Yearly Archives: 2013


Have you pressed played on today's  #GoogleDoodle  yet?Saul Bass; the designer…

In album Saul Bass Google Doodle

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Have you pressed played on today's  #GoogleDoodle  yet?

Saul Bass; the designer of famous graphics used to introduce some of the films of the 1940s and 50s, is remembered today on google.co.uk. Born in New York, he began his career in advertising and design in Hollywood, California. Bass is perhaps best known for credits on Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese films – and today you can see an interpretation of his unique style on Google. 

To read more about today's #GoogleDoodle  read this article from +The Guardian which calls the #Doodle  one of the "most elaborate" yet: http://goo.gl/TEm3E

Here's a selection of stills taken from today's design…

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Audi certainly has money to spend on their videos and they do it well

Audi certainly has money to spend on their videos and they do it well

Instead of Spy vs. Spy, Audi gives you Spock vs. Spock
It’s a battle for the ages (if you’re a Trekkie, anyway) as Audi’s latest ad pits new Spock Zachary Quinto’s S7 against O.G. Spock Leonard Nimoy’s Mercedes-Benz CLS in a race to the country club. Fun….

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If your monthly smartphone data tab puts a new car out of your budget a new open-source…

If your monthly smartphone data tab puts a new car out of your budget a new open-source project could still let you use apps in your old car

Ford SmartPhoneLink Could Extend Life of Aftermarket Car Audio – Motor Trend
Newly available hardware interface code from Ford has been contributed to the non-profit Genivi Alliance under the name SmartPhoneLink.

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Automakers considering integrating any Apple proprietary technology should take a…

Automakers considering integrating any Apple proprietary technology should take a lesson from accessory makers

Recognizing that consumer electronics evolve a lot faster than cars get replaced, +Ford Motor Company specifically designed SYNC so that it wouldn't be tied to any one platform. Other automakers should follow suit and only use technologies that are platform agnostic.

Apple’s Rivals See an Edge in Using Wireless Accessories
Manufacturers are gravitating toward wireless connections for Apple’s products, which is helping the market for competitors’ mobile devices.

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