--- title: Involution Studios | android description: android | Design, Policy, Technology Blog --- [Work](https://www.goinvo.com/work/) [Services](https://www.goinvo.com/services/) [About](https://www.goinvo.com/about/) [Vision](https://www.goinvo.com/vision/) [Contact](http://www.goinvo.com/contact/) - [Home](http://www.goinvo.com) - [Work](https://www.goinvo.com/work/) - [Services](https://www.goinvo.com/services/) - [About](https://www.goinvo.com/about/) - [Vision](https://www.goinvo.com/vision) - [Careers](http://www.goinvo.com/about/careers/) - [Open Office Hours](http://www.goinvo.com/about/open-office-hours/) ## [Microsoft Surface and the Unified User Experience](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/microsoft-surface-and-the-unified-user-experience) 18.Jun.12 by [Jon Follett](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/author/jon-follett) Today, Microsoft fired a significant salvo in the war for a Unified User Experience, with the debut of its [Surface tablet](http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx). Taking a page from the Apple playbook, Microsoft is creating both the hardware and software for the Surface, a strategy it once executed successfully, with the Xbox 360 gaming console; and twice not so successfully, with the Zune MP3 player and Kin smart phone going down in flames. [Read More](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/microsoft-surface-and-the-unified-user-experience) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/microsoft-surface-and-the-unified-user-experience#comments-listing) Topics: [Design](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/design), [Windows 8](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/windows-8), [apple](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/apple), [Ideas](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/ideas), [chrome](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/chrome), [android](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/android), [iOS](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/ios), [Analysis](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/analysis), [microsoft surface](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/microsoft-surface), [Blog](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/blog), [google](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/google), [user experience](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/topic/user-experience) ## [The Internet of Things, Seeding Boston Start Ups, and One User Experience for All](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/the-internet-of-things-seeding-boston-start-ups-and-one-user-experience-for-all) 22.Feb.12 by [Jon Follett](https://yes.goinvo.com/articles/author/jon-follett) Here’s what we’re reading online, this week at Involution, on design, tech, and the digital life, in our links round up. **The Internet of Things Will Rise in Boston** With the advent of the mobile revolution, we're now living connected lives, where our day-to-day activities are closely tied to the digital products and services that we carry with us everywhere on our smart phones. The future vision of smart devices networked via an Internet of Things takes this connectedness one step further, to a place where not only our phones, but our cars, our homes, the appliances within them, and any number of other objects can communicate with each other and us. This connected vision may be closer to reality than we realize. 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What they seem to be ignoring is that the battle has already been won and lost: the best case scenario for RockMelt is, romantically, they become a plucky cult favourite like Flock before running out of steam and sinking into obscurity; pragmatically, they are doing things so well and advanced that they are bought and assimilated by the companies who have already won this space. 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