Pleasure and Pain

Measuring the impact of new technology on human experience

Pleasure and Pain: photos by Whitney G. Hess

September 2008 IxDA NYC: Dan Saffer’s Tap is the New Click

September 22nd, 2008 · Comments

In the midst of everything last week, I attended Dan Saffer’s presentation Wednesday night at the IxDA NYC monthly meet-up, hosted at the beautiful R/GA offices (I particularly like the gated courtyard/parking lot in front of the building).
Dan gave the same talk at Web 2.0 Expo NY earlier in the day, but I had missed [...]

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My Beef with the NYC Taxicab Touchscreens

July 7th, 2008 · Comments

If you’ve ridden in a NYC taxicab in the past 6 months, you’ve likely noticed the touchscreen TV in the back seat. At first I thought this was a great innovation — GPS-powered maps to show the distance between me and my destination, real-time local news, restaurant reviews and events listings.
Then I tried using one.
As [...]

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