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Jay Walker’s library of extraordinary and priceless treasures

Aaron — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:48:34 +0000

Who is Jay Walker and why should you care about his library? He’s the guy behind Priceline.com and he made lots of money, lost lots of money, but still has lots of money…and a breath taking library that you could spend many years of your life in reading its contents.

WIRED.com has an article [...]

ILoveSketch – 3D sketching software

Aaron — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:24:49 +0000

Here’s something which falls into the category of “Rad!”, software that’s being developed at the University of Toronto, called “ILoveSketch”, allows you to sketch on a touch screen in 3D. If you can follow along and understand the linguistic cavalcade of terms then more power to you. I just want to try it out [...]

G1 Android – Barcode (UPC) Scanning

Aaron — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:12:51 +0000

Interesting read over at ethical spender, calling Android’s ability to scan 1D barcodes a possible killer app. Definitely a good read to see a comparison between old school 1D codes and newer, more info storing, 2D codes.

Certainly the possibilities for consumer software to take advantage of this are huge and with in reason, [...]

Alone in the Dark 5 Tech Demo

Aaron — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:40:18 +0000

I read/watched yesterday that Eden has released a video demonstrating the capabilities of their game engine for the upcoming Alone in the Dark 5 survival horror game. It didn’t only show off the engine but also some of the possible game mechanics and systems that will be possible, and being a Game Designer this [...]

Review: Fujitsu T4220

Aaron — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:00:37 +0000

My new LifeBook T4220 arrived yesterday and so far I’m really impressed with it. The SXGA+ screen is working out as well as I had hoped, I dig the 1400×1050 resolution. Writing freehand in tablet mode with the stylus was awkward at first but thanks to the learning algorithm in the software it’s not [...]