Tech bolg10：Cloud computing

Cloud computing：

Software is no longer needed

Cloud computing takes the advantage of the high speed of internet transmission capability, all the data and services (all the software) will be put aside in the ‘cloud’ of computers. Users who can get access to the ‘cloud’ can freely use those services.

Look, there is a big cloud full of information above

Cloud computing is an emerging technological innovation that may be the next evolution of the computing world. It Just like one super computer which pools all individual computers together, all the information will be managed by complex software. User can access the cloud computing from anywhere, however, it’s much more than just information to be shared and absorbed. Actual computing power is the most precious part of cloud computing, that means you can use the programs and resources but do not need to install the software. Running Photoshop on your cell phone or running World on your car’s GPS system is not just daydream. Every application and computer resource you might easily run the only thing you need is a very simple computer which response for accessing to the cloud computer.

Will it change recent business model and our world?

Cloud Computing is definitely the way forward. It will be massively different in another 5 years from now. Cloud computing will enable us to make more gains in terms of time, efficiency, mobility and money – the 3 requirements that all businesses need to in today’s competitive market place.

It will be the Composition of all Medias? With the development of cloud computing maybe one day all the media will integrate into one. At that moment, we only need to bring one device which can reading the online newspaper, watching the TV, listening to the music, processing personal flies and also surfing the internet.

Killer application

hosted services over the Internet

Tech blog9: Flexible display

Impress flexible display:

Enables touch interactivity with feedback

‘Impress’ is a flexible display created by German designer that enables touch interactivity with feedback. User touches down on the foam and triggers the sensors which in turn communicate with an overhead projector.

Remove the technical stiffness from touch screens

It's pretty barmy stuff I found it really interesting. Flexible screen emerged several years ago, although it has not replaced the stage of touchscreen, but I think they may be the future of touch screen. Just like impress flexible display, it remove the technical stiffness from touch screens, bring the technology closer to the user by making it more human.

The amazing part of this flexible is that it can measure the intensity of the pressure. Slightly or firmly, it can tell and reflect on the display.

Killer application

3D modeling design, music creatio

Tech blog 8: PCubee

PCubee: 3-D in your hand

Pcubee is a handheld cube with displays on six sides which arranges five LCD screens into a box-like shape so viewers can pick it up, watch content or play with virtual objects inside.

3-dimensional space

The problem with current 3D technology is that you can only see around images the director wants you to see. Pcubee will change people’s mind that 3-D is all about stereo and having alternating frames to help the brain perceive depth. Each display of pcube shows one perspective of an image, giving you the illusion of looking into a 3-dimensional space. This lets you choose if you want to see the front, side or even overhead view of an object. The cube also lets users interact with the images on the displays. Besides users can poke and prod objects virtually using a stylus, shake the cube, tilt it or interact with a touch screen, all while retaining the 3-D experience.

Pcubee is based on the principle called motion parallax. Motion parallax is the apparent change in position of an object depending on the distance from which it is viewed.

As the video shows, pCubee is fun and easy to use.

Killer application

Game platform, a CAD-CAM platform and in museums

Tech blog 7: Visual Search

Visual Search: Use pictures like words

If you're out walking around and see something new and interesting — but kind of hard to figure out — what will you do? Ask passersby or you can ask “Google”.

Google Goggles is a visual search application. This new technology allows users to take a picture of anything, and Google will return search results and information based on that image.

Robot eyes in your phone

The visual search will allow people to search for more information about a famous landmark or work of art simply by taking a photo of that object. Send it to the internet from your phone, the photo will be analyzed and link to the information that might explain that new thing you're staring at. Although right now, the service is only available for Android phones however we can recognized that quite a lot website have launch the visual search service like Bing.

Integrated with codes

Goggles aim to search everything, although right now it is not good at food or pets or cars. However, it will soon integrate augmented reality powers. Considering QR codes , it will provided a broaden area for visual search to communicate with commercial field.

Picture, Audio, What else?

We come into a new age of Full-range search. No matter what you can provide, there are some services that can do search for you. We have words, pictures, audio and what else?

Killer application

Full-range search tool

Tech blog 6:Sixth Sense technology

Sixth Senses technology:

Wearable gestural interface

Sixth Senses is a mini-projector help people get easy access to the information surrounds them over objects' surfaces. It is composed of a camera and a cell phone, but it acts like an untouchable interface, the only thing you need to do is post a right gesture and then watch.

Get information with gesture and displayed it in the air

We are now living in a world which is full of information. Sometime you may feel that information is right there but you can not touch or get access to them. Although cell phone and Wi-Fi have brought us a lot convenience, sixth Sense makes it easier. It can recognizes the objects around you, displaying information automatically and letting you access it in any way you want. The micro-projector overlaid the information on any surface and then gets more information you need. In addition, the information is displayed in the air and manipulated using hand gestures. Just like what we have seen in the movie or cartoon.

The future

I think maybe in the coming future, Sixth Sense will get rid of the colored finger caps and it ever goes beyond the complex of cell phone and camera. Ultimately, we may get a “transparent" user interface for accessing information about everything around us. If they will that may change the way we interact with the real world and truly give everyone complete awareness of the environment around us.

Killer application

Wearable gestural interface

Tech Blog 5 : 3D Television

3D TV: Television with a new dimension

Several days ago, the first 3-D television was sold in New York at $3100, comparably about $500 above the price of a sized standard TV and Blu-ray player.

On the heels of the blockbuster film "Avatar," there's a wave of enthusiasm for 3D.This month, many television manufacturers are unveiled 3D sets. Avatar, the biggest box office success in history, has opened the door for 3-D TV.

3D: Separate your left eye from your right eye

With the help of "active glasses", 3D help us refresh the images from the screen.Two images, one for the right eye and one for the left eye, alternate quickly on the TV. Shutters on the 3-D glasses swap the viewer's vision from right eye to left eye at the same rate: 120 hertz, or 240 hertz for the images together. The TV connects with the glasses through a sensor that's placed between the lenses on the glasses.

The effect moves so quickly that it tricks the brain into merging the images and creates the perspective needed to see images in 3-D.

Industrial Saviour? Television with a new dimension.

TV manufacturers need something new to get people buying TVs. Over the last couple of years, TV manufacturers have experienced a sales boom as consumers upgrade to digital TVs in anticipation of thegovernment's mandated switch to digital TV broadcasts in February 2009. Although the amount is up, the price is significant down. Therefore, the flat screen revenue was decreased by 6% worldwide. This figure was first happened in the past 5 years.

Industry experts said the picture looks promising with a survey showing around 3.4m 3D TV sets will be sold in the US this year.

Wiil it be a saviour for the whole TV manufactures?

Killer Application: 3D TV direct channels

Tech Blog 4 : QR Code

Convenience access to abundant information

Form paper through mobile phone to internet

The QR Code is a way to use the camera of a mobile device to capture a bit of data, be it text or a URL. The user snaps a photo of the square bar code and an application on the device makes the translation. It is created by Japanese corporation in 1994. The "QR" stand for "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed.

QR Codes are cool

The most interesting part that attracted me is that QR Codes are cool. They can help the user quickly access from paper through mobile phone to the internet.

QR Codes is a trend has broken out representing the other end of the spectrum. Through the phone's browser they can launch and direct to the URL which provide abundant information the user may need. In NY Times, they called that a “QR-Code enhanced pixel scarf”. Japanese are already used heavily. Consumers can preview movie trailers, make a doctor’s appointment, or pull up the nutritional info on their fast food, any object that users might need information about. A social application of QR Codes is a Face book app that allows people to create “Add to Friends” codes for bags and clothing.

Besides, users can also generate and print their own QR Code for others to scan and use by visiting one of several free QR Code generating sites.Some people in Japan already used the QR Code in their name cards to help people get more information about them.

Killer application: E-Commerce application, convenience-oriented applications aimed at mobile phone users.