Apr 03

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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Apr 02

Singapore Introduce Intellectual Property Financing scheme

  • * A new financing scheme… for local companies to use their intellectual property (IP) as collateral when applying for bank loans.
  • * …Government will partially underwrite the value of patents so banks will not be made to bear all the risk if firms cannot repay the loan.
  • * …aimed at encouraging banks to recognise IP as an asset…

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Mar 30

SIDA meeting on 6 Apr 2013 (Sat), 2pm (Postphoned from 30 Mar 2013)

Dear All,

Notice is hereby given that the SIDA Meeting to be held on Saturday, 6 Apr 2013, from 2.00 pm Venue: Mr Tan’s Office.

The agenda items are:
* SIAP#8: Project SA PROBE (1hr)
* SIAP#4: Project CABLE (1hr)
* SIAP#7: Project PHONE (1hr)
* Invention Gosip (30min)
Total duration expected ~ 3.5 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/

* This meeting was postphoned from 30 Mar 2013 to 6 Apr 2013.

Mar 04

Inventor of the wind-up radio living in poverty

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280057/Im-living-poverty-Inventor-wind-radio-calls-stronger-patent-laws-carved-profits-gadget.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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  • * He (Trevor Baylis) is regarded as one of Britain’s greatest inventors after creating the wind-up radio in the 1990s.
  • * Trevor Baylis says he is ‘totally broke’ and has to sell his beloved home.

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Feb 26

Meeting Tweeter log for SIDA meeting on 16 Feb 2013

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Above is the meeting tweeter log for SIDA meeting held on 29 Dec 2012

(http://sida.org.sg/2013/01/13/sida-meeting-on-16-feb-2013-2pm/)

Jan 24

NTT Docomo offer Phone call translator App (Cont..)

Followup on http://sida.org.sg/2012/10/26/ntt-docomo-offer-phone-call-translator-app/

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http://www.nttdocomo.com/features/mobility38/

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Jan 14

Singapore Vertical Farm

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2012/12/09/eco-solutions-singapore-vertical-farm.cnn

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq9m66vj2kc

Jan 13

SIDA meeting on 16 Feb 2013, 2pm

Dear All,

Notice is hereby given that the SIDA Meeting to be held on Saturday, 16 Feb 2013, from 2.00 pm Venue: Mr Tan’s Office.

The agenda items are:
* SIDA Visioneering (1 hr)
* Patent Chat#3 (30 min)
* Break (10 min)
* Project Cable (1 hr)
* SIDA Patent Advisor’s Guideline (1 hr)
* Invention Gossip (30 min)
   –  Samsung Ordered to Pay Inventor W6 Billion (US$5.5m) (Click here)
   –  The bizarre amphibious vehicle inventor claims is driven by perpetual motion (Click here)
   –  Singapore Vertical Farm (Click here)
Total duration expected ~ 4 hours.

Note:
* Patent chat#3 will be based on IPOS Patent Agent Qualifying Exam 2011, Paper B (See attached below)
* For Sida members who are interested to join in the meeting, please drop me a message at http://sida.org.sg/contact-us/
* The above tweeter log for this meeting is available at http://sida.org.sg/2013/02/26/meeting-tweeter-log-for-sida-meeting-on-16-feb-2013/

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Jan 13

Protecting subway and tunnel from flooding using balloon

  • “The goal is to provide flooding protection for transportation tunnels.”
  • …rather than retrofitting tunnels with metal floodgates or other expensive structures, use a relatively cheap inflatable plug to hold back floodwater.
  • So it’s not as simple as just inflating and filling the space. The plug has to be able to withstand the pressure of the water behind it.

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Jan 12

Battery that could power the world

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2012/11/16/orig-ideas-future-battery.cnn