Build a Platform or an Experience

Some interesting thoughts from Scott Karp at Pubishing 2.0

Platforms Vs. Experiences » Publishing 2.0

Widgets… All the Buzz

(Scott Kirshner, New York Times) “On his Web log, Pastor Hyatt, the leader of the Evergreen Community in Portland, Ore., has woven in widgets, or mini-applications, that show a selection of book covers from his personal library, present the most recent posts from some of his favorite blogs, and serve up random quotes from the television show “Arrested Development.”“You start small, and it’s kind of like an addiction,” said Pastor Hyatt (his blog is at bobhyatt.typepad.com). “TypePad has a whole section of widgets, and they’re adding more all the time,” he continued, referring to a popular blog-hosting service…”

Some Bling for Your Blog – New York Times

Flash Based Zune for Xmas This Year

(Ryan Block, engadget) “It looks like the same discussion with Chris Stephenson that yielded that 2007 European Zune launch figure also gave up a few more details about the Zune line: apparently we can expect a flash-based Zune for the holiday season later this year (damn they’re taking their dear sweet time on that) and apparently Stephenson also hinted at “a truly WiFi-enabled device” at some point in the future, according to Digital Music News…”

Flash-based Zune due in Q407, better WiFi soon – Engadget

Everyone’s Excited about Adobe’s Apollo – Even Ebay

It’s all about the universal desktop…

(Ryan Stewart, ZDNet.com) “…eBay has been experimenting with different technologies to make it easier for their users to buy and sell things on eBay. One of these experiments is the “San Dimas” project.

The most excellent San Dimas project (name courtesy of Bill & Ted) is a child of the eBay Developers Program and EffectiveUI. Alan Lewis, the technical evangelist of the program answered some of my questions about San Dimas and how they are using Apollo. As far as I know, eBay is the only large company that has looked into Apollo. Alan made sure to stress that right now they have no plans to release San Dimas but they are still working on it, so read into that what you will…”

» How eBay is developing with Adobe’s Apollo project | The Universal Desktop | ZDNet.com

The Wii Browser

Opera? Check out the first looks from Engadget…

Wii browser hands-on – Engadget
…or go right to the image gallery for the screenshots

Taking iPod Minimalism to a Better Place

A new mp3 player from European disk/memory/USB drive maker TrekStor is bringing moving parts back into fashion. This is a beatuiful new take on the basic iPod style of interaction design – and it solves the problems associated with the synaptic touch pad wheel.

TrekStor – vibez

Digg Gets an Update…

Read more at centernetworks…

Digg updates site with new options – story gets dugg – CenterNetworks – News, Reviews, Insights and Interviews

SoniColumn – interactive sound and light

(Donald Melanson, engadget) “The SoniColumn — an interactive sound installation that’s one part sci-fi and one part Victoriana– is the latest work from multimedia artist Jin-You Mok. Part of his MusicBox Project, the piece, as you can no doubt guess, consists of elements designed to mimic a music box in one form or another…”

SoniColumn interactive sound installation – Engadget

Purevolume.com – store

“Have you ever been at a show and saw a PureVolume.com shirt appear in the crowd? Ever wonder how you could get one? Until now, the likes of the PV branded apparel have been held exclusively for only members of the PV Team. The new PureVolume Store has changed everything.”

Store | PureVolume.com

An Introduction to Interaction Design from Adaptive Path

(Liz Danzico, Businessweek) “If you’ve been delighted by your iPod, intrigued with your TiVo, or frustrated by your mobile phone, then you have encountered the work of an interaction designer. And an interaction designer, most likely, has crafted the experience we have with many of the products and services we encounter every day. Dan Saffer, a senior interaction designer at Adaptive Path, leads us through an exploration of this emerging discipline. Published this month, Saffer’s new book, Designing for Interaction, is a much-needed primer on the topic, helping us understand the design of interactive systems. Voice talked with Saffer just prior to his book being published in July…”

Interaction Design: An Introduction