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Actionable Notifications: Vision and Design

Design ideas for evolving notifications in the context of multiple devices: “actionable notifications,” treating them as new objects in the time stream of a user’s PDI. (post for a PDF download).
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By Edwin
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April 11, 2013

ownCloud: Could This Become An Ecosystem’s “File Stream”?

From February 24, 2013: ownCloud is a free software suite, written in PHP, that provides file storage, synchronization, and sharing. It provides the same basic features of Dropbox or Box.net. It also provides a …
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By Edwin
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February 27, 2013
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Incoming Calls Shouldn’t Interrupt Video Recording on Smartphones

Smartphones should not interrupt users’ video recording sessions when calls come in, especially if users choose to ignore those calls, whether through inaction or via tapping "ignore" on a notification. Yet, this is what …
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By Edwin
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February 7, 2013

Amazon MP3s Now Buyable Via iOS: Grants +2 to Its “Your Music, Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device” Aura

The Amazon MP3 store is now optimized for iOS devices….[so now], you can purchase music from Amazon's catalog…directly from an iPhone or iPod touch…. Additionally, purchases will be available for immediate streaming and download …
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By Edwin
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January 20, 2013

Nuance’s Wintermute Could Be a “PDI-Level Property/Service”

…Project Wintermute [is] a platform agnostic voice recognition service that lives in the cloud…. intelligently saving search queries and context across platforms.from Nuance hopes to make cross-platform voice recognition a reality with Project Wintermute …
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By Edwin
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January 18, 2013
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User Experience of Ecosystems

Usage is the best identifier of a person's device ecosystem, not the devices' manufacturers.
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By Edwin
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January 11, 2013