Archive for June, 2007

Microsoft Expression

I have been invited to the official Montreal launch of Microsoft Expression next wednesday at the Ex-centris.
I wasn’t aware of that new incursion of Microsoft in the creative field. Here’s the pitch:
Better Designer Tools for Better End-User Experiences.
Microsoft® Expression® Studio takes your creative possibilities to a new level. The professional design tools [...]

Google Gears

Worlds are colliding* ! Are we going to talk about desktop… 2.0 ?!?
I installed Google Gears a few days ago, just for the sake of curiosity, and didn’t notice anything new since today when, browsing my news feeds in Google reader, I noticed a little green stranger after my name.
Devoured by curiosity I clicked on [...]

Wii optimized web sites, part 3

Filed under TV 2.0, research, wii

Nice implementation of a Wii-friendly UI in wii.yahoo.com.
I am currently mandated to prototype a Wii optimized version of a well-known directory service. Stay tuned!

Microsoft Surface

Good news! With Surface, Microsoft enters the domain of TUI (Tangible User Interface).
I’ll soon write about how TUI are going to change the way we interact with machines and web services. It really indicates that machines are coming closer to our physical world, instead of pushing us into virtuality.
More on this subject very soon.