[+] Open the Meta Bar Tag: predicting the future. There are 11 posts tagged predicting the future. Open the Meta Bar to choose a different tag.
Interesting. If this little spat picks up some steam (i.e. more public exposure) it could get fun.
Above, Mr. Zucker says the original decision was made by Hulu’s management. That is correct, but as Jason Kilar (Hulu’s CEO) wrote in his post, the request came from NBC. “Our content providers requested that we turn off access to our content via the Boxee product, and we are respecting their wishes.”
I might be over-posting on these iPad-related quotes, but I kinda think this stuff will be of growing importance. If you’re “in the industry” and still “underwhelmed” by the iPad’s release, give this one a read.
As an industry, we need to understand that not wanting root access doesn’t make you stupid. It simply means you do not want root access. Failing to comprehend this is not only a failure of empathy, but a failure of service.
This is a fantastic implementation showing just how things might work with HTML5 handling video in the near future instead of Flash. It also works on the iPhone too (of course).
NOTE: If you’re using the latest Webkit nightly build, alt-click the “expand” icon and it will go full-screen.
I can’t wait for Firefox to catch up a bit and between the modern 3 (Safari, Chrome, Firefox), it’ll make sense to start implementing entire sites this way.
(via Daring Fireball)
All 3 of the articles linked in this quote are worth reading, in addition to the article the quote itself is taken from.
I’m not sure it’s all as cut and dry as these folks are making it sound, but I think this whole “personal computing” thing will definitely look different in a few years.
But tomorrow’s computing systems, heralded by the iPhone, are not for DIYers. You don’t add Default Folder or FontExplorer X Pro to your iPhone, you don’t choose your iPhone’s browser, and you don’t install plug-ins in your iPhone’s browser. This lack of extensibility may not please the Slashdot crowd but it’s the future of computing and browsing. The bulk of humanity doesn’t want a computing experience it can tinker with it wants a computing experience that works.
I was thinking about writing an iPad post today (I do really need to write more), but this post by Jeff Croft summed up my thoughts exactly. If you’re a computing geek, you’re a bit underwhelmed, but this thing is a game changer. My mom could use it today. I bet I’ll want one in one or two revisions and OS updates.
ps – the “holy shit” of the day? The Apple A4. Wow.
This is the new PC. Sure, there are some things missing, and it’s not as capable as your HP netbook, but it really doesn’t matter: it does everything you need it to do, and it’s sexy as hell. Don’t pretend you didn’t ever buy a Britney record for exactly those reasons.
Hmm…
I’m highly skeptical that, what essentially amounts to, multimedia liner notes will single-handedly reinvigorate album sales to the satisfaction of the big labels, but as a designer who enjoys working on music industry stuff, I’ll play along…
Also: Apple tablet? For reals? Some geek-nerds just wet themselves they’re so excited.
“It’s all about re-creating the heyday of the album when you would sit around with your friends looking at the artwork, while you listened to the music,” a source told the FT. How will this happen? Liner notes and artwork on the big 10-inch screen.
Reset.
I love the stuff Bob Lefsetz puts out nearly every day. But this post in particular really hit home, echoing what I’m seeing as I dabble in the fringes of the music business. The industry is resetting. It’ll be fun to watch and it’s a good time to be a musician (with talent).
Everything you hated is essentially gone. Looks-based music. Formulaic radio. Usual suspect writers and producers. They all still exist, but suddenly they’re the sideshow. The real money is in the bands that play live.
Zappos.com is known for fast service. This new robotic distribution system let’s them get an order out the door in about 12 minutes (down from 1-3 hours). Plus they save on energy, shrinkage, error, etc.
The video is a bit pitchy, but it’s fascinating to watch the robots. As an aside though, it’s also somewhat creepy to hear people talking about “working with the robots.”
Related article on Wired.
(via Yewknee)
Some food for thought to those thinking about grad school in particular because of the state of the economy by Penelope Trunk.
She splits her post up into a few sections:
A glimpse into the future.
Been there, done that. And no, the studios don’t get it yet.
A great read.
Okay, so this is today’s reality. You’re paying somewhere between $25 and $75 for your broadband Internet connection. And another $45 to $110 for your television cable access… What if you could just stream those TV shows from the Web on your flat panel, any old TV. You could cancel your TV cable and save real money.
To me, no one seems to have their pulse more accurately on the state of Apple than John Gruber and his Daring Fireball publication. I’m not saying he’ll be right on many of these predictions, but unlike most people in this space, his predictions are level-headed, well justified, and he calls a wild-card a wild-card. It’s a fun read, no matter what happens tomorrow.
I, for one, would love to see where Apple is going in the living room space (a la AppleTV), more than anything else.
Send mail (and big checks, if you’re so inclined) to:
PO Box 7919
Boulder, CO 80306
Email:
Add the studio on VIRB° (we’re friendly)
Visit the main site (includes pretty pictures!)
Stalk Follow me (Grant) on Twitter
If you’re a client, login here
So, umm, please don’t steal anything. It’s all Copyrighted ©2006-2010 gb Studio, llc / Grant Blakeman. My personal views do not reflect the views of my company, except when they do. You figure it out.