Future Journeys Archives: May 2007
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21 May 2007
Richard Hames' New Book – The Five Literacies of Global Leadership
Last week went to see Richard Hames speak about his new book it was really good and here is what i learnt:
There are 4 enablers which are connected to the 5 literacies (proficiencies) to being an effective leader:
4 enablers:
Adaptive receptiveness (open mindedness) – teachers > learners (tangible)
Ability [...]
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4 May 2007
Thought Controlled Video Games
Neurosky has just released their prototyped mind reading game controller. That’s right… with focused thought the user can effectively control movements and game play actions. There is a mask which below it has sensors that touches the user’s forehead and reads the brain’s electrical signals which sends them wirelessly to a receiver which lights up [...]
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4 May 2007
Solar Phone Charger
You no longer can use the excuse that my phone died with the creation of Solio. With Solio, you could charge almost all of your portable handheld electronics using just sunlight. Solio Charges mobile phones, Ipod, PDAs and even your Digital camera. It comes with an internal battery that you can pre-charge for use later. [...]
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4 May 2007
Virtual Land Law Suit
The first virtual land law suit has begun in Pennsylvania with a lawyer suing Linden Labs (the publisher of Second Life) alleging the company unfairly confiscated tens of thousands of dollars worth of his virtual land and other property. Marc Bragg is demanding $8000 in restitution for Linden Lab shutting down his account and cutting [...]
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4 May 2007
Interactivity – The New Phase of Advertising
Nokia has launched a new series of interactive touch screen bus stop advertisements. The touch screen advertisements launched around London to promote Nokia n95 phone. “Nokia’s latest campaign for the high-end N95 features touch screen games built into the advertising hoardings at London bus stops. It’s a version of the old tile matching game where [...]