GlobalHue Study: African-Americans Most Engaged Minority Group
Filed under: Interviews, News
In a day where many African-Americans are often considered a politically and socially apathetic group, a new study suggests otherwise.
GlobalHue, the nation’s largest multiracial advertising agency,recently released findings from their newest survey revealing that African-Americans — primarily from the Civil Rights era — are the most optimistic and engaged minority group. [...]
The iPad’s Onscreen Typing Solution Isn’t a Solution At All [Apple]
Before launch, we spent a lot of time thinking about how you might be able to type on the iPad, seeing as plain onscreen keyboards one 10-inch tablets are just, well, awkward. But apparently, Apple doesn’t think so.
The above left image was a crude mockup, and it was supposed to illustrate a problem, not a [...]
Bill Gates: Project Natal Tech Isn’t Just For Gaming [Microsoft]
In a recent interview with CNET, Bill Gates let spill the true scope of Microsoft’s ambitions for the technology behind the Xbox’s Project Natal. Basically, it isn’t just a gaming gimmick—they want to try it everywhere.
Here’s how everyone’s still-favorite Microsoft figurehead (sorry Ballmer!) sees camera-based motion tech playing out:
[The concept also works] for media consumption [...]
Microsoft Silverlight Now Supports GPU Video Acceleration [Microsoft]
Download links are live for the latest version of Microsoft’s softly maligned not-Flash plugin, and they come bearing gifts. Ars breaks the new features down:
• Media: GPU hardware acceleration, new codec support (H.264, AAC, MPEG-4), raw bitstream Audio/Video API, and improved logging for media analytics • Graphics: GPU Acceleration and hardware compositing, perspective 3D, [...]