Friday, May 16, 2008

't Is Goud - WalletCards on my iPhone

I lived most of my life with a George Costanza wallet (big thick wallet with nothing really in it [stupid loyalty cards mainly]). Over a year ago, I decided to simplify my wallet situation and get rid of most of my cards and various other pieces of paper that found a home in my mock-leather (but not Velcro) wallet. I got a money-clip with a 5 card holder on it from Steinhausen. I now a bit of cash and 5 cards. It's been great (and my back is thanking me for it too)!

Anyhow -- this guy takes things to another level. He has scanned his loyalty cards and put them in his iPhone. For vendors that don't use the magnetic strip and only use the numbers on the card -- this is a cool idea :-)

WalletCards on my iPhone

-ZB

Weird Science! NYU Student Invents Virtual Girlfriend -- Daily Intel -- New York News Blog -- New York Magazine

Nothing beats the real thing but if you want to sleep with a partially interactive TV... be my guest. Nice reference to an 80's movie...

Weird Science! NYU Student Invents Virtual Girlfriend

-ZB

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

YouTube - Windows 7 Features, Screenshots, Demo

Here is a FAST rundown of some of the implemented features in the very early builds of Windows 7 (successor to Vista). Some of these changes to the Windows Explorer are a long time coming (dual work areas).

YouTube - Windows 7 Features, Screenshots, Demo

-ZB

YouTube - Adding Google Friend Connect To Sample Website

There has been a lot of buzz around Google's Friend Connect beta that allows for the union of many social networking sites on your specific site. This ability sounds interesting but may be a bit difficult to rationalize :-). Being the visual person that I am -- I found this video that demonstrates the feature and its benefits to various types of users.

Enjoy.

YouTube - Adding Google Friend Connect To Sample Website

-ZB