SphereXP is a 3D desktop anhancement for Microsoft Windows XP. In their words, it takes "the known concept of three-dimensional desktops to its own level. It offers a new way to organize objects on the desktop such as icons and…
Category: Values In Design
Understanding how ethical values are embedded in technology, and working to ensure values are considered in technology design practices.
More “friendly” search engines…
(via John Battelle's Searchbog) Craig Silverstein, Google's technology officer, asks how your search engine can become more like your friend:It's clear that a list of links, though very useful, doesn't match the way people give information to each other," says…
Submission to “Science and Technology in Society” Conference
I've made the following submission to the Science and Technology in Society conference sponsored by the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, The Center for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University, the Science and Technology…
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iPod therefore iAm
Wired News writes about Prof. Markus Giesler's ethnographic study of iPod users called "iPod Therefore iAm." Giesler uncovers the formation of a new "cyborg consumer":According to Giesler's preliminary research, the iPod isn't simply an updated Walkman. It's an entirely new…
Seeking Better Web Searches
Scientific American is seeking better Web searches. They report on all sorts of innovations happening outside the Google-Yahoo-MSN zone that the press is usually reporting on, including GPS-enhanced searches from University of Maryland, Shape Retrieval and Analysis from Princeton, musical…
Tool for Thought
Steven Johnson writes a fascinating essay in the NY Times Sunday Book Review on the tool he uses for organizing and collecting thoughts - a wonderful example of an innovative information interface. Consider how I used the tool in writing…
Workshop Values in Computer Design and Information System Design
I've been accepted as a Graduate Fellow to the Values in Computer Design and Information System Design workshop hosted by the Center for Science, Technology & Society at Santa Clara University. It should prove to be an ecxellent opportunity to…
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The Age of Egocasting
Christine Rosen's article "The Age of Egocasting" in the latest The New Atlantis provides needed insight on the impact of new technology (such as TiVo & iPod) on our desire to feel "in control" of the media that we experience.…
Technopolis
Just came across Langdon Winner's blog, Technopolis: Technopolis, a weblog by Langdon Winner, offers occasional reflections on historical, philosophical, and contemporary questions that involve the perplexing intersection of human ends and means.
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