Scott Fisher

A few years ago, I posted about an exciting new technology developed by Hartmut Neven at USC's ISI lab that has been described as a ' visual google'. With Hartmut's help, we eventually used it for some location based experiences in one of our mobile experience design classes. He started Neven Vision to commercialize it and soon after, we heard the company was acquired by Google - but not a word since. Until today. Just saw an announcement that the software is now part of Google's Picasa photo sharing app, and is used to automatically tag faces in your stack of snaps:
Thanks to Web Monkey for pointing out the Neven Vision connection.

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From Technology Review:

Hundred-dollar laptop, revisited: The next-generation version of the One Laptop per Child machine will dispense with keypads. It can be folded flat to make one larger screen (left); here, two children could play a game, each using the touch-screen capability. Or it can be held on its side and used as an electronic book (right).
Credit: One Laptop per Child

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Hey, let's get a bunch of these for the ZML:

Jack PC from Jade Integration - a computer in your wall!

The Jack PC is a revolutionary new 'thin client' computer made by Chip PC Technologies. Thin clients are effectively desktop computers designed to connect to a 'terminal server' or Citrix based environment where processing is handled by servers instead of PCs. Thin clients have been getting smaller and smaller over the years however this is the world's first Windows-based thin client small enough to fit in a network wall port. The benefits to business are massive since there's no longer a need for desktop PCs at all - your monitor, keyboard and mouse just plug into the wall!

via adlab

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This Instantaneous Vending-Machine Skirt is a work from Japanese artist Aya Tsukioka.

Via: Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women

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