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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From The Eponymous Pickle
Need for Advanced Data Visualization Analytics
Visualization is a form of analytics that integrates the power of human visual processing. Such visualization works best when integrated with analytical methods...
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Target Uses Passbook
Target stores has announced that they will be providing coupons through Apples' Passbook App, available on the new IOS6 operating system on iPhones.
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ConAgra View of Innovation
ConAgra's view of innovation. They rightly view an important element is information directly from customers. And the ability to construct platform based solutions...
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Can Design be Free
'Design wants to be Free', the article paraphrases Stewart Brand. But what are the implications for low cost and universally available design? Universally create...
From Putting People First
Why user-centered design is not enough, by John Wood
John Wood, Emeritus Professor of Design at Goldsmiths, University of London, argues on Core77 that the user-centered mindset is based on a one-dimensional map in...
From Schneier on Security
SHA-3 to Be Announced
NIST is about to announce the new hash algorithm that will become SHA-3. This is the result of a six-year competition, and my own Skein is one of the five remaining...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Humanitarian Response and CRICIS — A Report from a Grassroots Workshop
The following is a contribution to this blog from Robin Murphy, Raytheon Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and director of the Center for Robot-Assisted...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 24 September 2012
Happy Monday. Well try to start the day with a big smile until you actually feel like smiling. It works. Trust me on that. Last week a lot of things crossed myNCWIT...
From The Eponymous Pickle
SAP Mobility Design Center
An intriguing effort by SAP to look at design in mobility. With some similarities to our own innovation center work, which in part supported design of many kinds...
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Diagnostic Tricorder Challenge
In GigaOM: Via the nonprofit Qualcomm Foundation. The interconnection of a number of complex sensors to a smart phone style telecommunications device. In particular...
From Putting People First
SAP’s new Mobility Design Center uses user-centered design approach
A few days ago SAP announced the opening of the new SAP Mobility Design Center to help customers meet the growing need for individualized mobile solutions. Headquartered...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Big Data and Analytics Vendors to Watch
An intriguing list to take a look at. Mostly relatively start up to small companies. Have seen a number of these, but many were new to me. Have talked to a...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
What Is The Object?
A tale of two approaches to solve open problems Jeff Kahn and Gil Kalai are among the top problem solvers in the world, and each has won notable prizes in his great...
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Augmented Blog
A blog by an employee of Metaio, that covers the augmented reality industry. " ... which develops and provides augmented reality solutions for brands, agencies...
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Cybernetic Binoculars
I have been following a number of DARPA developments. Here a project which seeks to link brain waves and sensor interactions. A kind of brain augmentation that...
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Amid Transformation
Short report in AdAge about thriving amidst transformation. That technology breeds innovation, which then leads back to tech again. And that " ... People andPlus several...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Talking to Administrators and Board Members About Computer Science
We talk to students every day. We talk to parents a few times a year. How often do you talk to your principal, superintendent or school board members? If it's not...
From The Eponymous Pickle
GS1 Records ten Million Products
The GS1 Global product registry has reached 10 million products registered. Full press release.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Useful Innovation
In Forbes: Innovation is about nurturing ideas. But always with a focus and strong recognition that it exists within a context.
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog