Prof. Mike

10/11/2015

Future of interactive tangible toys, now packaged for makers! Get these magnetic sensing breadboard modules at http://gausstoys.com

30/10/2014

微軟也出智慧型手錶了！有兩點有趣的觀察：1) Microsft 很刻意的避免使用 "手錶" 這個詞，如同 Apple 很刻意的避免使用 "smart watch" 一樣。2) Microsoft 新的 CEO 上任後，走的是 Google 的雲端策略，所以產品不再被 Windows 綁死，而會支援 iOS & Android。

Introducing Microsoft Band, the smart band from Microsoft. Live healthier and be more productive.

16/10/2014

Linux Foundation 的無人飛行器 open source project, 希望未來 DIY 更方便。

From improving agriculture to improving search and rescue, from tracking endangered species to tracking hurricanes, drones can change our world for good. Join the community that is helping to shape the world of drones through a common, shared open source platform for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)…

29/08/2014

好奇為什麼 iOS 8 不再出最新的測試版嗎？因為 iPhone 6 將推出行動付費功能，應該很快會打掛市值60億美金的 Square, 最近預售電子信用卡的 Coin, 還有 PayPal 手機付費.

Platforms like Google Wallet, Isis, and Square have been around for years, while Apple has remained curiously silent on the mobile payments front. Well not anymore.

16/07/2014

蘋果推出 iTunes Radio 和併購 Beats 耳機後，三星也緊接着推出「牛奶」音樂服務和「水平」耳機。 看來新產品最難的是命名？

Samsung announced on Wednesday the availability of its new "Level" headphones, a potential competitor to Apple's Beats headphones.

08/07/2014

iPhone 6 的 4.7 吋藍寶石螢幕，鑰匙和刀都不會留下刮痕，也比 Gorilla Glass 更耐摔。期待！

iPhone 6 4.7" sapphire display review & scratch test! The 4.7" Apple iPhone 6 will have a sapphire crystal display made by $GTAT. Sapphire crystal is used in...

07/07/2014

你看到的是順時針還是逆時針的舞者呢？(via Open HCI 人機互動工作坊 蔡志浩老師的演講 http://taiwan.chtsai.org)

The Spinning Dancer, also known as the silhouette illusion, is a kinetic, bistableoptical illusion resembling a pirouetting female dancer. The illusion, created in 2003 by web designer Nobuyuki Kayahara,[1][2] involves the apparent direction of motion of the figure. Some observers initially see the…

06/07/2014

體驗飛在國慶煙火中的感覺 (看來該從 ARDrone 升級到 DJI Phantom 2 + GoPro 了)。

BE SURE TO WATCH IN HD! Flying through a firework show with a DJI Phantom 2 and filming it with a GoPro Hero 3 silver. The quad was not damaged. https://www....

30/06/2014

很喜歡蘋果最近這一系列的廣告，不僅越來越貼近生活，拍攝的手法也越來越自然。

With the power of iPhone 5s, you're more powerful than you think. This film is accompanied by a song called "Life of Dreams" by Julie Doiron and is available...

26/06/2014

Google I/O 三小時的 Keynote 馬拉松，推出在車上，智慧家庭，與健康管理和 Apple 制衡的產品。隨着 Google 滲入生活的每一個層面，以後只要稍稍變胖，就會開始在眼鏡，手錶，手機，電視，和車上看到減肥的廣告了 XD
其實全場最吸引我的還是這支圓螢幕的 Moto 360 智慧錶，只可惜要暑假末才開賣，只好先買已開賣的 Samsung/LG 來玩玩 Android Wear。

The Moto 360 isn't actually that big. It's solid and high-end, and it's definitely in the larger end of the smartwatch spectrum, but it quickly felt natural on my wrist. Light, round, and...

20/03/2014

Flying Head! 看來該買台空拍直升機了。

Flying Head is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control mechanism, which synchronizes human head and robot motions. Previous telepresence research has centered on the use of robots that move along ...