I just read this article, and yes the killer app is coming... Damien gives a great presentation! Go read it!
Damien Stolarz, CTO of Carbot, has posted his
presentation from the
Telematics Update Conference in Berlin at
CarHacks.
Stolarz’ killer app? Convergence - the PC platform is ideally positioned to tie together all the mobile consumer
devices now competing for our dashboard space. (Check out the specs for the
Carbot M2, pictured at right)
Arguably the most compelling advantage of an open PC architecture is the broad-based hardware and software innovation
that can result. For an example, look no farther than the proliferation of Google Earth mash-ups since the basic app’s
introduction earlier this year.
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[Via Autoblog]
This is definately the right direction to go to for the automotive industry! I think this car is hot, in addition to being properly gadget equipped!
Mazda just revealed the first details of its Sassou concept, a car that is designed for the generation that grew up
with computers and the internet. Featuring a USB key fob that can hold downloaded mp3 or driving directions, and an
interface slot to plug in the USB key which then allows for the data to be downloaded onto the car’s hard drive – the
car is essentially a cool computer on wheels. Oh ya, it’s also got a front grille that moves in and out depending on
vehicle speed and temperature. Now, this is what I call thinking outside the box.
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[Via Autoblog]
Make sure to see Eric at the SDForum! I met him at the Blogger Business Summit a few weeks ago, he is really paving the way for Podcasting! I'd call him an independent reporter of sorts!
9/7-8 Podcast Jams, Portland, OR
9/14 SD Forum, Yahoo Campus, Sunnyvale, CA
9/16 Bulldog Reporter PR University, San Francisco, CA
9/23-25 Webzine 2005, San Francisco, CA
9/27-28 Duke University Podcast Symposium
11/11-12 Podcast and Portable Media Expo, Ontario, CA
TBA: Los Angeles Podcast Roadshow, Irvine
TBA: Phoenix Podcast Roadshow, Scottsdale
[Via Eric Rice]
And this thing totally freaked me out, the face movements are really good! The things we are making these days... and to think I'm going to enable things like this to some degree. Wow! Cool and scary all at the same time.
Kudos to the researchers that did this!
Dude, we’re not in the Uncanny Valley any more;
researchers at Japan’s Robot and Science Institute are taking us for a stroll through the freaking Leatherface Valley
with Kansei, a creepy new robot with a vocabulary of over 430,000 words that’s designed to react emotionally to
whatever it’s discussing. If you’ve been waiting for a robot that can turn that frown upside down this is it —
researchers have taught Kansei how to smile when it’s happy and frown when it’s sad by using word association software
to build an artificial intelligence program that allows the bot to make judgements about whether it likes something or
not.
[Via Mike’s List]
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[Via Engadget]
This could sure use a dialogue manager, wouldn't you say?
Blaupunkt showed off their Lucca portable car GPS unit at the IFA show in Berlin today, the audio-centric company’s
first such unit. The Lucca will come in two different models, a £370 version that apparantly attaches to your
windshield, and slightly pricier £430 Smart Cradle edition that’s wired straight to your car’s speakers. Both versions
will play music and display photos in addition to giving you voice directions. Maps are stored on SD cards, so we
presume that’s what you use for MP3s and pics as well. Both units should be on sale in the UK by mid-October. Also on
display at Blankpunkt booth was a concept Bluetooth iPod dock that the company says will be available in 2007, which
will let you control your iPod using the Lucca’s touchscreen display.
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So, as some of you know or may have been able to figure out, I'm starting a speech company.
No big secret there. What I found out along this path is that there are two types of people out there, the selfish type
and the ones who consistently lend a hand without thinking "What's in this for me?"
What I've also found is that the people at the top of their game in this world, the true "masters of the universe,"
tend to be the type to help others out, no strings attached.
I'd like to take a moment and publically thank everyone who has consistently been very helpful and also when needed,
gone out on a limb for me. Sometimes that limb is only a twig!
Alex Rudnicky
Anand Manikutty
Andre Vanier
Arthur Chan
Ashleigh Anderson Felber
Ashu Kumra (Ash Gianni)
Catherine Copetas
Christian Chu
Ed Lin
Itamar Drexler
Jim Bai
Jon Anderson
Kimberly Lutjen
Manjul Bose
Mark Stehlik
Melodie McBride
Mike Shafer
Mom
Renee Lo
Ricky Houghton
Robert Scoble
Sarah Revi Sterling
Saureen Shah
Sean Patterson
Susan Trainer
Ted Havill
Vinod Krishnan
Yan Ke
These types of people are rare, and to be cherished dearly.
THANK YOU!!!
If you have a story to share about someone remarkable, feel free to either link it in the comments or mention them there.
People on this list are welcome to make fun of me, make jokes about me, or do whatever they feel like in the comments :)
If one or more of these people happens to also be one of your friends, you are a very lucky person, and consider yourself blessed!