Major Studio 2, Interactivity:

IFTF's Future Now: The case for human-future interaction

Link: IFTF's Future Now: The case for human-future interaction.

Rocketboom @ Toy Fair 2007

A really nice techy, hacky, and fun "best of" from the 2007 Toy Fair.
Link: Rocketboom.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Wii Mote Ads. very good.
Link: YouTube - Broadcast Yourself..

Flixster, peer reviews for movies

Flixster: Those looking for an alternative to Netflix’s peer reviews should check out this rapidly growing film-focused social networking site where users rate and discuss movies, directors and actors.
Link: Flixster.

Mike's Arduino Coding Session

Link: Arduino Coding Session | ####MIKE#EDWARDS####.

and http://a.parsons.edu/~medwards/?q=node/167

O'Reilly Radar > Pipes and Filters for the Internet

Link: O'Reilly Radar > Pipes and Filters for the Internet.

Five Thoughts On The Nintendo Wii, by Steven Johnson

Five Thoughts On The Nintendo Wii

Link: stevenberlinjohnson.com: Five Thoughts On The Nintendo Wii.

1. Playing Wii Sports Tennis for the first time was the most revelatory,

breakthrough gaming experience I've had since I first saw Myst in the
mid 90s. It's truly one of those transformations where you immediately
think: this whole medium is capable of something radically different
from what we've expected of it to date...---->

Rapid 3D Prototyping

Link: DIY dinosaurs etc.
Link: DIY dinosaurs etc #2

thanks, Chloe

One Pointer to an Open-Source House

Given our penchant for Flickr these days, it will come as no surprise that we are intrigued by the Open Source House.

It is the senior thesis of Rahm Rechtschaffen, a student in
architecture at Catholic University in Washington DC. The project so
far is a little rudimentary, but the premise is interesting:

Open Source House is an experimental architectural design
project. The goal is to design a house while making the design process
and design documents available to all potential users of the house for
comment and contribution. The hope is that the project will produce
design ideas that no individual contributor to the project could have
produced on their own.

What's interesting is to see the difference between elements that
architects design with ( form, scale, ornament/material) and the
elements the open-source community will see as primary.

Link: Eyebeam reBlog: Open-Source House.

Mash-up Telephony $3000 X-Prize

Hi Folks,

I just want you all to be aware that this is happening. I'm not suggesting anyone apply to it b/c of the deadline, but otherwise it's something anyone of you can design for..
Y.
Thanks Jamais

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Subject: StrikeIron and O'Reilly Media Announce Mashup Contest at ETel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Developers invited to create new applications using multiple content and
telephony technologies

Research Triangle Park, NC - February 6, 2007 - StrikeIron Inc., the
leading provider of live data and business functionality over the web and
O'Reilly Media, Inc. today announced the first ever Telephony Mashup
Contest to take place during the O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference
(ETel). This new contest provides a stage for developers to demonstrate
their creative skills using emerging telephony technologies such as
VoiceXML, SIP phones, VoIP, hosted PBX & IVR services, and Web Services.
In addition to StrikeIron and O’Reilly, Tellme Networks, Inc. and Sylantro
are sponsoring this contest with $3,000 of prizes to winning entries. For
more on this contest, please visit
www.strikeiron.com/developers/contest.aspx.

A telephony mashup is a voice, Web, or mobile application (VoiceXML, PBX,
IVR, VOIP, SMS, Text Messaging, etc.) that combines content from more than
one source to create a new user experience. Qualifying entries must
demonstrate how an application can use one or more sources of content in
an inventive way to benefit users. Any application that combines content
with telephony services (ex: VOIP, SMS, Text Messaging, PBX, IVR) to
create a mashup is qualified for submission.

The first round of the contest is open to all developers. To enter the
contest, go to www.strikeiron.com/developers/contest.aspx; research the
tools, services and APIs; come up with an idea and build your telephony
mashup. Next, submit your mashup to [email protected] by February
21, 2007 at 5 pm PST. The top three finalists will demonstrate their
mashups to ETel conference attendees on the last day of the conference,
March 1, 2007. Attendees will choose the winning mashup immediately
following the presentations.

"We’re excited to empower developers to create new applications for the
telephony market," said Bob Brauer, president and CEO of StrikeIron. "By
tapping into the vast marketplace of content and services leveraging our
online data distribution platform, developers can help empower a new set
of services for users. We look forward to seeing some really extraordinary
applications."

For more information about ETel, visit:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etel2007/.