Adhesive-backed Bluetooth-enabled trackers

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/052813-ctia-roundup-270178.html

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  • … size of two 25-cent pieces stacked on top of each other. You stick the device to an object and then track it and find it using an app on your iOS or Android smartphone.

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Singapore IP Week 2013

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Singapore 5 years old invents an anti-aircraft weapon

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Staples Enters 3D World With ‘Cube’ Printer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiv6ENR2bFQ

http://cubify.com/

Touchscreen interface for seamless data transfer between the real and virtual worlds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2l0qklSzks

Wireless induction charging on public buses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QffOR_iZso0

Tiny single-board BeagleBone computer arrives at $45

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2036244/tiny-single-board-beaglebone-computer-arrives-at-45.html#tk.nl_today

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* … new low-cost single-board computer on the block designed to give the million-selling Raspberry Pi a run for its money.

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SIDA meeting on 1 Jun 2013 (Sat), 2pm

Dear All,

Notice is hereby given that the SIDA Meeting to be held on Saturday, 1 Jun 2013, from 2.00 pm Venue: Mr Tan’s Office.
The agenda items are:

* Re-appointment of SIDA consultant (10min)
* SIAP#8: Project SA PROBE (1hr)
* SIAP#4: Project CABLE (1hr)
* SIAP#3: Project DRAINAGE(1hr)
* SIAP#7: Project PHONE (30min)
* Invention Gosip (30min)
Total duration expected ~ 4 hours.

Note:
* For Sida members who are interested to join in the meeting, please drop me a message at http://sida.org.sg/contact-us/
* The meeting tweeter log for this meeting is found at http://sida.org.sg/2013/06/14/meeting-tweeter-log-for-sida-meeting-on-1-jun-2013/

WIPO Magazine 2/2013

The latest issue of the WIPO Magazine (2/2013) is now available online.
In this issue:
* 3-D printing and the future of stuff
* Bridging the IP knowledge gap in developing countries
* Spain’s new design generation: an interview with Juli Capella
* Protecting broadcasters in the digital era
* Sport and broadcasting rights: adding value

http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2013/02/

Singapore 3D Display Screen Protector

  • * … EyeFly 3D, can make images on non-3-D smartphones “leap” from their screens, without users having to wear special 3-D glasses.
  • * … 500,000 nano-sized lens structures embedded…
  • * Each lens structure is 1,000 times smaller than the width of a strand of hair.
  • * … developed by Temasek Polytechnic and the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering.
  • * Home-grown start-up Nanoveu is marketing EyeFly 3D.
  • * … USS$34.95 (S$43) for the iPhone 5 and fifth-generation iPod touch, and will ship from April 27.

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