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Keen on Robert Hurley: Who Should We Most Trust About Trust? (TCTV)

Andrew Keen — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:10:53 +0000

So who do you trust? Given the decline in trust and the rise of protest movements like the Tea Party, the Occupy Movement and the Arab Spring, the chances are that you trust nobody. So how can we rebuild trust in a world where The Protestor just got made Person of the Year and every traditional source of political and economic authority seems to be in crisis?

Mogees: Multitouch On Any Surface With A Contact Microphone

Devin Coldewey — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:20:17 +0000

Here's an interesting little project that, while it's unlikely to grow into a major product, nevertheless demonstrates the potential of alternative interfaces. Bruno Zamborlin's Mogees (an abbreviation of "mosaicing gestural surface") takes input from a contact microphone and analyzes it to determine the placement and direction of gestures on any surface through which vibrations can be detected. I wrote a while back about how the "finger on a glass touchscreen" wasn't the be-all and end-all of user interaction. The stylus, for example, has much life left in it. And interfaces we haven't even thought of will emerge as well. Why not a puck that turns your table into a touchable surface? It really has to be seen to be understood.

Speaking Of… Pink with Jesse Draper (TCTV)

Cyan Banister — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:11:51 +0000

This week's guest on Speaking Of is no stranger to the world of television. She's Jesse Draper, creator and host of online talk show, "The Valley Girl Show." The show profiles entrepreneurs and businesspeople, but in a format not often seen in Silicon Valley: on a pink-themed set, Draper draws her guests out of their shells in fun, light-hearted interviews that focus less on numbers and more on what the guests are like outside of their work lives. A Silicon Valley native, Draper grew up around entrepreneurs. Her inspiration for The Valley Girl Show came from watching her father's friends – her heroes – being grilled in television interviews, and noticing that no one was talking about the fun, creative sides of these entrepreneurs. She set out to create an entertaining business talk show, decided to play off of the stereotypical Southern California "valley girl" persona, and ran with the pink.

After 20 years, is QuickTime still relevant for the web?

Pingdom — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:00:28 +0000

On December 2, 1991, Apple released the first version of QuickTime. Back then, QuickTime was at the forefront of bringing video to personal computers, and it has, without a doubt, had a tremendous impact on personal computing, multimedia, and the Internet since its introduction. But in the twenty years since then a lot has happened, and the question is what is the relevance of QuickTime today in a web- and mobile-centric world?

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iOS apps shown running on Apple TV at 720p in new video demo

Dana Wollman — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:05:00 +0000

We've seen a jailbroken Apple TV running iOS apps but admittedly, the last demo we were treated to was brief, dimly lit and light on commentary. Now, the developers behind the Apple TV MobileX project are back with a longer, more explanatory video...

Keen On… Marian Salzman: What Were The Top Trends in 2011?

Andrew Keen — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:33:28 +0000

It's the last Friday in 2011 and the new year is imminent. So what were the top technological, cultural and economic trends in 2011? What shaped a year that some are saying is one of the most significant in the last couple of centuries?

Gillmor Gang Live 12.30.11 (TCTV)

Steve Gillmor — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:19 +0000

The Gillmor Gang – Mike Arrington, John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor – are recording live at 9am PT.

Could ‘Watched On’ Facebook News Feed Stories Save Netflix?

Josh Constine — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:30:50 +0000

After a disastrous Q3 2011, Netflix stands to replace some of the 800,000 subscribers it lost. It's savior? The Facebook news feed. Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed a revised bill to change the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 to allow people to opt in to having their movie rental activity shared. This Act had delayed the Netflix Facebook app's launch in the US. Now the Facebook news feed is beginning to show "Josh Constine watched The Walking Dead on Netflix" stories that point back to the Netflix site. After being enticed by something a friend has watched, Facebook users might sign up and pay on Netflix.com so they can watch too.