A few weeks ago, Google and T-Mobile rolled out the G1, the first mobile phone to run the open-source Android operating system. As the Android platform and Android Marketplace develop, it will be interesting to see how they compare to the iPhone platform and the App Store. Will the openness provide the benefits the Open […]

By Yvette Wohn After much anticipation and fanfare, the Android made a wobbly debut. A security flaw was discovered just days after it was released and users discovered some fine print that gives Google more power than originally anticipated. Despite these problems, critics are still optimistic about the Android because it encourages generativity. Android is an […]

By Yvette Wohn The Wii game console is a perfect example of what the book describes as tethered technology. In designing the architecture of the Wii, Nintendo did not want users to use the Wii for purposes other than playing Wii games. It took a step even further, creating different regional and country codes and […]

Herdict Web offers two ways to report inaccessible web sites.  The first is, of course, the Firefox/IE add-on.  Of course, you may not want to download an add-on…maybe you’re using a public computer, or maybe you’re just concerned about the software.  Whatever the reason, we have a solution: The Herdict Reporter! The Herdict Reporter is […]

Addressing the Herd Herdict Web is a project with global appeal and global reach.  Ideally, our hope is for Herdict to be available to folks all over the world, with translation into many languages and dialects. Of course, we can’t reach everyone…not yet, anyway!  Thus, the Herdict team (which includes the OpenNet Initiative team) has […]