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Back in 2006, I talked about generating semacode for your blog. More recently, it seems that QR codes have become more ubiquitous in the States. For the uninitiated, this Wikipedia entry explains it well: A QR Code is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The “QR” is ...
While I haven’t heard of any Singapore RFID-enabled passports being cloned yet, I did hear that all you need is a good crack of the hammer to prevent the RFID chip from ever working, thereby preventing the hack. That’s unless the RFID has already been sniffed and cloned while being mailed. In truth, it’s no ...
A resounding 62% of Americans are now part of the wireless, mobile revolution that participates in digital activities away from home or work (Pew Internet, March 2008). This means that working anywhere, anytime has quite become commonplace. Along with that comes the problem of creating privacy in public spaces. How so? Well, there’s nothing more ...
This morning, while I was googling up “point metrics game mechanics” for rewarding environmental action (e.g. recycling plastic = 5pts, refusing disposable chopsticks = 8pts), I chanced upon a terrible environmental board game and an example of eco-currency. Since I barely had time to blog about it earlier, I emailed them onto my environmentalist ...
If you’ve been wondering what the heck to you could do with that ExpressCard slot (the one that’s 33mm wide) on your good old MacBook Pro, wonder no more. I think I’ve found the best way to use it, thanks to the SanDisk MultiCard ExpressCard Adapter. It works on Macs and PCs, but more importantly, ...
Damn it! Mention Singapore and this is what I think of…Fellow Singaporean researcher in mass Communication, Linda Heng, would like your help in her Internet survey on “Internet Users’ Perceptions of Socio-Political Blog Credibility in Singapore”. Here are the details:Much has been debated about the viability of the Internet (i.e. citizen journalism, …
I don’t know which is funnier: Siva (Indian dude) reading a chinese paper or me on the cover (pinch me!) If you’ve come here after reading the Zaobao Weekly newspaper on Sunday, a humble welcome. Wo de hwa wen hen cha, suo yi bu ke yi sui bian jiang. Siva, Ariani, Lawrence and I just completed ...
Depending on your taste, this might either be downright silly or pure genius. Let me know which category this falls under I recently got myself the Speck SeeThru case for the 17″ MacBook Pro and proceeded to place stickers of my favorite Web 2.0 services and personal credentials sandwiched between the MBP’s lid and the ...
Earlier yesterday, I asked friends to guess a new contraption via a broken up photo… one guy tweeted right: It’s a kind of steadicam.What’s a steadicam?You can read how it works in this great guide, but in essence, it’s a a camera rig which lets you achieve smooth tracking videos with minimal vibrations. If balanced ...
Here’s a chart I compiled comparing Amazon’s Kindle, Sony’s Digital Reader and iRex iLiad. As you already know, I’m a fan of digitized life experiences. The plus side being the share-ability and search-ability of particular consciousness, which are typically copious yet transient in knowledge. Books are no exception. Most ironically, the economics of …
Fine fine, Paris and I are BFF.There I said it.I’ll have to blame Zhi for being the first to spill the beans.Similar Posts:Macworld 2008: Fake Steve Jobs on “Something in the Air”?14″ PowerPizza: For the anti-style geek in youFuture Fashion of Ubiquitous Computing (Part 1)theorycast.01 :: Acid Flask Interview (Podcast)CiteULike + Google Scholar = ?
Well guess what… last week you might not have noticed this, but now Facebook doesn’t even indicate sponsored / endorsement links! Just compare this to the previous versions published in the News Feed. That’s their insidious Beacon advertising program in full effect. What makes this more aggravating than regular web advertising is that you won’t exactly …
Last Wednesday, Straits Times STOMP editor, Ms. Jennifer Lewis, shared with the COM125 Internet class on what STOMP is about. In chronological sequence of her presentation and discussion, we learned about: How STOMP came into existence (the name, the purpose) [0:00] The type of users (tech savvy, 15 to 35 yrs) [3:00] Significance to the newspaper business (hybrid of …
Illustrated by the talented Scott Johnson, creator of The 56 Geeks Project. What do you think?First thoughts from friends was that I look fat, but I think it makes me more approachable. I’m thinking of making name cards out of these. BTW, can anyone make out what that pink tamagotchi-like thing on the belt is suppose ...
3M and Texas Instruments have all made handheld pico projectors, but Microvision might have just upped the ante with their “laser projection” technology. Jacques Lincoln, Microvision’s Global Product Manager, explains that by using laser instead of LEDs to project light, image projections never needs focusing (as you’ll see in the video), and maintains …
Better known for their hugely popularly Kaoss Pad (now at version KP3), Korg’s new mini-KP puts the power of the dynamic effects processor in the hands of the everyday music tinkerer. Where its big brother costs around $399, this little toy comes at an affordable $199. Since I found it barely used off Craigslist, I ...
I first heard about JoikuSpot via Preetam’s twitter last night. This morning, lots of blogs caught on. Essentially, JoikuSpot is currently free to install on a S60-based cellphone and it shares your 3G mobile Internet data connection via Wi-Fi to any wireless device. Think of it as a mobile hotspot, something almost equivalent (it’s still less ...
Spending much of my time online, it’s quite important for someone like me to have a good set of input devices for the physical navigation of digital spaces (e.g. Internet). So it comes with no surprise that I’m always on the look out for a good mouse that does it all, and the latest hit ...
Click to enlarge actual twitter conversation in reverse chronological orderPreviously, we grew up on TV. Today, we grow up on the Internet. Here I am learning to be a man, via Twitter.So I started last night with…“I’m trying to develop a taste for beer, so I bought a 6-pack of Heineken. Yuck.” I don’t drink, ...
One of the most utilized gadgets on me is the Sony Cyber-shot M2. It’s small enough to holster as my sidearm, and flexible enough to take 5.1 megapixel photos and DVD-quality .mp4 videos (640 x 480px) for my blog. I told fellow bloggers how “just as the police officers carry pistols, citizen journalists should ...
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