An intreresting conversation about the state of art in sppech recognition appeared in PC Magazine. The key point is: So, there is nothing really wrong [with speech recognition today] except that we are just at the beginning of this technology.…
Family
Yesterday much of my family was with me. Swati came over with Jay and Tarah on Friday and stayed over and Suzi and Adolfo came on Saturday. It is very pleasent to be with family. We all met at Laguna…
Movies by and for phones
Yes a professional movie can be made only using phonecams. And the moviemaker is right in believing: “I thought cinema in South Africa wasn’t the appropriate medium to represent who we are…it’s a mostly white phenomenon. Then it struck me…
The Ubiquitous Web
W3C consortium is organizing a workshop to discuss issues in the emerging Ubiquitous Web. The Ubiquitous Web will provide people with access whenever and wherever they find themselves, with applications that dynamically adapt to the user’s needs, device capabilities and…
McLuhan is Out
Saul Hansell has a very insightful piece in NYT today where he reviews the state of changing media. He talks about the old line media companies: Old-line media companies’ fears can be lumped into three nightmarish categories: ¶Business-model anxiety. Will…