To my mind, the radically unexpected popularity of SMS is one of the more thought-provoking (new) media developments. The graph above (based on stats from the National IT and Telecom Agency) shows continuous SMS growth and no signs of the … Continue reading
Last week I participated in the Annual Conference of the Society of History of Technology in Las Vegas. There were about 300 participants, among these quite a few from Norway and Sweden. The themes were broad, but with a fair … Continue reading
I was interviewed yesterday about the mainstreaming of video gaming for a feature in Berlingske Tidende. This made me think a bit about how video games have undergone a striking development in terms of cultural acceptance. Nowhere is this more … Continue reading
As you man know, we Japanese have different culture from Denmark. Caused by this, I sometimes feel some kind of “surprises”. Now, I’d like to show an example of these surprises that I felt in daily life. Please see the … Continue reading
“Imagine you are in year 2015. You’re cycling back home after a hard day at work while you talk with a friend using your hands-free. The bluetooth hands-free people started using ten years ago has turned into a microdisplay showing … Continue reading
In the last year I’ve become interested in the history of user-computer interfaces. It turns out that the literature on this topic is largely non-existent apart from a number of accounts of a few pioneering efforts such as those at … Continue reading
