Rich points out that we may have some progress on using micro-usb as a universal device connector. That would be awesome. I carry the most disastrous bag of wallwarts and cables now to keep everything going.
On the other hand, a new connector type for HDMI is coming. Sigh. The A/V connector/cable world remains a disaster.
Many good refs on the net for cable and connector types. Just discovered Hardware Book for instance.
Had a great father’s day, got some cool photo tools, some books that look great, and a couple of games since I have played Left4Dead and Fallout3 to death. Here’s some stuff I didn’t get and probably for good reason.
Physical Stuff:
Virtual Stuff:
* Mint.com. Like the idea of automated analysis of my financials, but I am just not going to give another party access to all my financial credentials. They should license these tools to financial service firms for use on their own websites.
* Cisco Network Magic. Nice review. Congrats to the former Pure Networks team.
* Filemaker Bento iPhone app. I regularly get sucked into thinking I need a database and this app is sucking me in again. I know tho I will enter 7 records and abandon the damn thing so I am holding off.
Just one item here, a classic: Sweet spreadsheet grill eliminates BBQ turf disputes — I know a lot of people who would probably like this
* Graph Paper Napkins. To better help you design a breakthrough on the back of napkin.
* Defendius Lock System. Prevents you from going at night when you’ve had too much.
* Veneer Toolbox. I’m not handy, so maybe I can just make my tools look awesome.
* Rollaway bar. Actually I’d use it for gear stowage.
* Domino Coffee Table
copper & concrete :::: lamps. interesting, particularly the ones that embed power outlets in the tower. i don’t need a lamp but a stylish power strip would be awesome.
Desks at Espasso : Design Milk. Awesome desks.
Core77 / design magazine + resource / post — I was an avid collector as a kid, these are just cool looking. Admire the innovation.
Arrgh my contacts are gooneee! | Tongfamily.com — poor rich. I am having the same problems too. Fundamentally the problem is too many codebases trying to manage contact data, trying to sync contact data. And all these codebases go in and munge the contact data rather than just treating it as an opaque blob. same problem with calendar data. i am looking forward to the iphone directly syncing with exchange so i can get all these other pieces of code out of the equation.
Contemporary jewelry by Moshiko — awesome looking stuff
LiTraConâ„¢ via toolmonger. Pretty awesome.
Open Architecture Network | Improving living standards through collaborative design — seems cool. Why shouldn’t architecture have an open source element?
Yesterday was art from lightbulbs. Today a company that renders financial data into 3d sculptures — MoCo Loco: WRLDs System
PowerPoint Presentation – Putting the Fun in Functional — good summary of the basics of game mechanics and how they can be applied to broader classes of software and services