I was invited to the launch for the new Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega in London. The Sinclair Spectrum Vega is a new low cost games computer based on Sir Clive’s hugely successful Spectrum products of the early 1980s. The project is a big success on Indiegogo, reaching its target within hours after the announcement.
A piece by April Lin and Ezri L. – Writers at Greater Malaysia
July 29, 2015
TEDxKL will be held on 8 August 2015 at Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur with the Theme: Infinity ∞ Beyond.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design, it is a platform for spreading ideas and promoting discourse. This year, TEDxKL has invited an array of unique speakers and here is a little scoop on the presenters at the event.
Why you should listen
In case you’re wondering what pervasive computing is, it’s the concept of inserting microprocessors into everyday objects to communicate information. Think Iron Man and the way he can make gestures to use the computer instead of a standard mouse and keyboard.
Interested? You should be! Prof. Adrian Cheok, who is currently the Director of the Mixed Reality Lab based in Singapore, has been researching on integrating mixed reality, human-computer interfaces, and embedded systems amongst other things.
An Editor/Associate Editor of many academic journals in the field, Prof Adrian Cheok has been conferred a myriad of awards including the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR) Young Scientist of the Year Award and the Singapore Computer Society Young Professional of the Year Award. A receiver of the prized Hitachi Fellowship, he was also awarded Microsoft Research Award for Gaming and Graphics.
What others say
The man with the electric lollipop How can successful innovation be brought about by basic research? Adrian David Cheok has achieved this, and made the Internet more sensory -Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Prof Adrian Cheok will be a speaker at TEDxKL 2015.
8 August 2015, Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Keynote: Transforming Financial Services Multisensory Communication
11.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m., 5 August, 2015
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
AIF Internation Symposium consists of five sessions designed to deliver practical tools and techniques to meet your current and emerging talent needs. Learn first-hand how senior business leaders from across ASEAN and global thought leaders, are meeting their current and future talent needs. Get insights from Herminia Ibarra, expert on professional and leadership development and the number 1 ranked most influential thought leader in HR, Professor Dave Ulrich, on what it takes to build organisational capability through effective talent management. The symposium will deliver practical tools and strategies for you to meet your current and emerging talent needs.
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Adrian Cheok is shortlisted as one of the finalists in this year’s Advance Global Australian Awards for his achievements in technology innovation.
Advance Global Australian Awards are prestigious awards that celebrate Australians around the world, who exhibit remarkable talent, exceptional vision and ambition. They are the only awards to recognise the important contributions of the more than one million Australians living abroad, and for those who have returned home. A distinguished group of Australian provocateurs and pioneers, who themselves have made a significant impact on the global stage will select the winners.
The Advance Global Australian Awards will be held at the iconic Sydney Opera House on 14 September.
The complete list of shortlisted finalists can be found on http://www.globalaustralianawards.com/shortlisted-nominees.
