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On the Potential for Branded Robots

Last year I wrote about these awesome fighting robots from Japan, where  I asked this question: “I am very interested in at least progressing research into the potential for branded robotics, androids & cybernetics if any readers have thoughts?” I received an equally awesome response from one Pius Agius, who challenged me on my Western predilection [...]

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How I Feel About AR Right Now

I found this video clip which does well to sum up my current opinion on marker-based Augmented Reality, which seems to be breaking into the mainstream via desktop applications and fixed webcams: Me too (doing some AR stuff)! from Anatoly Zenkov on Vimeo. You’ve seen it around the office – someone prints out a marker [...]

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We Feel Fine

Emotional Search in Web 3.0

I urge you to go and check out We Feel Fine, a flash applet that scours the Interwebs  not for keywords you’ve chosen, but from a huge array of predefined emotions. The result is a staggering visualisation of current states-of-mind across various social media sources, from feeling ‘angsty’ to ‘fine’ (of course) and through to [...]

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Phorm – For or Against

Posted by mobile phone:
Today I was selected to join a debating team for a company debate into the merits and threats of Phorm, the controversial ISP-level ad network.I’m on the team arguing that Phorm is the future of Internet advertising. Bloody hell.

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