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Designing for bigger screens

evolution in computer screen sizes from 1999 to 2012

Reasonably big monitors have finally become the most common class of desktop computer screen, dethroning the 1024×768 resolution that was long the target for web design. Read More

Google Glasses

Instead of peering into smart phone screens to learn or communicate, the Internet giant imagines a future where people wear hipster bifocal frames (with or without prescription glass) containing a built in camera, speaker, microphone and tiny monitor. Read More

Encyclopedia Britannica to stop printing books

I remember using my parents Encyclopedia Britannica in 1983 for a book report and it didn’t have half of the information I needed back then. Can you imagine still having to rely on a book for all of your worldly knowledge? Another end of an era killed by the web. Not sure if I’m sad or glad.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — After 244 years, Encyclopedia Britannica will cease production of its iconic multi-volume book sets.
Britannica usually prints a new set of the tomes every two years, but 2010′s 32-volume set will be its last. Instead, the company will focus solely on its digital encyclopedia and education tools. Read More