  Heart To HeartBy Iain WhiteJanuary 27th, 2012 What a sweet idea. Not sure if it will catch on, but clever none-the-less. Separated from her boyfriend who works on the North Sea oil rigs for long periods, Joanna, a Scottish lady, has invented “Pillow Talk”. Each partner wears a chest strap that measures their heart beat and then transmits it to the other partner’s pillow. Its like sensing and feeling the heart of your loved one when they aren’t there.
The Evolution of Music Online (great VDO by PBS)By Rafiq RidzwanJanuary 24th, 2012 Growing up in the 80s and 90s in Malaysia I was only exposed to the hottest and best selling artists in the world – Michael Jackson, Milli Vanilli, Guns and Roses, and Green Day … and even then, I couldn’t keep up with the latest music. In today’s expanded world there is something new being released everyday! It’s impossible to keep up! This video is a great piece on the evolution of music online – the creators and the curators. Now, time to get back to listening to The Drums, Cystal Castles, Ok Go and Metronomy!
Feeling Happy?By Iain WhiteJanuary 16th, 2012 A couple of days ago, Kn.Raf blogged a beautiful little film on books. Then the next day Joque kindly gave me a book for my birthday “The Happiness Project“. I’m two months into a 12 month journal of the author, Gretchen Rubin’s pursuit (and serious study) of happiness. Its facinating. She has a great blog at http://www.happiness-project.com/ Outside of “happiness” its a great look at motivation, change, health, relationships etc …. all the good stuff! Check it out and thank you Kn. Joque! Which platform are you?By Rafiq RidzwanJanuary 12th, 2012 Bob Jeffrey has been busy today at CES! In an episode of Worldmakers (see below post for more info) here he is talking to Dave Madden of Electronic Arts. Being a gamer myself I’m a huge fan of EA and its interesting to see how they are shifting their business to other less ‘gaming’ platforms (Android, iPhone). It’s also great how users of different platforms can connect and interact with each other on the same game! Exciting stuff! WorldmakersBy Iain WhiteJanuary 12th, 2012 Bob Jeffrey, our (JWT) global head has just launched “Worldmakers” at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. This is the biggest trade show in the world and a good chance to see where tech is going. In a real sense where we and our industry are going. In his first talk he discusses social media with Facebook’s Carolyn Everson. Future talks are planend with Keith Weed (Unilever), Brad Harrison (Schick), Jason Oxman (VP at Consumer Electronics Association), Sam Chang (LG Electronics), Janet Scardino (Function(x) Inc), Joe Clayton (Dish Network), Anne Schelle (Open Mobile Video Coalition), Rob Barnett (My Damn Channel), Dave Madden (Electronic Arts) and Michelle Moody (Ford). Enjoy Help me keep my new years resolution *for once!By Rafiq RidzwanJanuary 10th, 2012 Happy New Year! My first day back to work I was wonderfully greeted by a gift on my desk – it was “Brutal Simplicity of Thought (how it changed the world)” from Iain my boss and after flipping thorough it I immediately thought to myself – this year I’m going to read more! So please do share your favorite books with me, as I attempt to make myself a little wiser this 2012! This wonderful stop motion clip, made by a cool couple who own their own library called Type Books, made me want to be adopted by them! Happy Holidays!By Iain WhiteDecember 21st, 2011 This is my last post of 2011, well unless Santa and the Thai Mail are generous, but at least the last I post. I enjoyed a couple of cute ads today. The first one is is sweet and innocent greetings from Walmart. The second funnier, and very British sense of humour towards one of our seasonal drinks – Port (a brand whose advertising for generations has been about correct pronouciation) Cheers and very happy holidays and a healthy new year to all Iain The New iPad3?By Iain WhiteDecember 14th, 2011 Rumours have been flying around today about a new iPad (no.3) to be released in March 2012. Surely this is fake? Buildings can dance too!By Rafiq RidzwanDecember 5th, 2011 Nokia recently commissioned Dead Mau5, an internationally famous DJ known for his innovative mouse helmet and live projections (and, some might say, not really for his music?), to create this amazing piece for the Nokia Lumia 800. An amazing ’4D’ showcase that is sure to create talk across the digital world. So should we see you at the next party at the Kasikorn Bank building? Insightful beerBy Rafiq RidzwanDecember 1st, 2011 Here’s a nice one from Norte beer that hits the nail on the head about photo sharing online…Its happened to me a couple of times before! |
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