Image Data Analysis

I saw this interesting image analysis demonstration few days ago.
Beside the fact that one of the contributors is teaching in the university I 'visited', I thought it could be a good concept for other tools.




Source: Fascinating! Content Aware Image Resizing
And comments: A Tempest In A Teacup?
And more comments: Image Resizing: Third Party Online Working Demo


What if we could apply this to eMail as well?
Let's say that you wake up in the morning to a list of 200 eMails in your Inbox...

Imagine you could resize the Inbox (of use another controller, such as a slider) to filter out eMails, based on the level of 'energy'/'relevancy' and so on.

We all know tools that assist you file and filter these types of eMails - but to actually be able to see the 'spam' vanish would be a great, satisfying experience.

I plan to work on it (when I have some time...)

E.T.

Technorati Tags: image, Adobe

Club Penguin

Last year my young daughter came to me and said: "I need a Job"

"Why?" I asked. "So I could subscribe to clubpenguin and buy an ice castle to my penguin" she replied.
She also wanted to buy a disco floor for the castle (and she was laughing when I showed her what disco was all about...).

So our connection to the club was established long time ago...



As "...Club Penguin has joined the Walt Disney Company in a business partnership..." time will tell if the Penguin will save its unique experience and features - or would it become an extension to the other Disney network (Mini-penguin)...

The "official" image may hold the answer:

(press release)

Club Penguin price tag was around $700,000,000....

E.T.

Technorati Tags: clubpenguin, Disney

Buzzword Preview

I was looking into "Buzzword" an Adobe Flex based word-processor from developed by virtub.

Beyond beta related issues (loosing connection to the server and other errors), the Buzzword behave as an application (not as a Web application / Website).

Like other current (online) word processors, Buzzword is focused on the practical features and not on everything.

The main features I liked were:

1. Group Tool Tip - When hovering on the toolbar, Buzzword present the tips to all the items in the category - allowing the user to find what s/he looking for without the need to 'click around' for help.
   
   
   
   
2. Table Controller - Buzzword introduce a very simple and powerful interface for controlling a table. It is simple to use the toolbar (as in other applications), and you could also edit/control the table, using in-place controller. It is really cool way to add and remove rows and columns without looking context.
   
   
   
   
3. Color Schemes - Buzzword makes it easy to select and to use matching colors across the document. Just select a scheme and stay with it.
   
   

There are many other nice features, some are common and some may differentiate Buzzword from other similar offerings.

For early access to "Buzzword" click here.


E.T.

Technorati Tags: beta, Adobe, Buzzword, Flex