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The idea here is to boost the quality of HD streams when the user chooses to zoom in on a specific part of the screen, something KDDI expects viewers to do especially on mobile devices in the future. The way it works is that the company’s method doesn’t rely on video processing hardware in the handset to do the heavy lifting.
Instead, the video stream is on the server side, cropped and then pushed to the mobile device – without affecting the quality of the stream on the small screen. What KDDI wants to achieve is a sound “three-screen” experience, meaning giving users the same picture quality across TV, PC monitor and mobile screens.
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International Seminar: Transfer of Technology in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry, 29-30 November 2010
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International Seminar: Transfer of Technology in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry, 29-30 November 2010
BACKGROUND
Tourism is an activity that can help to achieve a high level of economic and social development as demonstrated by examples of many countries. It would promise the way to develop the export of tourism services and services based on technology transfer. It must be acommpanied by greater equitable distribution of revenues generated by international tourism flows, otherwise, the benefits may bring detrimental consequences for people and their environment.
Indonesia as the developing country has assets to develop their tourism. The quest of technology transfer is also become a major challenge for Indonesia. The spread of information, discussion and learning from best practice would be the potential ways to distribute the knowledge and idea to develop technology transfer in tourism and hospitality industry. It is, therefore, Gadjah Mada University under Graduate School and Center for Tourism Studies (CTS) will conduct the International seminar for “TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE TOURISM and HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY”.
PURPOSE
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
a. Understand principles, philosophy and concepts of technology transfer in tourism and hospitality industry as applied in developing countries with reference to culture, nature and community.
b. Learning the best practice of transfer technology from others tourism service and product providers.
c. Understand the roles of all stakeholders in the process of technology transfer that would increase the comparative and absolute benefit for tourism development.
SUB THEME ISSUES
1. Design, production and quality on technology application.
2. Management of technology transfer.
3. Environmental aspect on technology application.
4. Technology application on tourism promotion and marketing.
5. The role of stakeholders.
6. Social and cultural implication of technological transfer in tourism industry.
TIME and VENUE
The International Seminar will be held at Monday and Tuesday, 29-30 November 2010, Gedung Sekolah Pascasarjana LT.5, University of Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
TARGETING PARTICIPANT
• Policy Makers/Decision Makers/Department Director
• Tourism Industry Practicioners (hotel, restaurant, travel agent, etc)
• Members of public and private advocacy group
• Community Leaders
• Non Government Organization
• Academic people; Lecturer and Researchers
• Graduate Students
OPPORTUNITIES
“Call for Posters, 20 spaces are available for poster session of the research results”
PROGRAM OUTLINE
DAY 1: 29 November 2010 (Monday)
08.30-09.00 am : Registration
09.00-09.30 am : OPENING ADDRESS; 1. M. Baiquni, Dr. MA.; 2. Prof.Dr. Hartono, DEA.,DESS.
09.30-10.00 am : KEYNOTE ADDRESS (1); Herry Zudianto
10.00-10.30 am : KEYNOTE ADDRESS (2); Prof. Fran?ois Vellas
10.30-11.00 am : Coffee/Tea Break
11.00 am-01.00 pm : PANEL SESSION I; “Context of Indonesian Demand on Technology Transfer”
Moderator: Dr. Silvy Dewajani, Psi.
(1) I Gede Ardika
(2) Professor Bertrand Maximin
(3) Prof. Jean Pierre Pouland
01.00-02.00 pm : Networking Lunch
02.00-04.30 pm : PANEL SESSION II; “The Role of Tourism and Hospitality Stakeholders on Technology Transfer”
Moderator:
Tri Kuntoro Priambodo, M.Sc.
(1) Prof. Laurent Gross Maximin
(2) Prof.Dr.Phil. Janianton Damanik
(3) Jono Lesmana, M.Par.
04.00-4.30 pm : CLOSING REMARKS
Prof.Dr.Ir. Chafid Fandeli, MS.
DAY 2: 30 November 2010 (Tuesday)
07.00-08.00 am : Start from Pascasarjana UGM
08.00-10.30 am : Visit Kasongan (Creative Industry)
11.00-12.00 am : Visit Manding (Creative Industry)
12.00-12.30 pm : Visit Kotagede (Creative Industry)
03.45-05.00 pm : Visit Prambanan Temple
05.00-07.00 pm : Visit Boko Temple
07.00-09.00 pm : Dinner accompanied by Ramayana Performance
Information and Registration:
Ms. Erda Rindrasih and Mr. Destha Titi Raharjana
Center for Tourism Studies (Pusat Studi Pariwisata)
University of Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta Indonesia
Bulaksumur Blok J-3 Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55281
Phone and Fax: +62 274 564138
Website: www.puspar.ugm.ac.id
Email: sem.int.puspar@gmail.com
REGISTRATION
General and Professional : IDR 500.000,-- (USD 55)
Graduate Student : IDR 300.000,-- (USD 33)
IMPORTANT DATES
October 1st, 2010-November 10th 2010 : Registration
October 15th, 2010 : Due time for Early Bird Registration Discount (10%)
HOW TO REGISTER?
1. Direct registration. You may visit Center for Tourism Studies, GMU to register the International Seminar.
2. Online Registration. Visit www.puspar.ugm.ac.id
Bank Payment:
Beneficiary : Pusat Studi Pariwisata
Bank : Bank Mandiri Cabang Gedung Magister UGM
Account no: 137 000 120 9796
Message Line: SI Nov 2010
Richard Branson to launch iPad magazine
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Branson
Richard Branson, the British billionaire behind the Virgin brand, is expected to announce an iPad magazine next week.
According to British national daily newspaper the Guardian, Branson is “billing the magazine as a paperless ‘revolutionary multimedia’ publication designed specifically for the iPad.”
The digital magazine, dubbed Project, will be revealed Tuesday in New York. It reportedly will be headed by Branson's 29-year-old daughter Holly and Anthony Noguera, former editor of FHM.
Content will include entertainment, design, business, travel and international culture.
The magazine is likely to compete with News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch’s iPad publication, The Daily. The publication will have a staff of about 100 and is costing Murdoch about $30 million.
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Branson
Richard Branson, the British billionaire behind the Virgin brand, is expected to announce an iPad magazine next week.
According to British national daily newspaper the Guardian, Branson is “billing the magazine as a paperless ‘revolutionary multimedia’ publication designed specifically for the iPad.”
The digital magazine, dubbed Project, will be revealed Tuesday in New York. It reportedly will be headed by Branson's 29-year-old daughter Holly and Anthony Noguera, former editor of FHM.
Content will include entertainment, design, business, travel and international culture.
The magazine is likely to compete with News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch’s iPad publication, The Daily. The publication will have a staff of about 100 and is costing Murdoch about $30 million.
Video: The Recent Explosion of Mobile Technology
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I wrote at the start of this year that 2010 Will Be The Remembered As The Year Mobile Social Media Came Of Age and I have to say that I’m pretty happy with that prediction as it certainly has been. Smart phone usage has been sky rocketing, people are using apps to enhance every part of their daily lives and stats are showing that the internet is being accessed by consumers more and more on the go. Large companies, brands, marketers and agencies are going to have to engage with mobile marketing in a whole new way as the landscape changes by the day and consumers rely on mobiles for everything from restaurant and hotel choices to paying for goods and accessing content. It’s an exciting time for mobile, probably the most exciting since the mobile phone itself became so ubiquitous…
Information technology in development: Mythbusting
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Another bit I liked:
Let’s just say there the Internet research bubble popped too.
Ken is notable to me not simply for his great work, but as the first and last person who ever said to me, “I read your article in the Journal of Development Communications. This article–essentially my MA thesis–is not something I dare link to (for fear someone will read it).
But the main message is not far from one of Ken’s big myths: information and technology are not the bottlenecks.
Ken’s blog is
See Ken talk about ICT4D myths in this excellent YouTube talk:
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Over a span of five years I traveled to nearly 50 telecenters across South Asia and Africa. The vast majority looked a lot like the one in Retawadi. Locals rarely saw much value in the Internet, and telecenter operators couldn’t market even the paltry services available. Most suffered the same fate as the Retawadi telecenter, shutting down soon after they opened. Research on telecenters, though limited in rigor and scale, confirms my observations about consistent underperformance.That is Kentaro Toyama as the voice of reason . Responses to Ken’s piece ar, including bits by Nicholas Negroponte, Dean Karlan, and Jenny Aker.
As I soon discovered, these mostly failed ventures reflect a larger pattern in technology and development, in which new technologies generate optimism and exuberance eventually dashed by disappointing realities.
Another bit I liked:
The myth of scale is seductive because it is easier to spread technology than to effect extensive change in social attitudes and human capacity. In other words, it is much less painful to purchase a hundred thousand PCs than to provide a real education for a hundred thousand children; it is easier to run a text-messaging health hotline than to convince people to boil water before ingesting it; it is easier to write an app that helps people find out where they can buy medicine than it is to persuade them that medicine is good for their health.I claim some expertise, however small. My first job in development was building a study around telecenters in rural India in 2000 and 2001 for two professors. This was the height of the Internet bubble. Paul Samuelson called it “the most interesting research project he’d heard of in years.”
Let’s just say there the Internet research bubble popped too.
Ken is notable to me not simply for his great work, but as the first and last person who ever said to me, “I read your article in the Journal of Development Communications. This article–essentially my MA thesis–is not something I dare link to (for fear someone will read it).
But the main message is not far from one of Ken’s big myths: information and technology are not the bottlenecks.
Ken’s blog is
See Ken talk about ICT4D myths in this excellent YouTube talk:
Culture Shift: How Technology is Changing Black Friday
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“Nobody goes there any more; it’s too crowded.”
The beloved quip from baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra sums up perfectly what I think about today, Black Friday.
Billed as the “busiest shopping day of the year” and the moment when retailers finally cross-over into the “black” and post a profit, Black Friday is not all that it is purported to be. For one thing, the day after Thanksgiving is more often not the biggest day for retailers.
This might not mean much if you’re spending today looking for a parking spot at a local mall. But if you’re reading this, you are not likely standing in a queue, hoping to get a modest discount on some merchandise that was readily available a few days ago. Instead, you’re probably spending your day doing more pleasurable things.
Don’t get me wrong: I love a good bargain as much as the next shopper. In fact, I once ferried a light bulb across India on a crowded train just to save a few rupees–less than a quarter dollar in the United States. But rising at dawn to stand in line at a store promising huge discounts on a few items that may or may not be legitimate deals? Not my idea of an ideal day off.
Maybe it’s time to rethink Black Friday, which even retailers no longer view as the official beginning of the holiday shopping season. Rather than wait for Thanksgiving, many put out their Christmas merchandise and cut prices as soon as Halloween is over. Best Buy began running holiday ads on TV 11 days earlier than a year ago.
Shoppers, too, are changing their habits. Consider: While brick and mortar sales are expected to increase 3.2 percent this December, according to ShopperTrak, online shopping is expected to increase much more–as much as 5 times more, according to Deloitte LLP.
Then there’s holiday travel, which has always been a bit of a tall tale, truth be told. The busiest travel day in America? It’s not the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. According to the U.S. Travel Association, Fridays in the middle of summer are far busier. Statistically, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving doesn’t rank among the top 25 busiest travel days.
So why do the myths about Black Friday and Travel Wednesday persist? A lot has to do with how engrained they are into our culture. For millions of Americans, queuing up at dawn to buy a new TV or taking a flight “over the river and through the woods to grandma’s” are family traditions.
But they are being tested by Internet technology that truly is changing the way we view time and distance.
Thanks to ubiquitous Internet connectivity, for example, millions of Americans no longer have to race from work the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to catch a flight. Instead, they can travel when it suits them and work a day or so from their destination. Afterwards, they can avoid the crowds at the mall and navigate to walmart.com, target.com and jcpenny.com and do a little online shopping. These and other merchants are not only offering great deals this year, but free shipping as well.
Unquestionably, technology has already changed the way many of us spend our time during the holidays. In the near future, it will also change the way we celebrate them as well.
Imagine enjoying time with relatives located far away without submitting to the new TSA travel requirements or spending long hours in the car. This year, millions of Americans won’t just imagine this–they will live it thanks to Skype, Apple iChat and my own company’s Umi videoconferencing.
Thanks to these and other innovations, we can shop when we want, spend time with loved ones at our leisure and avoid the stress that crowds often create.
Do I think that Black Friday is going away anytime soon? No, not likely. But I do believe its role in commerce is evolving. For many, Black Friday no longer means shopping til you drop, but spending time with loved ones doing something together. In some ways, Black Friday has come to resemble the Fall Hunt–a tradition that once revolved around a specific activity but later became about so much more.
Here’s hoping your holiday goes smoothing no matter how you spend it. As for me, I’m going to keep an eye on the numbers retailers report for weekend sales. Like Berra also said, “you can observe a lot by just watching.”
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“Nobody goes there any more; it’s too crowded.”
The beloved quip from baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra sums up perfectly what I think about today, Black Friday.
Billed as the “busiest shopping day of the year” and the moment when retailers finally cross-over into the “black” and post a profit, Black Friday is not all that it is purported to be. For one thing, the day after Thanksgiving is more often not the biggest day for retailers.
This might not mean much if you’re spending today looking for a parking spot at a local mall. But if you’re reading this, you are not likely standing in a queue, hoping to get a modest discount on some merchandise that was readily available a few days ago. Instead, you’re probably spending your day doing more pleasurable things.
Don’t get me wrong: I love a good bargain as much as the next shopper. In fact, I once ferried a light bulb across India on a crowded train just to save a few rupees–less than a quarter dollar in the United States. But rising at dawn to stand in line at a store promising huge discounts on a few items that may or may not be legitimate deals? Not my idea of an ideal day off.
Maybe it’s time to rethink Black Friday, which even retailers no longer view as the official beginning of the holiday shopping season. Rather than wait for Thanksgiving, many put out their Christmas merchandise and cut prices as soon as Halloween is over. Best Buy began running holiday ads on TV 11 days earlier than a year ago.
Shoppers, too, are changing their habits. Consider: While brick and mortar sales are expected to increase 3.2 percent this December, according to ShopperTrak, online shopping is expected to increase much more–as much as 5 times more, according to Deloitte LLP.
Then there’s holiday travel, which has always been a bit of a tall tale, truth be told. The busiest travel day in America? It’s not the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. According to the U.S. Travel Association, Fridays in the middle of summer are far busier. Statistically, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving doesn’t rank among the top 25 busiest travel days.
So why do the myths about Black Friday and Travel Wednesday persist? A lot has to do with how engrained they are into our culture. For millions of Americans, queuing up at dawn to buy a new TV or taking a flight “over the river and through the woods to grandma’s” are family traditions.
But they are being tested by Internet technology that truly is changing the way we view time and distance.
Thanks to ubiquitous Internet connectivity, for example, millions of Americans no longer have to race from work the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to catch a flight. Instead, they can travel when it suits them and work a day or so from their destination. Afterwards, they can avoid the crowds at the mall and navigate to walmart.com, target.com and jcpenny.com and do a little online shopping. These and other merchants are not only offering great deals this year, but free shipping as well.
Unquestionably, technology has already changed the way many of us spend our time during the holidays. In the near future, it will also change the way we celebrate them as well.
Imagine enjoying time with relatives located far away without submitting to the new TSA travel requirements or spending long hours in the car. This year, millions of Americans won’t just imagine this–they will live it thanks to Skype, Apple iChat and my own company’s Umi videoconferencing.
Thanks to these and other innovations, we can shop when we want, spend time with loved ones at our leisure and avoid the stress that crowds often create.
Do I think that Black Friday is going away anytime soon? No, not likely. But I do believe its role in commerce is evolving. For many, Black Friday no longer means shopping til you drop, but spending time with loved ones doing something together. In some ways, Black Friday has come to resemble the Fall Hunt–a tradition that once revolved around a specific activity but later became about so much more.
Here’s hoping your holiday goes smoothing no matter how you spend it. As for me, I’m going to keep an eye on the numbers retailers report for weekend sales. Like Berra also said, “you can observe a lot by just watching.”
11/26/10
Jessica Alba too clumsy for sport
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Jessica Alba has admitted she is “so accident prone” she avoids doing sport.
The 29-year-old actress has enjoyed a hugely successful Hollywood career, and has displayed her athletic prowess in movies such as dance film Honey and action blockbusters Fantastic Four and Sin City.
Despite her toned appearance, the star doesn’t actually involve herself in too much physical activity because she’s so clumsy she often takes a tumble while running.
"I do a little jog but I'm so accident prone so I don't do too much," she admitted.
The gorgeous star went on to confess it isn’t just running which puts her at risk of falling. Despite regularly wearing killer heels to match the stunning gowns she dons for red carpet events, Jessica often worries her sense of balance will fail her and she’ll trip up.
"Even just walking wearing heels I have to be extra careful!" she laughed.
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Jessica Alba has admitted she is “so accident prone” she avoids doing sport.
The 29-year-old actress has enjoyed a hugely successful Hollywood career, and has displayed her athletic prowess in movies such as dance film Honey and action blockbusters Fantastic Four and Sin City.
Despite her toned appearance, the star doesn’t actually involve herself in too much physical activity because she’s so clumsy she often takes a tumble while running.
"I do a little jog but I'm so accident prone so I don't do too much," she admitted.
The gorgeous star went on to confess it isn’t just running which puts her at risk of falling. Despite regularly wearing killer heels to match the stunning gowns she dons for red carpet events, Jessica often worries her sense of balance will fail her and she’ll trip up.
"Even just walking wearing heels I have to be extra careful!" she laughed.
Rumor: iPad 2 to sport FaceTime, gyroscope, Retina Display, USB?
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A Chinese newspaper is claiming, based on “industry sources”, that five new features will be coming with the next generation iPad 2, including video phone, new display technology, 3-axis gyroscope, “better mobility”, and USB.
We have previously told you that sources claimed the iPad 2 is rumored to be coming equipped with two cameras for FaceTime and this list seems to repeat that rumor.
The new display technology is said to “enhance image and color output performance” so could this mean iPad 2 will be getting its own version of the Retina Display featured on the iPhone 4.
The 3-axis gyroscope would also make perfect sense to keep it on the same level as the iPhone 4 game wise. This has been a great feature of the iPhone 4 allowing for game players to utilize full motion in playing of games to help make them more realistic and bring gaming to a whole new level.
Better mobility could indicate that Apple will be utilizing a design similar to their unibody MacBook lineup. We told you about this when we posted Apple’s supposed plan to create a world iPad utilizing a CDMA/GSM chipset. This would be a great reason to make the iPad 2 even more portable than the iPad is in its current state.
Probably one of the most welcomed new features would be the addition of a micro-USB port vice the standard Apple 30-pin dock connector. Europe is working on making the USB standard a legal requirement so that could be a motivator.
Most of these rumors aren’t surprising and seem like the logical improvements Apple makes from one generation product to the next. Hopefully processor (Cortex A9-based?) and RAM (512 or better yet 1GB) are on the agenda as well. Are there any other features you would like to see in the next generation iPad? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
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A Chinese newspaper is claiming, based on “industry sources”, that five new features will be coming with the next generation iPad 2, including video phone, new display technology, 3-axis gyroscope, “better mobility”, and USB.
We have previously told you that sources claimed the iPad 2 is rumored to be coming equipped with two cameras for FaceTime and this list seems to repeat that rumor.
The new display technology is said to “enhance image and color output performance” so could this mean iPad 2 will be getting its own version of the Retina Display featured on the iPhone 4.
The 3-axis gyroscope would also make perfect sense to keep it on the same level as the iPhone 4 game wise. This has been a great feature of the iPhone 4 allowing for game players to utilize full motion in playing of games to help make them more realistic and bring gaming to a whole new level.
Better mobility could indicate that Apple will be utilizing a design similar to their unibody MacBook lineup. We told you about this when we posted Apple’s supposed plan to create a world iPad utilizing a CDMA/GSM chipset. This would be a great reason to make the iPad 2 even more portable than the iPad is in its current state.
Probably one of the most welcomed new features would be the addition of a micro-USB port vice the standard Apple 30-pin dock connector. Europe is working on making the USB standard a legal requirement so that could be a motivator.
Most of these rumors aren’t surprising and seem like the logical improvements Apple makes from one generation product to the next. Hopefully processor (Cortex A9-based?) and RAM (512 or better yet 1GB) are on the agenda as well. Are there any other features you would like to see in the next generation iPad? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.
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