and notes. A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs | Should be added immediately to the Kindle edition of Walter’s book. – This is a wonderful eulogy and really adds perspective to what I just read in the book Steve Jobs.

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