Friday inspiration...

A few things of interest...

I've recently subscribed to the New York Times technology blog and already I feel better informed! A Parent's Struggle With A Child's iPad Addiction got me thinking about different ways kids learn and express their creativity and the comment trail led me to MIT's Lifelong Kindergarten where I found this fantastic program called, 'Singing Fingers'. Have you heard about this? Check out the clip above - amazing.

Powerhouse have just completed a very interesting project called China Heart, a mobile app they describe as a 'locative mobile story/ game that is part love story, part mystery...meshing video, real-world art installation and performance with a rich GPS gaming experience' which also 'takes players on a walking tour of significant locations in Sydney's Chinatown'. I think we're going to see a lot more of this type of project. If you're intersted in how they made it all happen there's a detailed post here.

...and finally, I loved this Gen X ode to the passing of an era, The Fading Sounds of Analogue Technology (although I really don't miss that modem connection screech!).