tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72341529467005811402024-03-14T00:38:16.969+08:00Future CultureFilipina futurist writer and blogger Lei Kalina --- from the Manila Futurists Society --- treads and swims through the mind-boggling twists and turns of newfound discoveries, new ideas, latest trends and innovations, the freshest futurist news on the future of global science and technology, scientific advancements, environment and nature conservation, health and medicine, business and society, the future of Manila and the future of the world!Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-15252661804545354922014-07-24T12:47:00.002+08:002014-07-27T06:16:03.759+08:00Zabosu Project: "Remote-Controlled Humans" Gone Pfffft, For Now <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">SUDDENLY , THE DEAFENING LULL after the storm.<br /><br />It was only a little more than thirty days ago when all the media hype and the whole shebang of press statements abound , with much ado about </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">the so-called </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 25.08799934387207px; text-align: justify;"> Zabosu Project </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> which launched an Internet-based worldwide campaign crowdsourcing funds for some $100,000 at least --- to kickstart the launch of having "remote-controlled humans" via 4G technology. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Technoprogressive enthusiasts and kibitzers are wondering about the silence after all the bubbly media hype for Zabosu via its </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 25.08799934387207px;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; line-height: 25.08799934387207px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/780943604/remote-controlled-humans" style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.08799934387207px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign for </a>the project, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.08799934387207px;"> "a mobile marketplace for remote-controlled humans" </span> -- </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and the buzz seemed to have mellowed recently as enthusiasts look for clues if it is going boom, bust, or pffffft. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">This may be the second time that Karl Lautman, CEO and creator of the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; line-height: 25.08799934387207px;">Zabosu </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.08799934387207px;">project will be shelving the idea due to lack of funding: after grinning and bearing it through all the avalanche of flak from all directions. From the Kickstarter website, the project ,after its July 19 deadline, had a very poor finish : only a total of 31 backers and some $2985 pledges for funding, which finally made the project succumb to shelving.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 25.08799934387207px; text-align: left;">Earlier, the Zabosu proponents were all perky, bubbly and bright-eyed with what could be a "breakthrough" ( many disagree with this) from the doldrums of the </span><span style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.taskrabbit.com/" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">TaskRabbit</a> </span><span style="cursor: pointer; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"> low-tech idea of having another person do </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“The inspiration for Zabosu came from J</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">ustin.tv</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">, a web show in 2007 that followed Justin Kan as he roamed San Francisco with a backpack full of cellular data modems livestreaming audio and video of his life, pretty much 24/7,” says Lautman. “At that time, I thought how much more interesting it would be if viewers could talk back to Justin and tell him what to do, but the technology just wasn’t there yet. When I finally saw 4G cellular networks on the horizon, which are capable of the requisite 1 Mbps upload speed, I began development of Zabosu in earnest.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Truth is , there are no "remote-controlled humans" per se in this project, no androids, no cyborgs, no computer-to-brain interface "dictating" the subordinate on what to do, no Stepford Wife </span><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fembot" style="background-color: white; color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">fembot</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #660099; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;">s, </span><span style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;">no telepresence avatars.</span><span style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The said phrase could possibly be Lautman's idea to spice up the hype for some "controversial flavor", catching the attention of the tech intelligentsia community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Simplified: It's more like Skype-to-Skype between boss (the so-called "zab") and the subordinate (the so-called "zuk") , and the "zab" giving directions from the office/home, while the "zuk" is out on field doing the task for the "boss" --- all these with a tweak customized for the Zabosu project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The Zabosu marketing blitz transcended what was thought of as a creepy idea on having "remote-controlled humans": what with its </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">come-hither allure for the easy-to-impress EveryMan . Hear this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Hi, Kickstarter! Zabosu’s developed an incredible, almost magical service that lets one person actually take control of another person, anywhere in the world there’s a 4G cellular signal. It’s not quite as crazy as it sounds. The person being controlled, who we call an “Actor,” starts our app and sticks their phone in a pocket (or on a lanyard) with the camera facing out to stream live audio and video of their surroundings."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"The person controlling them, who we call a “Director,” connects to the stream with a web browser to see and hear everything going on around the Actor, from the Actor’s point of view. The Director also speaks to the Actor using the computer’s microphone and the Actor’s earpiece. Because the Director is paying the Actor, the Actor does what the Director tells them to do. The intention, in most applications, is to make the Actor a human extension, or projection, of the Director into whatever environment the Actor happens to be in."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">Some of the things we imagine Zabosu being </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">used for are </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">sightseeing, </span></span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">running errands, shopping, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">virtual assistants, gaming, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">buying </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">a home, </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">There are also situations where you might want to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">control </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">multiple Actors simultaneously."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">"Let’s say you’re looking for a new office and there</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> are four </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">candidate spaces. You could hire four Actors </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> to evaluate all the </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> candidates in less time than it would</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> take you to visit even </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> one. Maybe you’re not looking </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">for an office, though. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">Maybe it’s a wedding venue.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> Or, a resort for the holidays. </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> You could even assemble</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">an army of Actors and make </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">a bid for world domination</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">(you'd fail, horribly, </span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 24px;">but you definitely could try)."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"These are just our ideas, though, and one of the </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we’re <b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">super </b>excited about enabling fun, valuable</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">awesome <b style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </b>and will keep working at it. The hardest </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The power and ubiquity of technology has bred </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(i.e. virtually everyone </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the developed world). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While most would agree that we should not </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">place too </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the car will </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">start when we turn the key, the plane won't</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I call it "machine tension," or just "McTension."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Interestingly, more and more are giving their thumbs up and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">elite nods , especially from technology evangelists , future tech vigilantes, and techno-progressive analysts and enthusiasts alike. This early, it has garnered the first of its future awards, recently proclaimed as the Best Design App in Fitness Nutrition and Diet Category by the UK Mobile and App Design Awards in London held just this June 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And who wouldn't take a second look at this beauty: what with its adrenaline-pumping tech effects such as simulations of flesh-eating zombies running after you and make you run for your life, or the challenging one-two punches via your very own avatar with your own personal running best time -- urging you to , as the app says, <i>Race Yourself. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And there's more<i>: RaceYourself </i>takes you to riveting and surreal heights in augmented reality fashion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While on your run, you go through a myriad of scenes, such as running but also "flying" as the app takes you through a skydiving experience, showing a sea of other "skydivers" with you, and later it takes you to a virtual marathon of identically-clad runners in purple shirts, then brings you to a skiing scenario with all the snowy mountain slopes with your other "fellow skiers". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And next thing you know, you later find yourself on the road running for your life with a huge rolling boulder seemingly following you at each turn and out to get ya! As you run faster and faster, you find yourself on a beach, and as you continue your workout, you're suddenly in the middle of a virtual bike race with cyclists via a surreal <i>Tour De France. </i>Just when you think you have had enough, you later come across a platoon of zombies hungry to eat your brains out -- making you scamper away through all these hoopla of uberly cool excitement and fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's a total of thirty game modes in the said app, and this defines the future of fitness and exercise as being far from the gloom and doom of boredom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But experts say that all these are far from kidstuff. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: left;">Company co-founder Alex Foster said in a recent press release: “Imagine racing against your own personal best, chasing a friend you want to beat or even escaping a 400-tonne cargo train traveling at your target marathon pace," company co-founder </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px; text-align: left;"> "By blending reality with virtual reality, we can make workouts a lot more interesting and motivating."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“As well as making exercise more interesting, we wanted to incorporate the addictive and social elements from gaming. That’s why we reward users with unlockable games for completing workouts, " he says.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With the Glass' voice recognition technology , wearers of the smarrt eyewear can just whisper <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">"O.K., Glass" to activate it, and can give you an array of choices on what to do while on your run: "Take a picture", "Record a video", "Give me directions to the nearest fastfood" --- and Glass would dutifully do its job for you. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Taking RaceYourself to the racetrack is definitely something we have been thinking about and we have already started talking to a company regarding </span><a href="http://www.motortorque.com/news/uk-eyes-driving-ban-on-google-glass-22960" style="background-color: white; color: #3e86ae; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Google Glass</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> integration with helmets. To put a car avatar on the track that drives ahead of you, much like in the game Gran Turismo, would actually be more accurate than a running man avatar."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"When it comes to the safety aspect of it, some do not realize that the <a href="http://www.motortorque.com/news/uk-eyes-driving-ban-on-google-glass-22960" style="background-color: white; color: #3e86ae; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Google Glass</a> display is slightly off to the top right of your vision, meaning that you can easily obtain a clear view of the road ahead without serious distraction." </span></div>
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Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-1304835799785214012014-06-26T14:15:00.001+08:002014-06-27T10:23:40.192+08:00"Bionic Olympics" for Global Parathletes By October 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">WHEN CELEBRATED CASE AND QUADRIPLEGIC PATIENT Cathy Hutchinson, paralyzed from the neck down seventeen years ago and
later dubbed by international scientists
as “Patient S3” last 2012 -- successfully
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Hutchinson’s case was an exceptional breakthrough, which celebrated the success of enabling people with severe paralysis to maneuver thought-controlled robotic arms,
using brain-to-computer neural implants, which the
technological process, called <b>BrainGate II</b> -- the
updated version used on Hutchinson -- made
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stages six years ago (2006), paralyzed patients could have only
moved a curser on the computer screen monitor using their thoughts. Whats
the secret behind this breakthrough? No secret. A
surgically-implanted electrode on the patient's brain the size of a baby aspirin
interprets the electric signals it relays -- enabling the movements to
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Lead researcher and neuroscientist John Donoghue from Brown University, noting that “we now show that people with
longstanding, profound paralysis can move complex real-world machines like
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">BrainGateII as process later transforms into a muti-million
company with its noble mission “</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">to improve of the quality
of life for all disabled humans,
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increase the usage of BrainGate related technology in both medical and
non-medical applications and facilitate innovation in invasive and non-invasive
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Further, it
is geared “to create technology that will allow
severely disabled individuals—including those with traumatic spinal cord injury
and loss of limbs—to communicate and control common everyday functions
literally through thought… teaming up
with a seasoned team of enterpreneurs
aiming to advance movement through thought alone “ achieved through partnership
with leading academic institutions institutions, corporations, and various
non-profit and government organizations working on the research, science, and
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">Meantime, the likes of Cathy Hutchinson who were
disabled by accidents or by birth have something more to look forward to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">By October 2016,
all roads lead to the first-ever
Cybathlon --- an international sporting event
for for parathletes wherein
athletic events actively encourage the
use and development of pioneering
robotic technology -- with the use of leg prosthetics , powered exoskeletons and powered wheelchairs, brain-computer
interface , and functional electrical stimulation
(FES) via bike races, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">A clear first for all-time: to be held at the Kolping Arena
in </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Kloten,
Zurich, Switzerland, wherein parathletes worldwide can be given the opportunity
to compete internationally using
robot-assisted technology and showcase
the maximum performance and practical functionality of artificial intelligence for persons with
disabilities (PWD). </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From powered exoskeleton races to competitions using brain power (illustrated), the first O</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lympics for bionic athletes, called the Cybathlon, will take place in Switzerland in October 2016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Event organizers ,
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Competence Center of Research in Robotics (NCCR Robotics) , one of the main goals of the Cybathlon is
“to provide a platform for the development of novel-assistive technologies that are useful for daily life… Through the organization of the Cybathlon we
want to help removing barriers between the public, people with
disabilities and science. It is hoped </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">that the competition will
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Prizes will be awarded to both the winning athletes in each event
and to the company behind the software or technological device used. </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">Organized on behalf of the Swiss National Competence Center of
Research in Robotics (NCCR Robotics), the competition is open to technology
already available on the market, or to research development projects by
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">Earlier reports mentioned that a variety of disciplines would be applying state-of-the-art technology for the most
modern “</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">powered knee prostheses, wearable arm prostheses, powered
exoskeletons, powered wheelchairs, electrically stimulated muscles and novel
brain-computer interfaces… Even totally paralyzed people will be able to take
part, using brain-computer interface.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">“The assistive devices can include commercially available
products provided by companies, but also prototypes developed by research labs.
There will be two medals for each competition, one for the pilot, who is
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Riener, also part of the event
organizing team, explained that </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">"much
too often, there is
disconnect between patients and
technology. The idea is that we want to
push development of assistive technologies towards devices that patients can
really use in everyday life. While some
of the current technologies look very fancy but are a long way from being practical
and user-friendly, we would want
technology to be useful for daily living
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previously been excluded from the Paralympics. By making it a public
event, we want to get rid of the borders
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the games is to allow people to compete who have never had the opportunity
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make themselves as good as able-bodied athletes and not better, Cybathlon
competitors are encouraged to use the best technology. Dual prizes will be
awarded, one to the athlete and one to the company that created the prosthetic,
device, or software.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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novel technology will give the pilot an advantage over a pilot that would use a
comparable but less advanced or conventional assistive technology," the
organization says on its website. "There will be as few technical
constraints as possible, in order to encourage the device providers to develop
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counterparts, but they're also arguably more mind-boggling. The exoskeleton
competitors, for example, must walk over a slope, up steps, around pillars,
over a see-saw, across a narrow beam, then pick up a bag and carry it, go
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">“Robotic prosthetics (</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://singularityhub.com/2013/07/24/darpas-brain-controlled-prosthetic-arm-and-a-bionic-hand-that-can-touch/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #646464; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">arm</span></a></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> and </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://singularityhub.com/2012/11/08/bionic-limbs-step-up-thought-controlled-prosthetic-leg-climbs-2100-stair-building/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #646464; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">leg</span></a></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">),
like those from the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Case Western
Reserve University, use computers to recognize electrical patterns in muscles
and nerves and allow patients to control bionic limbs with thoughts alone. Some
are even beginning to send </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"><a href="http://singularityhub.com/2013/12/21/prosthetic-hand-with-sense-of-touch-picks-stems-from-cherries/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #646464; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">rudimentary sensory touch information</span></a></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> back to the brain.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wouldn’t be possible without these technologies, but perhaps it wouldn’t be
quite as urgent if they weren’t still confined to labs and clinical trials. The
hope is the Cybathlon can add another incentive to speed things along.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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The Powered Wheelchair Race (illustrated) will allow pilots with different disability levels (e.g. quadriplegics, paraplegics, amputees) to be equipped with power wheelchairs, which will enable them to steer along a particular race course. The course will be defined by cones between which the pilots will have to manoeuvre the chair both forward and backward. In addition, obstacles of different sizes will be used.<br />
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<b class="yiv7736724605" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1403762877754_4750">THE SIX DISCIPLINES AT THE 2016 CYBATHLON </b></h3>
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<span class="yiv7736724605" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1403762877754_4753" style="font-size: 1.2em;"><b class="yiv7736724605">Powered arm prostheses race:</b> Pilots with arm amputations will be equipped with robotic prostheses and will have to successfully complete two hand-arm task courses as quickly as possible.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv7736724605" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1403762877754_4729" style="font-size: 1.2em;">One of the challenges will see pilots holding a wire loop which they will use to navigate a metal wire without touching it. Another race will see participants pick up differently shaped objects in order to demonstrate the dexterity of their prostheses.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv7736724605" style="font-size: 1.2em;"><b class="yiv7736724605">Brain computer interface race:</b> Pilots will be equipped with technology that lets them control an avatar in a racing game played on computers using their brains. They will race along a track with obstacles.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv7736724605" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1403762877754_4682" style="font-size: 1.2em;"><b class="yiv7736724605">Functional electrical stimulation bike race:</b> Pilots with spinal cord injuries will use functional electrical stimulation devices, which will enable them to perform a pedaling movement on a cycling device that drives them on a circular course. There will be two categories - a sprint race, over a distance of 200metres and an endurance race over the distance of 1000metres.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv7736724605" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1403762877754_4733" style="font-size: 1.2em;"><b class="yiv7736724605">Powered leg prostheses race: </b>Pilots with transfemoral amputation will be equipped with machine operated prostheses and will have to successfully complete a race course as quickly as possible, which will include obstacles such as slopes, a staircase, cobblestones and seesaw.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv7736724605" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1403762877754_4738" style="font-size: 1.2em;"><b class="yiv7736724605">Powered exoskelton race:</b> Pilots with spinal cord injuries (SCI) will use powered exoskeletons to negotiate a race course with obstacles of around 100metres.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv7736724605" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1403762877754_4688" style="font-size: 1.2em;"><b class="yiv7736724605">Powered wheelchair race:</b> Participants will use powered wheelchairs to steer along a race course with slopes and uneven surfaces as well as a slalom</span></div>
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Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-82864443796888450722011-09-29T12:51:00.004+08:002011-09-29T13:30:33.895+08:00Advanced Technology and Longevity Science<span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://jasonpollock.tv/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/AubreyDeGrey.jpg" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEboNxIFpVMPxX1bVczmKCpnp1bmax4A_gVlsAGSthZ5ko7T2J3bU46SJ1mL8n-u1jLJc5b1ChL1BTBSsSqQpiOwrsQbNB_aeKemqr0tems3amyDsfk1gStpDZg863wuczF-_9ZDCpAsU/s200/robert.a.freitas.jr.jpg" /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; 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"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; ">For<span> </span>De Grey , <span> </span>he<span> </span>emphasizes that<span> </span>“a</span></span><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">ging really is barbaric. It shouldn't be allowed. I don't need an ethical argument. I don't need any argument. It's visceral. To let people die is bad.”<span> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; ">n his<span> </span>recent stint<span> </span>at<span> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks">TED Talks</a><span> </span>,<span> </span>he further argued that <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:#111111;background:white"><span> </span>aging is merely a disease — and a curable one at that – and that humans age in basic ways,<span> </span>all of which can be averted.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:#111111;background:white" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:#111111;background:white" ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Freitas, meantime,<span> </span>wrote in </span><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">an essay based on his speech at the Fifth Alcor Conference on Extreme Life Extension in 2002, feeling very strongly<span> </span>against<span> </span>aging and finitude.<span> </span>Freitas said<span> </span>that<span> </span>“while you were reading this sentence, a dozen people just died, worldwide,<span> </span>and there, <span> </span>another dozen people have perished. I think this is an outrage. I want to tell you why I think so, and what nanomedicine can do to help.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Nanomedicine.com,<span> </span>Freitas’ blog,<span> </span>informs: <span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">“</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; ">More than just an extension of "molecular medicine," nanomedicine will employ molecular machine systems to address medical problems, and will use molecular knowledge to maintain and improve human health at the molecular scale. Nanomedicine will have extraordinary and far-reaching implications for the medical profession, for the definition of disease, for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions including aging, and ultimately for the improvement and extension of natural human biological structure and function.</span></span><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Analysts have regarded both<span> </span>Freitas and De Grey as “</span><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">belonging <span> </span>to a highly visible but rather marginal community that regards death as a <span> </span>‘bad lifestyle option’.<span> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span></span><span></span>Can death be defeated?<span> </span>Both transhumanists are optimistic. <span> </span>Media observers <span> </span>point out that F</span><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">reitas is confident that nanomedicine offers the best prospect for combating finitude,<span> </span>while <span> </span>De Grey insists on a multi-pronged assault on ageing through “engineered negligible senescence”.</span><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >And<span> </span>both Freitas and De Grey are not alone in<span> </span>promoting their stand<span> </span>on<span> </span>the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="http://batr.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/transhumanism_560-3101.jpg" /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >It is true that now <span> </span>more than ever, <span> </span>anti-aging advocates<span> </span>and<span> </span>longevity science<span> </span>analysts<span> </span>have much<span> </span>more<span> </span>eagerness in<span> </span>carrying the torch<span> </span>to<span> </span>push<span> </span>forward its<span> </span>aim,<span> </span>which<span> </span>is<span> </span>“to monitor the progress of anti-aging technologies with one concern in mind<span> </span>--<span> </span>to see that an <i>overall beneficial effect on society</i> will result from such technological advances.”<br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br />This,<span> </span>according to<span> </span>US’<span> </span><i>The Campaign for Aging Research</i> ,<span> </span>a<span> </span>public benefit corporation founded in 2008 with<span> </span>its<span> </span>mission<span> </span>“to give everyone a new perspective on life in respect to the aging experience and life expectancy.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >The<span> </span>campaign’s advocates<span> </span>contend: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“We pledge to encourage the responsible development of therapies that will alleviate suffering and have an overall beneficial effect on society while implementing strategies to enhance the aging experience<span> </span>through<span> </span>our<span> </span>programs …<span> </span><span>The consideration of the reality of overpopulation and its consequences on our habitat is at the very core of our organization's values and a major concern for<span> </span>us …” </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:15.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span ><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Recognizing the extreme power of advanced science and technology<span> </span>(“<span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> Because it’s powerful it can be dangerous if in the wrong hands or used without checks and balances or planning ) ,<span> </span>and<span> </span>underscoring the lessons of history that<span> </span>progress is unstoppable ,<span> </span>they<span> </span>underscore their stand<span> </span>that<span> </span>“the<span> </span>direction that progress takes us is up to us. Our programs are<span> </span>here to modestly contribute to a global understanding of the potentials and risks of anti-aging technologies by all layers of society, and thus also to help plan for the future of biomedical research.”</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><img src="http://www.thenanoage.com/images/tothelight.jpg" /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; " ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >In year 2000,<span> </span>the Longevity Consortium was formed :<span> </span>a consortium of scientists from multiple disciplines including<span> </span>laboratory-based scientists, epidemiologists and statistical geneticists interested in the study of genetics of aging and age-related traits<span> </span>,<span> </span>and<span> </span>was <span style="color:black;background:white">funded by a three-year grant from the National Institute on Aging</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in"><span class="Apple-style-span" >The consortium’s<span> </span><span style="color:black; background:white"><span> </span>study of genes associated with human aging,<span> </span>is,<span> </span>on the outset,<span> </span>pushing for collaboration and<span> </span>interdisciplinary communication with<span> </span>collaborative partners from other expertise and disciplines,<span> </span>which will be wholly beneficial --<span> </span>for scientists,<span> </span>for Future Studies enthusiasts,<span> </span>technology advocates,<span> </span>among others.<span> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Meantime,<span> </span>while the booming voice of anti-aging proponents grow louder,<span> </span>the debate heats up on ethical and social issues that so-called “technological interventions” may bring,<span> </span>and<span> </span>posthumanists continue<span> </span>propelling their ideas on<span> </span>tissue engineering,<span> </span>nanomedicine and stem cell research.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="line-height: 115%; ">All these while<span> </span>the <span> </span>anti-aging cosmetic science technology skyrockets into a highly lucrative worldwide business:<span> </span>experts mention a whopping </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">US$60 billion of dollars<span> </span>yearly generated by the <span> </span>global medical tourism industry with 20% annual growth,<span> </span>with<span> </span>Asian medical tourism said to rake in<span> </span>an estimate of<span> </span>US$4.4 billion,<span> </span>with half of the revenues going to the Indian market – according to </span></span><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/564406_3">Medscape.com</a><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><img src="http://f00.inventorspot.com/images/Transhumanist.jpg" /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /><br /></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">With all these ,<span> </span>Nature.com <span> </span>gives its observation: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Whatever differences separate technological utopians and pragmatic purchasers of expensive over-the-counter skin creams, they share a common sentiment: they fear ageing and death and seek ways to remain youthful and vigorous. They are afraid of the ravages of time and are wary of growing old in a society that prizes and pays for youthfulness and perfect bodies. The need to fill this demand is the major driving factor behind serious anti-ageing research and a rapidly growing market of consumer goods.”</span></span></p><p class="norm"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p><p class="norm"><img src="http://futurismic.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cover_h.jpg" /><img src="http://dingo.care2.com/pictures/c2c/share/27/276/621/2762138_370.jpg" /><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="http://asunews.asu.edu/files/imagecache/story_main_image/images/Transhumanism_Image.jpg" /></span></span></p><p class="norm"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="norm"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“While transhumanists spin stories of an imminent biotechnological utopia, the 'worried well' search for immediate treatment options. Upper West Side and Bel Air devotees of Botox, Restylane and collagen injections are not prepared to wait for the arrival of cyborg bodies and posthuman flesh; they want to eradicate their wrinkles today.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="norm"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="norm"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“For decades, biotechnology has been wrapped in hyperbolic commentary about its likely long-term benefits. We are not therapeutic nihilists who deny the role that various biomedical interventions have played in reducing morbidity and mortality; clearly, there is much to be said in favour of biomedical research. Still, as consumers seem to be convinced that effective anti-ageing therapies exist—when the benefits of most of these products are far from established—the ethics of the current marketplace deserve careful and critical analysis.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="norm"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></p> <p class="norm"><span style="color: black; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >“Most of the issues that are debated centre on therapies that may become available only after long and expensive research. But the social and economic problems associated with prolonging life are already here and need to be addressed. Such a discussion would benefit from a focus on specific and existing interventions, such as hormone replacement therapy, and a more thick-grained analysis of basic issues in biomedical research, priority setting, resource allocation and social justice considerations.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-1820722380451540362010-08-09T08:33:00.019+08:002010-08-17T20:20:20.205+08:00Sony's Nextep WristWatch Computers by Year 2020<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvReKbSqn0Q55X1H-TL26dn3U3Y4IEh7zVC_gpXhcM9T8nmi4q6swUzEczcK3Vfc0aJ8soQYeNXb1NyR0eqNPfviB8tZtY48-aD2U_ohFWlaBbqbxrOCT0pk2luevP-MYYEphwh1xYJBv/s1600/nextep7.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvReKbSqn0Q55X1H-TL26dn3U3Y4IEh7zVC_gpXhcM9T8nmi4q6swUzEczcK3Vfc0aJ8soQYeNXb1NyR0eqNPfviB8tZtY48-aD2U_ohFWlaBbqbxrOCT0pk2luevP-MYYEphwh1xYJBv/s400/nextep7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503204342069148930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcS-iNnpVYt3C5jd6Wp27qQ-lifB5MQhly-QxlqoPhvCepc1D0Xxc0Wp8d97zgxVIFs1SlwgsYZl1ADLDc9AG-yH8FmjK3bOR1-4AAyFBXu2iKX4dU08cKgr-Pep6Eb7XQGwLNKijIiVA/s1600/nextep2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcS-iNnpVYt3C5jd6Wp27qQ-lifB5MQhly-QxlqoPhvCepc1D0Xxc0Wp8d97zgxVIFs1SlwgsYZl1ADLDc9AG-yH8FmjK3bOR1-4AAyFBXu2iKX4dU08cKgr-Pep6Eb7XQGwLNKijIiVA/s400/nextep2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503204338752983842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b>Photo Credits: YankoDesign.com</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">YES,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IT'S THE HEIGHT of uber-coolness!</span></span></span></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Japanese designer Hiromi Kiriki has tapped Sony Nextep wristwatch computers</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">for this breakthrough innovation slated for</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">year 2020 release :</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and what a cool sight on your wrist , indeed.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The raves ran the gamut from hush-hush whispers to all-out</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">awe at</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">what could be such a functional piece of digital technology.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Check it out: <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“As the two worlds of technology and our own personal lives become seemingly ever more connected, the demand for devices that are small, slim, and that serve a variety of internet based functions has risen over the past couple of years and that trend doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. Sony is contemplating that very same train of thought and by unveiling the Hiromi Kiriki concept, are showing that they mean business when it comes to embracing innovation.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://design.architecture.sk/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sony.jpg" alt="sony" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Just like a lean-but-mean time machine-cum-wearable technology, making you drool at all the magic</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this little Sweetie can do.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The device,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">designed to be worn as a bracelet,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">combines and juggles its digital tricks --</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">flexible organic light emitting diode</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or OLED displays</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">along</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">with</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">holographic screen projectors,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">pull-out</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">keyboards for your fingertips,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and the</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">whole hoopla of</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">social networking variety from Facebook to MySpace,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">just like an</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">all-around sleek device</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">always keeping you in the loop within the no-limits territory of</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">communications technology.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Industry</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">analysts </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">took note that this futuristic concept includes two major technologies being touted as</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“the big enablers of wearable computing” --</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">via</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the flexible and affordable </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">OLED touchscreens, as well as holographic screens </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">( yes,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ala</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tom Cruise’s “Minority Report”).</span></span></span></p><p></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.conceptmobiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sony-Wrist-Computer-Concept3-150x150.jpg" alt="Sony Wrist Computer Concept" /> </span></span><img src="http://www.conceptmobiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sony-Wrist-Computer-Concept6-150x150.jpg" alt="Sony Wrist Computer Concept" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><img src="http://www.conceptmobiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Sony-Wrist-Computer-Concept4-150x150.jpg" alt="Sony Wrist Computer Concept" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When news about this beauty spread in techworld circles just last May 2010 after YankoDesign.com’s announcement, shortly after in June TED 2010 featured Minority Report’s highly futuristic data interface concept real-life inventor John Underkoffler -- and clearly a mind-blowing experience for </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: rgb(119, 119, 119);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;" ><a href="http://www.ted.com/themes/a_taste_of_tedglobal_2010.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 43, 6);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TEDGlobal 2010</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">’s audience.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;" ><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 9pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 9pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 9pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;">BoingBoing.com reports:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-family:";font-size:9pt;color:black;" > </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;font-size:12px;" >“John Underkoffler led the team that came up with this point-and-touch interface concept innovation called the G-Speak Spatial Operating Environment. His company, Oblong Industries,<span style=""> </span>was founded to move<span style=""> </span>G-Speak into the real word --<span style=""> </span>building apps for aerospace,<span style=""> </span>bioinformatics,<span style=""> </span>video editing and more.<span style=""> </span>But the big vision is ubiquity:<span style=""> </span>G-Speak<span style=""> </span>on every laptop, every desktop,<span style=""> </span>every<span style=""> </span>microwave oven,<span style=""> </span>TV,<span style=""> </span>dashboard.<span style=""> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px;font-size:12px;" ><span style=""></span>“It has to be like this… We ,<span style=""> </span>all of us, everyday<span style=""> </span>feel that.<span style=""> </span>We build starting there.<span style=""> </span>We want to change it all, “ Underkoffler says.<span style=""> </span></span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 9pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"><br /></span></span></span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Interestingly, this could be what the</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">International Telecommunications Union</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(ITU)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">,</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> the leading </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> United Nations (UN) </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">agency for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">information and communication technology issues </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> has </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">observed years back, that</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> more and more of</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">our</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">formerly “offline</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">personal belongings”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">wristwatches,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">television,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">even our kitchens, automobiles,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">telephones)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> will make the inevitable </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">move from</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">offline to online:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">yes,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the “Internet of Things”. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In an early 2005ITU statement,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the agency predicted: <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 3pt; margin-left: 3pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“With the benefit of integrated information processing capacity, industrial products will take on smart capabilities. They may also take on electronic identities that can be queried remotely, or be equipped with sensors for detecting physical changes around them. Such developments will make the merely static objects of today dynamic ones - embedding intelligence in our environment and stimulating the creation of innovative products and new business opportunities. The Internet of Things will enable forms of collaboration and communication between people and things, and between things themselves, hitherto unknown and unimagined.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 3pt; margin-left: 3pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:small;" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 3pt; margin-left: 3pt; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:small;" >“It seems that we are standing on the brink of a new computing and communication era, one that will radically transform our corporate, community, and personal spheres. With continuing developments in miniaturization and declining costs, it is becoming not only technologically possible but also economically feasible to make everyday objects smarter, and to connect the world of people with the world of things.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 3pt; margin-left: 3pt; line-height: normal;"><o:p></o:p></p></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-12812726435265612822010-07-31T20:47:00.007+08:002010-07-31T21:38:38.171+08:00Up Up and Away: Cloud Computing Technology Hits Asia<img src="http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/illustratie-illustration_cloud-computing-lek-leak-wolken1-450x299.jpg" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:9.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:9.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ALL ROADS LEAD TO KUALA LUMPUR this coming September 20</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, as information technology security experts from around the globe – USA, Europe, Middle East . Africa and the Asia Pacific -- and global IT key players take part in presenting best practices and high-level tips for IT security strategies, increasing confidence and reducing risks in modern computing technologies, such as cloud computing, among others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:13.4pt"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The conference will present high-level tips for increasing confidence and reducing the risks in cloud computing technology: bringing together throngs from the IT industry worldwide -- s</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ecurity administrators, security architects, senior technologists , security analysts, senior systems engineers, web security managers, security consultants, IT risk managers , among others -- as they share industry insights and strategies to strengthen the stronghold against the challenges of IT security.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:13.4pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The event, entitled <b><i> The 4</i></b></span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><i>th</i></b></span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><i> Annual </i></b></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><i>SecureAsia Congress 2010, </i></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is dubbed as “ one of the upcoming major event-conferences in Asia focused on the IT security sector which will provide CIOs, CTOs, business and IT executives with the latest IT security strategies, case-study presentations, growing technologies and the best practices that are vital to fight against the security challenges.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://justplaintech.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/cloud.jpg" /></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Check out the conference’s sales pitch come-on for its attendees:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“This will be a must-attend event for decision makers and IT risk managers, as it offers a platform to network with the leading information security professionals to discuss the latest security issues and challenges. It will give an unrivaled opportunity to improve evocative and useful information related to IT security.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://thechromecloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/what-is-cloud-computing.jpg" /></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With the advent of cloud computing technology slowly seeping through the Asia Pacific region and now here in the Philippines,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">drumbeating</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">for</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this technology</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">is getting louder and louder.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cloud computing technology</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> , simply put, is Internet-based computing, where shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand, just like the electricity grid. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With a common “host” for Internet-based applications shared by interconnected virtual servers, among others, there is no need for computer infrastructure such as servers, no skyrocketing business expenses on software, with “pay-as-you-go” mode via </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">cloud computing technology</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> subscription: minus the hassles of maintenance and upkeep of infrastructure and software. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In a recent report by ComputerWorld Philippines, Singapore-based </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Information Security Forum (ISF) members</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> revealed that cloud computing changed their information security risk landscape, but they maintain that “they are well-placed to address these security issues.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.net-security.org/images/articles/web20atwork.jpg" /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="apple-style-span"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The ISF is a major independent, not-for-profit authority on information security, dedicated to reducing risk and resolving information security challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">According to the report: t</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">he vote of confidence in cloud computing technology was revealed in the ISF’s latest survey involving more than 300 of the world’s major companies and public sector organizations. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The rapid adoption of cloud computing was identified as one of the top information security challenges in the ISF’s latest Threat Horizon Report, which highlighted concerns on cloud computing focused on managing user identities and credentials, third-party service providers, emerging cloud technologies, protecting against new forms of malware and legal and regulatory issues, as mentioned by ISF senior research consultant Adrian Davis. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ISF informs: “In our latest report on cloud computing, we advise members to address five tasks: prepare a strategy; identify the impact on business operations; assess risks to data; ensure that information security is part of the decision-making process; and work under the assumption that cloud computing is already being used within the organization.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the Philippines, more and more are joining the cloud computing technology bandwagon, among them business industry leaders ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Jollibee, among others. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://learning.allcovered.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/cloud-computing2.jpg" /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IT solutions provider IT Group Inc. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(ITG)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> jumps in the cloud technology joyride as well.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“We are moving up the clouds,” says ITG CEO and President Cris Gamboa. The technology’s advantages , such as scalability, dependability, optimized performance regardless of location , preserved functionalities even during upgrades , movement to multiple Virtual Private Servers (VPS) –- all these are part of the ITG decision to go into cloud computing.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Cloud hosting saves money as acquiring physical servers and software licenses are things of the past, with costs only based on consumption via software-as-a-service (SAAS) subscription. VPS use in the “cloud” conserves electricity, which is part of energy conservation. With data recovery, the said process is easier, faster, and more efficient in case malfunctions occur.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://cloudcomputing-vision.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cloud_computing-Picture.jpg" /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And on an environment-friendly note: lesser use of computer infrastructure would lead to concerted contributory efforts to ease global warming, energy conservation and promotion of the preservation of the environment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“ITG is committed to its social responsibility for the community and the environment. More and more companies are making the move from offline business management solutions to cloud computing technology, and now using VPS for low overhead expenses and greener output. Having a single server device , energy is conserved , carbon emissions are reduced , and business processes become simplified and cost-effective.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Gamboa points out: Philippine businesses are producing metric tons of carbon yearly, contributing greatly to global warming. ITG’s move to switch to cloud computing technology could pave the way for local industries to follow suit, reevaluate their systems, and also take responsibility for a greener environment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div><br /></div></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-5526455100229883502010-05-21T17:28:00.007+08:002010-05-21T22:01:12.118+08:00Bill Gates Gets Down On Third World Global Health<table valign="top" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="100%"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td colspan="3" height="20px"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20px"><br /></td> <td valign="top"> <!-- Body Top Zone--> <div id="BodyTopZone" class="zoneWrapper"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td id="MSOZoneCell_WebPartWPQ2" valign="top"><table toplevel="" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"><div webpartid="cd664af0-c9b8-43f8-bfb5-6efa7ab5f395" haspers="false" id="WebPartWPQ2" width="100%" class="ms-WPBody" allowdelete="false" style=""><div style="background-color: rgb(243, 235, 214);"><img style="width: 416px; height: 346px;" src="http://www.grandchallenges.org/SiteCollectionImages/gcgh_overview_large.jpg" hspace="0" /> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;">Photo Credit: GrandChallenges.org </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">“There is no bigger test to humanity than the crisis of global health . Without compassion we wont do anything. Without science , we cant do anything. “</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />That’s Bill Gates talking, folks.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">When the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the opening of Round 5 of Grand Challenges Exploration, the billionaire couple’s project offering a US$100 million grant initiative to encourage innovation in global health research, both fans and skeptic groups alike had their heads turning. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations , a five-year, $100 million initiative to promote innovation and achieve major breakthroughs in global health, comes on strong as all-heart and compassion for the Third World, described as exerting efforts to help develop and deliver low-cost, life-saving health tools for the developing world.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">GatesFoundation.org presents itself as traversing beyond the innovations and breakthroughs in technology and its lucrative arena, and trudging through the burgeoning challenges and complexities of of 21st century living’s humane side, treading through the narrow road of extending a helping hand for the Third World, making sure that denizens of both worlds are leading meaningful and productive lives. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">“Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people, especially those with the fewest resources, have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. “</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Spearheading the project --- the Global Health Program which is under the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation --- is Tadataka Yamada, M.D., who is former Chairman of Research and Development and member of the Board of Directors of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) , also past president of the American Gastroenterological Association and the Association of American Physicians , a master of the American College of Physicians , and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the US’ National Academy of Science , and the UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yamada said in a statement published at the New England Journal of Medicine that the said foundation is willing to promote more aggressive and adventurous approaches to medical research , raring to jumpstart unconventional projects that could transform health in developing countries, and is “willing to take risks”. The Foundation is backing up hundreds of innovative early-stage projects with financial support over the course of 5 years, and shelling out $100,000 investment in each project. </span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Global Health Program chief explains : “We want bold ideas — even seemingly wacky ones — that need just a little help to get tested. Proposals will require creative thinking but no preliminary data. We'll run each idea past two groups of reviewers — one composed of internal scientists, and another of partners and advisers with a history of identifying creative solutions to difficult problems. We expect many of these projects to fail, but we stand ready to put substantial funding behind those that succeed. “</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Curiously enough, the global health initiative zeroes in on unorthodox and out-of-the-box mindsets and ways of thinking in bold, avante-garde fashion which could be typically Bill Gates in unconventional flavor. Yamada stresses the point . "We hope to hear from researchers of every age, on every continent, and from disciplines that don't typically focus on global health or even biomedical research … History taught us that innovative ideas can come from anywhere." </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Meantime, Grand Challenges Explorations’ Round 5 zooms in on technological innovations and inventions on low-cost mobile phones’ applications benefitting priority global health conditions, new technologies on improving health for newborns and mothers, new breakthroughs showcasing protection against infectious diseases, creating new innovative breakthroughs promoting birth control . </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Recently in the news and soaking in lukewarm controversy was the foundation’s granting of $100 million to medical efforts by James Tsuruta and Paul Dayton from the University of North Carolina,with ongoing studies on ultrasound waves’ effect of temporarily depleting testicular sperm counts, being lined up as latest breakthrough for possible male contraceptives. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">With the said method, the ultrasound waves stop sperm production for six months, making the patient temporarily infertile. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tsuruta says : "We think this could provide men with up to six months of reliable, low-cost, non-hormonal contraception from a single round of treatment… Our long-term goal is to use ultrasound from therapeutic instruments that are commonly found in sports medicine or physical therapy clinics as an inexpensive, long-term, reversible male contraceptive suitable for use in developing to first world countries."</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-19116067843441970562010-05-10T20:11:00.016+08:002010-05-11T04:33:13.192+08:00Cuddly Social Robot Petrimo Vs. Cyberpedophilia<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><img src="http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/mg20627595.600/mg20627595.600-1_300.jpg" alt="We'll meet again online (Image: Mixed Reality Lab/National University of Singapore)" title="We'll meet again online (Image: Mixed Reality Lab/National University of Singapore)" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /><p class="lowlight" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo Credit: Mixed Reality Lab</span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CYBERBULLYING AND CYBERPEDOPHILIA -- explained by social analysts as "sexual attraction to prepubescent children" is no doubt at an all-time high today , burgeoning through a societal sex crime crisis experienced by the United States in the early and mid-1990s, and spreading through Europe, particularly </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Germany, countries which found themselves in the "same predicament". From offline sexual abuse moral panics, these developing phenomena have crawled through online bullying and pedophilia, and have become the scourge of concern by the parental community and the society as a whole.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As cyberbullies are touted to be "emboldened </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> when using electronic means to carry out their antagonistic agenda because it takes less energy and courage to express hurtful comments using a keypad or a keyboard than with one’s voice", the astounding statistics continue in steadily increasing figures. A 2005 US survey reported </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">73% of the respondents stated that they knew the bully, 26% experienced that the offender was a stranger, 10% revealed that their picture and/or video of them via a </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_phone" title="Camera phone" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 43, 184); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">cellular phone camera</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, "consequently making them feel uncomfortable, embarrassed, or threatened." </span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check out the statistical reports: </span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; "></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;line-height: normal; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"The internet is the new playground or schoolyard where pedophiles go to meet children. Cyber pedophiles almost always have a history of sexual conduct with children and now use chat rooms to contact children directly. Cyber pedophiles usually have interest in child pornography or sexual urges and fantasies with children. The legal system has seen an alarming increase in the number of pedophiles over the past several years. Statistics show that 1 in 5 children who use computer chat rooms have been approached by a pedophile and 1 in 7 kids who use the internet have been solicited for sex online. Law enforcement officials estimate as many as 50,000 sexual predators are online at any given moment." </span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cyberpedophilia, meantime, targets the much-younger set of 6 to 10-year-old prepubescent children, with surveys </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">suggesting that as many as 3 in 10 children have been subjected to bullying while online. </span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Enter Mixed Reality Lab , a project of the National University of Singapore and the Keiyo Media Design of the Keiyo University of Japan, has created the interactive "social robots" called </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Petimo</span></span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">designed to guard children against cyberbullies and other online crimes, and borne from the reality that 18 percent of said prepubescent kids in the US use social networking sites, "thus there is a strict need of someone who vigils upon these minors so that they aren’t victimized by the cyber world, this is what the Petimos does so efficiently."</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">National University of Singapore's Adrian David Cheok , inventor of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Petimo</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, explains that he wanted to use </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> new media to help develop more natural human forms of communication, and that "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Petimo</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is one step in this direction." </span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How does it work?</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></p><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Children will only be able to accept new online "friends" if their Petimos are brought into</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> physical contact first, to guard against cyberbullies and paedophiles masquerading as children. The devices work in conjunction with an online social network called </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Petimo-World</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in which they are represented by avatars. By squeezing their physical Petimos, or pressing buttons on them, children can send messages or "gifts" to their online friends. </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Parents are notified each time a friend request is made and can block approaches that concern them, so children only see and interact online with the avatars of approved friends.</span></span></span></span></span></p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 15.0pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Meantime, UK group E-Victims, advocating safety for both children and adults on online sex crimes, contend that the system may be quite limited with the restricted content of</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Petimo World</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">as online children are bound to be bored . </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Children young enough to be content with a walled garden approach and its limitations will probably be too young to be seriously interested</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in the chat element." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To this, UK </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">police officials last March called on </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> social networking sites to place a standard "panic button" designed by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre on all pages, to help ensure safety for children against online sex crimes, and against cyberbullying and cyberpedophilia. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" 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style="color:#000000;"></span></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 15pt; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 15.0pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 15.0pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><span style=" line-height: 115%; color:black;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></b></p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><b><i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b></span></span></b><p></p></span></i></b></i></b></span></i></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 15.0pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Meantime, advocates against online sex crimes on children also lament that the responsibility is not solely on social networking sites, as parents , too, have strong roles to play. Online practices such as anonymity and caution in disclosing information are very important, as well as installing certain filtering software which are able to block off pornographic contents if they were to receive pornographic materials in their inboxes, or when they surf the Internet. </span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Companies or schools can also install software such as the BioObservation System using computer image analysis technology that can analyse computer images to identify pornographic or pedophile images on suspect computers and to alert the relevant authority when such offending images are received."</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:15.0pt;margin-bottom: 15.0pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mixed Reality Lab's <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Petrimo <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">hits the US market late this year, and may also be due for distribution for the international market. </span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img src="http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/mSCFIpGrGTE/default.jpg" alt=""Future of Communication"- Mixed Reality Lab, Adrian David Cheok" /></span></span></p><p class="lowlight" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; font-family:verdana;"><a id="video-long-title-mSCFIpGrGTE" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSCFIpGrGTE" class="yt-uix-hovercard-target" title=""Future of Communication"- Mixed Reality Lab, Adrian David Cheok" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 51, 204); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Future of Communication"- Mixed Reality Lab, Adrian David Cheok</span></a></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><div class="video-title video-title-results" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; "><div class="video-long-title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; 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Look at that angry-eyebrow smile!</span></p><div class="tag_list" style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bolder; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-transform: uppercase; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TAGS<br /></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="tag" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; 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padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 1 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div></div></li><li class="jcarousel-item jcarousel-item-horizontal jcarousel-item-2 jcarousel-item-2-horizontal nc_item_image_gallery_scroll" jcarouselindex="2" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 2px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; width: 914px; height: auto; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-indent: -1.1em; "><div face="inherit" color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_image/articles/robot%20shadow%20company.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-photogallery_image" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " /></div><div class="gallery_wrapper" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: 0px; width: 360px !important; float: right !important; "><div class="gallery_controls gallery_controls_top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 2 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div><h3 class="node-carousel-item title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shadow Hand</span></h3><div class="photo_credit" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> EPA/DAI KUROKAWA</span></div><p class="gallery_dek" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Need a hand? Put on a CyberGlove and take control of the C6M Dexterous Hand developed by the UK's Shadow Robot Company.</span></p><div class="tag_list" style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bolder; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-transform: uppercase; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TAGS<br /></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="tag" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 119, 187); text-decoration: none; text-transform: capitalize; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Technology</span></a></div><div class="gallery_controls" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 2 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div></div></li><li class="jcarousel-item jcarousel-item-horizontal jcarousel-item-3 jcarousel-item-3-horizontal" jcarouselindex="3" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 2px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; width: 914px; height: auto; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-indent: -1.1em; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color:initial;"><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_image/articles/robot%20skates.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-photogallery_image" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " /></div><div class="gallery_wrapper" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: 0px; width: 360px !important; float: right !important; "><div class="gallery_controls gallery_controls_top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 3 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div><h3 class="node-carousel-item title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Robo Skates</span></h3><div class="photo_credit" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Toshinobu Takei/National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology</span></div><p class="gallery_dek" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Strap on a pair of robot skates that can automatically move forward when they sense a user leaning forward. Dr. Toshinobu Takei of Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)demonstrated at IREX.</span></p><div class="tag_list" style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bolder; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-transform: uppercase; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TAGS<br /></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="tag" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 119, 187); text-decoration: none; text-transform: capitalize; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Technology</span></a></div><div class="gallery_controls" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 3 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div></div></li><li class="jcarousel-item jcarousel-item-horizontal jcarousel-item-4 jcarousel-item-4-horizontal" jcarouselindex="4" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 2px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; width: 914px; height: auto; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-indent: -1.1em; "><div color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_image/articles/robot%20bed.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-photogallery_image" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " /></div><div class="gallery_wrapper" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: 0px; width: 360px !important; float: right !important; "><div class="gallery_controls gallery_controls_top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 4 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div><h3 class="node-carousel-item title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Becoming Your Bed</span></h3><div class="photo_credit" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Japan Machine Logic</span></div><p class="gallery_dek" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Walking is so 20th century. Japan Logic Machine has created a the Yurina Care Robot that can go from bed to wheelchair and help the elderly or disabled. Say, that </span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-09/panasonic-bed-wheelchair" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 104, 165); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">sounds familiar</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></p><div class="tag_list" style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bolder; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-transform: uppercase; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TAGS<br /></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="tag" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 119, 187); text-decoration: none; text-transform: capitalize; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Technology</span></a></div><div class="gallery_controls" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 4 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div></div></li><li class="jcarousel-item jcarousel-item-horizontal jcarousel-item-5 jcarousel-item-5-horizontal" jcarouselindex="5" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 2px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; width: 914px; height: auto; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-indent: -1.1em; "><div color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_image/articles/robot%20industrial.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-photogallery_image" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " /></div><div class="gallery_wrapper" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: 0px; width: 360px !important; float: right !important; "><div class="gallery_controls gallery_controls_top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 5 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div><h3 class="node-carousel-item title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Working the Livelong Day</span></h3><div class="photo_credit" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Kawada Industries</span></div><p class="gallery_dek" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The NEXTAGE robot joins a long line of industrial robots that can work tirelessly on the assembly line. Let's just hope that they can all remain </span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-07/even-robots-arent-recession-proof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 104, 165); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">gainfully employed</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></p><div class="tag_list" style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bolder; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-transform: uppercase; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TAGS<br /></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="tag" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 119, 187); text-decoration: none; text-transform: capitalize; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Technology</span></a></div><div class="gallery_controls" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 5 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div></div></li><li class="jcarousel-item jcarousel-item-horizontal jcarousel-item-6 jcarousel-item-6-horizontal" jcarouselindex="6" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 2px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; width: 914px; height: auto; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-indent: -1.1em; "><div color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_image/articles/robot%20pingpong.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-photogallery_image" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " /></div><div class="gallery_wrapper" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: 0px; width: 360px !important; float: right !important; "><div class="gallery_controls gallery_controls_top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 6 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div><h3 class="node-carousel-item title" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Paddle Bot</span></h3><div class="photo_credit" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> TOSY</span></div><p class="gallery_dek" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5em; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border- outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family:inherit;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This Vietnamese robot named TOPIO doesn't even need shades to be cool. But it'll wear them all the same while challenging humans to ping pong.</span></p><div class="tag_list" style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bolder; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-transform: uppercase; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TAGS<br /></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology" rel="tag" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 119, 187); text-decoration: none; text-transform: capitalize; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Technology</span></a></div><div class="gallery_controls" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); text-align: center; font-family:inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">IMAGE 6 OF 8</span></div><div class="gallery_next" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/next.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> > </span></div></div></div></li><li class="jcarousel-item jcarousel-item-horizontal jcarousel-item-7 jcarousel-item-7-horizontal" jcarouselindex="7" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 2px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; width: 914px; height: auto; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; text-indent: -1.1em; "><div color="initial" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_image/articles/robot%20face.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-photogallery_image" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " /></div><div class="gallery_wrapper" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-indent: 0px; width: 360px !important; float: right !important; "><div class="gallery_controls gallery_controls_top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: middle; display: block; clear: both; width: 360px; height: 30px; line-height: 20px; "><div class="gallery_prev" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; float: left; text-indent: -10000em; line-height: 20px; width: 35px !important; display: block; background-image: url(http://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/prev.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> < </span></div><div class="gallery_slider" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; float: left; width: 100px; color: rgb(231, 23, 23); 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border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " /></div></li></ul></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">YOU LOVE 'EM , YOU HATE 'EM . </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">NT Research of Korea's </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">RAMex</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, a buxomy fembot humanoid with tele-operated arms and hands and coming on strong as kick-ass android in Silver Terminator chutzpah, sending the villains a-huffing and a-puffing off to Never-Never Land, was one of the parade of robots wowing them all at last year's International Robot Exhibition in Japan -- together with other cyborgs to fit each and every techie and geek enthusiast's fantasy. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">She was there alright, together with the sinister-looking</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> NEXTAGE</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> robots, designed to upstage and throw to the layoff line human factory workers, with its seamlessly efficient work side by side with humans, and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">equipped with "special sensors that allow it to remain mindful of humans in its vicinity, particularly in a production line environment. " </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the domestic front, robotics had a heyday playing up a host of "caregiving servant robots" at the beck and call of the elderly. There's </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mahru-M</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mahru-Z</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, dubbed as the "household servant robots" , shown at YouTube doing their springy spacewalk in the kitchen ( like a pretty slow trudge from the fridge to the bread toaster) with their perpetual smile on their steel faces and a pink apron adding a homey flair to their robotic existence.</span></div></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There's Tokyo-based </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ifbot</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> , that helper-robot in a Japanese nursing home, which can reportedly "converse, sing, quiz seniors and express emotions"; and </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Taizo</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> the exercise robo-instructor, that "delightful chap </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">with a bulbous visage and a fun, plushy space suit designed to lead low-impact group exercise , featuring voice recognition and a library of thirty different exercises."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(226, 226, 226); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There's </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sil-Bot a.k.a. H-Robot</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, a robot for the elderly or “silver generation” (hence the name Sil-Bot) with its blinking eyes and moving lips, face recognition and speech functions -- moving to its owner's voice from 10-feet distance, showcasing its simple conversation as "typical elderly friend" , reminding patients to take their meds, with its mentally-stimulating interactive games as preventive measures for Alzheimer's Disease and dementia. Botropolis.com reports have it that after completing field trials at Korea's Masan Welfare Hall, the robot headed to Korean grade schools as educational assistant.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(226, 226, 226); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:56UKHdMUPEMD7M:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_uUNHjOc0dwkXJumsDcDSQD8weh47H5oFBa1jBwimVdd2iTTimZQmL9N_Y60TIQFdHaz0iuPsZEJIDKaBbw19Kgss9FGWLO2vXbjKQZ92BdvGPH36At-GYpnalRTwMG5B4UwTqfwA5g/s1600/kist_mahruz_robot_1.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mahru-M (left) and Mahru-Z</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(226, 226, 226); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:HL4Ewk7FAeNWWM:http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/09/riman.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If-Bot , robo-caregiver at a Japanese nursing home</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:qZFPbNOEIkQWPM:http://www.techmagnews.com/wp-content/uploads/images/Taizo_the_robot_teaches_grandpa_how_to_stretch_so_you_dont_have_to.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Taizo, the elderly's exercise instructor</span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(226, 226, 226); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Sc048lQBqR6NIM:http://botropolis.com/wp-content/uploads/Silbot-_MG_2283.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sil-Bot, robo-caregiver for the elderly, quizzing patients to prevent Alzheimer's Disease and dementia</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And then there's the Squid robot , developed by the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Osaka University's Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering and demonstrated last October in a Kobe swimming pool as part of an underwater robot festival: with carefully-made rubber panels for its "stingray underwater flights" , sliding and curling rhythmically with forward thrusts, with a flat body to easily enter narrow spaces, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">brand new propulsion systems being planned for the said underwater robots to monitor ocean environments, search out underwater resources and possibly perform other underwater missions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(226, 226, 226); line-height: 19px; "></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:LRiP-RYfywp-9M:http://www.technovelgy.com/graphics/content06/squid-robot.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Squid Robot, underwater bot designed to sneak in narrow spaces underwater, for underwater missions</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_image/articles/robot%20pingpong.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-photogallery_image" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " /></div><div style="text-indent: -120000px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And who could miss TOPIO, Vietnam's torchbearer in the international world of robotics: strut-your-stuff cool and gorgeous in shades (watch out for those abs and muscular built ala Hunky Matinee Idol) , moving quickly in masculine and maximum virile fashion, designed to best them all in the world of , yes, ping-pong. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Four high-speed cameras help it identify the trajectory of the ball and accurately return shots, but it can also turn </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">mushy </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">expressing feelings when it either wins or loses a game. Who cares if ping-pong could be the only thing it's good at?? Matrons would be more than delighted to even just ogle at this hunky cyborg. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As March 2010 comes to a close , </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><a href="http://leifutureculture.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Future Culture</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> does a round-up of the latest and the newest that the world of robotics has dished out for all you techie geeks and invention enthusiasts: </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">NASA's androids will be functioning as human avatars, as said cyborgs walk on the moon with their human counterparts watching closely in motion capture suits giving them the feeling of being on lunar surface. The androids will function with better efficiency in lunar explorations, according to NASA scientists. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PopSci.com reports: "I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">magine these NASA C-3POs roaming our satellite, controlled by all kind of scientists using telepresence suits down here, all looking for interesting things using high definition visors, and able to move just like they would move on planet Earth. It won't work for Mars, but with a communication delay of only three seconds, it will work beautifully on the Moon."</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While other androids do the lunar explorations, a second set of NASA robots called </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dextre</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, will function as handy-man space robots , taking care of satellite repairs and refueling tasks. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-02/nasas-project-m-puts-scientists-avatars-moon" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 74, 128); text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_small/articles/500x_droids.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-article_image_small" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-02/nasa-tests-handy-man-space-robots-orbital-repairs" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 74, 128); text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_small/articles/dextre_iss017.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-article_image_small" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); " /></span></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Photo Credit: Popsci.com) </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Over at DARPA (</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">an agency of the US' Department of Defense, plans are under way for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">inexpensive robotic hands that can perhaps also replace existing </span></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-06/luke-arm-begins-widespread-testing-among-veterans" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 104, 165); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">prosthetics for amputees</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, according to Pentagon scientists. "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Engineers can already design specialized robotic arms better suited for any number of specific tasks than human hands. But DARPA specifically hopes to see arms and hands that can mimic the general adaptability and flexibility of human hands. That means the main challenge rests with the software that provides the brains behind smart robotic arms and hands."</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Photo Credit: Popsci.com) </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; "><div style="float: right; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img title="Robosoft Kompai introduced" border="0" alt="Robosoft Kompai introduced" src="http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2010/3/kompai.jpg" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; " /><br /></span></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Robosoft Kompai </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, invented and manufactured in France, functions as an elderly robo-caregiver: navigating autonomously for its patients, equipped with artificial intelligence for speech recognition features, keeping track of shopping lists, even functioning as your personal assistant to remind you of your meetings, and your instant musical DJ to sweep you out of your blues. Kompai is perpetually Internet-connected, which can give you a myriad of information with careless flicks and clicks on its LED digital touchscreen, and even keep you in-the-know with its video-conferencing system to keep you in touch with your business partners and clients. </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Introduced recently at the 2010 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance Conference in New Orleans, Robosoft CEO Vincent Dupourqué said that the domestic robots market for dependent persons, whether they be elderly, handicapped or autistic, is one of their top priorities. “Kompaï is the culmination of several years of research with scientific and medical partners. This first generation is intended for developers who would like to implement their own robotics applications for assistance”.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Roboaid.com reports that while Kompa</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ï 's primary means of communication is speech, its next-generation versions will be equipped with visual abilities, and also possibly abilities to interpret and express emotions, plus, with additional arms, it can perform more practical functions such as handling objects, meal preparations , tidying, and even giving Grandpa and Grandma its "cold-yet-full-of-warmth" bearhugs.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">F</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or the medical world, enter </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Virtobot</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: currently being used at the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">University of Bern’s Institute of Forensic Medicine.</span></span></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://botropolis.com/wp-content/uploads/auto-scanner.jpg" /></span></p></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Botropolis.com</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> reports: virtual autopsy done by </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Virto-Bot</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is autopsy without making any cut on the corpse -- autopsy is done via digital scan, as the entire body is virtually visible on a screen, and every scanned body part shows up on the screen, the bones, the tissue, the fat, and especially the problem. "If new evidence in a court suggests that a corpse was shot instead of stabbed, the Virtobot can scan the body and find the bullet very easily, all without even touching the cold, swollen tissue of the deceased victim. So to sum it up, Virtobot makes the autopsy process so much easier and accurate."</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">More new robotic inventions:</span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/photogallery_thumbnails_for_block/articles/Robot%20humanoid.jpg" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/gallery/2009-11/gallery-robots-can-do-everything-you" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 104, 165); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PopSci Gallery: At the International Robot Exhibition in Japan, Robots For Your Every Need</span></a></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 16px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "></span></span></span></p><div style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; clear: both; "><a href="http://www.robaid.com/bionics/robotic-fish-consume-less-power-by-using-magnets-instead-motors.htm" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(32, 91, 135); "><img width="110px" height="85px" class="ngg-singlepic ngg-left" src="http://www.robaid.com/wp-content/gallery/robots3/thumbs/thumbs_osaka-robot-fish.jpg" alt="osaka-robot-fish" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; float: left; " /></a><h2 class="featured" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 1.5em/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><b><a href="http://www.robaid.com/bionics/robotic-fish-consume-less-power-by-using-magnets-instead-motors.htm" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Robotic fish consume less power by using magnets instead motors</span></span></a></b></span></h2></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; clear: both; "></div><div style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; clear: both; "><a href="http://www.robaid.com/robotics/cody-mobile-manipulating-robot-could-aid-us-in-future.htm" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(32, 91, 135); "><img width="110px" height="85px" class="ngg-singlepic ngg-left" src="http://www.robaid.com/wp-content/gallery/robots3/thumbs/thumbs_cody-robot-lead-by-hand.jpg" alt="cody-robot-lead-by-hand" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; float: left; " /></a><h2 class="featured" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 1.5em/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; "><a href="http://www.robaid.com/robotics/cody-mobile-manipulating-robot-could-aid-us-in-future.htm" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cody – mobile manipulating robot could aid us in future</span></span></span></b></a></h2></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; clear: both; "></div><div style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; clear: both; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div></span></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 0%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Meantime , check out <b>Singularity Hub'</b>s review of the best in the world of robotics in 2009 -- </span><a href="http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/22/a-review-of-the-best-robots-of-2009/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://singularityhub.com/2009/12/22/a-review-of-the-best-robots-of-2009/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> -- and still, its review of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', Verdana, 'Lucida Sans Regular', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://singularityhub.com/2009/01/12/a-review-of-the-best-robots-of-2008/" style="color: rgb(9, 61, 114); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">best robots of 2008</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></p></span></span></div></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-82935125787558151572010-01-18T19:13:00.006+08:002010-01-18T21:17:24.580+08:00The Robotic Girlfriends<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-size:12px;"><img src="http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/articles/Sex%20Robot_doomsday_604x341.jpg" alt="" title="" class="imagecache imagecache-article_image_large" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-right-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-bottom-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-left-color: rgb(222, 222, 222); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; display: block; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Much as I wanted to give due respect to Roxxxy, proclaimed by her creators from TrueCompanion.com -- led by artificial intelligence engineer and inventor Douglas Hines -- as the world's first </span></span><a href="http://www.news.com.au/technology/worlds-first-life-size-robotic-girlfriend/story-e6frfro0-1225817805297" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 104, 165); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">robotic girlfriend</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> , I was moved to tears from too much laughing, when I read rambunctious and totally irreverent comments about her.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Amidst eyebrow-raisings, shudders , "Eeeeeeew" and "Gross!" exclamations, poor Roxxxy -- trying to look as sexy as ever with her see-through black lingerie -- had to withstand flippant and cheeky mockings , from the self-confessed geeks themselves.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">More than anything else , I admire her for her patience, withstanding all the mockery from these geeky 21st century iconoclasts! Hark!!!!! </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Listen : "How come she looks like Lady Gaga??" </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" Here comes Robo Gonorrhea, the noisy killer!" </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Dear, she doesn't look like Lady Gaga at all, she looks like Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders!" </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"That will certainly cure any sexual fetish you may have. I am having an urge to become a Tibetan monk... " </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Eeeeeeeew, she even looks slutty... " </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Anyone remember Harry Mudd's wife, Stella??"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">" This is the creepiest girlthing ever ... "</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"This is not what I had in mind when I mentioned wanting a robot girlfriend... Shudder!"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dustin, meantime, is delirious: "This is a brilliant idea. Nobody realizes that these same creepy people who want a sex bot won't be having children? Won't be passing on their genes? Hehehe, my evil plan continues unhindered...."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Well, she's no Megan Fox come-hither babe, but to describe her as a Heidi Fleiss Neanderthal, or a slimmer and sluttier version of Susan Boyle is too much! (I must admit though, that her facial expression , not to mention her disheveled hairstyle, makes her come across as a streetwalker slumped in fatigue with all </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">that</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> action. It would really be pretty tiring to have men groping at your realistic-looking silicone C cups. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; ">Whew.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mind you, her creators from TrueCompanion.com up the ante further with an aggressive sales pitch: that she </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">has artificial intelligence and life-like synthetic skin, built to have stimulating conversation as an intellectual conversationalist ("I love holding hands with you" ), a great listener, with built-in sensors that squirm with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> your touch , and when you are lonely, she even goes to sleep with you. This is something to revolutionize robotics."</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"She can't vacuum, she can't cook but she can do almost anything else if you know what I mean," Douglas Hines says. "She's a companion. She has a personality. She hears you. She listens to you. She speaks. She feels your touch. She goes to sleep. We are trying to replicate a personality of a person."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">While tech enthusiasts are smiling and gawking at the recent CES event in Las Vegas, a few blocks away has Roxxxy facing her audience at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo for her "big coming out party." </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PopSci.com meantime says: </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"But unlike her real-life counterparts, this girlfriend really listens. Users can go online and detail their particular likes and dislikes, downloading them to their Roxxxy robots (naturally, this 21st century girl is Wi-Fi-enabled; she'll even send you lusty love letters via email). Using Roxxxy's Web site, gentlemen can refine their ladies' tastes and preferences to match their own, slowly creating their idea of the perfect woman. Friends can even swap their girlfriends' personalities online in a somewhat creepy incarnation of social networking."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And for more flavourful variety, Roxxxy can be customised to five different personalities: coasting through reserved and shy Frigid Farrah, outgoing and adventurous Wild Wendy, pain and pleasure-provider S & M Susan , eager to teach Mature Martha with her "matriarchal kind of caring" , and there's Young, barely eighteen and "waiting for you to teach her". To this, reader Locotus shrugs : "Multiple personalities? wow, they're making these girlfriends more realistic every day."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; line-height: 18px; ">And if you're ready to shell out US$7000 to US$9000 for Roxxxy, be ready for real action with this robotic girlfriend with her "robotic movements" via her anatomically correct, articulated skeleton -- standing at 5 feet and seven inches, fleshy to the hilt with all of 120 pounds , plus customizable brassier size, hair and skin color.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Creator Douglas might not want to admit it: but Roxxxy is a predecessor of her other sex-toy robotic sisters -- check out US- made RealDoll.com and Japan-made Honey Dolls( </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 128, 0); 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border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gizmodo.com hurls in its own views on the Honey Dolls : "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thank the Japanese for pushing humanity one step closer to sexbots: This almost-perfect, silicon-made Honey Doll is equipped with touch sensors that will make her moan with different sounds."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#4D523F;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td bg="" style="color:#99955D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.honeydolls.jp/en/img/gallerySaoriIndex.jpg" alt="Saori" name="Saori" width="152" height="215" border="0" id="Saori" /></span></span></span></td><td width="15"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oh well. Meantime, cut all that smack about Neanderthal Roxxxy ... I mean, multi-personality sexy Roxxxy.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Newsnidea.com reports that t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">he sexbot is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> “always turned on and ready to talk or play ... with a feverishly pumping mechanical heart and liquid cooling system lest things get too hot to handle." Further, she's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> currently heating up shelves in both Europe and the US, as True Companion notes she will be also become available in other parts of the world. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pointing out that her creators also boast that Roxxxy, who can’t walk or mechanically move her own limbs, can even “have an orgasm,” Newsnidea.com figures that "we have a strong suspicion she might be faking it."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; "><div class="ngg-galleryoverview" id="ngg-gallery-468-25575" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 590px; clear: both; display: block !important; "><div id="ngg-image-5985" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; "><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; text-align: center; "><a rel="nofollow" href="http://newsnidea.com/25575/roxxxy-robot-girlfriend-photos-or-pictures-gallery/?pid=5985" title=" " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; 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margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; text-align: center; "><a rel="nofollow" href="http://newsnidea.com/25575/roxxxy-robot-girlfriend-photos-or-pictures-gallery/?pid=5986" title=" " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(18, 89, 199); text-decoration: none; "><img title="roxxxy_-robot_girlfreind_7" alt="roxxxy_-robot_girlfreind_7" src="http://newsnidea.com/wp-content/gallery/roxxxy-robot-girlfriend-photos/thumbs/thumbs_roxxxy_-robot_girlfreind_7.jpg" width="160" height="120" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 5px; padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: block; position: relative; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></a></div><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; text-align: center; "><a rel="nofollow" href="http://newsnidea.com/25575/roxxxy-robot-girlfriend-photos-or-pictures-gallery/?pid=5986" title=" " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(18, 89, 199); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; text-align: center; "><a rel="nofollow" href="http://newsnidea.com/25575/roxxxy-robot-girlfriend-photos-or-pictures-gallery/?pid=5986" title=" " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(18, 89, 199); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div id="ngg-image-5987" class="ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; "></div><div class="ngg-clear" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; clear: both; "></div></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "></span> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span><br /></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-56373468450664480632009-12-11T16:50:00.015+08:002009-12-11T19:22:26.537+08:00Touch Screen Digital Walls: Walls of the Future<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div id="button_bar" class="" style="margin-bottom: 0px; height: 26px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></div><div><div id="photo-drag-proxy" style="position: absolute; z-index: 999; "></div><div id="photo_notes" class="photo_notes" style="position: absolute; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(204, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(204, 0, 0); z-index: 1000; visibility: visible; "></div><div id="photoImgDiv3907426484" class="photoImgDiv" style="position: relative; width: 502px; "><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3907426484_933e535850.jpg" alt="HP Touchscreen wall located in reception by Edelman Inc." title="" width="500" height="375" class="reflect" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; " /></div></div></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">WHAT IF you wake up one lazy Sunday in your futuristic <i>Smarthome</i>, a high technology-riddled abode with digital walls in your living room, your bedroom and even your kitchen?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">So you check out what's for breakfast in your SmartKitchen, and you saunter through your kitchen, and stare at your wall -- er , digital wall. Happening next: you cook up innovative "miracles" for your morning meal, courtesy of <i>SmartRef</i>'s suggestions , a highly nutritious feast for you and your little ones -- calories and vitamins and minerals all spelled out for you on the touchscreen monitor. And you won't worry about going overboard with calorie numbers. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">That's your <i>futuristic</i> life in your <i>Smarthome</i>, 21st century living <i>en grande</i> , state-of-the-art technology right in your own abode. Your digital walls sing to you, cook for you, tell you the morning news, complete with interactive multi-touch interface walls with videos, photos, music, games and real time RSS feeds. A mouth-watering display of a</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">mazing touch technology showing multi-touch computer solutions , resizing like the Apple iPhone and peppered with exciting and cool applications</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Clearly, this is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">what sales pitches would announce as an "all-in-one large-scale Multi-Touch Solution, with an ultra wide display and unique multi-touch technology , enabling multi-users to interact with each other on its large screen... Comparing with traditional touch technology, our Multi-Touch Wall is more interaged, supporting more touch points. Our digital wall products are designed and implemented with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> cutting-edge technology for computer innovations. We deliver exceptional results and innovations for clients all over the world ." </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.8em; font-size:0.75em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></p></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">That leaves you in complete awe, and all you can say is <i>Oooh</i>. And you muse that keyboards are indeed so ... ah ... <i>20th centuryish</i> .</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Just last September, lots of <i>oohs</i> and <i>aahs</i> from everyone who have heard of that novel </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><a title="singularity-hub-hard-rock-cafe-las-vegas" href="http://singularityhub.com/2009/09/18/hard-rock-cafe-in-vegas-has-huge-interactive-video-wall/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(9, 61, 114); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">touchscreen wall at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> , </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> coming up with their humongous digital touchscreen interface -- created by San Francisco-based media mavens</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; "><a title="Obscura-Digital" href="http://www.obscuradigital.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.obscuradigital.com');" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Obscura Digital</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, and getting everybody's raves. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"The Hard Rock Wall of Fame lets you explore the entire HRC inventory of photos and videos ... a novel approach generating new consumer experiences. Adapting multiple media platforms at the same outlet and utilizing different vendors for each gives us a glimpse into the retail space of the future. Enhancing environments with digital media could be a win-win situation for everyone. Consumers get new things to look at and enjoy, retailers get increased business, and developers get to explore the concepts they enjoy."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Wooohooooh. And it gets even better. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Just this early December, the mother of all digital interactive touch screen walls has arrived. The <i><b>Ring Wall</b></i> is here , the world's largest touch interface , </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> developed by </span></span><a title="sensory minds" href="http://www.sensory-minds.com/" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.sensory-minds.com');" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Sensory Minds</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> and installed in Nurburg, Germany</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">: covering 90 square meters , accomodating more than 80 multi-touch users at once with its 45-meter long touch wall, standing 2 meters high, using </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> 15 high definition projectors to display more than 34.5 million pixels while laser light plane illumination tracks users’ touches</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Check out Singularity Hub's report:</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">" Considering its absurd scale and technological might it’s only fitting that the Ring Wall resides at a motor race track called the </span></span><a title="nurburgring" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/en.wikipedia.org');" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Nurburging</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">. As for the purpose of the Ring Wall…intimidation of Sensory Mind’s competitors perhaps? I could see such displays serving well in large international museums, or as a means of sharing information in airports and train stations. Sensory Minds seems to have filled Ring Wall mainly with motor sports information, but it’s hard to tell. Eventually, technology like this, or the </span></span><a title="singularity-hub-building-video-screen" href="http://singularityhub.com/2009/08/10/forget-paint-turn-the-side-of-your-building-into-a-video-screen/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">building-wide projectors</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> we’ve discussed earlier, will transform all public spaces into enormous outlets for digital data. In twenty years when you’re browsing the internet by tapping on the sidewalk remember that it all started with the appearance of the Ring Wall."</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img class="size-full wp-image-9835 " title="ring-wall-largest-touchscreen" src="http://singularityhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ring-wall-largest-touchscreen.jpg" alt="Yeah, that little thing next to the bottom, that's a person." width="583" height="329" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">For Chicago-based North Western University professor and The Design of Future Things author Don Norman, the developments in touch technology has entered an exciting and interesting phase. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"For almost two decades, we've been trapped by the tyranny of the screen, the mouse, and the keyboard . It's nice to think we're breaking away from that and going toward touch-screen manipulation in the real physical world."</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif" /></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edelman_inc/3907426484/#addtofaves" onclick="this.blur();return false" id="photo_gne_button_add_to_faves" class="sprite-add_to_faves_grey" style="color: rgb(0, 99, 220); text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; height: 22px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); border-right-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); border-bottom-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); border-left-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); background-image: url(http://l.yimg.com/g/images/en-us/photo-button-bar-sprite5.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); width: 54px; cursor: pointer; background-position: 0px -116px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Still, there's Technology Review's take on all the hubbub and excitement about new developments in haptics technology and the touch technology revolution. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Some researchers are even developing touchable displays that can touch back. The emerging technology that enables this is called haptics. (See "</span><a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17363&ch=biotech&sc=&pg=1" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(37, 37, 113); text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Cutting Edge of Haptics</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.") One type of haptics technology involves a surface that senses when it's touched and then vibrates at various frequencies, depending on the placement of one's fingers. This sort of technology could be useful for the touch keyboard on Apple's iPhone, says </span><a href="http://hci.stanford.edu/srk/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(37, 37, 113); text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Scott Klemmer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, professor of computer science at Stanford University. 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background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; height: 17px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-weight: normal; display: block; background-position: initial initial; "><a id="video-long-title-1lH1Ze7GhXs" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lH1Ze7GhXs" class="yt-uix-hovercard-target" title="Hard Rock Cafe Touch Screen Wall" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 51, 204); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; ">Hard Rock Cafe <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; ">Touch Screen Wall</b></a></div></div><div id="video-description-1lH1Ze7GhXs" class="video-description" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; 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-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; ">wall</b> inside the Hard Rock Cafe in Vegas thats <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; ">touch screen</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; 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padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; height: 17px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; font-weight: normal; display: block; background-position: initial initial; "><a id="video-long-title--qmmdGonQW4" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qmmdGonQW4" class="yt-uix-hovercard-target" title="Multi Touch Music Wall" rel="nofollow" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 51, 204); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; ">Multi <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; ">Touch</b> Music <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; ">Wall</b></a></div></div><div id="video-description--qmmdGonQW4" class="video-description" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; height: 30px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-position: initial initial; ">Worlds first multi <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; ">touch</b> interactive musical <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; ">wall</b>. This interactive <b style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-position: initial initial; ">wall</b> allows multiple users to conduct virtual symphonies.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 51, 204); text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; ">Multi Touch Water Wall</a></div><div class="video-view-count" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; 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width: 502px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="photoImgDiv3907426484" class="photoImgDiv" style="position: relative; width: 502px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="photoImgDiv3907426484" class="photoImgDiv" style="position: relative; width: 502px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="photoImgDiv3907426484" class="photoImgDiv" style="position: relative; width: 502px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="photoImgDiv3907426484" class="photoImgDiv" style="position: relative; width: 502px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="photoImgDiv3907426484" class="photoImgDiv" style="position: relative; width: 502px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div id="photoImgDiv3907426484" class="photoImgDiv" style="position: relative; width: 502px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-51447600421285052872009-12-02T23:15:00.004+08:002009-12-03T00:03:40.749+08:00Year 2020: Brain Waves Operating Computers, TVs, Cellphones<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/25688_5_468.jpeg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Year 2020, a future with a cyborg-populated world.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This could well be the vision of global computer industry giant Intel , with its Pittsburgh lab reportedly aiming to develop brain implants controlling all kinds of gadgets via brain waves in year 2020. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">When we heard about the story about </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Toyota recently </span></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-06/toyota-demonstrates-wheelchair-you-drive-your-brain" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 104, 165); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">demoing a wheelchair</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> controlled with brainwaves, and University of Utah researchers creating a </span></span><a href="http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-09/age-telekenetic-cyborg-monkeys-upon-us" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 104, 165); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">wireless brain transmitter</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> that allows monkeys to control robotic arms, we may have guessed what's in the offing : a peek on things to come, accelerating changes in the not-so-distant technofuture. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Check out Computerworld.com's report: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"Scientists at Intel's research lab in Pittsburgh are working to find ways to read and </span></span><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9110578/Intel_Human_and_computer_intelligence_will_merge_in_40_years" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">harness human brain waves</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> so they can be used to operate computers, television sets and cell phones. The brain waves would be harnessed with Intel-developed sensors implanted in people's brains."</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"The scientists say the plan is not a scene from a sci-fi movie -- Big Brother won't be planting chips in your brain against your will. Researchers expect that consumers will want the freedom they will gain by using the implant."</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Intel Labs Director of Future Technologies Research Andrew Chien observes that since human beings are remarkably adaptive , the idea of having brain implants would soon be an ordinary occurrence. "If you told people 20 years ago that they would be carrying computers all the time, they would have said, 'I don't want that. I don't need that.' Now you can't get them to stop [carrying devices]. There are a lot of things that have to be done first but I think [implanting chips into human brains] is well within the scope of possibility," he explains. </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Intel research scientist </span></span><a target="new" href="http://www.pittsburgh.intel-research.net/people/pomerleau/" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Dean Pomerleau</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> was also quoted to say that people will get bored with having to depend on computer interface, and will get more bored with having to manipulate computer interface with their fingers. Excitement will happen when they start manipulating devices with their brain waves. </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Pomerleau and his research teammates from Intel, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, currently working on decoding human brain activity, points out: "We're trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain waves," said Pomerleau. "Eventually people may be willing to be more committed ... to brain implants. Imagine being able to surf the Web with the power of your thoughts."</span></span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Meantime, there are ethical and policy issues to be dealt with. This, according to Ellen M. McGee, Ph.D , Director of The Long Island Center for Ethics Long Island University, and Sweden's Gerald Q. Maguire, Jr., PhD from the Royal Institute of Technology -- on the issue of implantable brain chips. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">In their position paper , they wrote: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"The future may include the reality of science fiction's "cyborgs," persons who have developed some intimate and occasionally necessary relationship with a machine. It is likely that computer chips implanted in our brains and acting as sensors or actuators may soon not only assist the blind and those with failing memory, but even bestow fluency in a new language, enable "recognition" of previously unmet individuals and provide instantaneous access to encyclopedic databases."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"Used for therapy such as remediating retardation, replacing lost memory faculties, or substituting for defective sensory abilities, implantable brain chips are noncontroversial and desirable interventions. The issues that arise with such therapeutic uses of implantable brain chips primarily involve questions of equity and the costs of implementing this technology."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Both McGee and Maguire contend that a myriad of technical, ethical and social concerns should be considered before proceeding with implantable chips, and the most obvious and basic problems involve safety. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And aside from the concern on surgical and long-term risks, the question of long-term usage of non-toxic materials implanted in the brain, there is also the issue of whether there should be a higher standard for safety when technologies are used for enhancement rather than therapy needs public debate, they pointed out. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.trendhunter.com/images/phpthumbnails/25688_10_468.jpeg" alt="Digital Dress Up" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And the burning question arises: Will the use of computer-brain interfaces change our conception of man and our sense of identity? What about the sociological and psychological effects of enhancing human nature? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">McGee and Maguire write: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"If people are actually connected via their brains, the boundaries between self and community will be considerably diminished. Not only may the boundaries of the real and the virtual worlds blur, but the pressures to act as a part of the whole, as a "collective consciousness," rather than as an isolated individual would be increased." </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"The sense of self as a unique and isolated individual might be changed. Modifying the brain and its powers could change our psychic states and our understanding of what it means to be human. The borders between me "the physical self" and me "the perceptory intellectual self" could change as the ability to perceive and interact expands. Whether this would lead to bestowing greater weight to collective responsibilities and whether this would be beneficial are unknown."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And these brain-implanted cyborgs, these superhuman androids with supersensory capacities and capabilties would therefore change the "norm" for humans; and as they grow stronger in numbers, " today's normal might be seen as subnormal, leading to the medicalization of another area of life. Thus, substantial questions revolve around whether there should be limits placed upon modifications of essential aspects of the human species."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"Changes in human nature would be-come more pervasive if the altered consciousness were that of children. Will parents in our intensely competitive society be able to secure implants for their children, and if so, how will that change the already unequal lottery of life? Will the inequalities produced create a demand for universal coverage of these devices in healthcare plans, further increasing costs to society? Or will implanted brain chips be available only to those who can afford a substantial investment, thus further widening the gap between the haves and the have-nots? Of major concern should be the social impact of implementing a technology that widens the divisions not only between individuals, but also between rich and poor nations."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Further down the road, they contend that combined with cloning technologies and given the possibility of continually recording and editing our lives, novel meanings of the self would be generated. And the most frightening implication of this technology is the grave possibility that it would facilitate totalitarian control of humans. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"Using such technology, commercial interests or governments could control and monitor citizens. In a free society this possibility may seem remote, although it is plausible to project initial compulsory usage for children, for the military or for criminals. Policy decisions will arise about this usage, and also about mandating implants to affect specific behaviors. A paramount worry involves who will control the technology and what will be programmed; this issue overlaps the uneasiness about privacy concerns and the need for secure communication links. The prospects for sinister invasions of liberty and privacy are alarming."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"Certainly, it appears that moving towards implantable brain chips can be a positive step in the evolution of humans. Nevertheless, the issues as described in this paper are weighty and need international consideration. Public debate and multidisciplinary evaluation from thinkers in the fields of computer science, biophysics, medicine, law, religion, philosophy, public policy and international economy are urgently needed."</span></span></div></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-26233159268635481732009-11-27T20:13:00.008+08:002009-11-27T23:41:36.524+08:00Take This Anime Avatar As Your Lawfully -Wedded Wife<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It must have been love at first </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Love Plus</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> video game encounter. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.boingboing.net/salthubmd.png" alt="Thumb" /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/24/footage-from-the-fir.html" style="text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img width="156px" height="auto" src="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/24/290x164.jpg" alt="Thumb" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; width: 175px; height: 100px; border-top-width: 5px; border-right-width: 5px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-left-width: 5px; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; " /></span></span></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><h4 style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 5px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></h4><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When Japanese Sal9000 ( that's how he wants to call himself) started fiddling on adolescent "love video games" via his portable Nintendo DS, little did he knew that his curious foray into teen games and video avatars would traverse a not-so-downtrodden path: having a love affair with a teen ladylove avatar.</span></span></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And that's not all, folks. This one, a love affair for the books: being a first-time occurrence of ending up in wedded bliss. The real thing. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check out BoingBoing.Net's report: </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"The man, who calls himself SAL9000, was so in love with Nene Anegasaki that he decided to marry her and take her on a honeymoon to Guam. Of course, this means that he literally just took his Nintendo DS to Guam... while there, he took photos, livecast their adventures on popular </span></span><a href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/16-06/mf_hiroyuki#" style="text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(221, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and documented their adventures using the </span></span><a href="http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2009/09/sekai-camera-ar-iphone-app-makes-highfashion-debut.html" style="text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(221, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">augmented reality iPhone app Sekai Camera</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. In any case, the guy plans on having a public reception in Tokyo this Sunday. It will be livecast on Nico Nico Douga, but in case you miss it, we'll be bringing you an update early next week. Stay tuned!"</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; "><img src="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/24/nene1.jpg" align="left" style="border-top-width: 3px; border-right-width: 3px; border-bottom-width: 3px; border-left-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: black; border-right-color: black; border-bottom-color: black; border-left-color: black; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;">And the video game couple's followers, following the love story as reported by Lisa Katayama over BoingBoing.Net, did stay tuned. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;">And it was wedded bliss alright, happening last Sunday November 20th: Sal9000 married the love of his life , a teenaged schoolgirl avatar in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.konami.jp/products/loveplus/info.html" style="text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(221, 0, 0); ">Love Plus</a> Nintendo DS video game named Nene Anegasaki, with the "wedding rites" held at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. A real Japanese priest , all-human, celebrated the exchange of marriage vows between the two, with an attending live audience, and the presence also of MC -- he bride's virtual video game girlfriend -- delivering a speech for the virtual schoolgirl bride. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><p style="margin-top: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The event was livecast on </span></span><a href="http://www.nicovideo.jp/" style="text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(221, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Nico Nico Douga</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, a popular video sharing web site : home to thousands of video projects by anonymous users, " mashups of original art, pop music, anime, and web memes that only an insider to Japanese web geek culture can completely decipher. " </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"Sal9000 is an active member of the Nico Nico Douga community, so it was important to him that his offbeat wedding ceremony was broadcast on the site. The footage seen here of Sal and Nene tying the knot between real and virtual is a highly imaginative, multimedia project orchestrated by a guy determined to officiate his devotion to his video game, and to pay homage to the </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">otaku</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> subculture that nurtures this type of creativity. Enjoy!" the Boing Boing report said. </span></span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><div class="display-alt" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 180px; float: left; "><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/25/video-game-wedding-a.html" style="text-decoration: underline; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img width="156px" height="auto" src="http://www.boingboing.net/salthubmd.png" alt="Thumb" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; width: 175px; height: 100px; border-top-width: 5px; border-right-width: 5px; border-bottom-width: 5px; border-left-width: 5px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 0, 0); border-right-color: rgb(221, 0, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 0, 0); border-left-color: rgb(221, 0, 0); " /></span></span></a></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And just recently, while traipsing and frolicking to their , or his , heart's content -- the wedded couple cruising the beaches of Guam and its tourist spots recently took time out from their honeymoon to thank writer Lisa Katayama , for all the "support" and extensive media coverage of their much controversial love affair. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://www.boingboing.net/12302-620x-lp.jpg" alt="12302-620x-lp.jpg" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><p style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font-family:inherit;font-size:13px;color:initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline- font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline; color:initial;"></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;">The couple wrote , courtesy of Sal9000 -- the blushing bridegroom: </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><p style="margin-top: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.4em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i>"Thank you very much for watching our wedding ceremony online. Because of your blog post, we received some comments from what appeared to be international viewers, and we were very happy about that."</i></span></span></p></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i>"Both the actual wedding space and the livecasting website were full on the day of our wedding — I'm so happy so many people were able to witness this. There were over 3,000 connections and 7,000 comments made online, and the people who showed up in person at the ceremony also offered their congratulations. It was great."</i></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i>"Now that the ceremony is over, I feel like I've been able to achieve a major milestone in my life. Some people have expressed doubts about my actions, but at the end of the day, this is really just about us as husband and wife. As long as the two of us can go on to create a happy household, I'm sure any misgivings about us will be resolved."</i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i>"As for what's next, we still haven't gone to see my parents, so we will be going home together on New Years to officially announce our marriage."</i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i>"The two of us hope to continue to let our love for each other grow as time goes on."</i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i>Sincerely,</i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><i>SAL9000 & Nene Anegasaki</i></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="http://www.boingboing.net/IMG_0304.JPG" alt="IMG_0304.JPG" /></span></span></span></div></span><p></p><p style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And while the frolicking in that Guam honeymoon continues, another lovestruck fellow, Nisan from Tokyo, tells his story on falling in love with Nemutan, another videgame ladylove in blue bikini -- her image drawn in a throwpillow, and her bright blue eyes having Nisan as smitten as can be.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check out the love story: </span></span></p><blockquote style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 35px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.boingboing.net/mtimages/blockquote.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 0px 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Nisan didn't mean to fall in love with Nemutan. Their first encounter -- at a comic-book convention that Nisan's gaming friends dragged him to in Tokyo -- was serendipitous. Nisan was wandering aimlessly around the crowded exhibition hall when he suddenly found himself staring into Nemutan's bright blue eyes. In the beginning, they were just friends. Then, when Nisan got his driver's license a few months later, he invited Nemutan for a ride around town in his beat-up Toyota." </span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 35px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.boingboing.net/mtimages/blockquote.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 0px 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; "> They went to a beach, not far from the home he shares with his parents in a suburb of Tokyo. It was the first of many road trips they would take together. As they got to know each other, they traveled hundreds of miles west -- to Kyoto, Osaka and Nara, sleeping in his car or crashing on friends' couches to save money. They took touristy pictures under cherry trees, frolicked like children on merry-go-rounds and slurped noodles on street corners. Now, after three years together, they are virtually inseparable. </span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 35px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.boingboing.net/mtimages/blockquote.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 0px 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; ">"I've experienced so many amazing things because of her," Nisan told me, rubbing Nemutan's leg warmly. "She has really changed my life." Nemutan doesn't really have a leg. She's a stuffed pillowcase -- a 2-D depiction of a character, Nemu, from an X-rated version of a PC video game called Da Capo, printed on synthetic fabric. In the game, which is less a game than an interactive visual novel about a schoolyard romance, Nemu is the loudmouthed little sister of the main character, whom she calls nisan, or "big brother," a nickname Nisan adopted as his own when he met Nemu."</span></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 35px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: url(http://www.boingboing.net/mtimages/blockquote.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-position: 0px 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; "> When I joined the couple for lunch at their favorite all-you-can-eat salad bar in the Tokyo suburb of Hachioji, he insisted on being called only by this new nickname, addressing his body-pillow girlfriend using the suffix "tan" to show how much he adored her. Nemutan is 10, maybe 12 years old and wears a little blue bikini and gold ribbons in her hair. Nisan knows she's not real, but that hasn't stopped him from loving her just the same. "Of course she's my girlfriend," he said, widening his eyes as if shocked by the question. "I have real feelings for her."</span></blockquote></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-16697912526904551412009-11-21T14:58:00.014+08:002009-11-24T19:23:24.753+08:00The Femisapien: Check Her Out<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><img src="http://femisapien.org/femisapien-review-1.jpg" border="0" align="left" alt="Femisapien Review image" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br 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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">SHE CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH, NOT A WORD, says its manufacturer, WowWee Robotics Group of Companies -- with operations in Hong Kong ; </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Carlsbad ,California; Montreal, New York , and Wauthier-Braine ,Belgium. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Femisapien, counterpart of WowWee's Robosapien, is here. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When the Robosapien robot skyrocketed with astounding global sales of more than 5 million units as the first commercially-available biomorphic robot - a fusion of technology and personality -- more came along, including </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> the Robosapien V2 robot launched in 2005, with added functionality, including speech capability; the RS Media Robot launched in 2006 with a complete multimedia experience allowing users to create and edit functions; and the RS Tri-Bot Robot, a three-wheeled personality-packed companion with different play modes for hours of entertainment, launched in summer 2008.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Later same year, the Femisapien entered the market: the newest of the fembot cyborgs, cooing and preening with her "emotish" language of gentle sounds and sexy gestures, amply bosomed and buttocked, a sashaying bot more in the fashion of those stilleto-heeled Stepford Wives. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 12px; font-family:Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', Lucida, sans-serif;"><ul class="thumb_list" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3px; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; line-height: 1.22em; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); "><li class="first" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; float: left; display: inline-block; width: 130px; text-align: center; position: relative; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.wowwee.com/img/products/8001/youtube/femisapien_fencing.gif" class="thumb_rect" alt="Femisapien™" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; line-height: 1.22em; background-image: url(http://www.wowwee.com/img/common/thumb_frame_rect.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 2px; margin-bottom: 3px; background-position: 0px 0px; " /></span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; float: left; display: inline-block; width: 130px; text-align: center; position: relative; "><div class="play" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; position: absolute; z-index: 100; width: 130px; height: 100px; "><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/rNezxoSEEB0&hl=en&fs=1&autoplay=1" rel="shadowbox;height=445;width=500;" title="Femisapien™" style="line-height: 1.22em; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 102, 153); font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.wowwee.com/img/common/btt_play.png" alt="Play" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; line-height: 1.22em; margin-bottom: 3px; " /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://www.wowwee.com/img/products/8001/youtube/femisapien_tvad-22.gif" class="thumb_rect" alt="Femisapien™" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; line-height: 1.22em; background-image: url(http://www.wowwee.com/img/common/thumb_frame_rect.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 6px; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 2px; margin-bottom: 3px; background-position: 0px 0px; " /></span></li><div class="clear" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; clear: both; "></div><div class="clear" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; clear: both; "></div></ul></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 12px; font-family:Verdana, 'Lucida Grande', Lucida, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hear out this testimonial from a new owner: " </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Over the course of testing, it kissed me repeatedly (until it finally said "Bleech!"), danced with me, walked with me and even delivered my business card. It also walked a virtual catwalk, avoided obstacles, fell asleep, and, I think, at one point even touched its own curvy behind and made a sizzling sound." </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">When you flip on the Femisapien's power switch, it immediately raises its arms in a sort of "ta-dah!" motion. It coos and says "Mmm, Hmm!" and then awaits your instructions. Like so many of WowWee's toy robots, this one has no real purpose beyond providing entertainment, but what it can do to entertain is, to be fair, pretty remarkable."</span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; ">Its signature move, kissing, is one for the robot books. I stumbled on it by accident, and then tried to commit to memory that titling its head up and pulling one hand forward would get the robot to kiss me over and over again, as long as my head was near its face (it has IR sensors in its head)."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">With three main function modes, each corresponding to a different head position, and each head-tilt in differing directions giving different results. In "Attentive Mode" , the Femisapien directly interacts with you: slow posing, introducing herself, dances with you, and even blows kisses. In "Learning Mode", she can perform for you, with some 80 different steps, plus her pre-programmed precise functions as part of her routine, like striking poses, holding and presenting thin objects such as business cards, and blowing kisses. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">In her "Responsive Mode", she goes in her main walking mode, strut-your-stuff gorgeous catwalk ala ramp model vamp: interacting with your sounds and performing comedy routines. She doesn't respond through remote control and can only be controlled with hand gestures, touch and sound, her hands , meantime, function like joysticks. With a built-in detector, she detects objects at neck level, stops when something is in her path, or boldly confront another robot who crosses her path with her "Who's The Boss" routine. Whew! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px;">Clearly, this bot , all of 14 inches but has all the curves, moves and grooves of something like a 36-24-36 curvaceous bombshell -- could be a bigger hit if the manufacturers make a humanoid version ala Asimo : tinkering at the kitchen, doing mini-errands, or cradling patients who need some "cuddling". Let's give it a few more years when this fembot grows up, life-size version, and graduate from her entertaining wiles to more serviceable functions for humanity. </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.35pt;line-height:12.55pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.35pt;line-height:12.55pt"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-Times New Roman";font-family:";color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Myriad Pro', 'Trebuchet MS', Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px; font-family:Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"><h3 style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 51, 204); font-weight: bold; "><a href="http://gossamer.open-site.org/robodance/femisapien-solo-large.jpg" style="font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; "><img id="Picture54" height="629" width="400" src="http://www.robotsrule.com/assets/images/femisapien-solo-sml.jpg" vspace="0" hspace="0" align="TOP" border="0" alt="" /></a></h3><div><br /></div></span></div></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-25417005913270807752009-11-08T16:22:00.015+08:002009-11-09T13:05:22.465+08:00Wii Will, Wii Will ... Rock You<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img class="tcattdimgresizer" style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(0,204,255) 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,204,255) 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,204,255) 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,204,255) 1px solid" alt="" src="http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/up/news/babyandmesebox.jpg" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" border="0" /> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img class="tcattdimgresizer" style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(0,204,255) 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(0,204,255) 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,204,255) 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,204,255) 1px solid" alt="" src="http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/up/news/babyandmebox.jpg" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" border="0" /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And you thought you're glad that Halloween's over, and you can finally get some peace (!) from those trick-and-treatin' craziness. But truth is, it isn't.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At least that's part of the observations from blogging technology vigilantes , smirking and letting out those </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">roll-my-eyes exasperation</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> over the latest from Nintendo's Wii adventures. </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sure, you already became a virtual Guitar Hero with your cruel virtual guitar a-weepin' and a-wailin' like a Led Zeppelin lead guitarist running wild, and you have already perfected your metaphorical tennis racket swings ala Andre Agassi, did the virtual hula to your heart's delight, and harrumphed in Evel Knievel driving fashion with your virtual steering wheel. </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So what could possibly be next for the Wii? Hold your breath. </span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Listen: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"The upcoming Wii-exclusive </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Baby and Me</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> takes the whole special edition thing to a whole new level - it comes with a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">creepy doll</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">." </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />"Better yet, you're supposed to strap your Wii Remote to it for a stunning display of just how far humanity has come. By rocking the disturbing creature in your arms, you'll also be rocking an on-screen baby in </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Baby and Me</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. That's intense. But just check out all the other features!<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Your baby reacts by giggling, gurgling, or crying through the Wii remote, ten </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Baby Mode</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> games including "Feed Baby " and "Send Baby To Sleep' ; eight Play Mode games including "Rattle, Catch, Clap and Balloons", Balance Board support via "Rock Baby To Sleep", "Burp Baby", and "Teach Baby To Walk"; and "Customize Baby with New Clothes, Accessories, and Playrooms." </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Still awake?? </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Popsci.com writes: </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A new Wii-exclusive </span></span><em style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px; FONT-STYLE: italic; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Baby and Me</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> arrives just in time for the holiday season, so that every Nintendo-loving household can stick a wiimote in an anatomically correct doll's back to rock it lovingly via accelerometer and hear its gurgles, giggles and wails through a tinny Wiimote speaker."</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 18px"><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit; border-: 0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"The game uses motion control to create 18 game modes that include the usual feeding, coddling and playing activities which keep hordes of zombie-like parents awake long into the wee hours. There's even </span></span><a style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,104,165); PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial" href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2009-10/do-wii-balance-boards-represent-future-airport-security"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">balance board support</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for rocking this Rosemary's baby to sleep, burping it, or teaching it to walk. Note: if nothing else, we would definitely advise against teaching the terrifying tot to walk."</span></span></p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Funny feeling I get: this Baby of Nintendo is not too welcome in the world of , at least , tech geeks.</span></span></p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And they further smirk and up the ante -- that the kids rocking these "babies" in their arms get to see themselves in the virtual world as well, their virtual alter-egos also rocking a virtual baby onscreen. The Wii-mote, further , comes with a holster so that it can be attached to almost anything -- appliances, pets , even to your Grandpa's forehead ( just about anyone who wouldn't budge and who wouldn't mind). </span></span></p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Still , you haven't seen worse: there's still more </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">roll-your-eyes incredulousness</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> from Nintendo's Wii </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">applications. Wait till you hear about the </span></span><a style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial" href="http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-amp-gaming/article/2009-08/wii-saddle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wii saddle</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> .</span></span></p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"> </p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yes, the </span></span><a style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial" href="http://www.popsci.com/entertainment-amp-gaming/article/2009-08/wii-saddle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wii saddle</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> : an inflatable saddle, for your virtual horseback-riding, right in the heart of your own living room . More embarrassing flailing in store for Wii enthusiasts, making them rock back and forth in this crotch-controller inflatable.</span></span></p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Popsci.com says: "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Your regular Wii remote attaches to the saddle cushion, sensing movement with its accelerometers and an attached wand can be held in the hand to represent reigns, a lasso or maybe even a sledgehammer (Wii polo?). Who knows? ' And the so-called 'horse" doesn't really have to be a "horse" : could be a land or sea exploration vehicle, and maybe even a magic carpet. "Frankly, the line drawings of a large-headed boy mounting the saddle cushion are a bit on the disturbing side, and that's without seeing him bob up and down . Yikes.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">" </span></span></p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/04/shovelware_2.jpg" /></span></span></p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Through all these, you may heave your resigned sighs. Funny how life was simpler back then, you muse: when Nintendo launched Wii Fit in North America in New York City's Nintendo World Store on May 19 2008 after its initial release on December 2007 in Japan. Today, a whopping, record-breaking feat: more than 50 million units sold worldwide, totalling to world sales made by both Microsoft's XBox 360 and Sony's Playstation combined. </span></span></p><p style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-: inherit"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Nintendo's Wii video game system was borne from the President's Challenge, a program of the US President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports encouraging Americans on daily exercise. And the Wii enthusiasts were treated to various yoga poses and gym exercises, even slalom skiing and jump skiing poses, hula hoops, and its own version of the "Dance Revolution". </span></span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4692977/kart-main_Full.jpg" /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Still, another one of Wii's latest: the Wii CPR . And this may have the most thumbs-up for Nintendo-loving households, and most especially those from the health industry.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Newsweek reports: </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />"The American Heart Association has pledged $50,000 to fund the work of four undergraduate biomedical engineering students who designed a computer program that teaches CPR using only the handheld Wii remote and a computer screen. Students James McKee, Jack Wimbish, Haisam Islam, and Zach Clark began working on the program in January as part of their senior design project for the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham."</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hopes are up as researchers get ready for its public release by middle of 2010, expressing optimism that the program will help improve the quality of CPR self-instruction.<br /><br />“We’ve discovered as we’ve done research in CPR that when you just tell people to push two inches at 100 times a minute, they aren’t very good at being able to do that,” says Greg Wallcott, a project adviser. “The hope is that if you can give people feedback and tell them how they’re doing in a real-time fashion, then they are able to complete the task much more effectively.”<br /><br />The development of Wii CPR is part of the American Heart Association’s larger attempt to use technology as an education tool. The association launched an application for the iPhone this week and a YouTube video earlier this year.</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wii now treading to preventive health measures and saving lives. Now, that's swell. </span></span></span>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-45128088098638081012009-09-24T09:51:00.006+08:002009-09-24T10:06:08.547+08:00State-Of-The-Art JobHunting Via Online Video Resumes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://www.catalyst-noetic.com/vresumes/Assets/blueeye.jpg" alt="blueeye.jpg (198×198)" /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://vegascareerconnection.com/resources/Professional+asian+girl.jpg" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SHE FIDGETS, STAMMERS, ROLLS HER EYES IN NERVOUS FASHION , and blabbers incomprehensible self-declarations, making it quite difficult to understand what she wants to put across. Meantime, he, on the other hand, pauses and squirms, as if eating his words, his haf-smiles revealing his own nervousness and self-conscious babbles. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">And they start all over again, from the top. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nope, they’re not auditioning for TV role screenings, and it’s not even a movie bit role rehearsal. “First impressions last, and so we’re making them good ones,” they say.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Both are composing their own online video resumes, making sure they perfect their video presentations , eyeing their goals of landing a job at the corporate organization of their dreams. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">When industry analysts tagged the phenomenon of video resumes as “already popular” in First World countries which makes text resumes as “obsolete”, not a few observers agreed. Hong Kong-based internet company Konek.com’s human resources manager Jeff Sabordo enthused that video resumes online is “the latest craze in the corporate world.” </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“The technology is already available, with video resumes easily uploadable in online facilities, giving more chances for jobseekers to get started in their chosen careers. Fresh graduates, and all the other applicants should avail themselves of this innovation in job applications,” says Sabordo.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">He further added that job applicants’ personalities are more easily assessed through video resumes than through text resumes. “Even </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">if the applicant practices his or her speech, the real person will come out in their online videos. But in paper resumes, what you see is what the person wrote about himself—yet, more often than not , the applicant’s perceived personality is so detached from his real personality when you see him in person.” </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:17.6pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">In the Philippine set-up, research group IBON Foundation gives statistical data giving a bleak scenario for the labor and employment ballgame. Their studies show the latest figures: a total of at least 10.6 million jobless and underemployed Filipinos in January 2009, revealing an unemployment rate of 7.7% early this year. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:17.6pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">And more of IBON Foundation’s figures : job losses number to some 122,000 in the manufacturing sector from last year’s figures, 39,000 job losses in the construction sector, and some 28,000 job losses in the financial intermediation sector.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:17.6pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:17.6pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://images.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4590380/Handshake3sm-main_Full.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ehow.com/how_4775212_noticed-resume.html&usg=__QUsSct5Fo4HNim_UY5cIxH0BVzE=&h=300&w=300&sz=14&hl=tl&start=133&um=1&tbnid=6VtF3MaOtd3e1M:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvideo%2Bresume%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Dtl%26sa%3DN%26start%3D120%26um%3D1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:6VtF3MaOtd3e1M:http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4590380/Handshake3sm-main_Full.jpg" width="116" height="116" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-color: initial; " /></span></span></a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The IBON Foundation report says: “The latest unemployment report underscores the deep problems of the economy: its weakened internal ability to grow, create jobs, provide incomes , and cope with the crisis… The country faces greater joblessness in the coming months, and the worst is yet to come especially with the government’s inadequate response to address the country’s severe unemployment.” </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Amidst what looks like a grim labor and employment scenario, enter VidRes.Net --- giving a glimmer of hope for the country’s current economic and financial slump. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The VidRes group , an all-Filipino team expressed optimism that one of the “answers” to the country’s unemployment problem is already here with their company’s novel online search engine : matching jobseekers and employers with its online video resume facilities which provide win-win solutions for both parties. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Our site serves to expedite hiring procedures as it bypasses the lengthy preliminary screening process, being one of the newest innovations in the industry which could help address the country’s unemployment concerns. On the macro level, we foresee the economy benefiting from the revolutionary effect of this development, and could lead to what economists term as a faster velocity of labor since it cuts down the turnaround time in moving between jobs.” </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">They further add: “The simplicity and the economy of the Vidres system are its principal virtues. Its entry into the market could well signal a host of possibilities for improving the ways of doing business that start with finding the right man or woman for the job and finding the right job for every man or woman. “ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://images.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://billinman.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/online-video-resume.gif&imgrefurl=http://billinman.wordpress.com/2006/12/08/posting-resume-videos-on-youtube/&usg=__CDWx2XvYGz3w7r2v34hnA7f2t2U=&h=722&w=1054&sz=98&hl=tl&start=1&um=1&tbnid=qUiK4SIMlQOVpM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Donline%2Bvideo%2Bresume%26hl%3Dtl%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:qUiK4SIMlQOVpM:http://billinman.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/online-video-resume.gif" width="150" height="103" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-color: initial; " /></a></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Other company officials point out that with the rapid changes in the Internet creating major positive effects in fresh trends and innovations in competition in the job market, more and more are agreeing that the advent of the video resume system is very timely. And that very soon, because of its growing popularity and effectivity, “video resumes are going to be as ubiquitous as PDAs or iPods.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> While companies seeking perfect candidates for their vacancies benefit from its cost-effective and time-effective interview screenings for their prospects to ease the usually tedious process in recruitment, jobseekers themselves benefit to cut costs with the site’s time-efficiency measures minus travelling hassles of initial personal interviews. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://images.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://i.thestreet.com/files/tsc/mainstreet-photos/misc/video-resume2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mainstreet.com/article/career/employment/video-resumes-awesome-and-awful&usg=__pKwScHdfTyCIbIDbc20RiniwblM=&h=168&w=190&sz=33&hl=tl&start=129&um=1&tbnid=t3QNm1JzqUpA1M:&tbnh=91&tbnw=103&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvideo%2Bresume%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Dtl%26sa%3DN%26start%3D120%26um%3D1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:t3QNm1JzqUpA1M:http://i.thestreet.com/files/tsc/mainstreet-photos/misc/video-resume2.jpg" width="103" height="91" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-color: initial; " /></span></span></a></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">With just a thirty-seconder video resume, backed up with job interview advice and job hunt professional tips, free log-in online facility and uploading facility for those who would want to post their online video resumes ( costing a one-time fee of P300 for three months online exposure) , thousands of jobseekers have trooped to the site , beefing up the site’s database, and also a growing roster of employer-companies addressing the concern of unemployment.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“The timing of this online video resume technology is truly ripe, with the obvious appeal and popularity of job-search engines , hastening the recruitment process for both local and foreign employers. Online video resumes serve to expedite hiring procedures as it bypasses the lengthy preliminary screening process." </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Launched last June 2007, the two-year-old online video resume site , not surprisingly, earned numerous rave reviews from the media , industry analysts and the general public. And when the company bagged the Award of Excellence in the recent Philippine Quill Awards sponsored by the International Association of Business Communications (IABC), the unrelenting raves made things clear. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://images.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://education-portal.com/cimages/multimages/16/video_resume.jpg&imgrefurl=http://education-portal.com/articles/Job_Resumes_20_Creating_a_Video_Resume.html&usg=__IGC5_5ywyRY-ITfePpkOGydMFAM=&h=300&w=400&sz=93&hl=tl&start=12&um=1&tbnid=ibnZEDZgmH3_tM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Donline%2Bvideo%2Bresume%26hl%3Dtl%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ibnZEDZgmH3_tM:http://education-portal.com/cimages/multimages/16/video_resume.jpg" width="124" height="93" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-color: initial; " /></a></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The online site group was recognized for its “strategic communication efforts that demonstrated a full range of planning and management skills, including research, analysis, strategy, tactical implementation, and evaluation… borne from the partnership between a team of specialists in IT and a group of experts in education, who recognized the need for a quicker and more efficient method of matching employers and employees… The innovative service is their way of helping generate employment and economic and social opportunities for Filipinos.”</span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">With everything coming up roses, the upsurge of clamor for the site surely makes it headed for global directions. The Filipino team reveals that their management group is eyeing new target clients from the USA, Europe and the Middle East “with boundless job markets.” </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:10.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; border-collapse: collapse; white-space: nowrap; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://images.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vastvisionvideo.com/images/demo___resume_slate_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vastvisionvideo.com/Video_Services.php&usg=__bjQn2oA0UchNM9ZbQuNolhFzzYg=&h=480&w=720&sz=86&hl=tl&start=160&um=1&tbnid=MIJbfovCLrXPiM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvideo%2Bresume%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Dtl%26sa%3DN%26start%3D140%26um%3D1" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:MIJbfovCLrXPiM:http://www.vastvisionvideo.com/images/demo___resume_slate_1.jpg" width="140" height="93" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-color: initial; " /></span></span></a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">More link-ups: </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the company forges ties with Internet cafes and job fairs for the online recruitment </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> search engine to be more beneficial for a wider target market ( both jobseekers and employers), beefing up its growing database. Next stop: a link-up with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">With all these, the group expressed optimism for the novel job-matching idea to reach better heights in the industry. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Gone are the days when firms have to go through a number of resumés to find the right worker. Video resumés allow both the employer and the job seeker to cut down on employment costs. This "innovative" way of looking for jobs is one way of answering the country’s unemployment concerns. Everyone should take </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">advantage of the growing trends and popularity of online recruitment and video resume jobhunting. This technology is ripe and in perfect timing. “ </span></span><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:17.6pt"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-57902048348832615432009-09-24T09:38:00.005+08:002009-09-24T10:02:05.882+08:00Pinoy Online Video Site Eyes Global Job Markets<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://www.labnol.org/wp/images/2007/07/video-resume.jpg" alt="video-resume.jpg (240×207)" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">GLOBAL JOB MARKETS,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">with concentrations on</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the USA,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Europe and the Middle East offering </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">“limitless job possibilities”,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">are the next targets of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">a Philippine-made online video job portal for its business expansion targets to address the country’s</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">employment concerns.</span></span></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph; line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph; line-height:normal"><span style="color:text1;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">VidRes.Net,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Asia’s first video resume search engine</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">pioneering in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the online recruitment industry with its</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">video presentation-resume web facilities, contends that their concept of bridging the employment concerns of both jobseekers and employers</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">should have new global directions to maintain a wider reach in jobsearch objectives and continuous hiring of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph"><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">VidRes.Net Chief Executive Officer Florante F. Cruz</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">said that even with</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">more than one million OFWs leaving the country each year,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">there is a need for the private sector to support the Philippine government</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">in the task of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">addressing</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the employment problem, and that</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">giving jobs to a more</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">diversified base of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">OFWs</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">would be relevant in helping the country withstand the global economic carnage. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The two-year-old online video resume site was launched in the Philippines in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">2007,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">built by IT</span></span></span><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> firm OCean8 Corporation which trains experts in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">technology and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">communications,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">now </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">with a bigger database of both employers and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">job applicants and geared for the international job market</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">to match its</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">online jobhunt participants. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Cruz also maintained that its advanced technology systems being offered by its web facility timely addresses the need for beefing up employment for Filipinos,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">responding to recent</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">reports by the Institute for Migration and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Development Issues (IMDI).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">According to</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the IMDI report ,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">although overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and immigrants spread all over the world number in the millions, their numbers are not enough to cut unemployment in the Philippines,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">which may be crucial this year,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">considering that the government is still pinning its hopes on OFW deployment to ease unemployment this year, even as thousands of OFWs are expected to be sent home ahead of their contract expiry because of recession in several major labor-hosting countries.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The said report used for the Statistical Almanac were gathered from known government sources such as the National Statistics Office (NSO), as well as the academic partners of IMDI.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="color:text1;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">“Concerns have been raised lately that the ongoing global economic crisis, as well as recession levels of economic growth in the 30 leading economies of the world, will pull up unemployment rates in the Philippines and lead to retrenchments of Filipino workers who are temporary and permanent migrants in many developed countries,” the IMDI said in a statement.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Data culled from the Statistical Almanac show that in 2007, the combined number of deployed OFWs and emigrants was only 1.16 million while the number of unemployed workers in the Philippines, based on the 2007 Labor Force Survey released by the NSO last month, reached 2.25 million.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left: 0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">In 2007, IMDI said the total number of temporary and permanent migrants who registered with government entities is only 3.43 percent of the 33.671 million employed in the Philippines.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#0E0010;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Cruz also echoed concerns raised by research group</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">IBON Foundation, with its statistical</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">studies</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">showing a total of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">at least</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">10.6 million</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">jobless</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">and underemployed Filipinos</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">in January</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">2009,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">revealing an unemployment rate of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">7.7%</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">early this year.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">IBON Foundation’s</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">figures also pointed to figure estimates of job losses numbering to some</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">122,000 in the manufacturing sector from last year’s figures,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">39,000 job losses in the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">construction sector,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">and some</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">28,000</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">job losses in the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">financial intermediation sector. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in; text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The VidRes.Net group expressed optimism that w</span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ith the company’s growth,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">linking up with</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) , Internet cafes</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">job fairs</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">for</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">online recruitment</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">search engine</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">to be beneficial for a wider target market of both jobseekers and employers,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">its novel video resume</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">job-matching system</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">could provide much-needed boost</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">for the labor department’s</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">needs to beef up employment for the working sector.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-37724659139470660972009-09-14T18:54:00.016+08:002009-09-18T14:02:08.561+08:00State-Of-The-Art Technology For the Physically Impaired<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">How lovely. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">For the physically challenged -- either with vision disabilities or otherwise -- the advent of new technologies in the 21st century become much more exciting and interesting. Dozens and dozens of new innovative designs are coming up, maverick innovations via artificial intelligence and state-of-the-art creations to have physically-challenged denizens stand side by side with other more fortunate individuals , and be at par with them whether it be in the workplace, the business arena, in the education field. Thanks to upcoming young tech designers , too, who are coming up with their genius innovations, giving equal opportunities for all. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Rubik Cube For the Blind </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind.jpg" alt="tenblind" title="tenblind" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14507" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; width: 277px; height: 383px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Designed by Zhiliang Chen, the new Rubik Cube comes with six different basic materials : including metal, wood, textile, rubber, plastic and stone. And with these different textures, the better for the visually-impaired to have a "good feel" on playing this genius' vexing game. </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> The young designer Chen, a Hong Kong-based industrial designer dubbed by tech vigilants as the "design llama" fell under what he calls his "Touch and Play Design" for the blind, winning a </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><a href="http://webserver.ifdesign.de/beitrag_details.php?offset=1&sprache=0&award_id=115&beitrag_id=27284" target="_blank" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">2006 IF Concept Award</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. Players of this "simple yet attractive" toy for the visually-challenged have them </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> feeling each square segment on the cube and matching them up based on texture--a task . And that may be harder than the original.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 15px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.8em; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.8em; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.8em; padding: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal; font-weight: bold; ">Braille E-Book</span></p></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 15px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind4.jpg" alt="tenblind4" title="tenblind4" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14504" style="border-width: 0px; width: 329px; height: 306px;" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"EAP is a technology that can dynamically change the surface pattern by way of an electromagnetic signal - simulating Braille text. Thus developing a Braille E-Book doesn’t seem a tall order. Not only will it be easy to carry, but also cut down on the thick Braille books. Not exactly a new idea but a nice executive nonetheless."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A Korean designer team composed of </span><a href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/10/my-phone%E2%80%99s-gone-liquid/" target="_self" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Seon-Keun Park</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">, Byung-Min Woo, Sun-Hye Woo & Jin-Sun Park created this innovation, making it very handy for the blind to read books, in digital compact form. Before the braille e-book, translating a 500-page book into braille could double its thickness, cost, and would put a great deal of inconvenience. With this technology, the blind are abled to do away with paper book hassles, and riding on with modern digital reading via the Braille E-book reader. Next invention in the offing: bedtime stories via the Braille E-Book for visually-challenged kids. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">B</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">r</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">i</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">g</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">h</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">t</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">F</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">b</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">y</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">L</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">i</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">f</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">e</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">n</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">g</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Y</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">u</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind8.jpg" alt="tenblind8" title="tenblind8" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14500" style="border-width: 0px; width: 286px; height: 248px;" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:48px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">For both the blind and the color-blind: this could help you with your fashion sense and color combinations, if you have the fashion IQ of , er, a Betty La Fea. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Bright F, designed by Lifeng Yu, translates the variations and differences of colors for the visually impaired through sounds: detecting the brightness, saturation, and the color hue, and even sorting through similar colors and organizing them in similar tones. Great for washing chores , too: helps in separating the whites from the coloreds. Its LED feature lights the object and shows the normal color through sounds, also with an "identification system button," a "learning system button" and even a speaker with adjustable volume --- minus the shrills, especially for the hearing-sensitive blind individuals. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>The Braille Labelmaker</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind7.jpg" alt="tenblind7" title="tenblind7" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14501" style="border-width: 0px; width: 286px; height: 390px;" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:11px;"><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"When the (visually) disabled drink beverages, they do not know what they are drinking, nor the price of paper money that they are holding, nor the food seasoning that they are putting on their food," says the new product's Korean designers, Soonkyu Jang, Jieun Seo & Seung-un Kim. "We invented this special product to help and to improve the quality of lives of disabled people who live alone... this will give a hand to them, to have a better life."</span></span></span></h3><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And so with these sticker labels, with the use of the Braille Labelmaker which is simple and user-friendly, especially for the visually-impaired who "only know and see the world through Braille", a great help to make their lives much easier.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Outta Sight Camera!</b> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Arial; line-height: 15px; "><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/06/18/tenmedic9.jpg" alt="" title="tenmedic9" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9920" style="border-width: 0px; width: 290px; height: 390px;" /></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; ">Not surprising at all : Chinese designer Chueh Lee over at Samsung China who designed “Touch Sight” camera , touted as the "world's first camera for the visually-challenged", has won worldwide raves, not to mention a lot of exuberant media hype. </span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; ">Chueh notes:</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">“Touch Sight is a revolutionary digital camera designed for visually impaired people. Simple features make it easy to use, including a unique feature which records sound for three seconds after pressing the shutter button. The user can then use the sound as reference when reviewing and managing the photos. Touch Sight does not have an LCD but instead has a lightweight, flexible Braille display sheet which displays a 3D image by embossing the surface, allowing the user to touch their photo. The sound file and picture document combine to become a touchable photo that is saved in the device and can be uploaded to share with others–and downloaded to other Touch Sight cameras.”</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">The camera is positioned at the individual's forehead, more like positioned at the "third eye", with simple functionalities. Chueh also maintains that the visually-impaired will have no trouble as to sensing distances and figuring out lighting, since they will be using their non-visual senses. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Chueh further says: "Their sense of hearing is especially sharp, every rustle of wind in the trees catches their attention and can be used to judge distances. Other senses come into play as well. The heat of the sun or a lamp in a living room, for example, signals a direct source of light. They regularly use their non-visual senses to feel the world and manifest it into a mental photograph.” </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Sens Phone</b></span></span></span></p></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 15px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/06/18/tenmedic8.jpg" alt="" title="tenmedic8" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9921" style="border-width: 0px; width: 288px; height: 327px;" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A creation by Japanese designer Takumi Yoshida, this one is for "the nearly blind" , features lighted sides which help convey different alert messages, with state-of-the-art </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">designing via more tactile keys in its keyboard arrangement, "distinguishable not only for the blind but for anyone trying to interact with this device."</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Braille Interpreter</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 15px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/06/18/tenmedic4.jpg" alt="" title="tenmedic4" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9925" style="border-width: 0px; width: 282px; height: 320px;" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Contrary to common assumption that all visually-impaired individuals are knowledgable with Braille, this invention are for these disabled folks. Enter the Braille Interpreter designed by Hyung Jin Lim: a single-finger white glove with a tactile sensor, making use of bluetooth technology-guided headphone and interpreting software. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"The index finger portion of the glove hosts the said tactile sensor. Skim it over the Braille surface and it sends a feed to the main device housed on the back of the glove. The feeds are then interpreted and beamed to the headphone via Bluetooth as voice data." </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Dubbed as having the "Skim-Interpret-Hear Voice" feature, it provides a nifty enough solution for those who can’t cope with Braille.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b>Designer Nike Prosthetics by Colin Matsco</b></span></span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 15px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/06/18/tenmedic3.jpg" alt="" title="tenmedic3" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9926" style="border-width: 0px; width: 283px; height: 261px;" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"3D printing has become an incredibly powerful tool to customize one-off products for differing applications. This project was based on using this technology to design a customized prosthetic leg for a specific user- a young, urban, male athlete. Nike was chosen as an appropriate brand to bring form to the leg. It also required familiarizing oneself with the emotional, medical, lifestyle, and physical changes the user would encounter."</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="more-4048"></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Th</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">e</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">S</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">e</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">n</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">s</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">W</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">a</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">t</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">c</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">h</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Makes Sense</span></b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 15px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind2.jpg" alt="tenblind2" title="tenblind2" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14506" style="border-width: 0px; width: 280px; height: 258px;" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Designed by Frenchman Arnaud Lapierre, this prototype watch created in conjunction with Swatch with a beautiful end result: a double ring ceramic device that tells time by touch called Sens.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; ">"The 12 hour point is marked with braille so you can identify which way is up. The upper most ring tells you what hour it is simply by its distance from the 12 hour marker. The secondary clear ring is your alarm. It’s distance from the upper ring denotes how much time you have left to sleep. It’s also a way to set the alarm without having to see the device."</span></p></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Morphing Siafu-Magneclay: Computer for the Blind </span></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 15px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind10.jpg" alt="tenblind10" title="tenblind10" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14498" style="border-width: 0px; width: 253px; height: 258px;" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">While technology vigilantes are wondering why this morphing PC made of magneclay -- an oil based synthetic agent that possesses limitless morphing capabilities -- is named after an aggressive African Ant called Siafu, designer Jonathan Lucas is keeping mum about it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">YankoDesigns.com says : " Siafu is a PC designed to give people with vision loss or impairment a more intuitive computer experience. It lays flat like a tablet and allows the user to fully interact with it by way of touch. The surface utilizes a conceptual material called magneclay or magnetized liquid. This material has the ability to morph upward into any shape via a controlled electromagnetic field enabling the device to create a braille surface for reading and even pictures in 3D relief."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Siafu’s magneclay surface morphs into full spread Braille layouts, just like an e-book reader for the blind, forming a working 9-button Braille keyboard -- with the Braille output allowing the user to conveniently review what they just typed. Web pages are converted in a bas relief, active text onscreen is converted into translated Braille relief.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Also, a cute feature: it has a built-in microphone a built-in microphone, an option to typing: with its high performance voice recognition software , the user speaks into the mic , and the words are instantly processed into onscreen Braille relief. Goody.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">YankoDesigns.com says: "Lucas’s design gives the blind a fair chance to explore the world of computers in a limitless way."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Lumitact ( for breast cancer patients)</span></span></b> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 15px;font-family:Arial;font-size:12;" ><img class="postpic" src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2008/10/31/lumitact.jpg" alt="" style="border-width: 0px; width: 241px; height: 359px;" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Designer Stephanie Choplin had breast cancer patients in mind with this invention, making use of technology to ease the pain of "losing a part of your femininity."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Choplin says: " “Lumitact” is a virtual and a tactile breast prosthesis. Made of luminous textile, observer can play with animated virtual entities. Animation give the feeling that the prosthesis is not sluggish any more. Luminescent shapes are continually moving lovingly. This movement is an invitation to touch and play sensually. The prosthesis extend from the breast to the hunch of the woman to guide the partner’s hand toward the whole body. A tender amorous game starts when e prosthesis is touched. The shapes slide softly toward the zone touched, like the shiver of a caress on the skin. The prosthesis is immobilized by an adherent system." </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Lumitact , an adhesive, tactile breast prosthesis that integrates Phillips’ Lumalive material into its design. The come-on pitch : "Lumitact will make a woman feel self-confident, sexy and feminine once again."</span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">T</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">h</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">e B-Touch Mobile Phone </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind9.jpg" alt="Ten Innovative Designs To Help The Sight Impaired" title="Ten Innovative Designs To Help The Sight Impaired" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14499" style="border-width: 0px; width: 248px; height: 265px;" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The B-Touch , said to be "an 'iPhone-kinda phone' with a Braille interface, voice systems and programs to function as regular phone, navi-system, book reader and object recognizer" designed by Chinese Zhenwei You, has been getting the raves as "a revolutionary step and technological wonder in the field of communications." </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A futuristic design and a futurist motif, with Braille touchscreen for interactive usage -- functioning as a regular phone, book reader and object recognizer --- and yes, heavy duty voice recognition system . This touchscreen cellphone for the blind </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> gives positive proof : "Limitation of senses does not hinder the sensitivity of this phone coz it combines technologies of blind-touch screen (Braille), voice systems and programs to function as regular phone, navi-system, book reader and object recognizer". </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Computer-Controlling Contact Lens </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/06/18/tenmedic_10.jpg" alt="" title="tenmedic_10" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9919" style="border-width: 0px; width: 248px; height: 270px;" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;">Okay, stop snickering: if you think that your contact lens -- so technologically advanced that it can help your eye movements navigate the computer controls and can double function as a mouse for your computer -- is quite ridiculous, think again. YankoDesigns.com says : "Although at the moment it may be hard to fathom this concept, but designers Eun-Gyeong Gwon & Eun-Jae Lee thought it was a novel idea ( designing a contact lens doubling as a mouse for your computer) . "It’s intended for people with disabilities, but that shouldn’t stop the able-bodied people from experimenting with it."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;">HOw it's supposed to work: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">he contact lens is inserted and used as a regular contact lens, but with a twist. Laced with sensors to track eye movement, it relays that position to a receiver connected to your computer, which is supposed to "give you full control over a mouse cursor." Mouse clicks via eye blinks?? Er, just pretend we're way ahead off to the 22nd century. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b>The Voice Stick</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind3.jpg" alt="tenblind3" title="tenblind3" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14505" style="border-width: 0px; width: 242px; height: 335px;" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" >The</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">"The Voice Stick is an advance optical character recognition scanner designed to scan books and read to you in a pleasant voice. It converts texts in books, newspapers, contracts, mail, business cards, etc., into voice information," inventor Sungwoo Park says. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">With a text scanner, memory chip and algorism system, character recognition technology , voice synthesizer technology (text to speech - TTS) , the voice stick is said to be "your best reading mate".</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A portable text scanning device for the visually impaired, scanning letters and converting Braille to voice information, translated into audio and brought to the user via both character recognition technology and voice synthesizer technology. Just like a friend reading to you at your bedside when you're not feeling well. </span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px; "><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>The Visual Assistance Card</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><img src="http://www.yankodesign.com/images/design_news/2009/09/10/tenblind6.jpg" alt="tenblind6" title="tenblind6" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-14502" style="border-width: 0px; width: 243px; height: 217px;" /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Kyle Lechtenberg, an Industrial Design grad from Auburn University, had whipped up this innovative product for the visually-impaired shopper: a debit/credit card for the blind, with private information regarding PIN numbers and all that kept as private. The Visual Assistance Card has Braille relief imprinted on it, making sure that the user keeps his personal information private, increasing their independence when shopping --- with no need for assistance from the counter cashier. "The Visual Assistance Card is light weight and can be easily stored out of the way until future use. Definitely designed for usability -- a must in today’s world."</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#ffffff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;font-size:12;" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:7;color:#FFFFFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 48px; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-42796824287256828642009-08-28T07:46:00.004+08:002009-08-28T07:53:47.413+08:00Latest Tech Videos From Yahoo Technology News<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; 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" /><span class="playbutton" style="line-height: 17px; background-image: url(http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/topics/play_button.png); background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; bottom: -78px; clip: rect(0px 18px 18px 0px); cursor: pointer; height: 100px; left: 5px; position: absolute; text-indent: -2000em; width: 100px; background-position: 0px 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Play</span></span></a></div><a href="javascript:void(window.open('http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/ynews;_ylt=Ahggf8Sa5x_qXs.NE_0RI2WmI4p4?ch=4226721&cl=15250409&lang=en','playerWindow','width=793,height=608,scrollbars=no'));" class="" style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(0, 88, 167); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Business Update: Asia shares fall</span></a><em style="line-height: normal; 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color: rgb(0, 88, 167); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Googling nessie</span></a><em style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; display: block; font: normal normal normal 77%/normal arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Australia 7 News - </span><span class="timedate" style="line-height: normal; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal inherit; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Wed Aug 26, 7:14 PM ET</span></span></em><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A reader of the Sun in London has been browsing Google Earth and believes he spotted the Loch Ness monster.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; 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Now, the popular technology is being pared with robotics and readied for remote regions of the globe - and beyond. 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color: rgb(0, 88, 167); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Unwrapping the mystery of a 2,500-year-old mummy</span></a><em style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; display: block; font: normal normal normal 77%/normal arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">AP - </span><span class="timedate" style="line-height: normal; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal inherit; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Thu Aug 20, 9:50 PM ET</span></span></em><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Scientists in Calif. are using computer scans to help unwrap the mysteries of a 2,500-year-old mummy, believed to be an ancient Egyptian priest named Irethorrou. 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color: rgb(0, 88, 167); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Raw Video: Small car rollover tests</span></a><em style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; display: block; font: normal normal normal 77%/normal arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">AP - </span><span class="timedate" style="line-height: normal; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal inherit; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Thu Aug 20, 1:43 AM ET</span></span></em><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The tiny Smart fortwo automobile received top scores Thursday in new roof strength tests conducted by the insurance industry aimed at helping consumers understand how vehicles respond to serious rollover crashes. 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color: rgb(0, 88, 167); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Safety expert says pets should buckle up too</span></a><em style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; display: block; font: normal normal normal 77%/normal arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">AP - </span><span class="timedate" style="line-height: normal; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal inherit; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Tue Aug 18, 3:47 PM ET</span></span></em><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">These days, more pets are traveling in cars and most drivers don't think to buckle them up. 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color: rgb(0, 88, 167); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Baby Can Tweet From the Womb</span></a><em style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; display: block; font: normal normal normal 77%/normal arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ABC News - </span><span class="timedate" style="line-height: normal; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal inherit; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Fri Aug 14, 11:02 PM ET</span></span></em><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A movement monitor attached to the mother sends a tweet when the baby kicks.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></p></li><li class="clearfix" style="line-height: 10px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ABC News - </span><span class="timedate" style="line-height: normal; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal inherit; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Fri Aug 14, 5:01 PM ET</span></span></em><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Dan Harris takes us to meet the last six members of a remote tribe.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; 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margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Dan Harris takes us deep into Namibia to run with the cheetahs.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></p></li><li class="clearfix" style="line-height: 10px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; 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background-image: url(http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/topics/play_button.png); background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; bottom: -78px; clip: rect(0px 18px 18px 0px); cursor: pointer; height: 100px; left: 5px; position: absolute; text-indent: -2000em; width: 100px; background-position: 0px 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Play</span></span></a></div><a href="javascript:void(window.open('http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/ynews;_ylt=AhgO8CLPV1Wx0rCAvekObKqmI4p4?ch=4226722&cl=15054657&lang=en','playerWindow','width=793,height=608,scrollbars=no'));" class="" style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(0, 88, 167); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A Close Encounter With Western Lowland Gorillas</span></a><em style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal; 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color: rgb(0, 88, 167); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Cassini finds evidence of lunar ocean</span></a><em style="line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; display: block; font: normal normal normal 77%/normal arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">AP - </span><span class="timedate" style="line-height: normal; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal inherit; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Thu Aug 13, 10:25 AM ET</span></span></em><p style="line-height: 1.4; margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Cassini spacecraft has detected new evidence that one of Saturn's moons has an ocean beneath its surface. 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margin-top: 2px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Study examines affordability and practicality of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">digital textbooks for students</span></span></p></li></span></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-89630063125385818852009-08-16T09:04:00.004+08:002009-08-16T09:11:19.109+08:00Wet Dreams With The Apple Tablet ;D<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:12;" ><h1 style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 5px 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(81, 100, 107); 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margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">There's a lot of speculation about the </span><a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged APPLE TABLET" href="http://gizmodo.com/tag/apple-tablet/" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Apple tablet</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, but coming November, this is how my desk is going to look. Or at least, this is what I want. Check it out in super high definition:</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Click on the image to enlarge. Yes, this makes me wet.</span></i></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">That, my friends, is what </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I think</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> we are getting.</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Apple tablet I want will run the same basic hardware as the iPhone, with extended video and system RAM to accommodate larger computing needs, perhaps with some limited multitasking for some applications. System RAM is a big system bottleneck right now, and it won't cost much to add enough to make things flow smoother. The video RAM will be necessary for the higher res of the 10 inch screen. The current iPhone CPU and graphic processor can handle all this well as they are. No need for changes. It will also be very thin. As thin as the iPod touch. Since its guts will be the same, but it will be a device with a larger surface, you also have more space for a larger battery.</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Why do I think it will be this way? I believe the hardware will be dictated by economies of scale, which has been the norm since Jobs returned to Apple: Reusable components across each product family to keep costs down. In this case, the product family—which Jobs already alluded to in the past—is the iPhone OS-based product family. Right now, there are two products, as you know: iPhone and iPod touch. My wish is that iTablet or whatever it's called will be the third. That way, Apple would be able to build this cheaper—and keep the cost of the iPhone and iPod touch down if the tablet is successful.</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Logically, the iTablet I want will run exactly the same OS as the rest of the product family. The OS will have the same kernel, the same classes, the same subsystems, the same database organization and the same file system. It will also have some new extra apps, and perhaps a few new gestures—which will trickle down the product line—but that's about it.</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">It will run the same applications, changed to accommodate more information thanks to the higher resolution in the screen. Some Apple and third-party ones will be tailored to the higher res, distributed in a package that will have both iPod-sized and tablet-sized graphic assets. Others—like Safari or games—will just enjoy the instant boost in resolution.</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And that will be the beauty of it.</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">First, people who are afraid of computers—probably not you, the typical Giz reader, but most consumers out there—will love this device as much as they love their iPhones or iPod touches. Apple will keep mining the gold, and offering consumers this extremely easy-to-use interface that doesn't require any mental abstraction. Just click, touch and access the information, media or games you want, mixed with the occasional short mail or chat.</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">For developers, it's also a win-win situation. Same code, just add new assets. Same store, same distribution, more development opportunities.</span></p><p size="12px" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><iframe src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.php?u=http://digg.com/apple/Apple_Tablet_The_Concept_apple_tablet_Gizmodo" style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;" scrolling="no" width="55" align="right" frameborder="0" height="82"></iframe><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The way I see it, the tablet will open the way to a new kind of computing, after the ages of computing for hobbyist, the age of the command line, and the age of the desktop user interface metaphor.</span></p><p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">To me, this is where </span><em style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Star Trek</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> starts, and </span><em style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; outline-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">War Games</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> ends.</span></p></div></span>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-21345234619651645432009-08-13T19:52:00.002+08:002009-08-13T19:54:46.746+08:00Virtual Immortality and Living ForeverFrom http://dailygalaxy.com (Posted by Rebecca Sato) <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><h3 class="entry-header" style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left; "><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2007/06/virtual_immorta.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; ">Virtual Immortality -How To Live Forever</a></h3><div class="entry-content" style="position: static; clear: both; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="entry-body" style="clear: both; "><dt><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/12/immortality.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: blue; "></a><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/12/immortality_2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: blue; "></a><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/13/immortality_3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: blue; "></a><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/13/immortality_3_2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: blue; "></a><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/06/13/immortality_3_3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; color: blue; "><img title="Immortality_3_3" height="210" alt="Immortality_3_3" src="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/images/2007/06/13/immortality_3_3.jpg" width="280" border="0" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; " /></a>"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work...' Woody Allen said, "I want to achieve it through not dying."</dt><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">People have gone to great lengths in their search for immortality. Some individuals have had their bodies frozen in the hopes that science will someday have the technology to unfreeze them and fix what ails them. They may be waiting for a very long, long time. In the mean time, others are expressing interest in “virtual immortality”. Maybe you can’t live forever, but there’s no reason why your virtual counterpart can’t.</p></div><a id="more" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><div class="entry-more" style="clear: both; "><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">The National Science Foundation has awarded a half-million-dollar grant to the universities of Central Florida at Orlando and Illinois at Chicago to explore how researchers might use artificial intelligence, archiving, and computer imaging to create digital life-like versions of real people. This is considered a first step toward creating virtual immortality.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">"The goal is to combine artificial intelligence with the latest advanced graphics and video game-type technology to enable us to create historical archives of people beyond what can be achieved using traditional technologies such as text, audio, and video footage," says Jason Leigh of the University of Chicago's Electronic Visualization Laboratory.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">The researchers plan on taking the appearance, mannerisms, voice, and even the knowledge of a real person and synthesizing the data into a "virtual person" or avatar. The goal is to create an avatar that will be able to respond to questions and convincingly represent its human counterpart.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">A much simpler form of this technology currently exists in online environments like the popular game Second Life, says Leigh. The researchers say that one side-effect of their work, will be to enhance the experience of online worlds, allowing players to archive their characters' experiences in a virtual environment, which would fill virtual worlds with more realistic, interesting and lifelike characters.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">Yes, we’ll probably all be physically dead before we get a chance to dispense advice to our great, great grandchildren. Oddly, that may not prevent them from asking our virtual selves to help them make a tough decision.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">In a more present-day flesh and blood mode, famed inventor and computer scientist, 57-something Ray Kurzweil is fanatical about his health because if it fails him he might not live long enough to see humanity achieve immortality, a seminal development he predicts in his new book, <em>Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever,</em> is no more than 20 years away.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">Kurzweil writes of millions of blood cell-sized robots, which he calls "nanobots," that will keep us forever young by swarming through the body, repairing bones, muscles, arteries and brain cells. Improvements to our genetic coding will be downloaded from the Internet. </p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">Posted by Rebecca Sato.</p></div></div></span></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-33138426745533221952009-08-13T19:46:00.001+08:002009-08-13T19:50:00.468+08:00Kindle Lords Over The Book Publishing Industry<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><h3 class="entry-header" style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">From http://dailygalaxy.com</span></span></h3><h3 class="entry-header" style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left; "><br /></h3><h3 class="entry-header" style="font-weight: bold; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: left; "><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/08/amazons-kindle-will-replace-the-book-pundits-say.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; ">Will Amazon's Kindle Will Replace the Book -Pundits Say "Yes"</a></h3><div class="entry-content" style="position: static; clear: both; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><div class="entry-body" style="clear: both; "><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><em><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/.a/6a00d8341bf7f753ef0115715c3545970c-pi" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); display: inline; "><img alt="090803_r18587_p465" class="at-xid-6a00d8341bf7f753ef0115715c3545970c " src="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/.a/6a00d8341bf7f753ef0115715c3545970c-500wi" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></a><br /></em></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "><em>The Kindle 2 is a “fundamentally better experience than inked paper. Jeff Bezos—Amazon’s founder and C.E.O.—has built a machine that marks a cultural revolution. Printed books, the most important artifacts of human civilization, are going to join newspapers and magazines on the road to obsolescence.”</em></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">Jacob Weisberg, the editor-in-chief of the Slate Group/Newsweek</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; ">The Kindle is the logical evolution of a 500-year-old analog technology that terrifies the $24 billion book-publishing industry already faint from Amazon's growing dominance.</p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: left; "></p></div><p class="entry-more-link" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; clear: both; text-align: left; "><a href="http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/08/amazons-kindle-will-replace-the-book-pundits-say.html#more" style="text-decoration: none; color: blue; ">Continue reading "Will Amazon's Kindle Will Replace the Book -Pundits Say "Yes"" »</a></p></div></span>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-60321235024962680972009-07-15T16:04:00.007+08:002009-07-15T16:59:12.294+08:00Electric Shock Therapy For Internet Addiction<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(39, 39, 39); line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:13px;"><img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/simpsonss.jpg" alt="simpsonss" title="simpsonss" width="250" height="150" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-100744" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; line-height: 1.22em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">There's bald Homer, motherly Margie with her towering Tara's Bulba hairdo, Bart , and the whole Simpsons family gang all tied up in what's called as an electric orgy, undermining Dr. Monroe's aversion electric shock therapy. "Now don't you touch any of those buttons," the doctor tells Homer, but the dude is adamant, or just plain clumsy. And so the whole Simpsons family get a dose of electric shock circa 21st century. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">It could be funny in animation, but it's not funny at all if it happens in real life. Worse, if it's happening in the 21st century. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Might as well go back to the Medieval Age. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://d4.ac-videos.myspacecdn.com/videos02/105/thumb1_a3cd22ecf88444e4bbd3ccddf3e0c593.jpg" alt="thumb1_a3cd22ecf88444e4bbd3ccddf3e0c593.jpg (240×180)" /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Reuters recently reported that such has been happening in Linyi, Shandong Province, wherein controversial psychiatrist </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Doctor Yang Yongxin, also known as "Uncle Yang," ran a boot camp called the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Internet Addiction Treatment Center</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> at Linyi Mental Hospital. Electric currents were administered by Yang to some 3000 teenagers who were believed to be guilty of their "internet addiction."</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:100%;color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family:arial;"><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So Yang reportedly went on with said electroshock therapy for Internet addiction, electrocuting teenagers for some time, in line with the Chinese government's campaign against the excessive use of Internet by teenagers, flocking Internet cafes which were more known as "web bars", and consequently "hurting their studies and damaging family life."</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="midArticle_1"></span></span></span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">All these until the Ministry of Health put a stop to it. </span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="midArticle_2"></span></span></span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Electroshock therapy for Internet addiction...has no foundation in clinical research or evidence and therefore is not appropriate for clinical application," as posted on the ministry website www.moh.gov.cn.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Further, Yang and his colleagues at the said boot camp were nowhere being "qualified psychotherapists", that the young patients were sent to the hospital "by force and prohibited from outside contact". Further , more than two hundred organizations were said to be "offering help" for the young Chinese seeking refuge with Internet over-use, away from heavy parental expectations.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Meantime, China reportedly boasts of having the world's largest Internet population, with almost 300 million users by yearend of 2008, as reported by the China Internet Network Information Center.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Newsoffuture.com , on the other hand, said that </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Chinese economist </span></span><a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-12/04/content_749312_2.htm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Lin Yifu estimate</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">s some 1 billion mobile phone users in China by year 2020, up from 449 million users in October 2006. Mobile phones are now regarded by industry insiders as "the new laptops." </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The website's projected year 2020 report said that China reaches the 1 billion mark for mobile phone users by January 2020 , three times as many as 15 years ago. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The said report pointed out that India , projected to have 910 million users by year 2020, will be adding most users each month, and will most likely overtake China's total number of mobile phone users until year 2030.</span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><div id="more" class="entry-more" style="clear: both; "><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">China will have some 400 million Internet users by year 2020, the report further stressed, " and their impact on the Internet has been noticed significantly over the last years. One reason for this, a part from the number of users is the number of English-speaking Chinese, which has increased to almost match the native English speakers in the world."</span></span></p></div></span><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The 2020 report further said: "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The market for mobile phones in China is bigger than Europe, US and Japan combined and about 80% of the Chinese population now has a mobile phone. The worldwide use of mobile phones will most likely reach another significant mark later in 2020, when passing 5 billion mobile phone users, about 65% of the world’s population."</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style=" margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande';color:#272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></p></span></span></span></div></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-39175714637050349652009-07-15T11:27:00.006+08:002009-07-15T12:14:32.234+08:00Make Way For Inovent's Ilumina LCD iTV<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs118.snc1/4739_88526506587_88526091587_1936808_6499093_n.jpg" width="400" height="300" id="myphoto" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">My belated kudos to our up-and-coming maverick </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Inoventlings" : </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">that harrumphing yuppies bratpack composed of De La Salle's Brian Quebengco , fellow futurist and Atenean marketing expert Mark Ruiz, and the rest of the guys from Inovent Inc. with their novel innovention making waves now and cruising through all the media hype via Ilumina LCD iTV. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Inovent Head Brian Quebengco calls it “The Inovent Revolution” , showing to both supporters and critics that Filipinos can do it and that it can be done, pioneering an innovative idea which started with a dream, fueled by passion, fired up by their continuing zeal and enthusiasm.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Quebengco says: “We stand a chance in the electronic industry, and can even excel in it … with our team actually making history. This will eventually reverse the brain drain we are experiencing.”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Inovent team, headed by Quebengco, is composed of marketing chief </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">inoventor</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Mark Ruiz; senior design expert </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">inoventor</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Peter Can, Jonas Peralta, and Jaed del Mundo; junior program </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">inoventor</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Ryan Bitanga; and junior </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">inoventor</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Victor Yu and Nikko Garcia, who are undergraduates at the De La Salle University (DLSU) taking up electrical engineering and electronics and communications engineering (ECE). </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="v120WideEntry" style="margin-top: 3px; 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margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ilumina @ </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Dateline</span></b></span></span></a></div></div><div id="video-description-pdtUrTAHe_8" class="video-description" style="margin-top: 3px; 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});" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Explainer January 20, 2009 - PART 1 of 4</span></span></span></a></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style="padding-top: 3px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Check out its media blitzkrieg. </span></span></div><div class="UIStoryAttachment_Caption" style=" padding-top: 3px; color:gray;"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Ilumina is being positioned as a showcase of Filipino ingenuity particularly on engineering and design, signaling the changing habits of younger generations who grew up on the iPod, MP3s, and TV show and movie downloads."</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Ilumina is at the crux of a major change in our lifestyles, where you can play music, watch movies, call via VOIP (voice over internet protocol) surf the web with its wireless fidelity (wi-fi) facility, chat via Yahoo Messenger , and watch your free TV all from one unit. No need for separate players, it provides that convenience for everyone.”</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The iTV prototype, awaiting Philippines-based “angel investors “ for its mass production is housed in a minimalist curved casing with a 32-inch screen , equipped with a High Definition (HD) webcam, a Blue Ray DVD slot drive, VoIP, digital video recorder, Wi-Fi/LAN facilities, 1.5 Terabyte hard drive, wireless keyboard, and a Bluetooth head phone built in the back of the remote control to allow motion gesture ba</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">se.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">As the proverbial “icing on the cake”, it has a gesture motion remote control similar to Nintendo’s “wii-mote”. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; ">While waiting for their "angel investors" to gear up mass production for the iTV novel prototype, more up their sleeves from these young mavericks.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Meantime, sounds like clenched fists for their so-called "revolution". Check out Inovent Inc's "Declaration of Revolution".</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"We believe in living on the edge of possible, where no one wishes to venture. We don’t care when the Old Men who control our economy and businesses tell us we can’t; we just do it. We’re tired of waiting while the Old Men grow and protect their dynasties within the comforts of our own country."</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; ">"We believe in making our own rules, our own statement, and our own words. We call Innovation and Invention, Inovention. We believe that the Philippines will become a pioneer in Technology and Inovention. Because we believe the Philippines will lead the world in Technology and Inovention."</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:100%;"><p class="western"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"We believe that the Philippine people are the progressive inoventors of tomorrow because each one of us has the potential waiting to be unleashed, waiting to be given a chance."</span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 0.2in; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"We know that everything we need to lead this revolution is with us and within us. We will scratch that perennial itch that says we Filipinos can do it. We believe that we have the talent and creativity to be World Class and Global and not just accept our faith as a copycat or a cut-and-paste industry." </span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 0.2in; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"We can lead and leapfrog the Global technology industry. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; ">We believe that we can start an Inovention Revolution that will change people’s lives and create tremendous Philippine Pride. We are the springboard to give our country a new soul that creates the experience which will intrigue, astonish, delight and amuse the World."</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="western"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">More up for grabs from these young maverick Inoventlings. Pump up the volume.</span></span></p><p class="western"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="western"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></p></span><p></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#000000;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#000000;"><br /></span></p></div></span></span></span></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234152946700581140.post-34344558932114822452009-07-14T17:56:00.013+08:002009-07-15T12:22:37.231+08:00Steve Jobs Won't Love Me For This: Reviewing iPhone's Apps<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><a id="aimgMain" href="http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0S020ofVFxKOOwANcKjzbkF/SIG=11sb3u7lg/EXP=1247651231/**http%3A//www.dinews.ru/newspics/iphone.jpg" target="_top" style="text-decoration: none; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img id="imageMain" alt="View Image" title="View Full Size Image" width="202" height="250" src="http://www.dinews.ru/newspics/iphone.jpg" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 24px; " /></span></span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span><a href="http://www.flurry.com/" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Flurry</span></span></span></span></a></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">mobile industry analysts said that Apple’s iPhone has a commanding lead over </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Android, RIM Blackberry, and JavaME</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">, with these </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">smartphones</span></span></i></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> swaggering away as the “new laptops”.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Whoa.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Check out Flurry’s stats, unraveling chest-beating drumrolls that </span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">iPhone applications</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color:#CC0000;"><a href="http://blog.flurry.com/bid/18265/Can-Developers-Still-Make-Money-in-the-iPhone-App-Store" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">can and do make money</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">,</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“A strong publisher with two titles a month can expect $10 million to $15 million in sales through the iPhone channel, if the titles are well-marketed … The iPhone app industry is beginning to resemble the music industry with its</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://blog.flurry.com/bid/18265/Can-Developers-Still-Make-Money-in-the-iPhone-App-Store" style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; "><span style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"hit-driven" nature</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">." </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.75pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"One "hit" gets a developer on the map and gives them the chance to sell more apps. Successful apps often resemble successful songs: you need a good artist, a good producer, a strong distributor, and plenty of promotion.”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; "><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Steve Jobs’ iPhone, as per Flurry, is making a killing on all fronts: number of developers, number of applications, and number of consumers using these applications.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> For developers: iPhone gets a commanding 72% ; Android, 22% ; Java ME 5%, and BlackBerry 1%. For applications, iPhone grabs the lead with 64%; JavaME and Android both with 16%, and BlackBerry 4%. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 18pt; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">And for consumer statistics, iPhone garners 87%, Android 7%, Java ME 6%, and BlackBerry with “relatively small numbers”.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">But the iPhone App Store, launched last year with an initial 500 applications and now ballooning to 55,000 apps, has been getting both: hallelujahs and flak. </span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Yet, the flak seemed more resounding, as reported by </span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Krapps.com's Alex Miro and CNNMoney.com .</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Zips</span></span></span></div><div><span style="line-height: 18px; color:black;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/zipper.jpg" width="240" height="370" alt="Zips" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 13px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Developed by</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Jake Landon,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">priced at</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">99 cents and also available in a free version called Zips Lite.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">T</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">he virtual zipper</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">goes up and down,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">up and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">down,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">as if</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">inane suggestiveness</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the zip-up-zip-down motion</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">is something that</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">could</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">tickle</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">anyone’s fancy.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>But</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">there’s more</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">head-scratching on this one,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">99-cent version. </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Y</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ou change the virtual underwear’s</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">colors,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">tap the camera</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">to add your pics</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">posing</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">disheveled-haired porn star,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">finally roll your eyes</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">boredom,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">exasperated disgust ,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">or a combination of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">both.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>At the end,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">you heave out</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">disbelieving screech:</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“What’s the point ?”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 24pt; vertical-align: middle; "><b><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">iNap@Work</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 24pt; vertical-align: middle; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/inap.jpg" width="240" height="354" alt="iNap@Work" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(14, 0, 16); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Almost a</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">dollar</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">for this app,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">developed by</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">SilentLogic Studios.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">For</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the veritable lazybum sleeping on the job? You bet.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(14, 0, 16); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Promises to generate random office sounds -- mouse clicks, keyboard taps, pencil sharpeners, coughs, and rustling paper -- to give power-nappers some cover. Little sliders are supposed to control your "productivity" level and the frequency of each sound.”</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">You</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">would scream in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">pent-up dismay and disgruntlement if you catch your </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>overpaid boss using this application,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">clearly a juvenile act.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>If a</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">highschooler</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">kid</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">would use this in computer</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">class,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">nap</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">while taking cover</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">via the monitor</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">feigning mouse clicks,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">it’s</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">a</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">bummer</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">wasting </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>battery power and electricity.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>Not to mention</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">tolerating</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">future bums in the making.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hold the Button</span></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/jokes_fingerprint.jpg" width="240" height="354" alt="Hold the Button" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">freebie for</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">iPhone users,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">developed by Me Mundo iPhone SL.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">This one’s</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">clearly not recommended for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>overly busy people,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">but perfect for</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">those</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">who</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">would like the simplest </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>way to</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">kill time. No brain activity needed.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A fingerprint image appears on</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the screen,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">you put your finger on it,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">hold it there,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">until you can till it takes forever. Or until you finally gather enough ideas on what better thing to do next. </span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“The game is supposed to be a test of patience or stamina or will power or something… When you finally give in, you can compare your score with slackers all over the world.</span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Uh-oh. For the uninspired,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>totally un-restless,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">totally bored."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span></span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Guaranteed to</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">promote</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">minimal muscular activity from your finger.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> N</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">o guarantees on burning calories.</span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>If you’re a bit obese,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">congratulations!</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">You maintain your figure!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 24pt; vertical-align: middle; "><b><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sexy Girl Talk - Sexy Alphabet Deluxe</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 24pt; vertical-align: middle; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/sexy_girl_talk.jpg" width="340" height="233" alt="Sexy Girl Talk - Sexy Alphabet Deluxe" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 24pt; vertical-align: middle; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; "></span></span></span></b></p><b><div class="relNoCap" style="height: 7px; "></div></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The M Dev,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">developer for this</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">app</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and the same creators of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the now-famous</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Moronizer and Angry Kittens Attack</span></span></span><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">suggests:</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Listen to some Sexy Alphabet. Listen to some nice pronunciation. Fun for all the guys."</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ho-hum. Coffee, please.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Taxi</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/taxi.jpg" width="340" height="233" alt="Taxi Hold'em" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Whether</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">you’re a</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">big city</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">tourist</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">from</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Timbuktu</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">or</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Zimbabwe</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">who would</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">rather </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">have a</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">gadget</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">hail a </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">taxi</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">for</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">you ,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">or</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">simply</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">too lazy</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">to</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">flag</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">these cabs</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">this app</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">is</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">--- well, supposedly --- for you, guys. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">loud whistle</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">to</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">flag</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the taxis,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">flashing the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">word</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“TAXI”</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">bold colors</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">when</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the iPHone</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">is tilted horizontally.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Smart, eh??</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Try</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">waving your</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">iPhone with the TAXI </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">word</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">in the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">streets of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">snatcher-mean</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Divisoria --</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">downtown city streets of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Manila --</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and see how</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">streetboys</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">rush to your side</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">like</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">hovering angels,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">sneakily grab your</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">iPhone out of your sight.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">you don’t get</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">your taxi, and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">you lose your phone.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Even</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">cyberhecklers</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">snicker that</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">TAXI bold colors,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">when</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">used near epileptics,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">would</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">spell “DANGER” ,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">triggering</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">seizures.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span style="color:text1;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">As</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Oprah often says: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Back in a moment.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px; font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">FatBurner2k</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/fatburner.jpg" width="240" height="354" alt="FatBurner2k" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: 13.5pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Developed by the Daily Burn, costing 99 cents. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">FatBurner2K is the app , not for the cellulite-ridden, but for the moronic gullibles who would believe that their abominable</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> love handles</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> will vanish, and their calories would go burn,burn, burn with this application. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nosirree.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">An iPhone app designed “ to help your body consume fat molecules using disharmonic, molecule to molecule, physical oscillations…” Pure baloney. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">You’re instructed to put your phone on your tummy, six inches above your belly, and it vibrates like some weight-reducing expert as advertised on TV Home Shopping. You flash your self-confident smug look, ala strut-your-stuff gigolo with that narcissist Johnny Bravo mien. Suddenly, you feel like some hot Adonis.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Truth is, your weight stays as is. FatBurner2K is simply for what it is: pure entertainment. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So try to look as if you’re entertained, not disgusted.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Hair Clinic For Men and Women</span></span></b></p></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color:black;"></span></span></span></p><div id="imgRelatedsContainerNorm" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; display: inline; width: 340px; "><div class="relNoCap" style="height: 7px; "></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span style="color:black;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 24.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/hair_clinic.jpg" width="340" height="232" alt="Hair Clinic: for man and woman" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 24.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Quite pricey at $3.99, developed by Social Project. It promises "healthy and abundant" hair by generating "various types of inaudible high and low frequencies to promote blood circulation around hair roots and under the head skin."</span></span></span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bro , it’s not the answer to your prayers of having a full head of hair. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The painful truth is: you’re not gonna get help with your “Battle of the Balds”, at least, not with this app, for crying out loud.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">It’s all playtime, and simply a manifestation of your unsatisfied yearnings for improving your scalp by growing hair. Don’t fret if your hair doctor suddenly bursts into uncontrollable guffaws on this one. It’s not his fault. </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">And the worst is yet to come: migraines galore if the iPhone’s built-in speaker is held too close to the ears.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Drunk Sniper</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/toilet.jpg" width="240" height="368" alt="Drunk Sniper" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 32px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">If I were you, I’d go for the Drunk Sniper Lite version, totally free, as compared to the 99 cents version – both developed by Apalon. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 32px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> In that way, you might be able to avoid gritting your teeth in utter abomination at this app: supposedly “virtual peeing” and “virtually aiming your virtual splashes” on the toilet bowl with target circles.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 24.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bathroom game in utter inane fashion: played at crotch level, simulating the drunkard’s ability to aim good at the toilet bowl target with his virtual splashes, amidst swaying rooms and dizzy spells due to virtual overdrinking. </span></span></span></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 24.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A worldwide scoring of peeing splashes , keeping track of how your peeing fares with other slackers from different parts of the globe. </span></span></span></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 24.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Enjoy!</span></span></span></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 24.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cow Toss</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 24.0pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/cow_sunglasses.jpg" width="240" height="370" alt="Cow Toss" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></span></span></span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Guess again. That’s not Guyito, Philippine Daily Inquirer’s cute mascot. </span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">When iPhone’s Cow Toss emerged in the market, developed by Digital Thought Software and priced at 99 cents, it was regarded as "logically confusing" , with its scoring system not fully explained, eliciting confused reactions. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">CNNMoney.com says : “Another publication rated Cow Toss the 4th stupidest app ever written for the iPhone, but that doesn't do justice to all the other dumb apps.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The image of a cow flies and harrumphs into space, with your careless flicks of the finger, mooing like crazy as it bounces off and careers away, but the scoring is really something to ponder about. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:13.5pt;vertical-align:middle"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So, are we having fun yet??</span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">FlickABooger</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 18.0pt"><b><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/galleries/2009/fortune/0907/gallery.dumbest_iphone_apps.fortune/images/icons.jpg" width="240" height="368" alt="FlickABooger" style="z-index: 90; " /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 18.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Certainly</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">not for the squeamish,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">or</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">the Paris Hiltonish set,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> or the</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Valley Girl populace.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 18.0pt"><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Check</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">out FlickABooger’s similar apps:</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">iNose,</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">iSnot,</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">and </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sneeze on</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Me</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> --</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">wherein</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">you</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">develop skills</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">on</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">purposefully tossing</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">your</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">nasal excretions,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">varieties of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">density and volume,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">labeled</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">dutifully</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">according to</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">its appearance.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 18.0pt"><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span></span>Your</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">choices:</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Super Slimer”,</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Booger Bomb”,</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Icky Sticky”,</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Skinny Bob”,</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Green Gob”,</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Hackalicious”</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Big Bad Bubba”, </span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">or</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">“Fat and</span></span></i><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Juicy”</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Take your pick.</span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: 18.0pt"><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Meantime,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">push your luck all the more for more enjoyment:</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">do this while</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">eating your favorite meal. Happy eating!</span></span></o:p></span></p></div>Lei Kalinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02884874055795318109noreply@blogger.com0