The User Experience of Apple’s 3D Touch
Apple continues to feed our desire for faster, more efficient technology. Get ready to press a bit harder…
The Current State of VR
It’s been almost three years since the initial Oculus kickstarter sparked a modern interest in virtual reality headsets.…
Our 2015 Tech Wish List
2015 has been a big year for technology. And working in digital means a lot of us have…
The Apple Watch: First Thoughts From A Curious User
I received a Fitbit Charge for Christmas last year and really liked the device, and I haven’t worn…
Developing Custom Apple Watch Apps: A Hanson Demo
You already know that the Apple Watch is Apple’s entry into the blossoming smartwatch and wearable category. It works like this: the computer-on-your-wrist has a symbiotic relationship with your iPhone. Health data read from the watch sensors flows to your phone's activity tracker. Incoming notifications for apps on your phone are routed to your watch, where a click glance removes the need to pull the phone from your pocket.
How do you create custom watch apps that enhance existing iPhone apps? Let’s walk through the process.
Our 2014 Tech Wish List
Here at Hanson, we work in digital every day. So as you may have guessed, many of us have set our sights on tech-related items this Christmas. What made our list?
En Guarde! Couch Knights and the Oculus Rift at PAX East
While there were a lot of cool things demoed at PAX East 2014, the most exciting part of my experience there was getting to try the latest version of the Oculus Rift. The Oculus Rift, for the unaware, is a head-mounted virtual reality display. VR headsets have been forgotten about or made fun of since the mid-90s (rightfully), but the Rift shows that technology can now do the concept justice.
Beacon, Lettuce and Tomato: A Tasty Intro to iBeacons
iBeacons are a common lunch topic here at Hanson. Not just because we’re developing with them, but because it seems everyone is talking about them lately: SXSW, The Washington Post, even Major League Baseball. But what is this technology du jour, how does it work, and what might it offer you?
Smart Appliances: More Connected Technology in the Home from IBS & KBIS 2014
Last month I visited “Design and Construction Week,” the combination of the NKBA Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) and NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas. I was particularly interested in connected technology in the home, and wrote a report on the devices and services that help people control their environments. Now, as a follow up to that, this post highlights the smart appliances and fixtures that caught my attention.
Connected Technology in the Home: A Report from IBS & KBIS 2014
A few weeks ago, I wrote a primer on the Internet of Things. Around the same time, I had the opportunity to attend the combined NKBA Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) / NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) Feb. 4-6 in Las Vegas. One of my goals at the show was to seek out internet-connected products/appliances/fixtures for the home, and see if anything looks really promising. By promising, what I was really looking for was “open connectivity” across all sorts of devices for the home directly from the big manufacturers that exhibit at these shows.
What is the Internet of Things Exactly?
While those in the tech industry have been talking about and experimenting with augmented reality, ambient intelligence and wearable computers for at least a decade, we’re about to see a huge upsurge in physical computing – using digital devices to further connect us to the world we live in. What exactly do we mean by “everywhere computing”? And how do we know its time has come?
The Evolution of Web Hosting
Hanson often provides hosting recommendations, solutions and services to our clients. Like most technologies we deal with, this is a rapidly evolving part of web development. The hosting options available today would appear alien to developers and system engineers from only a few years ago. So for those interested in a little technology time travel, I present: the evolution of web hosting.
