The August smart lock ships Tuesday, and for those wondering if you should spend $250 for a connected lock, the answer is yes. Especially if you are an iOS user.…
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Announcing Evan Williams to speak at Roadmap 2014
At Gigaom's design conference, Roadmap 2014, you'll hear from one of the masters of designing media platforms: Evan Williams.…
Read MoreNest CEO Tony Fadell to speak at Roadmap 2014
Silicon Valley's design conference, Roadmap, is next month and we've got a killer lineup.…
Read MoreThe behind-the-scenes look at how Instagram made its Android app run twice as fast
Android users may have noticed their Instagram apps running a lot faster over the last six months. Here's how the company made it happen.…
Read MoreCelebrity designer Marc Newson makes the jump to Apple
Marc Newson will work under Apple's Jony Ive, bringing serious design chops to what is already one of the most design-oriented companies in Silicon Valley.…
Read MoreDesign’s disappearing act: how to simplify complex, data-rich products
Really great design disappears. So how do you build that into a complex product? Come learn how from the best designer thinkers in the tech industry at Gigaom's experience design conference Roadmap 2014.…
Read MoreA closer look at the connected biosensing Ralph Lauren shirts you’ll see during the US Open
Ball boys at this year's US Open will be wearing a connected sport shirt made by Ralph Lauren using OMsignal technology. Here's how they'll work.…
Read MoreRalph Lauren taps OMsignal for sleek, connected shirts at the U.S. Open
Technology and fashion don't often come together in elegant ways, but a collaboration between Ralph Lauren and smart clothing maker OMsignal aims to take wearable devices beyond fitness trackers and smart watches.…
Read MoreAnnouncing Google’s VP Design, Android, Matias Duarte at Roadmap 2014
Don't miss Silicon Valley's design conference.…
Read MoreA behind-the-scenes look at how GE is using design to change how people use its machines
Designers are the new rockstars at GE.…
Read MoreIndiegogo gets a whopping $40 million in VC funds from Kleiner Perkins, IVP
Like Kickstarter, Indiegogo has helped transform how creative projects, charities and gizmos get funded. And now the San Francisco-based Indiegogo is going global with a whopping $40 million in new funds from investors like Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and IVP.…
Read MoreWhy designers and developers need to be medium-agnostic
In the past it was difficult for companies to leave the confines of their chosen medium, but not now. Behance co-founder Scott Belsky believes companies should be constrained by their missions, not the media they work in.…
Read MoreNest CEO: New-school hardware startups still carry old-school baggage
Creating hardware not only means raising more funding than a typical app startup, but hiring manufacturing experts and building up infrastructure, according Nest founder Tony Fadell.…
Read MoreHow Jack Dorsey approached the payments market: As a buyer
Jack Dorsey may not have known much about being a merchant when he founded Square, but he did know a lot about being a buyer. According to Dorsey, that was the perspective Square used to design Reader.…
Read MoreOn future wearable devices like Google’s rumored smartwatch, content isn’t king
The success of wearable gadgets depends on the diligence of manufacturers and developers to focus on glanceable interactions.…
Read MoreSquare begins selling Stand, its take on the cash register, in 1,000 Staples stores
Square's hardware lead details how Stand will be the centerpiece of a redesigned sales counter experience as it begins to work with more peripheral makers.…
Read MoreWe need computer sight to make smart homes smart
The smart home won't be built using apps and connected devices. To truly embed computing into our home environment we need better computer vision, projectors and a new understanding of computing.…
Read MoreIn Dublin, Elon Musk says Tesla will have a right-hand drive version of the Model S by March
Is the Tesla Model S cool enough to catch on with car lovers on both sides of the Atlantic? We'll find out this spring.…
Read MoreOur experience design conference Roadmap is next week!
The experience design conference for the tech industry is just a week away. Come join us for Gigaom's Roadmap conference in San Francisco.…
Read MoreHere come the ads: Instagram provide details “sponsored” media ads in feeds
After announcing its decision to offer ads a few weeks ago, Instagram finally shows off a sample.…
Read MoreHow GigaOM is preparing for the future of technology
The only thing that has ever remained constant about the tech industry is swift change. Our goal is to stay five steps ahead of that change so that you, our readers, can be at least two or three steps ahead.…
Read More7 Stories to read this weekend
Google cars, new attitudes towards mass transit, crazy future we live in, David Byrne, Zulily IPO, Malcom Gladwell, TED Talks and why bags made from crocodile skins so expensive -- these are some of the stories on menu this weekend.…
Read MoreThe changing role of design in a new era of device connectivity
Dennis Miloseski, head of the design studio for Samsung Design America, said that Samsung’s new design arm is “in the business to turn science fiction into science fact.”…
Read MoreAs the underlying tech becomes a commodity, design emerges as the answer
There's a design-centric shift happening in the tech sector. Find out what's it all about at our experience design conference RoadMap Nov. 5th and 6th in San Francisco.…
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