In June of 2007 when the very first iPhone was released a change began for not only Apple customers, but also everyone who uses computers, phones, or any type of electronic device. Touch interfaces became mainstream.
The iPhone was far from being the first touch interface—the technology has existed since the 1970s—but with the launch of the iPhone, then Android phones, then iPads and tablets, touch interfaces became a natural way for us to control our devices.
Now it’s time for our computers to catch up.
The Desktop Gap
For all of the advantages of touch interfaces, they still don’t work very well for fine movements needed in crafting spreadsheets More…
Jul 26, 2016
Clarity® Visual Control Station™ (VCS™) is a flexible and easy-to-use video wall processor designed to capture, display and manage multiple sources on a video wall.
Jul 18, 2016
There was a recent article in Advertising Age sponsored by USA Today that asked advertising executives what “Creativity” meant to them. Responses ran the gamut. Below are some examples:
“Creativity is surprise and delight”“Creativity is taking existing things and recombining them in ways that are completely new and fresh.”“True creative is original, which is a very high standard.”“To me, creativity is something that sparks the imagination [about a brand] in an ingenious way.”“Creativity is leaving an old belief behind.”
My sister, who is an artist, is fond of saying “creativity is messy.” And I think that gets to the heart of the mythology of More…
Jul 11, 2016
Planar, a Leyard company showcased the new Planar® LookThru™ Transparent OLED with full HD resolution and touch interactivity at InfoComm 2016.
Jul 08, 2016
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
What started out as a meditative aid for Zen Buddhists has become so familiar a question that it’s cliché. If it were created in modern times the question might be: which comes first, content or hardware? Without the content there’s nothing to play on the hardware and without the hardware there’s no reason for the content.
More than 4K
The move from 1080p (HD) displays to 4K (UHD) displays is similar to the move from SD to HD in that content is lagging behind the hardware. Video creators are slowly adopting the 4K standard as cameras and displays improve. But the biggest difference in the move from HD to 4K More…
Jul 05, 2016