http://www.daniellove.net/rss/meta Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT LyfeFramework:PHP http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=86 The video has been around for a while, but now Bumptop - the 3D physics based desktop - has been released.

Is it just eye candy, or a new paradigm with a view on how the industry is shaping up, who knows for sure yet.
Reference 1: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/12/11/apple_working_on_3d_mac_os_x_user_interface_images.html
Reference 2: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/03/26/microsoft-shows-off-windows-7-touch-features/

With both a free and a pro ($29) version, it's available for anyone using a Windows based system (Mac is in development).

For more information, and to download, visit http://bumptop.com http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=86 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=85 The latest version of Torque 3D, the game engine used by alot of indie developers, has just been show at GDC.
Take a look through some of the videos, but the piece that really sparked my interest was the in-game web browser, and the browser plug-in (akin to Unity, or Director). http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=85 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=84 Online game Entropia Universe has been granted a licence to be a bank.
Issued by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the licence means the game can be more closely tied to the real world finances of players. http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=84 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=83 Transactions is a sweet little app that lets you securely process credit cards using either your Authorize.net account, or PayPal's Website Payments Pro service directly from your mobile device. http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=83 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=82 Facebook has released a new API for the iPhone to enable developers to add Facebook Connect activity to their applications. http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=82 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=81 Adobe have released a set of whitepapers/articles in regards to the SEO side of Flash. http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=81 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=80 Pattie Maes from MIT, talks about a new technology called Sixth Sense at TED.
The technology can project information relevant to what is happening in your surroundings, in the ultimate show of augmented reality.
Draw a watch on your wrist, and see a clock face projected on your wrist.
Open a book to see the Amazon ratings, and comments from users about the book.
Make a camera gesture with your hands to take a photo.
Simple, but very unique and time saving applications of the technology. http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=80 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=79 Thru-you.com is a mashup of many different youtube videos. The concept is that you see what you hear. No external media has been used, just many different Youtube videos mashed together. http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=79 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=78 OpenID is a free and easy method to login to multiple sites using the same username and password, without signing up individually to each site. http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=78 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:29 GMT http://www.daniellove.net/meta/?i=77 Box2DJS is a JavaScript port of Box2D Physics Engine.
Box2D - http://www.box2d.org/
Requires both IECanvas, and Prototype.
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