Instead of using plastic, the Michigan water industry is using cartons as their basic packaging material. This packaging being employed as an alternative to reduce the usage of plastic bottles. I think this packaging is a great way to reduce pollution, remembering that only 14% of plastic water bottles are recycled. It also has a good [...]
I’ve been playing with a new toy of late, and it’s one that takes the idea that we are all connected to a whole new level.
Whilst some sites are based on recommendations (like Google or Amazon) and others are based on providing links to other people based on the six degrees of separation theory (like [...]
iPods in the classroom: like mobile phones, they’ve always been a contentious issue, with some schools banning the hand held devices as they distract kids, can lead to ‘cyber bullying’, and lead to bullying and theft as some kids have them and some do not. Well, that’s what the high school kids I’ve been speaking [...]
Teenager’s have always been the demographic most able to easily integrate new technologies into their lives, so are we really surprised to read that a 13 year old in the US has been sending (on average) 500 text messages a day? Including messages to friends sitting next to her, and a message to her core [...]
The new Macbook has been unveiled, and it’s completely without a keyboard.
‘The Wheel’ which we’re all familiar with on iPods, has been translated onto a laptop, where a keyboard would usually sit. This breaks down the amount of interface between the computer and the user, making technology more tactile, and more related to the body [...]
