Linked List: February 27, 2019

Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Cooler Screens: Creeping on You in the Cold Drinks Aisle ★

Paul Kafasis:

A new digital door technology from a company called Cooler Screens is now being tested in Walgreens, and it sounds absolutely awful. Rather than a basic, transparent glass door, coolers and freezers will be sealed by screens that show a sanitized image of the products behind them. […]

It seems there’s money to be earned by creeping on you in the cold drinks aisle, and Cooler Screens is determined to try and earn it. If this takes off, animated advertisements, eyeball tracking, and customer profiling will all become part of our simple shopping experience. But don’t worry, Cooler Screens has a privacy policy.

I feel like we’re on the cusp of the Minority Report dystopia where billboards address you by name as you walk past them.

Apple Announces Winners of Shot on iPhone Challenge ★

These are all great photos. Love this comment from judge Austin Mann:

I love how accessible this image is: You don’t have to travel to Iceland to capture something beautiful, it’s right under your nose.

Hard to pick just one favorite, but I think mine is Darren Soh’s shot of a building in Singapore reflected in a puddle. Also, kudos to Apple for giving credit by name to every winner, along with their Instagram account handles.

Adaptive Video Game Controllers Open Worlds for Gamers With Disabilities ★

Great accessibility story from Microsoft.