attention to detail
Nikon D4 hardware shot at 1000fps in stunning amateur footage
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At 11 full-resolution frames per second, the Nikon D4 is a pretty fast camera by most people's standards. It's not quite a match for the Phantom HD Gold, however, which was recently used in a gorgeous amateur promo video to capture slow motion footage of the D4's shutter at...
Jony Ive, like Steve Jobs, credits his father as design inspiration
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Apple's chief designer Jonathan Ive is back home in the UK today, preparing to receive a knighthood in recognition for his contributions to design and enterprise. Like most of his colleagues at the secretive Cupertino company, Ive is rarely seen or heard from in public, but his current visit...
Gadgetwise Blog: How Sonos Outshines Apple in Home Audio
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Sonos, a maker of wireless home-audio products, shouldn't still be in business, but it is - thanks to its painstaking attention to detail that gives bigger companies like Apple a run for their money....
Da Chip releases second album of Daft Punk chiptune covers, streams it free online
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Creative collective Da Chip has released volume two of its chiptune compilation of Daft Punk covers, which includes a mixture of classic tracks like Da Funk and more modern work from the Tron soundtrack. The attention to detail here is staggering, with each track built up from note-perfect 8-bit...
Ticket Tailor passes 100,000 event tickets sold, by cutting annoying booking fees
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Ticket Tailor, the ticketing selling system for event organisers has sold more than 100,000 tickets, highlighting a need for change to the status quo elsewhere, where additional booking fees are usually added at the point of sale. We covered the launch of the company last year and its aim to change ticket sales...
Camera 1/Camera 2
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When I posted my Instagram comparison shots earlier, people bitched that it wasn’t the same scene, so it wasn’t a fair comparison. Fair enough. John Gruber took the *exact* same shot with an iPhone 4S and a Galaxy Nexus — using the same filter. The results once again speak for...
The Next Web is Hiring a Tech Writer in San Francisco
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We’re looking for a full time (maybe PT if necessary) San-Francisco based tech writer. You need to be incredibly passionate about technology, start-ups, entrepreneurship and Internet culture. You’ll be keen to immerse yourself in the SF technology scene – or indeed already be part of it. You’ll enjoy chasing up...
Ten Dollar Fonts brings incredible experimental typefaces to the masses
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The art of type design is for a special breed of designer. The insane attention to detail required to create typefaces is enough to drive the average person crazy, but somehow a special few are able to master the subtle curves and rules that go into type. Fine typefaces can...
If You Really Want To Innovate Put An Austic Person On Your Team
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This Series On The Future Of The Workplace Is Brought To You By Cognizant Companies who really care about innovation should consider hiring a person who always sees things differently: one with Aspergers syndrome or high-functioning Autism, some experts say. "Innovation is all about looking at things in a new...
The best Google Analytics app, Analytiks for iOS, just got better with version 2
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Back in December of last year, we told you about a really rad app to keep yourself updated on your site traffic if you’re using Google Analytics. The app, called Analytiks, is iOS only, and puts together all of the information you need to see quickly in a few really...
Altsie Wants To Turn Your Local Coffee Shop Into An Independent Movie Theatre
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I don’t tend to write about start-up launches unless a) they’re particularly hilarious, or b) the founder is someone I know well. Every so often, though, I get cold-pitched on something that has the potential to be pretty neat. So neat in fact, that I want the credit for telling...
Soup.me Helps You Overcome Information Overload
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In spite of being valued at one billion dollars by Facebook, finding a specific photo on Instagram can be frustratingly difficult. It seems like a minor problem, but for a service that is as popular as it is, it should be remedied. Instead of waiting around for an in-house solution,...
If you’re a fan of Draw Something then you’ll love the social network Doodle.ly
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Ever since OMGPOP launched Draw Something, there has been a brand new group of artists showing off their touch-screen authored doodles. I’ve seen some seriously amazing art come out of Draw Something, but it’s not really set up for sharing what you’ve draw as of yet. When I saw the...
The Next Web is looking for investigative reporters and feature writers
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We’re looking for writers to join The Next Web’s features team. Feature writers will join us on a freelance basis and be paid per-article. We’re seeking contributors in several categories, but across all of them you must have a few essential traits. Passionate about technology Fast, confident writer Natural attention...
The Ridiculous Hoops Mad Men Had To Jump Through To Use Part Of A Beatles Song
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This story has been making the rounds about how Lionsgate, the studio behind the hit TV series Mad Men, paid somewhere close to $250,000 to license a Beatles song to use in a recent episode of the show. While the money is the part that everyone focuses on, the article...
This Tiny Feature Could Be The One Thing That Keeps Pinterest From Getting Sued For Massive Copyright Infringement
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When adding an image to Pinterest, an online image-sharing network, you're required to enter a caption. This tiny attention to detail from Pinterest's developers could be the thing that keeps them from getting their butts sued off for copyright infringement, according to Itai Maytal, an associate at New York law...
This Tiny Feature Could Be The One Thing That Keeps Pinterest From Getting Sued For Massive Copyright Infringement
Apple iPhone USB charger plug torn down, analyzed
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Electronics technician Ken Shirriff has completed a teardown in minute detail of the Apple iPhone charger, revealing higher-quality manufacturing techniques and parts along with more attention to detail than is normally seen in smartphone chargers. The $29 charger and cable combo costs more to make than a typical AC USB...
Wired tears down the new Nexus Q, shows off all its innards
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Well that didn’t take long. Just after its unveiling this afternoon at the keynote to kickoff Google I/O, Wired has posted a teardown of the new Nexus Q media streamer. There’s not much new learned from the teardown, but you can really see the attention to detail that the...
Happy Mother’s Day: Punchbowl Partners With Amazon For Digital Gift Cards
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When party-planning service Punchbowl expanded into digital greeting cards last fall, it emphasized creating a beautiful experience, just as it did with its party invitations. But CEO Matt Douglas says that for some users, a key piece was still missing — you often don’t just want to send a card,...
New York Times edits article by Mike Daisey it posted just after Steve Jobs’ death due to fabrications
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The New York Times edited an article by now-suspect monologuist and performer Mike Daisey to reflect that questions have been raised about its accuracy. This follows the public radio program This American Life retracting an entire episode of its program starring Daisey. The article, entitled ‘Against Nostalgia‘, was penned by...
New York Times edits article by Mike Daisey it posted just after Steve Jobs’ death due to fabrications
Sparrow Hits The Mark (Plus A Giveaway!)
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One of the common complaints you hear from iOS users is the lack of an adequate Gmail solution. Sure, the native Mail app provides very basic integration with Gmail, like archiving and starring, but what if you want to get beyond that and work with your Priority Inbox? You’re out...
Why 9:41 Is the Official Time of Apple Product Photos | Fast Company
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Why 9:41 Is the Official Time of Apple Product Photos | Fast Company: This is what we call attention to detail. And, at the core, it’s what makes Apple, Apple....
Pad & Quill brings stylish notes to your iPhone and iPad
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Pad & Quill, the makers of The Little Black Book for iPhone and Contega for iPhone have a nifty littles notes app in the App Store whose design was inspired by their cases. What makes Pad & Quill Notes so special is the same thing that makes their cases...
Typing too easy for you? Try posting to Twitter via morse code
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You can post to Twitter from your phone, computer, tablet and just about any other device, but what about with century old telegraph technology? The Tworse telegraph key is a hacked together device, submitted to Hack a Day, that lets you tap out your Tweets in old-timey style. The Tworse key...
Under any doubt as to the potential elegance of an iPad app? Check this out.
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This blew me away. Agile Web Solutions, developers of password creation and security app 1Password have kindly shared details of their upcoming iPad App. Along with a few details came these magnificent screenshots that, partnered with the wonderful attention to detail, really puts in perspective how elegant the iPad experience...
The Ups and Downs of Being a Perfectionist
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Almost everyone out there knows someone who’s a perfectionist, if they aren’t one themselves. Some people are perfectionists in only one aspect of their life (such as school or work) while others apply their perfectionist tendencies to every aspect of their lives. Perfectionism is often looked at by those who...
Review: Hipstamatic for iPhone
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The layout, design, and attention to detail in this camera app are among the best you'll find on the App Store. Not only does Hipstamatic produce great-looking photos -- it's also engaging and fun to use before you ever see the finished product....
Flickr faster with Flickit Pro
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Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone, App ReviewI love Flickr (and alliteration, apparently). That is, I love Flickr on my desktop, and often on my Apple TV. I've never really been in love with the mobile experience, mostly due to long wait times and cumbersome navigation. When Mike Bernardo from Green Volcano...
Ignite Social Media seeks experienced account manager
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Looking to work in social media marketing and have your clients be some of the world's best brands? Know someone who would be perfect for it? Have you/do you work in a traditional agency (PR, advertising, etc.) and find your clients love you but you're ready for the next step?...
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