We’re keeping a close eye on genetic biolabs like BioCurious in Bay Area and GenSpace in Brooklyn. I love the slightly creepy factor of “white coat hackers” tinkering with growth instead of code or metal, outside of the confines of the medical/pharma/academic “lab” system. Antony Evans (Singularity University alumnus) is Kickstarting a bio-luminescent plant project, using increasingly more»
Quantified Self Singapore Meetup #10 – SXSW & Resonate Recap
33 minutes of my 15 minute talk, recapping SXSW13 and Resonate for the Quantified Self community. Tom Kelshaw – Quantified Self Singapore Meetup – YouTube.
Kickstarter record – Veronica Mars movie
We’ve been tracking (OK, and spending our pocket money) on Kickstarter projects for years. We’ve worked with brands to launch their own. Along with IndieGoGo it’s a perfect example of the Open Manufacturing trend that lets entrepreneurs create products that may otherwise have been unlikely to get funding. Now Kickstarter is breaking a new record more»
Power Felt generates electricity from body heat
I recently attended an excellent symposium on Wearable Technology at Singapore NTU. One of the themes discussed was “washables” – truly wearble technology in the form of smart fabrics that act as an interface of control or power for devices. Researchers at North Carolina’s Wake Forest University, led by graduate student Corey Hewitt, have developed a more»
Emtech 2013 – Key Trends and Overview
The focus of EmTech Bangalore, [25th & 26th March 2013] was about advances in the field of Chemistry / Bio chemistry / Healthcare. And tremendous advances at that! The conference featured keynotes from eminent names like Dr. Donald Sadoway, voted one of the top 100 most influential men on earth in 2012. “If you want more»
Vice doco on 3D printing gun parts
Defense Distributed is an Austin, Texas-based group who are open-sourcing AR-15 gun parts for 3D printing. It’s difficult (and probably non-sensical) to “put aside the gun debate” when exploring 3D printing of arms, though Vice do a somewhat objective job of diving into the details and at asking some good questions behind the technology and more»
SXSW2013 – Genetics and Bio-art: The Next Media Channel?
I’ve seen enough bad sci-fi to know that playing with genetically modified bacteria and fooling around with life-forms is dangerous. Doesn’t that stuff belong in a lab, supervised by professionals? But consider the Personal Computer’s creation myth: A young Bill (Gates) or Steve (Jobs or Wozniak) tinkering in a garage with fellow hobbyists, bringing the power more»
SXSW 2013 – Key Trends and Overview
Maxus and Metalworks were at SXSW 2013 this past week. Some of our daily recaps went up on the Maxus website (cheers Tamsin Ward), and more detailed review of technologies will be posted here this week. Arriving in Austin, Texas for the 2013 South By SouthWest Interactive festival (SXSW) was like being teleported more»
Maxus Australia wins CommsCon award for GSK Metalworks project
Maxus Australia’s Data Planning & Analytics team, and our GlaxoSmithKline planning team, should be congratulated on their win at last week’s Australian CommsCon 2013 awards. The Maxus Australia GSK/Data team won “Best Reporting and Use of Measurement” for the Panadol Cold n’ Flu Tracker, a real-time planning and programmatic buying project by Metalworks. http://www.socialdiaryaustralia.com/2013/03/commscon-2013-award-winners.html We’ll more»
SXSW2013 – Day 4 – Rise of the robots
“The future is here, now” has been the key trend over the week of SXSW2013. Science fiction is now fact, and robots are becoming more common in everyday life. In the Maker tent city outside the conference centre, all kinds of robotic drummers, guitarists, dancers are being displayed. Google Glass has a big presence here, more»