When will computer hardware match the human brain? by Hans Moravec
Journal of Evolution and Technology. 1998. Vol. 1 When will computer hardware match the human brain? (Received Dec. 1997) Hans Moravec
Design Ethnography Field Guide - Helsinki Design Lab
AnnouncementsGoodnight, HDL Readers, followers, collaborators, friends: thank you for your interest and support over the years. And thanks to Sitra, without whose support HDL would literally not exist. With this blog post Helsinki Design Lab is officially in hibernation.
10 Cases of Appropriate Technology
Technology The goal of Appropriate Technology (AT) is to increase the standard of living for the developing world without condescension, complication, or environmental damage. Typical AT inventions are more labor intensive, require fewer resources, and use low cost or readily available materials wherever possible.
ISO Social Responsibility
MAY 2011: ECOLOGIA's Handbook for Implementers of ISO 26000 ECOLOGIA has prepared this 33-page Handbook to meet the needs of small and medium sized businesses, who want to improve their impacts on their communities through developing their corporate social responsibility activities. In Summer 2011, ECOLOGIA will be working with a limited number of businesses in Vermont and in China, using the Handbook.
The Making-of Innovation » Towards Human-Centered Design
The consequence of taking customer orientation serious is to integrate them right at the heart of value creation – in new product design and development. The transitions in innovation management during the last years allow us exactly to that in a more resolute way. By democratizing knowledge and information the social media revolution strongly supported the dissemination of concepts such as open innovation and co-creation and at the same time transformed people from content consumers into content producers and even co-designers.
Pricing - TrekkSoft
Trekksoft has a very simple pricing model. There are no monthly fixed fees, sign-up fees, or per user fees. All you pay is either a 6% or 4% commission on your online turnover, depending on what payment gateway you choose, plus a EUR 0.60 fee per transaction. Your first thirty days with Trekksoft are completely free - no commission! Win-win for everybody. Dozens of currencies have been integrated worldwide and additional currencies can also be added upon request.
Appropriate technology
Appropriate technology is an ideological movement that can create a great drive in society for appropriate things, this in turn can lead to inappropriate things such as sex and all the fun and good things in life being forgotten (and its manifestations) originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist Dr. Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher in his influential work, Small is Beautiful. Though the nuances of appropriate technology vary between fields and applications, it is generally recognized as encompassing technological choice and application that is small-scale, decentralized, labor-intensive, energy-efficient, environmentally sound, and locally controlled.[1] Both Schumacher and many modern-day proponents of appropriate technology also emphasize the technology as people-centered.[2] Appropriate technology has been used to address issues in a wide range of fields.
Stylus Shoot-Out: Which writing stylus will reign supreme?
There are many, many styluses for the iPad out there. I know, because I’ve looked at a lot of them, putting together reviews (and drawings) for nearly three dozen pens and writing implements for tablets and handling even more. But even the most extensive chart doesn’t always get to the heart of the question that tablet owners want to know: Which stylus is well-suited for what I want to do? To answer that question, we’re going to dive into specific tasks and how they’re handled by specific capacitative styluses. My goal: Bring you the three best tools for writing, sketching, painting, navigation, multifunction capabilities, music-making, and kid-friendliness.
These Mad Scientists Want to Replace Solar Panels With Potted Plants
Designer Fabienne Felder wants to reupholster jumbo jets with moss. In her vision, passengers will sit on verdant tufts while the bryophytes purify the air and use electrons captured during photosynthesis to power the Direct TV panels on the seat backs. Many would think Felder was crazy, but biochemist Dr. Paolo Bombelli and plant scientist Ross Dennis from the University of Cambridge were impressed with her brio and offered her the opportunity to collaborate with their lab.
28 High Resolution Wood Textures For Designers
Once in a while, you may want to try a different approach in design. If the concept/idea is green or nature related, wood elements can fit in pretty nice and they are fundamentally suitable. In this article, we attempt to showcase you 28 High Resolution Wood Textures designers can take full advantage of. Unable to create realistic wood texture from scratch in Photoshop is no longer an obstacle.
