Signals company blog favicon.ico 2009-08-05T11:55:28.286125+01:00 Signals Our views and thoughts on everything online, new media, technology, and design http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/ DasBlog One for Lydia! http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,86c3e646-0e29-42ba-a543-4e9b427f5b14.aspx 2009-08-05T11:55:28.286+01:00 2009-08-05T11:55:28.286125+01:00 Alastair Paines <p> <object height=344 width=425> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0P-Jl6Hb5Vw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0P-Jl6Hb5Vw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed> </object> </p> <p> This is creepy!! </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/aggbug.ashx?id=86c3e646-0e29-42ba-a543-4e9b427f5b14" /> Keeping the Robot theme going... http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,9f036155-51a2-4a7d-9769-7ca11d9d6514.aspx 2009-08-05T11:07:13.411+01:00 2009-08-05T11:07:13.411125+01:00 Alastair Paines <p> This is almost more freaky than the running robot that Scott blogged about the other day. See what happens when it gets kick 30 seconds in... </p> <object height=344 width=425> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8s3n370mOyg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8s3n370mOyg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed> </object><img width="0" height="0" src="http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/aggbug.ashx?id=9f036155-51a2-4a7d-9769-7ca11d9d6514" /> Little robot that can dance better than 90% of guys I know.... http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,b75b8107-a65a-4fcc-a1dd-87ef3a5a37bd.aspx 2009-08-05T09:29:26.161125+01:00 2009-08-05T09:29:26.161125+01:00 Scott Airth <object width="320" height="265"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3g-yrjh58ms&hl=en&fs=1&">> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true">> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always">><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3g-yrjh58ms&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed> </object><img width="0" height="0" src="http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/aggbug.ashx?id=b75b8107-a65a-4fcc-a1dd-87ef3a5a37bd" /> Augmented reality app for iphone, sweet idea! http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,447cf93b-f5bc-421d-b458-918449a8df86.aspx 2009-08-04T10:23:58.473625+01:00 2009-08-04T10:23:58.473625+01:00 Scott Airth
Skynet getting ever closer http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,efe3ef24-1b6d-4a63-8996-d97bf9622f88.aspx 2009-07-31T16:53:47.629875+01:00 2009-07-31T16:53:47.629875+01:00 Scott Airth
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 Kodu - writing games (for kids!) http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,d2f11d37-9b52-4c31-bdbb-b9cd1dddc0ea.aspx 2009-07-31T15:58:11.833+01:00 2009-07-31T15:58:11.833+01:00 Alastair Paines <p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">I came across an interesting new way of making games on the XBOX community games channel last night: </span><span lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Kodu</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />.<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Allowing non-programmers to make 3D games, the system is aimed at the over 9s and can create some quite extraordinarily complex games.<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Using a simple image based syntax, the user creates pages of script based around ‘if’ and ‘then’ statements (or ‘when’ and ‘do’ as it’s called in Kodu).<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">From a seemingly limited range of choices, it is possible to create a wide range of games, and even some features that the creators are surprised at!<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Take a look and get into programming!<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/kodu/"><font color=#800080>http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/kodu/</font></a> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Al<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p> <p> &nbsp; </p> > <img width="0" height="0" src="http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/aggbug.ashx?id=d2f11d37-9b52-4c31-bdbb-b9cd1dddc0ea" /> Which colour are you - If Twitter was made up of 100 people http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,56e4da72-63ce-4ce7-973e-c537c885ca96.aspx 2009-07-30T10:27:09.139+01:00 2009-07-30T12:13:50.2662374+01:00 Scott Airth

Be careful what you tweet, blog, digg .... http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,3147d959-fed1-487d-834c-ca4f705e29b8.aspx 2009-07-29T14:57:19.841+01:00 2009-07-29T14:57:19.8414989+01:00 Scott Airth
After increasing practise of employees getting reprimanded, suspended or even fired after employers subsequently read what they post online and don't like the look of, now the common person is getting in on the act with lawsuits !

BBC Article

 Marvel give Iron and and Wolverine an anime touch http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,40c2842f-f5d0-4ad9-94c6-5214a4a7113f.aspx 2009-07-27T08:31:56.185+01:00 2009-07-30T08:35:16.9508739+01:00 Scott Airth <p> Iron Man </p> <object width="480" height="295"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_ej7ZlS2oQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h_ej7ZlS2oQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"> </object> <p> Wolverine </p> <object width="480" height="295"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8DsQT2tYSdk&hl=en&fs=1&">> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true">> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always">><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8DsQT2tYSdk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed> </object><img width="0" height="0" src="http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/aggbug.ashx?id=40c2842f-f5d0-4ad9-94c6-5214a4a7113f" /> Tron Legacy - clips in all res, includig high def http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,cae9728a-288b-4cc3-bef3-f73309baa58a.aspx 2009-07-25T09:30:55.641+01:00 2009-07-31T09:30:55.6415564+01:00 Scott Airth
Linky!

And in iMax 3D, sweeeeeeeeeet :D

 Industry cowboys http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,ac0cecea-91c7-4cf4-b632-450ef02afd02.aspx 2009-07-10T08:01:45.276+01:00 2009-07-30T08:21:06.7946239+01:00 Scott Airth
Something that was doing the rounds on the internal email just reminds me how many cowboys are still around from the dotcom boom and still making good money.

http://tinyurl.com/lxgm42

- Scott

 Factgasm! http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,c37d80de-5f03-4fa7-85a0-68789cf88035.aspx 2009-07-02T17:16:42.943+01:00 2009-07-02T17:16:42.9434468+01:00 Signals <p> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Saw this on the BBC news website:<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"><a href="http://stats.oecd.org/oecdfactbook/"><font color=#800080>http://stats.oecd.org/oecdfactbook/</font></a> <o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">In this amazing site you can find out facts and figures on global fertility, happiness, population, life expectancy, domestic products and so much more!<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Facts have never been so much fun!<o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <p> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #003300; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">Al</span> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/aggbug.ashx?id=c37d80de-5f03-4fa7-85a0-68789cf88035" /> There really is an app for everyone http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,4e008be5-7b4e-4b38-a0ef-1acb366db3c3.aspx 2009-06-29T17:10:41.578+01:00 2009-07-02T17:10:41.5782637+01:00 Signals

The iPhone had arrived and the SDK had been fired up and we are on the road to creating our first app!

Looking through the app store it is amazing just how many, and how varied, the choices are!

Any suggestions for an app?

Al