Gizmodo has posted video, pics and feature list of the next generation iPhone. Infinitely more interesting than the iPad. Gizmodo has posted video, pics and feature list of the next generation iPhone. Infinitely more interesting than the iPad. Gizmodo View full entry

Adobe releases Creative Suite 5. Included, among the many new updates, is the amazing new content-aware fill feature for Photoshop... Adobe releases Creative Suite 5. Included, among the many new updates, is the amazing new content-aware fill feature for Photoshop... View full entry

Today Google has announced a plan that may bring US broadband speeds closer to the rest of the world. Today Google has announced a plan that may bring US broadband speeds closer to the rest of the world (view graph of speed by country). We're planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband... View full entry

Google moves into the real world with its first Google-branded handset. It seems to be a logical extension of its ever-growing cloud software suite... but I was hoping it would offer a little more original innovation. Nexus One Google moves into the real world with its first Google-branded... View full entry

nBots are tiny autonomous devices that can latch onto each other, to self-assemble into objects and environments. Decker Yeadon's third iteration of the nBots is a lot more biomimetic than previous versions; they are soft, sticky, and wet, and their development builds on recent research into the... View full entry

Google unleashes Goggles, a new mobile app for the Android platform. Goggles can recognize and retrieve information about objects (buildings?) using the phone's camera. Google unleashes Goggles, a new mobile app for the Android platform. Goggles can recognize and retrieve information about objects... View full entry

BL02 iGreen: How the Web Empowers Designers to Build Sustainably BL02 iGreen: How the Web Empowers Designers to Build Sustainably Panelists: Jill Fehrenbacher www.Inhabitat.com Emily Kemper LEED-AP www.GreenDesignCollective.com Quilian Riano www.Archinect.com Cameron Sinclair... View full entry

The “Walled Garden” is an oft-used metaphor to describe an area of the web that is somehow closed off. Elizabeth Goodman, a PhD student at the UC Berkeley School of Information and a design researcher with Intel, has taken the metaphor of the Garden back to its roots (so-to-speak), to... View full entry

Uruguay has become the first country to provide a laptop for every child attending primary school. Uruguay has become the first country to provide a laptop for every child attending primary school. bbc | beforeUruguay is part of the One Laptop Per Child scheme, an organisation set up by internet... View full entry

Aaaand here's yet another Berlin-related post: Berlin Block Tetris from Sergej Hein on Vimeo. Sergej Hein: "It´s kind of a parody about the former socialist building style. They use to build whole cities, without any change in House design or room layout to create cheep housing for workers (we... View full entry

Google is launching their version of Sim City today, Google Building Maker. The tool lets you create buildings for Google Earth. Building Maker lets you pick any building and construct a 3D version of it using photos and building blocks provided by Google. Google says that buildings are relatively... View full entry

From the Google SketchUp Blog: The team's been working long hours through the summer on projects large and small. I'm proud to announce that Google SketchUp 7.1 is available today for you to download and install. Don't you just love the smell of fresh new software? From the Google SketchUp Blog... View full entry

The Dispute Finder Firefox Extension highlights disputed claims on web pages you browse and shows you evidence for alternative points of view. Watch the Videos to learn more. The Dispute Finder Firefox Extension highlights disputed claims on web pages you browse and shows you evidence for... View full entry

Decker Yeadon LLC, in New York City, has demonstrated their first working prototype of an automatic shading system that uses smart materials to permit/deny solar heat gain through windows. Their “SmartScreen” system does not use any sensors, motors, processors, or power... View full entry

The "Blue Brain" has been put in a virtual body, and observing it gives the first indications of the molecular and neural basis of thought and memory. bbc View full entry