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“One More Thing…” – A critical approach to the Apple 2017 Keynote Presentation

“One More Thing…” – A critical approach to the Apple 2017 Keynote Presentation

But there is “One more thing.” There it was again. These famous words, first introduced by Steve Jobs, where presented at the 2017 Keynote Presentation. It was the first presentation in the official Steve Jobs Theater and the “One...
By Tijs Koops on 09/25/17 Comments Off on “One More Thing…” – A critical approach to the Apple 2017 Keynote Presentation
The New Digital Mall: How Social Media is Changing the Way We Shop

The New Digital Mall: How Social Media is Changing the Way We Shop

E-Commerce and Web 2.0         Before the Internet – if you wanted to buy something, you had to physically enter a store to purchase it: ‘going shopping’ was a social experience by nature because of the...
By Caroline Nisenson on 09/21/16 Comments Off on The New Digital Mall: How Social Media is Changing the Way We Shop
The Logout Project

The Logout Project

We might all have felt this way at some point– scrolling through endless posts and photographs of people who seem like they are living “The Life”: getting that promotion they have dreamed of, marrying the most perfect person in...
By Izumi Otsuka on 10/16/15 Comments Off on The Logout Project
Get Water! Have fun and make a difference

Get Water! Have fun and make a difference

What if someone told you that by playing a fun digital game you could raise awareness to a current global issue, promote learning and education, or perhaps even help solving relevant problems at a local, national and/or international level?...
By Giovanna Salazar Ojeda on 09/18/14 Comments Off on Get Water! Have fun and make a difference
Forget glasses… the future is smart contacts!

Forget glasses… the future is smart contacts!

Eyeware devices have been around for some time with gadgets like Google Glass or BT-200; what they do is to enhance reality by projecting images into our field of vision and this can be films, videogames or the screen...
By Ana Mireles on 09/17/14 Comments Off on Forget glasses… the future is smart contacts!
Translation and Technology: Where are we heading?

Translation and Technology: Where are we heading?

The effects of new digital means of translation are starting to affect the way we interact with the world. If everyone can understand every foreign language with the use of new technology, how can those changes be understood and...
By Giel Veenstra on 09/11/14 2
A Bloody Trail Behind Our Mobile Life: a fair trade mobile phone

A Bloody Trail Behind Our Mobile Life: a fair trade mobile phone

“It is time to be asking questions about technology. Where does it come from? Who makes it? And for what?” ― Bandi Mbubi (@ TED talk) Explosions of two plants that make Apple gadgets. A series of employee suicides...
By Seah Kim on 10/16/12 Comments Off on A Bloody Trail Behind Our Mobile Life: a fair trade mobile phone