Kinetic art

http://www.ted.com/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures.html

Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own.

Theo Jansen's Strandbeest
http://www.strandbeest.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_art

Kinetic art is art that contains moving parts or depends on motion for its effect. The moving parts are generally powered by wind, a motor or the observer. Kinetic art encompasses a wide variety of overlapping techniques and styles.

Mother of All Demos

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos

The Mother of All Demos is a name given retrospectively to Douglas Engelbart's December 9, 1968, demonstration at the Fall Joint Computer Conference (FJCC) at the Convention Center in San Francisco, in which a number of experimental technologies that have since become commonplace were presented. The demo featured the first computer mouse the public had ever seen, as well as introducing interactive text, video conferencing, teleconferencing, email, hypertext and a collaborative real-time editor.

Engelbart, with the help of his geographically distributed team, demonstrated the workings of the NLS (which stood for oNLine System) to the 1,000 computer professionals in attendance. The project was the result of work done at SRI International's Augmentation Research Center.

Dec. 9, 1968: The Mother of All Demos, By Dylan Tweney - This Day In Tech, Wired.
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2010/12/1209computer-mouse-mother-of-all-demos/

1968: Computer scientist Douglas Engelbart kicks off the personal computer revolution with a product demonstration that is so amazing it inspires a generation of technologists. It will become known as “the mother of all demos.”
...
But Engelbart went beyond merely demonstrating a new input device — way beyond. His demo that day in San Francisco’s Brooks Hall also premiered “what you see is what you get” editing, text and graphics displayed on a single screen, shared-screen videoconferencing, outlining, windows, version control, context-sensitive help and hyperlinks. Bam!
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While most computer scientists concentrated on making computers smart (artificial intelligence), Engelbart was interested in how computers could make humans smarter, or what he called augmented intelligence.
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The initial inspiration for Engelbart’s life work came in the mid-1940s, when he was an electronics technician for the U.S. Navy. Looking at a radar screen, and perhaps inspired by Vannevar Bush’s groundbreaking essay “As We May Think,” Engelbart imagined a radarlike display that would let people manipulate symbols and concepts instead of merely monitoring bogies and blips.

Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0

antara trend semasa adalah technology yg berkaitan dgn Rich Internet Application dan Web2.0

• dulu web1.0 - one way communication, user just retrieve info (read only)
• web2.0 menjadi interactive (eg rich web app, web based application, social-network, wiki, etc) 
• dan yg terbaru adalah web3.0 yg mempunyai pelbagai tafsiran, antaranya Semantic web, personalization, etc. eg Wolfram Alpha 
• cth rich web app: GoogleDoc, boleh edit spreedsheet macam desktop app 

antara technology yg biasa didengar dlm Web2.0 adalah Ajax, Flash, Flex, mashup, web service, browser plugin/widget, XML, etc.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_(web_application_hybrid)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Internet_application
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rich_internet_application_frameworks
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rich_internet_application_formats

less is more

• http://gizmodo.com/5555618/new-bing-maps-cut-the-chaff-and-leave-a-treasure-map
• http://www.bing.com/toolbox/blogs/maps/archive/2010/01/19/new-bing-maps-application-destination-maps.aspx

learn from the best

This Malaysian sold RM2.4mil worth of gadgets on eBay
http://techcentral.my/news/story.aspx?file=/2010/5/31/it_news/20100531133814&sec=IT_News

Jeffrey Lim, an eBay Platinum PowerSeller who runs IMx-com Sdn Bhd in Petaling Jaya, bagged the Outstanding Sales Award, having traded close to US$700,000 (RM2.4mil) worth of digital accessories and electronic gadgets on eBay in 2009.
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Malaysia is one of the fastest growing markets for eBay in South-East Asia. The total value of goods sold to overseas markets like the United States and Europe by Malaysian eBay sellers alone, grew by 69% year-on-year in January, said Allis Ghim, head of eBay South-East Asia and Japan.

http://gadgets.emedia.com.my/product.php?id=980

Guy Charusadhirakul, an eBay senior manager who oversees Marketplace Development in the region, added that in January 2010, top sellers in Malaysia have contributed to 20 percent of the total value of goods sold internationally by all top sellers in Southeast Asia.

http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/PowerSeller/requirements.html
Platinum Power Saller -> Average Monthly Voulme = USD$25,000 (RM 83,175) or Items SOld = 2,500

Data mining to find criminal suspect

They're Watching You
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_04/b3917056_mz005.htm

http://www.focus.com/fyi/operations/10-largest-databases-in-the-world/

ChoicePoint is in the business of acquiring information about the American population -- addresses and phone numbers, driving records, criminal histories, etc., ChoicePoint has it all. For the most part, the data found in ChoicePoint's database is sold to the highest bidders, including the American government.

But how much does ChoicePoint really know? In 2002 ChoicePoint was able to help authorities solve a serial rapist case in Philadelphia and Fort Collins after producing a list of 6 potential suspects by data mining their DNA and personal records databases. In 2001 ChoicePoint was able to identify the remains of World Trade Center victims by matching DNA found in bone fragments to the information provided by victim's family members in conjunction to data found in their databases.

Smart glass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_glass

Smart glass or switchable glass, also called smart windows or switchable windows in its application to windows or skylights, refers to electrically switchable glass or glazing which changes light transmission properties when voltage is applied.

• http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/02/19/super-smart-privacy-glass/
• http://www.glassonweb.com/articles/article/422/

Bing Augmented Maps

Microsoft Adds "Augmented Reality" to Bing Maps, Technology Review
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/24800/?a=f

Microsoft just added an interesting new feature to Bing Maps--augmented reality. Actually, it's a bit more like augmented reality in reverse.

A new function, called Streetside Photos, takes real images and video clips and neatly stitches them onto the Bing Map's street-level view, using a clever combination of geolocation information (from a GPS-enabled device, or added manually by the user) and imaging-matching algorithms.

IEEE 802

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802

IEEE 802 refers to a family of IEEE standards dealing with local area networks and metropolitan area networks.

The services and protocols specified in IEEE 802 map to the lower two layers (Data Link and Physical) of the seven-layer OSI networking reference model. In fact, IEEE 802 splits the OSI Data Link Layer into two sub-layers named Logical Link Control (LLC) and Media Access Control (MAC) , so that the layers can be listed like this:

• Data link layer (LLC Sublayer,MAC Sublayer)
• Physical layer

IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN (WLAN) & Mesh (Wi-Fi certification)
IEEE 802.15 Wireless PAN
IEEE 802.15.1 Bluetooth certification
IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee certification
IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access (WiMAX certification)
IEEE 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access
IEEE 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Network

BigDog - An amazing four legs robot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigDog

BigDog is a dynamically stable quadruped robot created in 2005 by Boston Dynamics with Foster-Miller, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Harvard University Concord Field Station. BigDog is funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the hopes that it will be able to serve as a robotic pack mule to accompany soldiers in terrain too rough for conventional vehicles. Instead of wheels or treads, BigDog uses four legs for movement, allowing it to move across surfaces that would defeat wheels. The legs contain a variety of sensors, including joint position and ground contact. BigDog also features a laser gyroscope and a stereo vision system.

Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

DARPA's Amazing Robot Pack Mule Keeps its Balance On Ice
http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-space/article/2008-03/darpas-amazing-robot-pack-mule-keeps-its-balance-ice

Harvests electrical power from Wi-Fi signals...

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-01/rca-airenergy-pulls-power-thin-air-charging-your-phone-wi-fi

...RCA Airnergy, a small USB device that harvests electrical power from Wi-Fi signals. Anytime the device is in the vicinity of one or more Wi-Fi sources, the Airnergy is charging, converting the wireless antenna signal into DC current that can power myriad small electronics. The idea isn’t novel, but this is the first time anyone has created a commercial product efficient enough to be useful.

OLED (organic light emitting diode) displays

http://www.oled-display.net/oled-television

Plasma, and LCD televisions will soon be a thing of the past, imagine a television screen as thin as a piece of paper that weighs no more than a few ounces. Or, so flexible it could be worn around your wrist and is virtually indestructible.

The primary benefit of OLED displays over traditional LCDs is that OLEDs do not require a backlight to function, and consume less power during operation. OLED displays are expected to be more efficiently manufactured than LCDs and plasma displays.

http://www.oled-display.net/flexible-oled

TinEye reverse image search

http://www.tineye.com/

TinEye is a reverse image search engine. You can submit an image to TinEye to find out where it came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or to find higher resolution versions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TinEye

TinEye is a reverse image search engine developed and offered by Idée, Inc., a company based in Toronto, Canada. The use of the Web application is free of charge for customers. According to the company, TinEye is the first web-based image search engine to use image identification technology.

An image which a user uploads to the Web application search engine or provides a URL with an image will be looked up for other usage in the internet including their time of appearance and including modified images based upon that image.

Game-Changing Hardware Coming in 2010 --Wired

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/01/2010-gaming-hardware/

• Project Natal
• Wii Vitality Sensor
• Sony Motion Controller
• Apple Tablet
• Nintendo DSi XL 

Wireless HD

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/01/wireless-hd-hdtvs/

Wireless HD, a new wireless interface standard, could get rid of the wires connecting your TV to accessories such as Blu-ray players and portable music players. This week, several TV manufacturers, including Panasonic, LG and Vizio, announced plans to deliver Wireless HD-enabled sets in 2010. 

In addition to eliminating cable clutter, Wireless HD can offer fast data transfers, enabling high-definition audio and video streaming at a rate of more than 10 Gigabits per second. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WirelessHD

WirelessHD is an industry-led effort to define a specification for the next generation wireless digital network interface for wireless high-definition signal transmission for consumer electronics products. The consortium currently has over 40 adopters. Key members behind the specification. including Broadcom, Intel, LG, Panasonic, NEC, Samsung, SiBEAM, Sony, Philips and Toshiba, finalized it in January 2008.

Wireless tv - no video & power cable

http://gizmodo.com/5443037/haiers-completely-wireless-tv-hands-on-no-cables-for-video-or-power

Terjemahan website dalam bahasa lain guna Google translate...

http://translate.google.com/

Google translate bleh translate full webpage kepada bahasa lain termasuklah dari BM ke BI dan sebaliknya, mungkin benda ni dah lama, tapi raser ramai lagi blum tahu... lepas ni aku nak letak link kat kanan utk translate ke language lain.. memang kelam kabut gak translation dia, utk bahasa formal nampak macam ok skit berbanding terjemahan bahasa pasar aku heher... memang saper baca pening macam ayam ngan itik haha, tapi not bad sebab lagi bagus ada daripada tiada... heher.. 

• Minda Azmirul Ibnu Hamzah in English: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ms&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fazmirul.blogspot.com
  

• Diari Azmirul Ibnu Hamzah in English: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ms&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fazmirul.wordpress.com
  

Hawk-Eye Technology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawk-Eye
Hawk-Eye is a computer system used in cricket, tennis and other sports to visually track the path of the ball and display a record of its most statistically likely path as a moving image.

http://www.hawkeyeinnovations.co.uk/
Hawk-Eye first made its name in Cricket broadcasting, yet the brand has diversified into Tennis, Snooker and Coaching. Hawk-Eye is currently developing a system for Football (Soccer).