Mac OS X 10.7, or Lion as it’s better known, is released today and it’s just not its weatlh of features that sets this release apart. Lion is the first operating system to be released almost exclusively as a download, as well as being one of the cheapest OS at only £20.99 (or $29.99 if…
READ MOREThe ever insightful Jeffrey Zeldman recently lectured on the skills and opportunities that should be the top of every web designer’s list. Titled ‘What Every Web Designer Should Know’, his keynote speech in Atlanta confirms the best practices we feel important here at Gooii. Great importance is placed on designing around content, my personal belief…
READ MOREThis is a great story about how an app called ‘Hidden’ was used to recover a stolen MacBook. Apple has long had an app that can locate a lost iPhone or iPad but ‘Hidden’ goes one step further by taking photos from the laptop’s webcam and sending them back to the owner. In this case…
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Doctors in Canada have been studying the ability some blind people have to “see like bat” by listening to echoes. The doctors found that “visual brain areas play an important role for echolocation in blind people… which seems uncannily similar to vision”. Dr Lore Thaler of the University of Western Ontario hopes that with further…
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If you’ve ever tried, or are lucky enough to own a 3D TV, you’ll notice a crisper, sharper image than that experienced in the cinema. With glasses free 3D still a few years away, the biggest problem facing 3D TV manufactureres is that of content. Samsung are looking to addess the issue by providing a…
READ MORENottingham based Crytek are currently top of the UK gaming charts with the excellent Crysis 2, available on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. What’s especially impressive is they’ve managed to beat off all software releases for the new, and rather spiffy, Nintendo 3DS console. As well as being the UK’s top selling game, Crysis 2…
READ MOREI doubt there’s a design company in the world, let alone here in Nottingham, who doesn’t get excited the day Apple announce their new products. Here at Gooii it’s the main topic of morning conversation, a subject that crops up again quickly at lunch. Rather than revolutionise the device, the iPad 2 builds on the…
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‘Drawing Inspiration’ is a new short film, by a group of very talented young artists, animators and writers. Directed by Tim McCourt and Wesley Louis and written by Steve Stamp and Tim McCourt, the film showcases their exquisite story telling abilities with beautiful illustration and animation. I’m also very proud to say that director/writer Tim…
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There’s an interesting article on combining typefaces at the Web Designer Depot. The article articulates the processes and thinking most designers go through when producing layouts for web or print. Most designers will have a natural instinct for this but it provides an intresting confirmation of our thought processes and provides great advice for young…
READ MOREO2 are to offer wi-fi in public places, a service already provided by company’s such as BT. The big difference here is the new service will be available to everyone, not just O2 customers, and for free. By 2013 O2 aim to double the amount of “premium hotspots” currently offered by BT, which is great…
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