A few link to start the week: AR for libraries, Accessible Musical Slideshows (Spectronics), Health Care Design, Big Data (GigaOM)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:55 AM PDT

AR FOR THE LIBRARY (Supports productivity for librarians)
The article below discusses an Android-based app developed by Miami Unversity's Augmented Reality Research Group:
Awesome Augmented Reality App Could Save Librarians Hours Audrey Watters, ReadWriteWeb, 3/27/11
In the related video, Dr. Bo Brinkman (Miami University-Ohio) demonstrates the prototype AR app using a Samsung Galaxy Tab:

Although there are probably more creative ways to use AR in libraries, this application is a start!

INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION APP
Make musical slideshows in minutes - switch accessible too! Barbara Landsberb, Spectronics Blog, 12/17/10
An image of the Slideshow Maker

Slideshow Maker was designed to work on a range of displays, including touch screens. It it easy to use.
Slideshow Maker Manual This is an external link

(1.8 MB) Note: SlideshowMaker was not yet available in the US at the time of the above post. If I find a video about Slideshow Maker, I will post it here.

HEALTH CARE
The article below is a must-read for anyone thinking about developing applications for health care professionals, clinics, hospitals, patients, etc. In my opinion, it is very important to look at the "Big Picture", especially for techies who are finding themselves taking on responsibilities related to information architecture in this field.
For the Future of Health Care Design, Look Beyond the Hospital Fast Company Design, 3/25/11 "Here, Jean Mah and Robin Guenther, two health-care design experts at architecture firm Perkins + Will, look at what the future holds for our health care systems." -Ed. (Fast Company)

BIG DATA
In the article below, the topic of "Big Data" is addressed. Handling all of the numbers and information visualization tasks needed for humans to understand and efficiently and effectively make use of the "Big Data" will require low power computing solutions.

The World of Big Data Needs Low Power Computing

Katie Fehrenbacher, GigaOM, 3/24/11

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Blog posts from the GigaOM Structure Big Data Conference

Multitouch and Gesture News (Part I) : NUITEQ Updates

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 03:20 PM PDT

In this post, I'd like to share some news from NUITEQ, a privately held multi-touch software technology that is based in Sweden. NUITEQ is known for Snowflake Suite, a multi-touch application that is used in a variety of situations.

"NUITEQ is as happy as a kid in a candy shop to announce that it has released version upgrade 1.9.4 of its award-winning, industry leading multi-touch software product Snowflake Suite" - Harry van der Veen, NUITEQ

The screen shot below gives a nice view of the range of applications that included in Snowflake Suite: