Fitts’ Law is an essential principle of Human-Computer Interaction theory that was formulated almost 60 years ago. It’s critical to UX design for the desktop and laptop, but with interaction techniques being vastly different on mobile devices can we still use it the same way? We’ll look at what Fitts’ Law consists of and how it is applied to design on mobile devices.
A futuristic-looking mouse designed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA, called Level 10 M, aims to change the gaming space. The makers write that comparing this gaming mouse to a basic gray mouse is like comparing a high-performance car to a family van.
You can access your data by going to Wolfram Alpha’s site and typing “Facebook report” into the search box. Results will ask you to authenticate the app, giving it permission to analyze your account and tell you details.
One line of JavaScript and a few mod_rewrite rules and we have no fuss Automatic Conditional Retina Images. No DOM crawling. No redundant requests. No server-side scripts. No cookies? No problem, they just get the original image. The only change you might need to make to your workflow is explicitly defining image width and height in HTML (you should really be doing this already) and background-size in your CSS. And of course, creating retina images. If your original image is named circle.png the retina version should be circle@2x.png If you forget a retina image the original image will be served, even on retina devices.
Using IFTTT, a single line of bash, Hazel, and AppleScript, I created a simple way to turn a favorite tweet into an OmniFocus task in the application’s inbox, ready for future processing. As an extra, I have also created a more “advanced” version that adds Automator to the mix to only extract URLs from favorite tweets
The web is a wonderful thing. It's full of endless resources and tutorials for people wanting to learning the art of After Effects CS6 (and previous versions). But, sometimes too much choice can be confusing so we've picked 5 top sites that will really help you get to grips with the compositing software.
It works for me!
Using the Pushover Notifcations application on your iOS/Android device in conjunction with your WordPress blog and this plugin, you can be notified of events happening on your blog as Push Notifications on your mobile device.
Do you wish you could bring your TV with you wherever you go? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just slide your TV right in your pocket? Well, Elgato’s EyeTV Mobile product has you covered.
Neat option for the travelers.
London, UK, 29 August 2012 – Canon today adds to the Cinema EOS System with the launch of the new EOS C100 – a compact, versatile interchangeable-lens professional video camera designed for independent videographers. Based on the core performance of the acclaimed EOS C300, the new model combines impressive hardware specifications with a range of new automatic features – making it ideal for professionals who shoot without a crew, or EOS videographers entering the Cinema EOS System for the first time.
A home file server can be extremely useful for backing up your computer, streaming media, and a lot of other things. If you have an old computer lying around, that'll work fine—but if you don't have one (or you want to build something more low-powered), you have a few choices.
The kids of the Hipster Generation will have it real easy, brother. They’re going to be taught by their parents about the health benefits of organic food, the sartorial qualities of plaid vests, and of course, product design. So the best way to innoculate the good qualities of the Hipster worldview might be by making them learn it through beautifully designed, old-school flash cards.
The future is here! With this new tablet you can interact with objects via a holographic user interface.
Popular cloud storage solution, Dropbox has begun enabling two-step verification for their accounts, which means in addition to your password (something you know), they send an additional access code to your phone, or let you generate a time-based code with a mobile app like Google Authenticator (something you own). Although no security scheme is unbreakable, two-factor authentication is absolutely better than one. And if you keep personal data in Dropbox, you're absolutely going to want to use it.
According to several U.S. security agencies, a hack burrowing dangerously around the web through browser-based Java software has already hit Windows and is a serious danger to Mountain Lion OS X.
Oh come on..., not again!
The Urban Weather Station connects to your WiFi network to upload data to your Mac and iOS devices, monitors temperature and humidity, air pressure, air quality, outsold sound levels, and includes an indoor sensor to track temperature, humidity and CO2 levels in your home or office.
As some of you may have already noticed the download link for the Tweetbot for Mac alpha no longer works. Twitter’s latest API Changes means now we have a large but finite limit on the number of user tokens we can get for Tweetbot for Mac. We’ve been working with Twitter over the last few days to try to work around this limit for the duration of the beta but have been unable to come up with a solution that was acceptable to them. Because of this we’ve decided its best for us to pull the alpha.
Riddle "We Didn't Know" from Red Car New York
This stunning music video was made for Tom Riddle's latest track 'We Didn't Know'. Created by animator Chris Bialkowski, it combines animation and live action.
Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on the moon as commander of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, has died at 82 according to a report by NBC. Armstrong passed away due to complications of a heart bypass surgery he underwent just weeks ago. His 82nd birthday was on August 5.
Avoid motif monstrosities! Follow these great pieces of advice from award-winning designer Paul Wyatt and you'll be on the way to creating the perfect logo for your brand.
Following Apple’s big win in U.S. court today against Samsung, Apple CEO has sent a memo response to Apple corporate employees. The statement is reminiscent of Apple PR head Katie Cotton’s statement from earlier today, but adds some other new, personal touches as Apple’s CEO (who celebrates one year on the job today). Read more at http://9to5mac.com/2012/08/24/tim-cook-tells-apple-employees-that-todays-victory-is-about-values/#drRi9CpTt8YAKDei.99
