Monthly Archives: December 2008

Imaging Dolphin Language

Using high definition audio recordings of dolphins, the research team, headed by English acoustics engineer, John Stuart Reid, and Florida-based dolphin researcher, Jack Kassewitz, has been able to image, for the first time, the imprint that a dolphin sound makes … Continue reading

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CBC interviews Clay Shirky

This week on Spark, a feature interview with Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. Clay and Nora talk about the pros and cons of social media, new online business models online, and how … Continue reading

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STS-124 Launch Video

Old and clunky though it may be, the Space Shuttle is still awesome. This spectacular video shows a full launch-to-splashdown cycle from the POV of one of the shuttle’s booster rockets.

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Fotoplayer

This is what I want for Christmas. Talk about old-skool drum machines! In the early days of silent motion pictures, it was realised that background music had a great influence on the audience. Before movies had sound, many picture theatres … Continue reading

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Mir:ror

Not sure about the voice over, but this is actually a pretty great project. I imagine there will be a kind of tipping-point with RFID-reader ubiquity, after which using the Internet of Things will become commonplace. 8:40 am – you’re … Continue reading

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Pirates of the Amazon

Some creep just sent a legal threat to the lab where I work because a student bittorrented some software for research. Which is one reason why I was so happy to hear about this project (which, it turns out, was … Continue reading

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The Making of ARf: Me, My Dog and iPhone

Proof-of-concept for an augmented reality pet running on an iPhone. Via Games Alfresco.

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