So much has been made of the role of the Internet in this year’s presidential election. In particular, the Obama campaign has made some impressive claims about the success of BarackObama.com in fund-raising and organization of supporters. Even on the most superficial level, the two candidate sites have a lot in common in [...]

Nick weighs in on the IBM / Lotus Symphony release

Gawker’s “investigation” of the little-known functions of the Metrocard vending machines sheds interesting light on seveal usability topics.

Peter gets a handle on rental car parking brakes.

A glimpse into the future of “tactile, immersive, two-handed” input devices.