Written By Paula Cizek on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 12:16 AM | In Events, General, Lifestyle, Technology, USA | Please Comment
Last week, we attended Ignite NYC, an event in which speakers have five minutes to present on anything in the world of “geek culture.” Even though Ignite sets no overarching theme, one topic seemed to run through most of the presentations: the trend towards shared digital experiences that benefit the public.
In fact, Andy Carvin’s presentation [...]
Written By CScout Japan on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:24 PM | In General, Japan, Lifestyle, Technology | Please Comment
Karaoke rooms are about much more than simply singing with friends — they are multimedia entertainment centers. Karaoke centers have been pushing more digital features by enhancing the capabilities of the touchscreen tablets available in each room. Daiichikosho, the maker of the popular Dam Station karaoke system, integrates the RFID Edy payment card into its [...]
Written By CScout Japan on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 1:23 AM | In Japan, Technology | Please Comment
Recently previewed at CEATEC 2009, the “thrown mail” from NTT Docomo is certainly novel. By shaking your phone (”throwing”) towards your partner you can transfer a mail message to their phone. Essentially, this is an application using GPS with a sensor that measures the position of your partner and the speed of movement of their [...]
Written By Paula Cizek on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 11:50 PM | In General, Lifestyle, Technology, USA | Please Comment
Gone are the days of your typical tourism center, littered with out-of-date brochures and cumbersome fold-out maps: the NYC tourist center was renovated in 2009 with the needs of the modern traveler in mind. Even the center itself boasts a modern aesthetic, with huge glass windows looking in on a minimalistic interior. The space centers [...]
Written By Paula Cizek on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 11:13 PM | In General, Technology, UK, USA | Please Comment
Police in several UK cities have started using handheld scanners to find stolen mobile phones. The scanner picks up the phone’s IMEI (serial number) and compares it to a national database of stolen phones. The program has been put in place not so much to recover stolen phones but to dissuade theft, especially as stolen [...]
Written By CScout Japan on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 6:40 PM | In General, Japan, Technology | Please Comment
Fujitsu has developed an interactive digital signage system that includes image and speech recognition.
The faces and locations of multiple users can be simultaneously recognized and likewise, using a microphone array unit (including directional microphones), the identity of a speaker can be determined. The screen shows pictures and content incorporating the users’ input, and the system [...]
Written By Paula Cizek on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 5:45 PM | In General, Technology, UK | Please Comment
Chinese designer Daizi Zheng recently created a concept mobile phone that runs off of Coca-Cola. The Chinese ex-pat, who new resides in London, designed the phone as a proof of concept for Nokia. It uses the soda’s sugar to create a “bio battery” that powers the phone for potentially three to four times longer than [...]
Written By Paula Cizek on Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 5:34 PM | In CScout News, Events, General, Technology, USA | Please Comment
If you’re at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, keep an eye out for CScout. We’re touring with clients to showcase the latest trends and meet with experts and executives from companies such as Cisco, Audible, Sling Media, Eye-Fi, Nvidia, TiVo, and more.
Next week, we’ll be posting some of our favorite trends and new [...]
Written By CScout Japan on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 11:49 PM | In Japan, Marketing, Technology | Please Comment
Interactivity by touch was a key theme at CEATEC 2009 and Alps offered one of the best of these. Their booth showcased a prototype that used built-in technology allowing data transfer from camera (such as the one in your phone) to screen via human touch.
The two-way transfer system sends photos taken with your mobile to [...]
Written By Paula Cizek on Friday, December 11, 2009 at 10:29 PM | In General, Technology, USA | Please Comment
Reduced hiring budgets have forced companies to reconsider flying candidates out to meet with recruiters. As a result, both companies and candidates have turned to Skype’s video chat for initial interviews. Video chat is preferred as visual elements and body language add a level of nuance missing from phone calls. Although it may not replace [...]
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