poetic design video

this is the video i made for our poetic design assignment:
Poem written by Cristian Pena

Design Poetics Part 2&3

Poem Created By Carmen Zabala

Facebook is the Google+ Killer

When Google+ first came out everyone was excited.  We all thought, "wow, could this actually make facebook obsolete?"  It didn't. And it won't. Google+ is nothing more then a bland boring copy of facebook.  There isn't anything special about it at all. There's no unique thing that makes people want to keep using it.  When you get there you think to yourself, "now what?"

What first got people's attention was the 'invite only' aspect of Google+.  We thought that it was cool to ba apart of something that not everyone was able to access.  Once we looked past that though there really wasn't anything else that was special.  

Google+ is simple but yet still confusing.  It doesn't seem to have a purpose other then trying to take down facebook, which isn't going to happen any time soon.

I tried Google+ once and thats all the time I needed to decide to delete my account.  There is no point trying to beat facebook, especially when you don't have the capability to do so.

http://gizmodo.com/5848577/why-google%252B-will-never-beat-facebook

Facebook finally comes to the iPad

With all the apps that can be used by the iPad one very obvious one was missing, Facebook.  It would seem that you would think that having Facebook on the iPad would be a no-brainer but it just wasn't done. Until now.
On October 10, 2011, Facebook finally announced their first app for the iPad.  In their press release the people over at FB said that their new app will not only have the popular features of Facebook like photos and games, but that they will also be optimized for the special capabilities of the iPad.
Being both a iPad owner and a Facebook lover I am very pleased to here this news.  I used to have to go through the internet to view the Facebook webpage.  Now I'll be able to enjoy it using my iPad the way it was meant to be used.

Modified iPhone Detects Blood Disorders

I read an article on technologyreview.com about a new cheap lens developed at the University of California that allow a cell phone's camera to detect the shapes of cells in a blood sample.  This can allow diagnosing blood conditions in places without medical infrastructure.
The system is designed to let field workers to take pictures of blood samples from their patients, and send them to doctors through the cellular network.  Unlike other similar devices this one is inexpensive.  This is possible because it is made out of a very simple lens made from a single ball of glass, about one millimeter in diameter and held in position with a small piece of rubber.  This small size allows for a good magnification result.
One downside to this new technology is that the image is significantly distorted except for one small area directly behind the lens.  This flaw is corrected however by a software that takes multiple shots of the blood sample and then combining them to create a clear image.
The system was developed using the iPhone 4 but it can be adapted to cheaper phones with lower camera quality.

http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/38793/?p1=MstRcnt

Steve Jons RIP

On October 5, 2011, the world lost one of it's greatest visionaries.  After a long battle with cancer, Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56.  Jobs was responsible for so many things that have become essential to our world. Without him there would be no ipods in you pocket, no iphones in your hands, and no macbooks on your lap.
He was a visionary.  He changed the standards of personal technology.  His co-workers always expressed how good of a person he was.  I believe that with out him Apple would have never been so successful or even in existence.  Jobs had the ability to push the envelope to it's limit, and then push it further.  Thanks to him we can all enjoy life a little more.