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A*STAR taps unutilized bandwidth in TV airways

Crave Our airways may be buzzing with TV transmissions of all sorts, but studies have also indicated that the actual utilization rate can be as low as 6.5 percent in countries ... Read story »

Snap2Tell gives information about your location

Crave Snap2Tell in action. If you've ever been on a free-and-easy holiday and want to know more about the area you're in, what do you do? Looking for brochures near the ... Read story »

Highly accurate indoor GPS for navigating buildings

Crave The Wiz. Navigating the crowded maze halls of CommunicaAsia out at the Singapore Expo isn't for the faint-hearted, but this is also where the A*STAR Ultra-Wideband (UWB) localization system comes into ... Read story »

First, a gender recognition system; soon, an age recognition system

Crave A*Star's gender recognition system at work. Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) has developed a gender recognition system which may change the way advertising works in the future. ... Read story »

3D handsfree motion-sensing

Crave If you're in love with Nintendo Wii's interactivity motion-sensing controller, wait till you check out Singapore's 3D handsfree flavor. Capable of measuring depth and immune to background disturbance, the A*STAR real-time ... Read story »

Sync remote data securely via TwinUSB

Crave Misplacing a laptop is an expensive lesson. However, losing its hard drive's confidential data may even compromise your privacy and cost you your livelihood. This is where Singapore's A*STAR (Agency for ... Read story »

Grove with your very own DJ tune!

Crave Never mind if you're not even an amateur disc jockey. That's because A*STAR's AutoDJ software simplifies mixing professional-quality ring tones in just three simple steps. Inspired by a DJ wannabe in ... Read story »

Singapore research breakthrough to usher in low-cost solar cells?

Blogs Against a background of ever-rising oil prices, a research from Singapore A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) looks set to make waves by reducing the cost of solar cells? ... Read story »

Apple engineers flying to China suggest "tablet" in 2010

Blogs A number of senior Apple engineers are reportedly taking an extraordinarily high number of trips to China right now, with more scheduled throughout November. This revelation points to a major new ... Read story »

A starring role for 3D at Ceatec 2009

Crave NICT's MSens technology: a practical use for 3D. TOKYO--In the exhibition halls of a gadget trade show, the things that normally jump out are the wacky outfits the female booth ... Read story »

Contact lens that darken in UV light

Crave The contact lens on the left contains photochromic dyes that darken in the presence of UV light. Photochromic lenses that allow you to walk from inside to outside without putting ... Read story »

Xbox gets social networking in November

Crave Microsoft is getting ready for a November release of new Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, and instant movie and TV show streaming features in Xbox Live. SAN FRANCISCO--At a star-studded E3 press ... Read story »

Mobile phone companies rated "greenest" in Greenpeace study

Features The latest guide reveals that handset makers still lead the chart, but introducing green elements throughout devices will take several years. Read story »

09/09/09, the return of the Beatles?

Crave On September 9, the Beatles will release their entire catalog, digitally re-mastered for the first time, on CD. The same day, The Beatles: Rock Band will be released, and there is ... Read story »

Honey, I blew a hundred grand on a virtual property

Crave According to CNN, Jon Jacobs from Miami purchased a space station for only US$100,000 (S$170,605). But before you think this is some sort of scam (think star-naming companies), the property in ... Read story »

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