▲ Eric Giler demos wireless electricity (via Ted.com)
It has been a while since we’ve seen Eric Giler presenting WiTricity, a technology that enables wireless electricity transfer, on Ted.com. The technology still seems to be in a relatively basic state, at least not at a stage where we strive for efficiency. It seems feasible for [...]
▲ image via Dilbert.com
Working at a company that makes consumer electronics, we often have conversations that are not exactly the same as above, but very similar. Perhaps it’s because, we share the same constraints, resources… especially money and time. It usually goes like this…
A: Our VOC(Voice of Customer) is very clear. It is [...]
LoL!
Now this is a way researchers and developers should be treated!
Other thoughts that pops to my mind…
Korean CE companies like Samsung and LG should loosen up their Ads and lose the corporate company feel. Perhaps a suggestion is to make advertisements that shine light on the individual employees. There are plenty of [...]
Photo from TodayPPC
WiBro has always been the controversial technology in Korea. As I’ve mentioned once in previous article, WiBro was launched in June 2006, and since then, it has failed to gain a fair share of users. The main reason there aren’t many subscribers is the relatively high price. Especially in a [...]
During my recent visit to Hong Kong, I’ve seen friends who can send text messages on their iPhone without even glimpsing at the screen. And by the way, sound was set to mute. Surely they glimpsed at the screen from time to time. However, it was solely for proof purpose! I’m [...]
Recently, I’ve watched a speech by Barry Schwartz on TED. The speech was mainly emphasizing the importance of practical moral wisdom. It also points out that our reliance on rules and incentives have deprived us from thinking and have put us on a downward spiral. I couldn’t agree more on this issue. [...]
Undoubtedly my favorite author Michael Crichton died unexpectedly at age 66 on Nov 4th, 2008. It is reported that he had died after a private battle against cancer.
His book ‘Rising Sun’ was the first English novel that I’ve read completely from front to back besides textbooks. If I were to recommend [...]
This is a video of a modeling software that enables designers to create 3D sketches using intuitive gestures interface. Any designer working with 3d modeling tools or have worked with one would drool over this and can’t wait to get a hold on one. From the video, it doesn’t seem to based on [...]
Few months ago, all the images of this homepage was lost during the upgrading of Wordpress. Recently, I’ve found out that it was my fault to make the mistake of copying over the folder using the ftp program, ‘Transmit’. In other words, the reason why I lost all the images for this homepage [...]
Nowadays, virtually all notebooks comes with wireless lan, WIFI feature. However, it is extremely difficult to see people using this feature on a regular basis or even using it at all. It has nearly been ten years since WIFI has set foot in this country and considering this, it is hard not to [...]