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December 2005 - Posts

Faceless Robot

What a great idea it was for Sony to use an astronaut as the persona of their Asimo robot (but what a horrible name!). The latest demo is impressive, I think we can all agree, for its running skills. There is a lot of work, particularly at CMU, on created Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:13 PM by msracid | 2 Comments

The Rural in China: of COURSE they have mobile phones!

The Indian train system, built by the British, is vast and reaches many more towns than China's. Compare this to China's train system which only recently reached Lhasa. Combine this with cultural differences and the fact that China's economy, based on Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 28, 2005 1:35 PM by msracid | 4 Comments

ICTD Projects in China: Few and Far Between?

For a country of its size, China seems to do relatively little work in ICTD. The UNDP's list of ICTD grant recipients is noticeably short on grants to China, but India comes up several times each year. You can see ICTD-related news and commentary for Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:40 AM by msracid | 0 Comments

Defining design problems in EM

I'm happy to see MSR India's TEM team growing steadily, recently adding Jonathan Donner. Berkeley's TIER team has a great list of open ideas but it's noticably short on applications that incorporate cross-cultural idea. This is understandable because Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:31 AM by msracid | 1 Comments

Services for backpackers

As a traveler, I'm always interested in seeing what software is specifically designed for backpackers and people on the move. The number of people traveling internationally for pleasure steadily grows, especially young people. The traditional "summer Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 08, 2005 3:23 PM by msracid | 2 Comments
 
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