New Graphics Tech Promises Speed, Hyperrealism

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/unlimited-detail-3-d-graphics/

"...an Australian hobbyist says he has created a technology that can churn out high-quality, computer-generated graphics for video games and other applications without the need for graphics chips or processor-hungry machines."

Opera Mobile Browser for iPhone, Android

Opera Mobile Browser was released for for  iPhone and has logged a million downloads so far.




Here's a couple of reviews:










http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-04/16/the-new-iphone-browser-an-opera-mini-review.aspx


http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/04/16/opera-mini-acid-test-failure/

Design: So You Need A Typeface? - Inspiration Lab

via Eóin Cunningham




InspirationLab.WordPress.com/2010/04/16/so-you-need-a-typeface/

                                     

Education: The Examined Life, Age 8 - NYTimes.com

Via by Eóin Cunningham
 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/education/edlife/18philosophy-t.html

"A few times each month, second graders at a charter school in Springfield, Mass., take time from math and reading to engage in philosophical debate. There is no mention of Hegel or Descartes, no study of syllogism or solipsism. Instead, Prof. Thomas E. Wartenberg and his undergraduate students from nearby Mount Holyoke College use classic children’s books to raise philosophical questions, which the young students then dissect with the vigor of the ancient Greeks."Read More

Cute Puzzle Games

http://nekogames.com/hoshisaga/hoshi5/main.swf