Article Archive for October 2011
Starbucks VIA Ready Brew
OK, this is a very very delayed blog entry. I know. Starbucks VIA Ready Brew has been in Singapore for more than a month already. But it took me this long before I finally blog …
Air Swimmer Shark and Clownfish
This is like the coolest remote control toy I’ve ever seen. The Air Swimmer Shark and Air Swimmer Clownfish.
It’s basically a helium balloon with infra-red remote control. The tail controls the direction of the air …
C Programming Creator Dennis Ritchie dies
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie, creator of C Programming and one of the co-inventors of the Unix operating system, passed away recently at the age of 70.
C programming is one of the most widely used programming …
Damn You Siri
If you think damn you auto correct is funny, wait till more people get the new iPhone 4S with Siri. No, I’m not referring to cases where Siri mis-recognize what you said. I’m referring to …
Adobe sneak preview deblurring feature on Photoshop
Adobe recently demoed an early version of deblurring/unblurring feature which can turn blurry image into a clearer image. The feature works for texts too. Works for text too.
The feature is tentatively called “restore sharp image”. …
The Avengers – First Trailer
This is going to be the most most anticipated movie for 2012. We have been waiting for The Avengers movie since the first Iron Man movie in 2008. And all the built up from Iron …
Why is the iPhone screen still 3.5 inch?
After the announcement of the iPhone 4S, there were lots of disappointment/unhappiness. A lot of people were disappointed that the new iPhone 4S is still having a 3.5 inch screen. Personally, I don’t know why …
Gulp: The world’s largest stop-motion animation
Here’s an interesting stop-motion animation shot using 3 Nokia N8.
It is said to be the world’s largest stop-motion animation. Pretty impressive. Check out the behind the scene video.
Was Singapore General Election 2011 an “Internet Election”?
A recent survey conducted by Singapore’s Institute of Policy Studies, a think-tank within the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, finds that the recent General Election 2011 wasn’t …
Imagine Peace….
Today is John Lennon’s 71th Birthday. Like the past few years, Yoko Ono will be at Iceland for the lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower. The lighting ceremony will take place at 8 pm Iceland …
