Another Day in the Antz Farm

Just signed up for a new Skype id - bernard.oh

Add me on your contact list if you want to talk online. Otherwise, there is always the trusty Windows Live Messenger Audio Call (PC-PC)feature.

(Via FastCompany.com) If you can’t take your partner away from his videogames, you can incorporate yourself into his routine in a way that’s fun, and could get pretty steamy, for you both. That seems to be the aim of Intimate Controllers, a thesis project created by NYU grad student Jennifer Chowdhury.

“My thesis work involves building game controllers into undergarments so that games are played through players physically touching one another. I plan to continue researching and creating objects that challenge the traditional notions and orientation of video game play.” - Jennifer Chowdbury

Now, that’s what I call a practical applied research! Check out her resume too! A combination of industrial design, computing, communication and marketing skills! Someone hire her, quick!

Have you wondered what are the processes that goes behind a technology product localisation? Mario from Circos.com wrote about the phases it took to localise meferral.com for the China market. Localisation is more than just translating the English words into the local language but also UI adaption and much more.

Check out What does it mean to localize?

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) published an article about the top 10 digital captials of the world in terms of:

• Broadband speed, cost and availability,
• Wireless internet access,
• Government support for technology,
• Education and technology culture,
• Future potential

and they are:

1. Seoul (S. Korea)

2. Singapore (Singapore)

3. Tokyo (Japan)

4. Hong Kong (China)

5. Stockholm (Sweden)

6. San Francisco and Silicon Valley (US)

7. Tallinn (Estonia)

8 New York (US)

9. Beijing (China)

10. New Songdo City (S. Korea)

Find out how they were ranked and how Sydney compares against them.