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  • What choices will you make today ?

    An emotional Jeff Bezos during graduation speech Princeton: “it is harder to be kind than clever” Full transcript here Every word is important and inspiring. Read and enjoy the full thing, but here are some extracts, mainly the grand-finale of his speech: Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life — the life you author… Read more

  • The Value of Your Social Graph

    If you have the time, please watch this presentation" How not to be seen” by futurist Mark Pesce. I mentioned it already yesterday in my post “The DJ with the Brainwave Helmet”, but now I took the time to watch the +/- 1 hour presentation.   Do it   It profoundly explains what’s going on… Read more

  • The DJ with the Brainwave Helmet

    Found this TED 2010 video via Kurt Vega’s tweets. From the TED site: “Tan Le’s astonishing new computer interface reads its user’s brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demos the headset, and talks about its far-reaching applications.” Out-of-the-box support for facial… Read more

  • Innotribe @ Sibos 2010 : High-Level program

    Cross-Posted on SwiftCommunity.net Last week, Kosta kicked-off the next Innotribe @ Sibos2010. I am pleased and excited to complement Kosta’s introduction by sharing with you our high-level program for the Sibos week (25-29 October 2010). High Level program A good presentation/show has a fantastic start, and great core, and an exciting grand finale. That’s exactly… Read more

  • You have to be somebody before you can share yourself

    It’s holiday time, and I have reduced significantly my blogging, reading RSS feeds, tweeting, mailing, etc Time for hanging around, some biking, some good food, and… a good book. If you want to follow what I am reading, check-out my page on Goodreads. For me, a good book is one that leaves you puzzled, that… Read more

  • Milo: gesture based interfaces 2.0

        Have a look at this stunning gesture based interface with character Milo. First of all, it is more than gesture based. Milo also reacts to voice intonation, movements, etc It is difficult to assess how much of this is a word-by-word script, or how much real interaction is going on here. The most… Read more