There’s a philosophy behind the design of every Nokia technology and now they’re showing us what’s up with gesture controls. When I was sent to Nokia Connection ‘09 the only semblance of gesture control was the turning over ringing phone to turn it to silent mode. Newer phone models allow you to put your palm over the screen to automatically silence it. An additional “palm to face” on the phone sends an SMS saying “sorry I’m in a meeting — call you later.”

The video above shows how Nokia is studying gestures. Different localities have different ways of expressing feelings and a courteous gesture in one country may actually be considered rude in another. so how does gesture control really work and become ubiquitous? Well, Nokia doesn’t seem to have an answer yet, but some movements such as blowing a kiss to your phone to send an SMS to a loved one or twirling your phone around to activate a “Presence” service may be the first steps in understanding gestures and technology.

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The new keynote Remote is tons better than the built in wireless remote control that comes with your Mac. I just bought this app from the iTunes store for 0.99 cents and for that amount – you get tons more in terms of presentation productivity.

You can choose either portrait or landscape mode for presenting. I personally prefer the landscape mode, allowing me to see the next slide in the presentation without having to turn my back. When viewing transitions like Smart Objects, going back to previous slides loads the previous object — which is kick ass! The former version of Keynote didn’t have this option.

The only downside is that the app doesn’t work when no WiFi network is available.

Check it out now — KEYNOTE REMOTE for Keynote ‘09 users at the iTunes store!

[image from Apple iTunes Store]

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Normally, you’re just under the Google lens when you’re sitting in front of a Web browser aimed at one of Google’s services. With an Android-based phone in my pocket, Google can be collecting data about me and my habits 24/7. It wouldn’t be very hard for Google to use nearby cell tower data to figure out that I spend a half an hour inside one of two specific comic book shops nearly every Wednesday. [CST]

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But it also means that couples do rely on SMS as a significant means of communication, rather than making actual phone calls.

I’l ask you now – how many SMS messages do you send a day to your loved one, compared to calling. Back here, the price of 8-10 SMS messages is more or less equivalent to one minute on the phone. If I can make my message clear in less than 10 exchanges of text, then it would mean that SMS would be the valued medium of choice.

But you know … personally, if I have an issue to discuss with a friend or significant other, I’d rather meet them in person than send text. It’s more meaningful that way.

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A few hours ago I participated in a Kodak impromptu photo contest and won first place – the prize being a spanking new V610.

The V610 is Kodak’s claim to fame for two things – it is the world’s smallest 10x optical zoom camera and it is also one of the world’s first consumer cameras with Bluetooth connectivity built in.

I won’t do a very technical overview of V610, because you can read one here.

Let’s talk about the Bluetooth experience. Bluetooth sending options include:

QVGA XGA (recommended for phones)
4×6 Print Quality
6.0MP Full Resolution

After choosing the type of resolution, you will have the option of pairing the camera with the Bluetooth device whether it be a phone, wireless printer, laptop or PDA. Sending files is a breeze with the first two options while it would take roughly one minute to send a 6.0MP picture. Below is a shot I took for the “make a mobile phone wallpaper” category. It took me 2 seconds to send the file via Bluetooth to my iBook. The picture you see below has not been resized and, thank the gods, portait images do not have to be rotated when ‘toothed.

The 10x zoom can be shown via these shots:

This is a close up …

Of this … in sepia mode. There are four color modes available – natural colors, dim colors, sepia and black and white.

The Kodak Perfect TouchTM color correction gives a huge advantages to photographers who really suck. Like here:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Do I have complaints? Well, for one the camera flash sticks out to the left which is the position where you’d keep your fingers to steady the camera. It will be common to experience your hands covering the flash.

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