Since iBeacon was (or reannounced) at the iPhone 5s reveal, I’ve been super intrigued by the opportunities it could create for cool app ideas. Major League Baseball is now using iBeacons in their MLB.com At the Ballpark app to provide some cool hyperlocal location stuff for fans when their at the stadium.
Blue: Revolutionizing Baseball Watching with Google Glass
First time time I’ve ever been interested in Google Glass. Amazing HUD app Blue for watching MLB games while stats and more are overlaid using glass. Really does look like it could change the way us nerds watch baseball. Bonkers futuristic stuff.
Real-time Image Asset Generation with Photoshop CC
Adobe Generator is real-time asset generation within Photoshop CC and it looks potentially really cool. Automatically creates image assets (including simultaneous 1x and 2x files) while you work based on layer naming conventions.
Texas FanGuide iOS App
Texas FanGuide is the app every Texas Longhorns die hard fan needs.
Get the Texas FanGuide app for iPhone or iPad and all the latest information on the Horns is just a tap away.
Keep up with the latest news via push notifications and have easy access to the Horns’ roster for during the games. Watch videos from behind the scenes or highlights from the latest recruits.
Accessibility expert warns: stop using carousels
Should you use a carousel on your website? No. Why not? Because testing shows they don’t actually work.
Great looking Google Maps-driven bakery site
This great looking Google Maps-driven bakery site was making the Twitter rounds today. Give it several minutes to load but its an extremely interesting idea. Not sure I’ve seen a site powered by Google Maps before. Cute illustration and animations too.
The worst free throw ever
Gamify your tip jar
Instagram photo from JeremyJohnson at Freebirds
Planet Money on Facebook Advertising
NPR’s Planet Money podcast covers Facebook from a couple interesting sides. First an interesting story of a New Orleans pizza place wanting to do some Facebook advertising and then the second half of the show features a despicable company that sells likes to companies who have no clue why one is valuable.