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TECHi Interface covers operating systems, developer tools, software ecosystems, and the platforms developers build on. From iOS and Android updates to new programming frameworks, API launches, and the tools shaping how software gets built. Where the code meets the user.
The Price of Creativity: How Designers are Being Cheapened By the Internet
There is a bit of a conundrum going on in the creative professional community. The problem? The Internet is seemingly...
Ancient Greek Technological Marvels are Child’s Play… Literally!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPVCJjTNgk Those ancient Greeks think they're so great, developing an astonishingly-accurate mechanism for predicting astrological events over 2000 years ago....
Social Networking Gets Physical with Tableau
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17280777[/vimeo] Out of the big box marked 'stuff that will blow your mind today' busts John Kestner's Tableau. Tableau is...
The Future of Phones is… Stickers?
Y'know how experts are always forecasting that we'll soon be using our phones for everything, including ePayments and eTicketing and...
Because Regular Rubik’s Cubes Weren’t Hard Enough
To the best of my knowledge, the Techi crew has let fly with a number of interesting Rubik's Cubes in...
Smoking is Bad For Your Cellphone
This would be so rad, if I didn't mind looking like a total chimney. Before you is the 'world's smallest'...
The iPad Gets Its First All-Digital Magazine Today
Virgin's Project magazine is set to revolutionize the way we think about content consumption on the iPad with the world's...
What is Part of the iOS 4.2 Update?
Here's a short list of what you can expect in the new iOS update for iPads, iPod Touches, and iPods...
Man Turns Himself Into Human Jukebox – No One Knows Why
I can't remember the last time I swallowed a foreign object on purpose. I think I was, like, six, and...
Nike’s DeLorean Shoes Are a Total Magnet for BttF Jokes
This is heavy, guys. Okay, um, where to begin... - The way I see it, if you're gonna build a...
Scrawl: Photoshop For the Real World?
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16430181[/vimeo] I don't know exactly how far this Augmented Reality (AR) thing is really going to go, but I do...
Laser-Guided Slingshot is High- and Low-Tech All At Once
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBcq4_EhIoM Maybe the Jenga Pistol I posted earlier today didn't tickle your fancy. Maybe your fancy has nerve damage. Maybe...
A Screen Made of 25 iPads
If you happened to find yourself at Tokyo Designer's Week this year, you surely saw iProject25 - a just-shy-of-completely-monstrous display...
Magazines Explore Augmented Ads, But It Won’t Save Them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTeJW3IDrI0 Augmented Reality has been gaining popularity with the growth of smart phones throughout the world, and it appears that...
Hacked Kinect Art Program Totally Rules Despite Current Uselessness
http://vimeo.com/16818988 Because you're awesome, have this quick video of Mehmet Akten playing with his prototype for a 3D art program...
Because You Need to Fit an Enormous Amount of Text Into an Excruciatingly Small Space
I'm a fan of 6pt type, but this is ridiculous. Computer science professor Ken Perlin has decided to claim the...
Another Apple Prototype Leaked: the iBox!!
Illustrator James Gurney has found a prototype of Apple's next big release: the iBox. This is big, guys. I can't...
Instagram: Four Lessons For a Wildly Successful App
With Apple's App Store and the Android Market now literally filled with hundreds of thousands of apps, it's getting increasingly...
Your Halloween Costume Will Never Be As Ambitious As This. Ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pucbRCRHxk Oh, hey, I just realized I'm an inconsiderate jerk, and never asked you how your Halloween was. How'd it...
Sorry I’m Late, Guys – Car Got Stuck In My Printer Again
Soon, you may have an entirely new scapegoat for not attending all manner of functions: a printer jam. 3D printing...