What the…seriously?

Singapore: 5 bucks for free songs and free one coke!

The last time I saw this was in Thailand and Malaysia. The enterprise has expanded to SG, apparently.

Get your free one coke while it lasts!

Touchpad Light Switch

With his invention you’d simply drag your finger toward the light you want to turn on, do it again to turn it off, or make a circular sweep to illuminate the whole room.

read more: Wall-mounted touchpad light switch ends accidental in-home raves

Hand gesture multitouch using only a webcam

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtmwQnUlEmc]

read more: Hackszine.com: Hand gesture multitouch using only a webcam

The Ambient Life

The Ambient Life from Buro Knapzak on Vimeo.

DILLIGAF

The end to every sentence: DILLIGAF

Ultrasound machine ‘turns cheap wine into fine wine in 30 minutes’

“This machine can take your run-of-the-mill £3.99 bottle of plonk and turn it into a finest bottle of vintage tasting like it costs hundreds.

“It works on any alcohol that tastes better aged, even a bottle of paintstripper whisky can taste like an 8-year-aged single malt.

“The look and bouquet of the drink is improved and because of the chemical changes, the alcohol is easier to absorb by the kidneys and therefore, hangovers are virtually eliminated.

read more: Telegraph.co.uk – Ultrasound machine ‘turns cheap plonk into fine wine in 30 minutes’

Fairmont Singapore and Philips Ambient Experience Concept Suite

The team worked on conceptualizing the ambient experience while I helped out with the UI and IA of the universal remote that controls all the devices in the hotel suite.

Excerpt:

In a partnership that could take hotel guests’ experience to a whole new holistic level, Philips and luxury hotel brand Fairmont have teamed up for the Asia Pacific region’s first Ambient Experience Concept Suite at Fairmont Singapore. As part of Philips’ “Hotel of the Future” initiative, regional media on Friday were given a glimpse of what the concept could look like when finalized.

Read more:

• CNet News – Philips turns up comfort with ambient-experience hotel suite
• Luxury Insider

Speakers: Like Peas in a Pod

Imagine throwing a couple of these around a meeting room, or around your home when there’s a party, and you get music everywhere without having to turn up the volume!

Read more: Like Peas in a Pod

So many usability tools!

Over the last couple of days, I’ve uncovered a dearth of usability tools! Some highlights below:

UserTesting.com: Pay $19/user to test your website! DB of users to choose from

WebShotsPro.com: Take screenshots of web pages with this website

Feng-Gui.com: Uses AI to create a heatmap of how users would scan your image/webpage/screen

Silverback: Morae for Macs!