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Waterproof Keyboard: Lather, Rinse, Type

Sep 6, 2012

There’s one experience shared among all computer users, regardless of race, gender, location, browser preference or position in the Mac vs. PC rivalry. This experience causes your...

Virtual Keyboard: Magic at Your Fingertips

May 29, 2012

I’ve written a lot about the modern day need to be connected 24/7. To have the Internet in all its various forms – email, social networks, search, breaking news, etc. – at the mercy...

A Picture Worth 2,000 Words: How “Dear Photograph”...

Mar 22, 2012

In the final scene of the movie A League of Their Own, the retired Rockford Peaches teammates reunite at the opening of a new exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum...

Let No Foggy Window Remain Untouched

Feb 24, 2012

I recently went to brunch with a few friends at a great restaurant in New York City. The line was absurdly long but we’d heard the place was great, so we decided wait it out. It was...

License to Touch: Interactive Paintings

Jan 27, 2012

Remember on trips to the museum when your mom used to say, “This place is for looking, not touching”? Then for the rest of the trip all you could think about was how much you wanted to...

Smart Technology: A Thermostat that Thinks

Nov 3, 2011

Scenario 1: When I was little, I shared a room with my older sister. Our bedroom was at the end of the hallway, and no matter how warm the rest of the house was, our room was always cold....

Intelligent Digital Design: A Game Changer

Oct 13, 2011

I am the second of four daughters in my family. Some might think that this x-chromosome overload would mean that videogames, action figures, toy trucks, and sports were moot topics in my...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Magic Mirror Gets ...

Sep 14, 2011

One of my all-time favorite movie scenes is from Clueless (1995), the parody based on Jane Austen’s novel Emma. One of the opening scenes shows the lead character, Cher (Alicia...

Booktrack: Reading with your Ears

Sep 2, 2011

My first year living in New York City, I had a decent 25-30 minute subway commute to work. Having just graduated from college in which I read more than my fair share of textbooks, I was...