Posted by: James C. Roberts III in Convergence on
Apr 19, 2009
OK, so file this under "retro-convergence."
No, it is not true that I am being paid by Adobe, given that my post five minutes ago was also about Adobe (Flash on TV sets in the home), but this piece in the New York Times caught my attention. "Digital Designers Rediscover Their Hands"
Adobe is sending designers to a seminar or class. to make things with their hands and soldering tools. The founder of the "Tinkering School" has been hired by Adobe to teach these classes to their designers--all of whom usually limit their contact with the mouse and keyboard.
OK, file this one under "convergence in the home."
At NAB, Adobe announced that they were working with partners to get Flash into home TV sets, with sales of such units to start later this year.
Snore, you say?