Captain Owl, Creepy Commercial

I just saw this commercial about Captain Morgan, and I dont know what the developers of the commercial were thinking. It just pretty much proves that drunk people can't judge what is right or wrong. If I see this man owl on the street, i'm probably going to run away. This commercial itself is funny, but they're just too empty for me.

You know its kinda Bad, But its Good

I admit that I've watched this probably about ten times since this came out. I even posted it on my facebook page saying how adorable he is. So what drew me to watch this again and again and never get tired of listening to him?

The kid isn't even singing, and thats what I like about it. Its almost like an abstract painting that you need to decode to understand the emotion the artist is trying to convey. His jibberish lyrics still works with the accoustics which overshadows it in a good way. The real emotion of the song has been changed. If one was to listen to the original I'm Yours by Jason Mraz, your heart will melt. This song to me means a lot, because this reminds me of when me and my significant other started dating, and just to hear the words "I'm Yours" gives me an extra boost of trust in the relationship. But if you watch this video, you don't get the same effect, instead it makes you laugh. Obviously because of his sill facial expressions, but also the way he performs the act. He is so naive that he has all the condfidence in the world, that he isnt afraid to express what he feels is the right way to convey the song. We should learn from him, having a kid-like confidence could help us.

Christmas Guide: RoboSapien V2

Robosapien™ V2 combines fluid biomechanical motion with a multi-sensory, interactive humanoid personality. This 24" tall second generation Robosapien is capable of autonomous "free roam" behavior and is capable of multiple levels of environmental interaction - with humans and objects. This is not your ordinary robot with awesome sound effects, its an AI toy that everyone will love. We can also see the trend of immersion with toys. Toys themselves are already immersive, but we need to take that immersiveness to the next level. Kids nowadays want toys that respond to their questions, their gestures, anything. Robots like this fulfill the role of someone who will entertain a kid who's all alone at his house. Kids today are usually left by themselves at their house because parents today are just too busy. I know that nothing can compare to a parents attention to their kids, but this could fill in a day or two.

Yes, I do want the Emperor 1510 Workstation

Ultimate luxury package for nerds. We all deserve something better than a couch, or our wooden desks from surfing the web to sleepless nights of CSS coding. Surfing the web and or working will be something that we all will be waiting for the next morning. We will never get enough of this. By taking a practice that we dont like to do, and designing something to improve the relationship with that practice is a great idea to get the best out of us. If one's too comfortable to get up from this, that person will just be working all night finishing all the work they need to do. Talk about an overhaul for procrastinators. Whoever is reading this, I know deep inside you want this, well you better start saving up because it will only set you back about $5000. Good luck.

Dyson's Fan w/o Blades

So, by taking a major part of a technology we know, its still the same but with a better effect. Its like bacon and cheeseburger without the burger, but its still a bacon cheeseburger. Its like Frenchfries without the greasy fat. Its so much better, why? Its safer too. Parents won't be too worried about their kidding sticking their toungue or fingers in the fan.

I love the design of this fan. Not because its very futuristic, but because they were able to take a technology that we all are familiar with and making it beautiful and a have a better performance. When we think of a fan, automatically we picture blades spinning together in harmony to produce cool air. But Dyson's concept of a fan will change its successors.

Mag+ Puts E-Readers to Shame

E-books have been popping in and out of stores around this time. I have been wanting one for Christmas, specifically the Touch edition of the Sony E-Reader, however I checked that off my list. But I've been thinking lately that, ebooks kind of held back on us. We are so used to colored HD screens, and what do they give us? They give us a Black and White screen. This is one of my ten reasons why I didn't want it anymore. As a student, I carry textbooks and my laptop around the campus. I carry I huge bag to hold all those things with my little fragile frame, and it’s very tiring. So I thought maybe, I can use an e reader to replace all my textbooks and buy e-books instead, however there aren’t many e-book websites yet, at least not for textbooks.

Although there's no working prototype of Mag+ yet, the concept of this device could be a game changer. Imagine having no more magazines laying around the house, or newspapers just being stored in the garage. Subscriptions can be made through the Mag+, wehich makes it cheaper, because there're no paper to be wasted. All we need is more e-book, e-mags, e-textbooks, and e-newspaper suppliers.

Senior Capstone Concept A

It might seem like Senior year isn’t coming up too soon, but it’s right around the corner. I’ve thought of some ideas, most of them are not too plausible yet. For example, I want to start with the concept of holograms, is there a way for me to apply holograms to web design/development since I’m geared towards the web. This idea came to me just to see how far I can take my concepts, but they don’t seem plausible. It’s a challenging concept, I know, but if I do achieve a project with such level of difficulty, then that to me means I’ve started a new trend for technology.

What made me want to tackle this is its so challenging, and I myself love to tackle challenges. I've asked myself times on how I'm going to prepare myself for this? Who should I go to, to start working on this project? Do I have the right skills to manipulate tools that would do the job for me? I went to the capstone night in the Informatics building, and I saw projects that deserve a toast and ones that deserve just a good job. I know I'm in no place to criticize their project, because no matter what, they still put a lot of hardwork in what they did. And that inspired to tackle a mush more challenging project to impress people. So in my sophomore year, i'll research everything that I could with 3D holograms, starting with history, how they were started, how they are used today and how I can improve it and apply it to web. Then during my junior year, I'll find tools that will help me with the project, and performing it, and in the lastyear, i'll test it and see what kind of feedback I can get and do some last minute tweaking. All it takes is passion and curiosity.

Greenpeace's Controversial Posters

In this poster, we see Pres. Obama aged in 2020 with a large and bold statement of "I'M SORRY." Other powerful world leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have their faces plastered on the walls of Copenhagen's airport.


The posters' goal is to attract the audience and impact that one second glance. By including drastically changed images of leaders apologizing because no change happened, a strong message is conveyed right away.The statement itself is already powerful, but the aged face of a powerful and influential leader right next to it complements the text. The poster is much more emotional because it captures an image of failure that is reflected on the world leaders.

Although the concept might be powerful, is it even true? These are the kind of media that makes people think twice. It divides the people in my opinion. The use of an explicit image truly pushes one's conscience into a process of deep thinking and suddenly changing one's opinion.

Credibility plays a major role when altering images, especially when we have easy access to such softwares like photoshop or gimp. They create images that are on both ends of the spectrum, simply to gain more support or set a standard. For example, images of thin models on a magazine spread gives teenagers an ideal body created by the media. So it's just really up to us choose wisely on who to believe.

Paper Battery in the Works

Today, what we really need to solve our enrgy issue is finding power storage.Nanotechnology is the FUTURE. Scientists at Stanford are harnessing nanotechnology to produce ultra lightweight and bendable batteries in the form of everyday office paper some carbon and silver nanomaterials. Simply coat a piece of paper with ink made of carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires, and voila you have a highly conducive storage device. Society today needs something low-cost, high-performance energy storage device, such as batteries and simple supercapacitors.

Just imagine how this nanotech supercapacitors will be used. Since our society in the digital age are on the go, we will have super ultra lightweight computing devices. Being green will be more affordable, this can also be used in solar panels which everybody will be able to afford. Here we are, another step closer to a brighter future.

Apps Report: What the Doodle?

What the Doodle? is the 2nd overall winner of this year's Android App Challenge. This app is a game meant to be played similar to Pictionary, but instead of staying at home and playing with people you know around the table, its expanded, its global and new. Imagine people everywhere playing with you, he'she might be another college student from Germany, a worker from Dubai, or a farmer from the Christmas Islands. We're able to interact and connect outside our circle of trust.

The concept of the game is very simple, but yet it was thought to be played in the 21st century for iPhone/Android lovers like us. Globalizing simple family games is just another way of modernizing games. Also, its a game played in real time, with other users, not just with the device. I myself have played a similar game online, however, What the Doodle is played on the go instead of being stuck to your laptop or computer, or just to pass time. This game is obviously nothing like Guitar Hero, yet people pay $1.99 to play this game. What the Doodle and Guitar Hero are 2 different types of game, although they are both interactive, the level of interactivity and how one solves the problem are not similar. Guitar Hero just needs a player with lightning fingers and a really good eye and hand coordination, flexibility is more involved and this game is Hot. What the Doodle on the other hand is cool, its a brain teaser and its unpredictable because its a player vs. player not player vs. machine.

We are a generation of game lovers, both hot and cool, both are great for entertaining us.

N201 Reflection

Since I've been in N201, I've been thinking more about the future. Future, as in how things will be in the future, how different our technology will be, innovation, and how is our everyday life going to be different. Lately I've thought of some really cool new ways of accomplishing a task.

For example, the day after thanksgiving, when I was putting up the tree and hanging decorations on my house, I was thinking if this task could be easier. Such as hanging light on the roof(meaning someone has to climb a ladder), dealing with broken lights, deciding how different the layout will be, etc. I came up with ideas, like having holographic decorations, having a tablet to plan where each decoration will be placed, setting up circular tablets from which the hologram will be projected from, and a smaller one for the things that will go on the roof or a wall.

I really have developed myself through self exploring and trying to find a solution for each challenge that Mr. Mannheimer gives me. They are hard, but because the future is going to be harder, new, different and innovative ideas are going to be needed to succeed.