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Facial Recognition App – Present and Future
[Translate] Facial recognition, a technology that reminds us of law enforcement and Mission Impossible movies, is making its wave in the news again. This time, it is Google introducing “Find My Face” on Google+ to compete with Facebook’s social dominance. Built on its picasa technology, “Find My Face” is something you have to specifically...
UX Day Shanghai – Workshop hosted by Nurun, WK, IDEO, Frog Interactive Design agencies
[Translate] Techyizu, the organizer for Demo Day, Bar Camp, debuts UX Day, a first of its kind User eXperience interactive workshop in Shanghai today. Conceived by Steph Rymer of Nurun and contributedby speakers from IDEO, Wieden+Kennedy, and FROG, these 4 multi-national UX focused agencies are on a mission to educate and enhance user experience in...
List of 17 companies presented at TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing
[Translate] Out of the 500+ companies that submitted their application to techcrunch disrupt, here are the 17 startups that made it on Beijing stage. Below are links to the list of companies that presented: http://richi.com – The ultimate loyalty point exchange platform http://qiuqiu.so/ – Personalized app recommendation based on your gender, time, location, etc http://alphaoutlook.com/...
Conversation with Pony Ma, CEO of Tencent.
[Translate] Hello from Beijing! We’re live at National Convention Center live blogging. Pony Ma – Founder of Tencent is the first one up. Background – Tencent, or better yet known as QQ, is the 4th largest internet company in the world. Since its IPO, it’s increased 5000% over its debut price. QQ is a...
Jawbone (Bluetooth headset) and Techcrunch Disrupt Beijing
[Translate] Techcrunch: Let’s talk about how Jawbone needed China to succeed, but first tell me about your journey. Jawbone: Our company was founded in 1999 after we graduated from Stanford. Originally we wanted to be the Dolby for mobile but later when we developed noise canceling technology, we knew we had something there. ...
Rovio’s Angry Birds and TechCrunch’s gadget guru
[Translate] Techcrunch: Making comments on the Angry Birds balloons on stage. Rovio: Angry Birds achieved 100 millions download in China this year. Physical products are catching up at tremendous speed. We want to license them but there it already the most copied brand here so We will build an official retail store here. ...
7 start-ups presented at Shanghai Demo Day
[Translate] Organized by Techyizu, 7 Shanghai based start-ups practiced their pitches at Wieden + Kennedy Saturday with robust attendance. Here’s a run down of the start-up pitches. MamaZuofan.com (Translation: Mom’s home cooked meal): Passionate for home-cooked meals, Mamazuofan helps users discover what’s cooking by your neighbors. For those who have the culinary skills and ready to show and...
Gaming Can Make the World Better – Part 2
[Translate] This the second of three in the series for games that can make the world better. The first post can be viewed here - http://en.technode.com/2011/04/08/gaming-can-make-a-better-world-part/ In the first post I talked about Jane McGonignal, the creator of Superstruct and the World Without Oil both have significant influence and benefits to the world we’re living in today....
Gaming Can Make the World Better – Part 1
[Translate] I’m far from an expert in the Gaming Industry but recently a fresh element introduced in games have sprouted and grabbed headlines in the U.S. In a short time span of just a few months, more game makers are adding this element to their game version. At this point, there are 3-4 companies to...
iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup (Infographics)
[Translate] Yes, by now we’ve all heard bit and pieces of the iPhone 5, just what are OTHER people saying out there? Here’s the latest roundup that came from the Cecest Gang, a group of talented French artists. The blue progress bars means the likelihood of it happening. Enjoy!
LinkedIn 100 Million Users Later (Infographics)
[Translate] LinkedIn recently surpassed 100 million users and it’s one of many well-known tech IPOs this year (2011 Unofficial IPO List here). Here’s what Linkedin have accomplished since 2003. Credit goes to Mashable for this image (click the image for the full version):
How to design and create infographics (Data Visualization)
[Translate] I recently read The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless. It’s a book with few words, rather, it is filled with colorful pictures, charts, diagrams and graphics that communicate and compile social data. There is a flood gate of data being released on the daily basis, we hear 10 billion there, 800 billion there, 30...
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