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Creating Killer User Interfaces

February 20th, 2008 . by Tommy

Robert Scoble had a talk with RJ Owen, Senior Developer at EffectiveUI. He discusses how to create great user experiences for Web apps.

Click here to go to the original post on ScobleShow (new window).

Sony PSP phone imminent?

February 19th, 2008 . by Tommy

PSP phoneAccording to SEfanatics, there is a reference in the latest edition of the official Sony Magazine, to a PSP-style phone possibly being released as soon as this month.

I’ll believe it when I see it, but the fact remains that Sony has filed a patent for such a device, and they may be able to surprise us, or at least semi-surprise us, if the thingamajig actually appears.

My only concern would be having to charge my phone every three hours …

What is extremely small, but has very long range?

February 15th, 2008 . by Tommy

To be released in Japan this month, this new USB Bluetooth stick from Princeton combines an impressive range of ~100 meters with miniature size, barely sticking out of the USB port when plugged in.

While we have seen small USB Bluetooth adaptors before, this combination of features was unheard of until now, with the norm being a maximum range of about 8 to 10 meters, or around 30 feet if you don’t speak metric.

Princeton USB BlueTooth stick

Add and Remove Elements with JavaScript / ECMAScript

February 11th, 2008 . by Tommy

Not long ago, Dustin Diaz posted an updated version of his short and to the point guide on creating and removing HTML / XHTML elements dynamically using JavaScript / ECMAScript. His original guide from 2005 was very popular, but perhaps getting a little outdated …

So, if you’re like me and you’re into this Web 2.0 stuff, it could certainly become a handy quick reference for the future.

I recommend you check out his guide “Add and Remove Elements with JavaScript (reprise)”.