Youngjin Yoo According to New York Times, Negroponte, who is leading the One Laptop Per Child project, came up with an idea that Americans will buy one OLPC XO for home and donate one for a developing country. “And he is reaching out to the public to try to give the laptop campaign a boost. The marketing … Read more
The first one shows how one can interact with an avatar through a mirror. http://play.tagstory.com/player/TS00@V000097111 The second one shows the digital coffee table with multi-touch interface. Toward the end, you will see a prototype by Nokia that renders 3D image on to the screen via 2D image on a paper. http://play.tagstory.com/player/TS00@V000097109
I was in San Francisco earlier this week for the NSF project on distributed innovation that I am working on. My flight arrived late on Sunday night. I arrived at the Club Quarters almost around midnight. The following is what happened. Me: Hi, I have a reservation. CQ: Sure. What’s your last name? Me: Yoo. … Read more
I am in Helsinki to give a talk at the Center of Knowledge and Innovation Research at the Helsinki School of Economics. The theme of the conference is open innovation. I always enjoy being in Scandinavian countries. There is something special about them — modest, understated, pragmatic, and innovative.
2 Tickets: $60.00 A hot dog and BBQ: $22.25 French fries: $4.75 A signed baseball: $14.00 A form finger: $9.00 Parking: $10.00 Time alone with Danny at the ball park: Priceless
On November 1-3, I am organizing a design research workshop on the theme of Digital Transformation of Urban Experiences. (Note: A new web site is currently designed. What you will see is a temporary place holder). We will have about 50 scholars and practitioners from many different fields to explore how we might be able … Read more
Temple University is launching a study that will analyze the potential for mobile devices to enhance the experience of tourists in Philadelphia, and are currently seeking 20 to 35 year old tourists who are planning to visit Philly this month to partake in the study. The experiment is going to study how tourists gain valuable … Read more
What is does information technology mean to us? For some, it is nothing but convenience. Whenever I use my newly acquired Blackberry to read and write e-mail, I am marveled by its efficiency. E-mail messages just roll in to my Blackberry no matter where I am. To others, it is a display of their wealth … Read more
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This is the famous urinal at the Shiphol airport in Amsterdam. They found that when men find something on the surface of a urinal, they tend to aim better and that way they can keep the cleaning cost in check. Whether it is true or not, this innovation has become popular among airports. You can … Read more
I am visiting Egypt in order to participate an education program for ICT Entrepreneurship in Egypt. It is an US AID program. The slogan of USAID caught my attention: From American People. I am happy to be a hand of American people.
I got Blackberry 8830 World Edition. Alas, it does not support Korean characters, yet. Other than that, it is a nice device. I will how the worldwide e-mail support works when I go to Egypt next week.