Japan is one of the most gadget oriented countries. You see use of gadgets in everyday life in possibly the most innovative ways anywhere in the world. When many other parts of Asia still are in 19th century in terms of the use of technology, Japan is a trailblazer in many respects. [...]
Most universities in USA have become very sensitive to protecting their intellectual prperty and have built strong departments to make sure that enough faculty members are sensitive to applying for intellectual property protection and then trying to license this to make money. As usually happens, any thing that starts — good or bad — [...]
One of the agenda items during the Workshop on Connected Multimedia in Hangzhou was to take participants to an area where they tried to recreate Song Dynasty experience by creating architecture, clothing and other activities from that area. This is a good example of Experience Economy.
But the most important activity there was a show. [...]
A drunken scientist loses the keys to his house and is looking for them under a lamppost. Another scientist comes over and asks what he’s doing.
“I’m looking for my keys” he says. “I lost them over there”.
The new scientist looks puzzled. “Then why are you looking for them all the way over here?
“Because the light [...]
I am in this hotel Beijing Hotel that is connected to the Raffles Hotel and both are very top hotels. It is very surprising, then, that there are no decent coffee or drink places where one could sit and chat. I found the same problem outside also. Except for some areas that [...]