Interactive Sifteo cubes... an interesting concept I must say... though maybe targeted at kids... would be cool if they ported their technology over to smartphones and smartpads =3
Sifteo cubes are 1.5 inch computers with full-color displays that sense their motion, sense each other, and wirelessly connect to your computer.
Imagine... you are an expert in your field, a job few can perform... and one day, this expertise could be used to save millions.. would you do it?
Now, imagine... that this is a suicide mission... not a risk like the labs working with SARS, with a chance of contamination... but a task that would result in certain death... and even so... chances of success are slim to none...
Would you still do it?
Well, that is the fate of the Fukushima Fifty.
In the midst of the reactor meltdown... where anyone within 20 miles of the nuclear plant was asked to evacuate... 50 unnamed operators voluntarily chose to stay behind to salvage the situation.... this number has since risen to 150-180...
To his wife, “Please continue to live well, I cannot be home for a while.”
Well, you should really by now know of the situation in Japan, and the impact it has worldwide... and I'm sure that lots of people have lots of doubt about the details and all, so yeah, here is a simplified video from Japan targeted at bringing the message across to its youth.
and if you want more in-depth explanations of the situation occurring now... here is a nice summary =3
Spectacular duet by a great looking ladyboy, Bell Nuntita stunning all that saw and heard her =3
Even if the world is against you, be true to yourself ^^x
In the different series held in various countries, we have really seen great talents like Susan Boyle and Paul Potts from British's Got Talent... and China's got talent Zhu Xiaoming and Liu Wei the armless pianist... of ordinary people with extraordinary untapped talents...
But somehow, I just feel that this time Thailand's Got Talent, is just more raw, down to earth... and just more inspirational =3
Here's Somsak Hemrun the one handed guitarist.
in a way.. the current society is now reaching that tipping point... we have too many Ph.Ds and too little specialists of skilled fields... even in Singapore.. school or even ITE doesn't prepare you to be a good cobbler, watch maker, seamstress, key maker... jobs vital to the maintenance of everyday life as you know it... family business shunned by the younger generation... in 20-30 years when the older generation stop working... will we have to turn to automation to meet our basic needs? Are we too myopic in our view of the future? Or just too stubborn to change?
Gotta say, The Girl Effect is an interesting perspective to poverty in the world... but in all honesty, sometimes schools are no longer the solution to modern day problems.
With all the wide screen phones on the market, I always felt that multi-/hydra- screen were the way to go next... taking gaming or movies on the go to a new level... now the great minds at MIT have made it a reality =3
The Junkyard Jumbotron lets you take a bunch of random displays and instantly stitch them together into a large, virtual display, simply by taking a photograph of them. It works with laptops, smartphones, tablets --- anything that runs a web browser. It also highlights a new way of connecting a large number of heterogenous devices to each other in the field, on an ad-hoc basis.
Days back I posted the hot video for Exclusive Access behind Party Rock Anthem...
and now~ the official video is out ^^x wootx~!
and from the video concept... they are just as cranky as they were at WaveHouse Sentosa =3
Take my word.. shuffling is the new in-thing in town ^^x
Days back, I posted about the acoustic version of "Happily Ever After" by He is We... Glad to say that the official MTV is now out~!! And it is mighty cute =3... totally my favourite Indie duo at the moment~!
PS: Do catch them on their blog too ^^x its just really cute too =3
After DDO gave MMORPG a whole new meaning from WoW... this is the next game I'm really interested in trying... to be out later in the year ^^x
Indeed Carly's blog will allow great insights into understanding autism..
and just to clarify, it is known for quite some time that autism does give rise to Savants... estimated at 1 every 10 autistic cases... we just need realise and nurture them...
and if you are interested in knowing the greatness humans can achieve with great sacrifice? well the series Beautiful Minds: A Voyage into the Brain... gives great insight into the lives of Savants.
Episode 1: Memory Masters
Episode 2: The Einstein Effect
Episode 3: A Little Matter of Gender
And yes, although we are in the first week of March... jut a gentle reminder that Earth Hour is happening in the last week of March... 8.30pm on Saturday, March 26... where you are encouraged to switch off electrical appliances for 1 hour... for the past few years, NTU has been taking part in it.. but it hasn't really gone mainstream in Singapore...
This year, Orchard Road is going to be taking part again, in a bigger way.
" ... Orchard Road will be transformed into a "sea of candles" as part of an initiative to conserve electricity in the annual Earth Hour event coming up this month.
Leading by example, the Orchard Road Business Association has more than 50 malls, hotels and retailers along the shopping belt participating in the initiative - twice the number as compared to last year.
"More than a hundred establishments are also participating in one way or another by setting their temperatures at 24 degree celsius, by turning off non-essential lights, and by turning off the facade lighting", said executive director Steven Goh.
"We are going to turn Orchard Road into a sea of candles", Mr Goh added...."
