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Burt, try not to schedule it during any tsunamis this year, OK? :-)
Try Greg Gariss, here on TechHui.
On this thread of new inventions, I would like to throw the following out there to my fellow innovators to get some feedback and perhaps some collaboration. I want to start a website that will act as an epic, kinda like the modern day version of gen…
No ipad here. maybe a future version.
Hope to do another nerd hike, but it will be in July because I am traveling so much right now.
I have a set of noise cancelling earbuds ( Sony ) that I bought in Japan years ago that fit your ear canal snugly via rubber seals. Music sounds great but I find them uncomfortable to wear for long flights. Disposable foam might be better.
Prototyp…
EAR BUDS?
I bought an iPod Nano recently and, never having had any similar device, was surprised that the ear buds do an absolutely lousy job of keeping out extraneous sounds. If I press them against my ear canals the sound is fantastic, but that's…
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- Occupation:
- Executive, Software Developer
- Company:
- Lables That Talk
- Areas of Interest (Robotics, Software Architecture, Green Energy, Web 2.0, etc.):
- Machine Vision, Image Processing, C, C++, Embedded Software, Consumer Electronics, Bar Codes, Audio Codec
- Software Language Proficiencies / Interests:
- C, C++
- About Me:
- I am the President and Founder of Labels That Talk. We print audio on paper as a very high density 2 dimensional bar code. I am always on the lookout for local people with image processing, machine vision, DSP, audio codec and related skills. We are an early stage company, still in product development. We are based in Kailua, Oahu.
- Website:
- http://www.lttaloha.com
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Vote for Hawaii to receive 50,000 new books for children in need
Go to this page:
http://booksforkids.firstbook.org/whatbook/friend.php
You can fill in optional fields, or just hit submit. Winning state gets 50,000 new books for children in need. Hawaii is currently in third place, so we have a fighting chance. You can vote once a day - multiple votes are encouraged. The site appears to be legitimate with other opportunities to help as well.
Vote early and vote often! And don't tell your friends in other states :-)
Ken
http://booksforkids.firstbook.org/whatbook/friend.php
You can fill in optional fields, or just hit submit. Winning state gets 50,000 new books for children in need. Hawaii is currently in third place, so we have a fighting chance. You can vote once a day - multiple votes are encouraged. The site appears to be legitimate with other opportunities to help as well.
Vote early and vote often! And don't tell your friends in other states :-)
Ken
Posted on September 14, 2009 at 7:24pm — 5 Comments
Further evidence that the state of Hawaii is not business friendly
http://www.kitv.com/news/20161762/detail.html
Outdoor Circle Wants Wienermobile Banned
Group Says Vehicle Violates Billboard Law
HONOLULU -- The Outdoor Circle wants the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile's trip to the islands to be its last, saying it violates the state's billboard law.
Add A Comment | Images: Wienermobile On Oahu
The 27-foot fiberglass vehicle shaped like a hotdog on wheels just wrapped up a three-week tour on Oahu.
"It's not a heinous crime, but in Hawaii our beauty is so importan… Continue
Outdoor Circle Wants Wienermobile Banned
Group Says Vehicle Violates Billboard Law
HONOLULU -- The Outdoor Circle wants the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile's trip to the islands to be its last, saying it violates the state's billboard law.
Add A Comment | Images: Wienermobile On Oahu
The 27-foot fiberglass vehicle shaped like a hotdog on wheels just wrapped up a three-week tour on Oahu.
"It's not a heinous crime, but in Hawaii our beauty is so importan… Continue
Posted on July 23, 2009 at 9:42pm —
Comment Wall (17 comments)
- At 12:44pm on April 25, 2010,
Reichart said… - Dave is one of favourite humans in the world. Talked to him just last week.
I also designed a product for the 3DO that some say was the reason to buy a 3DO.... a game called Return Fire.
I have made...a lot...of products...
- At 12:52pm on December 3, 2009,
David Neely said… - Fascinating technology last night. Thanks for sharing.
- At 8:41pm on October 1, 2009,
Robert Coulson said…
- Hi Ken,
A little late, but I was able to post the E-waste collection event for this Sunday's
Youth Day at the State Capitol. I posted it in the events section of techhui.com. Thanks again for the introduction to techhui, excellent site!
- At 6:28pm on September 4, 2009,
Vladimir Shvets said… - Hi Ken,
Thank you for your comment. I graduated in 2008 and currently I’m not a student. However, I would welcome an opportunity to get more experience in engineering. I would like to learn more about your company and ways I can get involved.
- At 6:25pm on August 10, 2009,
Roger Garrett said…
- "The Menace of the Micro World : Another look at the world of artificial intelligence", Interface Age, March 1977, by Ken Burkun.
Yup, I found it. I had an article in the same issue, called "The Cube". In fact, I think it may have been my first article, before I became the Northeast Regional editor and had the "The Inventor's Sketchpad" column each month.
I don't have a scanner, but if I can find one I'll scan the whole article and send it to you. Otherwise, I'll bring the issue along to some TechHui meeting so you can reminisce about those days of long ago. :)
- At 9:04pm on August 9, 2009,
Roger Garrett said…
- Hey Ken,
I actually have a lot of the Interface Age issues. I'll have to look through and see if I have that article.
- Roger
- At 7:33pm on July 26, 2009,
Peter Kay said…
- Thanks Ken, much appreciated!
- At 8:21pm on July 3, 2008,
Ken Berkun said…
- Yes, a menu might be a dandy application, especially for the blind. Of course you'd have to record it in each language as we don't do translation (but conceivably could as the technology improves).
Currently high end smart phones have chips powerful enough to do the encoding/decoding, but this technology will move down the chain so that more and more phones will have the capability. But we don't expect to be in cell phones for a few years. We have other nuts to crack first.
We have already signed a letter of understanding with our first licensing customer and are working towards a definitive agreement - so far so good! (Sorry, not free to name names yet.)
Ken
- At 9:57am on July 2, 2008,
Dave Takaki said… - So someone could scan a menu with bar codes and hear the listing in his/her language? And one can rely on the dsp chip sets in a phone to record for a barcode?
Do you have licensing plans in place?
Dave Takaki at SDC Hawaii LLC, dave.takaki@chi.mp
- At 6:29pm on April 9, 2008,
Ken Berkun said…
- Daniel,
Things are pretty good, knock on wood! I'm on the mainland right now meeting with prospects and potential funders and we are being very well received.
I'm very familiar with the mobile barcodes that can be read by cell phone (there are several including QR code, dot code, semacode as well as the UPCs referenced in the blog entry. But all of these, at best, simply take your browser to a web page or display rudimentary information. It's not a great user experience because it is slow. Of course the carriers like it because it brings them traffic.
I hadn't seen ColorZip before, but it is still a low capacity barcode. Of more interest is Microsoft's High Capacity Color Barcode (http://research.microsoft.com/research/hccb/). This has some potential, but a) we want our product to work with cheap black and white printers and b) we'd have to pay a license fee to Microsoft!
Again, the beauty of our technology is that the sound is encoded right in the barcode, no need to access a computer or the internet.
Thank you for your continued interest. If I don't respond right away it's because I'm on the road and only have time to catch up in the evenings.
Ken
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