Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Point / Counterpoint: Camera Edition
Point: “…focusing after the fact, means no auto-focus motor. No auto-focus motor means no shutter delay. So, capture the moment you meant to capture…” Counterpoint: “The Descriptive Camera works a lot like a regular camera—point it at subject and press the shutter button to capture the scene. However, instead of producing an image, this prototype …
The Second Falling
“The screen’s gotten better, but when’s the last time you saw an iPhone app do something that made you go, ‘Whoa! I didn’t know that was possible!?’” – Alexis Madrigal “Apple’s momentum will carry it for 24-48 months. But without the arrival of a new charismatic leader it will move from being a great company …
Richard Branson Should Buy Chumby
Out of the Garden
iOS or Andriod?
Dreams and APIs
To the Pain!
Last-Minute Lunch
On the way back from my Monday morning meeting, I was pulled into the Rainbow to pick up a baguette, some cheese, and salami. Yes, one of my favorite lunches – but why now, why today? Turns out, I had a very important, last-minute lunch meeting:
Wobble more.
“So I got this new attitude. Now that I am burned out and I’ll never accomplish anything, I’ve got this nice position at the university teaching classes which I rather enjoy, and just like I read the Arabian Nights for pleasure, I’m going to play with physics, whenever I want to, without worrying about any …