David Emery OnlineFolding Plug
This is mighty clever; the only plug I ever actually carry is my MacBook plug so if Apple would buy this and integrate into their cables asap that would be lovely…
Visit ➔Girls - Hellhole Ratrace
Such a good song – it sounds ‘classic’ from the very first time you hear it.
Visit ➔Nearby on Your Phone
We’ve always liked the idea of showing you photos taken in a particular place […] Today we’re bringing that ability to the smartphone mobile site. For those devices that support it (currently Android and the iPhone with the new 3.0 software), the Mobile Nearby page will figure out where you are in the world and show you photos that have been taken in the same area.
I had forgotten that the version of Safari that ships with iPhone OS 3 has location services built in, which is pretty darn awesome. Location services are the next big thing, and this is one of the key enablers.
Visit ➔Fever° Red hot. Well read.
Your current feed reader is full of unread items. You’re hesitant to subscribe to any more feeds because you can’t keep up with your existing subs. Maybe you’ve even abandoned feeds altogether. Fever takes the temperature of your slice of the web and shows you what’s hot.
I’ve been waiting for Fever for a while now as I’m very much still in a RSS reader wilderness, and Bloglines is definitely getting worse not better. Sadly though Fever doesn’t quite look like what I’m after, although it does look beautiful – I’m not too interested in the ‘Fever’ Digg-style personal recommendation thing, and the rest of the reading experience looks like it’s not quite what I’m looking for (see the link above for my rather particular feature set I’m after).
However, I’m not 100% sure that it’s not what I’m after but I can’t tell as there’s no live demo, and there’s no way I’m going to put down $30 without having a go first. I have absolutely no problem with adopting a desktop-app style model (pay upfront and install yourself) for web software but a key part of that is being able to try it first. Can anyone who’s bought Fever tell me whether it meets the list of criteria here?
Seriously considering writing my own one at this point, but that’s probably more hassle then it’s worth…
Visit ➔Olympus E-P1
The first Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus pays unabashed homage to the Pen F; from the classic styling to the long running teaser campaign running in print and online, the E-P1 doesn’t just wear its influences on its sleeve; it shouts about them from the rooftops (and is referred to in some parts of the world as the ‘Digital Pen’). There’s even a subtle engraving on the chrome edge of the top plate that reads ‘Olympus Pen Since 1959’.
Like I really need another camera. Thanks guys.
Visit ➔There is a fold
Back in 2007, at the lovely @media conference (which I’ll be attending this year again in a couple of weeks) as part of the High-Noon Shoot-Out session, Drew McLellan argued passionately that ‘There Is No Fold’. He had placards and everything:
Photo by Jason Santa MariaThe ‘fold’, for those of you that don’t know, is a term used in the newspaper industry referring to the fold of a folded newspaper – anything above half-way up the page is ‘above the fold’ and is of more importance as it’ll be seen when the paper is folded on a news stand. This term has successfully made the journey into the web-world (unlike many of the newspapers…), and now refers to the content you can see on a web page without scrolling.
Of course – and what Drew is referring to with the placards – is that on the web, the concept of ‘the fold’ doesn’t really make much sense; there is no ‘one’ window size – everyone uses different size screens, and you might not have your window maximised, so...
Read more ➔Discovery
We’ve just launched this little one-page site for Discovery, the new project by members of Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot. It’s great – I think (unless something else comes along) it’s the sound of the summer for me.
Also, look out for some mildly interesting js-based scaling and layout on the site, keeping everything in check.
Visit ➔Fanfarlo - Reservoir for $1
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As regular readers will know I’m a fan of Fanfarlo, and their debut album Reservoir is a brilliant piece of work (for the lazy/NME journalist in you: think Arcade Fire meets Beirut. Ish). If you haven’t picked it up already, you now have no excuse – they’re selling it for $1 (with some extra tracks to boot!).
Go now, it will be the best $1 (62p!) you’ve spent all year.
Visit ➔The New Jack Penate Website
At work we’ve just launched the new site for Jack Peñate, which features all kinds of jParallax-based crazy scrolling flowers.
Really happy with the way this one turned out…
Visit ➔The Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15 to 20
Such a lovely little song - think LCD Soundsystem with a dash of early CSS.
The Phenomenal Handclap Band - 15 to 20
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