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Adobe’s Plenoptic

October 16, 2010

Every year we visit PhotoPlus Expo, regularly visit B+H, as well as snap countless frames for personal and client use. As with any industry, photography is inundated with gadgets, add-ons, and accessories. It is for this reason that each new “thingy” is met with caution as most are simply gimmicks. This one might end up being one as well but for the time being, this thing is pretty wild. It is made by Adobe and is called Plenoptic. Essentially a set of lenses. They use a matrix of smaller lenses to construct an image made up of multiple smaller

Crestron is going Android

October 10, 2010

This particular post is a bit odd for me to write as it merges two very different lives that I have had. First, it takes my current life of constantly exploring new and exciting technologies to help our clients get their jobs done better, more efficiently, and reach bigger audiences and merges it with a previous life of working in the home theater and automation business. Let me tell you, life always comes full circle. And in this case, I am pretty psyched. Crestron, for those who do not know, is an uber high-end, very slick home automation product

Holiday Inn tests iPhone hotel keys

September 30, 2010

Now we are talking. This is a truly useful piece of functionality. Holiday Inn is testing in two locations (Chicago and Houston) their new ability to unlock your hotel room door with your iPhone. I am thinking about taking a trip to Houston or Chicago just to play with it. Aside from the obvious cool factor involved here, this is yet another baby step towards a fully integrated mobile-driven world. At this point the technology exists, we just need someone to actually do it. I love this idea because it accomplishes two primary goals for me. One, I no

Apple to take 21% of mobile advertising revenue

September 29, 2010

Since its inception, the folks over at Apple have been, to say the least, optimistic about how supersonic iAd was going to be. To say they were incorrect would be accurate. That being said, a few people have predicted substantial growth anyway. According to the IAD Apple will rocket from 0% to 21% of the mobile advertising dollars. This shift will drop Google from its current 27% to be tied up with Apple at 21%. Bringing up the rear will be Microsoft at 7%, down from 10%. While it is certainly not the 50% + that Mr. Jobs prophesied,

Giving iPad a run for their money

September 28, 2010

It used to be simple really. The world was flat, the compact disc was as convenient as it could ever get, computers were beige, and generally, things were good enough. Somewhere along the road though progress went into overdrive and the awe-inspiring moments when you first see a truly remarkable technology were few and far between. Now, they are happening almost daily. This gem though really got us going over here. The only problem is I just had an ah-ha moment with the iPad not but a few months ago. I could not even imagine someone could re-invent the

10% of Americans own an e-reader

September 27, 2010

According to Harris Interactive, 1 in 10 Americans own an e-reader. This is a pretty big number and it is only going to get bigger. If you own a magazine or publication of any kind, now would be the appropriate time, if you have not already done so, to stand up and get moving on your digital content. As it appears, we are rapidly shifting gears. One interesting tidbit from the poll was that 53% of respondents said they read more now than before they bought the device. This is in sharp contrast to critics of the e-readers who

AT&T: We don’t really care

September 24, 2010

It is no secret that iPhone users’ biggest complaint is the service. Almost all of the time actually. My experience has been so bad that I suppose I just presumed the entire population of iPhone users felt the same. (exaggerated of course, but I thought at least the majority). Turns out I was off; way off. According to a recent poll by Credit Suisse only 23% of current iPhone users would switch if given Verizon as an option. While less than expected, perhaps a few of them will change their minds after hearing their latest statements. It actually came