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When you write about technology, you see a lot of demos, demo being the industry term for when an executive demonstrates a new product for an audience, usually with the aid of a nervous tech-support guy. Under the emotional stress of the moment, the product quite often vomits data and dies. But not always. The two best demos I've seen this year were from two very different companies, Apple and Microsoft, and oddly enough, they were in many ways demos of the same product. One is a gimme: the iPhone, Apple's brilliant deconstruction of the common cell...
...Nintendo's Wii, which works on the same principle, converting physical movements into virtual ones. People are ready to break the fourth wall of computing and put their fingers directly on the data. This is manual-free computing, instinctive and intuitive, with zero learning curve. "Almost anybody can demo it," Bach says proudly. "That's when you know you have a great product...
...Food Network] had explained to me that part of the show would be demo-ing sticky buns in front of an audience, so they got a group of students from Harvard to be the audience. In the middle of the demo, Bobby Flay walks in and I realized that it was not the ‘Sweet Treats’ episode—it was ‘Throwdown,’” she said. “I was very surprised...
...brings Gray’s voice to the forefront throughout the verses, and shows how a funky beat and tried-and-true song form can be made original by a unique artist. However, the production is a bit distracting—the instrumental background sounds like the demo tracks that come with any entry-level keyboard. “Strange Behavior” is a must-listen, if only for this reason: what other song talks about killing for insurance money? And what’s more, does it with style? The lyrical comedy of the track is well-balanced...
...December. Viglione was the one who approached the OFA about this second Harvard workshop. PALE-FACED LESSONS Viglione—pale, thin and dressed all in black—began the workshop with a demonstration, stresed that his goal in playing was not to show a “demo of his tricks” but to encourage students to play beyond their own limits. Nonetheless, his tricks were in full effect when he played. “So that’s basically just off-the-cuff sort of playing,” he said as he put down...