While attending a workshop of more than 40 researchers in multimedia funded by IDMPO in Singapore, it was a pleasant surprise that most people were very comfortable with the idea that for expanding communications, from the current generation technology to…
Ubiquitous Connectivity
Technology and advancement of human culture and society have been closely intertwined. Humans innovate to improve their society by enhancing different aspects of environment, human life, and human societal interactions. A very real need of human beings – even in…
Geotagging is moving closer to center
In organizing photos, grotagging is slowly moving towards center — it is becoming a key organizing mechanism for organizing photos. I recently bought a real serious camera with built in GPS — the Nikon Coolpix P6000 — and it is…
“What’s here?” on Google Maps
Google maps have introducesd a nice feature on their maps. You can rightclick at any point and then select ‘What’s here?’ to get information at that point. This feature uses the resolution of the map that you are viewing. As…
Real Time Search 4: Driving using only the rear view mirror
The reaction of many people to real time search is: what is new in this. Google already does it very fast so why can it not make its search faster? Another common reaction, particularly from my academic researcher friends —…