Thoughts about design and technology.

Google’s Android mobile phone platform is getting closer to making it into actual devices and with it comes new apps that we can expect to see. Some initial ones were selected through the Android Developer Challenge. Here are five of them that I thought were particularly interesting:

PhoneBook 2.0 - Seems like where cell phone contacts […]

It was that time again for me to look at new cell phone options. My two-year contract with Cingular was over and I already decided a while ago that Verizon Wireless was looking better this time around. It also meant it was time for a new phone. I had a Windows Mobile-based smartphone the last […]

“No one is podcasting.”
— Old Media (Newspapers)
“Everyone is podcasting.”
— New Media (Web, generally tech geeks)
Well, both sides are right. The confusion seems to be with the perception of what podcasting is. Podcasting is audio or video content recieved through a subscription, or feed, and then synced, or downloaded, to an iPod.
Now, if you’re like me, […]

A Google Image Search has sent me into the future of NEC technologies. Upon closer examination, the Internet Archive shows this area of the NEC Design Japanese website was originally launched in 2003 to show “Near-Future Ubiquitous Networking Devices Visualized by Designers.”
Some of the potential products described are pretty interesting. The mobile phone and the […]

When it comes to designing for the web or any type of on-screen presentation, the design is based on the format you have to work with. This applies to any medium really, but has been more difficult for the computer since it’s always changing.
The internet is causing even more format changes as the website goes […]

Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show defines what kind of technology we should expect within the next 1-2 years. It’s been my fifth year at the show and I’ve gotten pretty good at checking out everything that I’m particularly interested in. Some of these have been the primary focus of the show these last few […]

There quite a few beginnings here for me. The two big ones being this site’s release and my venture into the world of blogging. The other is more of a personal achievement of getting on the right track towards future goals.
This new website, DistinctiveQuality.com, will showcase some of my design work as well as […]