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CeBIT Innovation Award 2013 “Young Innovator” for Swoozy (Semantic TV System)
CeBIT Innovation Award 2013 “Young Innovator” for Swoozy (Semantic TV System)
March 6, 2013

Dear readers, I’m very proud and happy to announce that I won a CeBit Innovation Award (www.cebitaward.de) in the category Young innovator with the new semantic TV system named Swoozy (www.swoozy.net).

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cebit
CeBit 2013
gesture based
innovation award
intelligent tv systems
semantic technology
semantic television
semantic tv
semantic web
smart tv
Video game review: Lego Lord Of The Rings (PS3 version)
Video game review: Lego Lord Of The Rings (PS3 version)
January 2, 2013

If you know Middle Earth better than London’s underground map then you are a real Lord Of The Rings fan. I must say I was kind of skeptical when receiving a copy of the video game Lego Lord Of The Rings. How would a combination of Lord Of The Ri Read more>>

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frodo
gandalf
lego
lord of the rings
middle earth
playstation 3
ps3
review
the lord of the rings
tom bombadil
Cars in Music Videoclips: best-of cars and stunts in famous videoclips
Cars in Music Videoclips: best-of cars and stunts in famous videoclips
November 1, 2012

Baby you can drive my car”… When the Beatles sung this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ts2U1mkfz4) it was clear: music hits are closely linked to man’s best wheeled f Read more>>

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bad girls
bentley
bmw
camaro
cars
chris martin
coldplay
cosmic girl
david guetta
f1
Unity 3D WebCamTexture rotation problem with Android – How to rotate the camera picture ?
Unity 3D WebCamTexture rotation problem with Android – How to rotate the camera picture ?
August 21, 2012

I read that a lot of people are having problems with the Unity Read more>>

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3d
Android
camera
can't rotate
flip
flipped
how to rotate
iphone
problem
rotation
Summer of music – The best of music and sound tracks – Olympic Games London 2012 and Euro 2012
Summer of music – The best of music and sound tracks – Olympic Games London 2012 and Euro 2012
August 19, 2012

This summer was huge for music fans. Here is my selection of the best songs and tracks played this summer during the two major sport events: EURO 2012 and the 2012 Summer Ol Read more>>

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2012
beady eye
calibans dream
chemical brothers
david holmes
euro
fat boy slim
invicible
london 2012
Music
DIY: Install AUX IN Cable for Volkswagen RCD 210 RCD 310 car radio (for Polo/Golf/ Seat Ibiza)
DIY: Install AUX IN Cable for Volkswagen RCD 210 RCD 310 car radio (for Polo/Golf/ Seat Ibiza)
July 21, 2012

In this tutorial I will explain all the steps to extract your RCD 210 (will also work for RCD 310) car radio system in order to plug a AUX-IN cable so that you can liste Read more>>

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activation
aux
aux in
cable
car
car radio
golf
installation
iphone
jack
Unity GPS plugin development tutorial: building a Android plugin for Unity with Eclipse and Ant
Unity GPS plugin development tutorial: building a Android plugin for Unity with Eclipse and Ant
April 28, 2012

[This entry was updated in Feb 11, 2015 ] [Initial post date: Apr 28, 2012] This tutorial is about creating and compiling your own Unity GPS Plugin for Android. I Read more>>

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Android
android speed
ant
ant script
c#
eclipse
gps
gps plugin
Input.location
integration
Présidentielles 2012: Les professions de foi des candidats
Présidentielles 2012: Les professions de foi des candidats
April 18, 2012

La présidentielle 2012 se déroulera en France d’ici quelques jours et les premières professions de foi des candidats sont arrivées dans nos boîtes aux lettres. Ce Read more>>

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Eva Joly
François Bayrou
François Hollande
Jacques Cheminade
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Marine Le Pen
Nathalie Arthaud
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
Nicolas Sarkozy
Philippe Poutou
DIY: How to repair your PlayStation 3 disc tray when the drive is blocked
DIY: How to repair your PlayStation 3 disc tray when the drive is blocked
February 25, 2012

Last day I wanted to insert one of my favorite games in the PlayStation 3 (fat edition) and bam: the disc can’t be inserted no more. What a huge deception, I firstly thought that there was already a disc in the console and pressed several times Read more>>

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blocked disc
blu-ray player
can't insert
deck
diy
drive
insertion problem
optical drive
playstation 3
playstation 3 fat
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amazon
ad
How to export from Blender to Unity 3D with textures
How to export from Blender to Unity 3D with textures
January 3, 2012

Believe me or not Unity 3D will be the next hype in the indie game industry and once you have discovered this tool and exported your 3D scenes to your iPhone, Android or even Flash (thanks to the new Molehill support) you will understand why. Read more>>

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3d
3d engine
autodesk
blender
blender 2.5
conversion
engine
export
fbx
fbx converter
New BMW prototype / development mule “Erlkönig” spotted in Munich
New BMW prototype / development mule “Erlkönig” spotted in Munich
December 29, 2011

Last time I went to Munich I’ve seen this pretty fancy painted car: two BMW cars covered with white curly patterns . Of course it was – li Read more>>

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bmw
car
erlkönig
future
mule
munich
new
prototype
serie 1
Design: Stock check 2012
Design: Stock check 2012
December 22, 2011

The stock of rare earths and precious metals are getting lower each day, due to over-consumption and new extraction techniques: our iPads, cars and mobile phones are all Read more>>

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aluminium
cadmium
copper
Design
gold
indium
phosphorus
poster
reserves
silver
How to resize the Flash Player from Flash with fscommand and C#
How to resize the Flash Player from Flash with fscommand and C#
September 25, 2011

How do you resize the Flash Player or to be more precise the width of window showing your animation? Whereas with AIR this is done with few lines, the Flash Play Read more>>

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actionscript
adobe flash player
c sharp
c#
enlarge
flash
flash player
flash projector
flash window
fscommand
Book Tip: The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless
Book Tip: The Visual Miscellaneum by David McCandless
September 24, 2011

Do you like infographics? Do you like nice designs? Do you like numbers and statistics about everything possible correlated to the most curious facts? Then the book Read more>>

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books
david mccandless
infographics
miscellaneum
nice books
visual
David Guetta – Renault Twizy ad in Where Them Girls At ft. Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida music video
David Guetta – Renault Twizy ad in Where Them Girls At ft. Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida music video
September 5, 2011

Last time I’ve watched MTV I was surprised to see this superb non-subliminal ad for the upcoming Renault Twizy in David Guetta’s Where Them Girls At music video:

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ad
car
david guetta
electric
jay-z
maybach
Music
renault
subliminal
twizy
Convert FLV to MP3 with FFMpeg
Convert FLV to MP3 with FFMpeg
September 5, 2011

This is perhaps one of the most frequently asked questions on the web: you’ve downloaded a nice FLV (let me guess, from YouTube 😉 ) and you want to convert it into a M Read more>>

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batch
batch conversion
batch windows
convert
convert flv to mp3
ffmpeg
flv
how to
itunes
mp3
[Weblife]: Forza Motorsport 4 – Hockenheim Making Of
[Weblife]: Forza Motorsport 4 – Hockenheim Making Of
August 18, 2011

Have you ever asked yourself, how game circuits are realized? The crew of Turn 10 shows us some details about the development of the upcoming Forza Motorsport 4 racin Read more>>

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circuit
forza motorsport 4
gps
hockenheim
racing
simulation
track
turn 10
Using min3D for Android – Q&A session: Common texture issues and Blender import
Using min3D for Android – Q&A session: Common texture issues and Blender import
August 12, 2011
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3d
3d model
Android
blender
export
how to
import
min3d
obj
open gl
How to compile with AIR 2.7 with Flash CS 5 for iOS development with ADT Helper
How to compile with AIR 2.7 with Flash CS 5 for iOS development with ADT Helper
July 24, 2011

There is a lot of hype around the huge performance jump of AIR 2.7 towards AIR 2.5 when publishing for iOS and of course everybody wants to test it. Most of you have read Read more>>

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adt
adt helper
air
air 2.7
apple
cs 5.5
cs5
flash
iOS
ipa
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amazon
ad
Tutorial: Load a 3D OBJ model with min3D for Android
Tutorial: Load a 3D OBJ model with min3D for Android
June 23, 2011

When you want to visualize 3D content on Android phones you have several solutions and frameworks. While using Actionscript with Away3D (with GPU activated in AIR) might be the quickest solution to display low polygon models, what should you do when you want to integrate a more complex 3D view in an existing Android Java app? Read more>>

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3d
3dvia
Android
face
framework
min3d
Mobile
obj
open gl
tutorial
Load a MD5 model with Away3D Broomstick and Molehill (aka Stage3D) for Flash
Load a MD5 model with Away3D Broomstick and Molehill (aka Stage3D) for Flash
June 11, 2011

Molehill aka Stage3D will be the next revolution for Flash and AIR. The new Adobe Flash Player will fully support 3D by allowing developers to use a set of low-level GP Read more>>

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3d
3d model
actionscript
AssetLibrary
away
away 3d
away3d
broomstick
flash
flex
Check your air quality with the interactive European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register map
Check your air quality with the interactive European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register map
June 5, 2011

“[…] Every time I breathe… Read more>>

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detrimental effects
ecology
emissions
environment
eprtr
europe
european pollutant release and transfer register
exhaust fumes
impact on the environment
industry
Calisto – a new terminal for Web 3.0 and the Internet of Services
Calisto – a new terminal for Web 3.0 and the Internet of Services
June 2, 2011

Simon Bergweiler and myself decided to continue our research in the field of interaction with the Internet of Services. The result is Calisto, a 40’’ multitouch terminal that can be used either over touch interactions or by speech. What’s pr Read more>>

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actionscript
advanti lab
air
Android
annotations
app
calisto
comet system
dfki
flash
Review: Metronome Plus for iOS
Review: Metronome Plus for iOS
May 23, 2011

Tick-tock, tick-tock: millions of musicians are following this sound every day. You guess it; the metronome is the musician’s best fri Read more>>

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app
application
iPad
iphone
Metronome
Metronome Plus
Music
tempo
[Weblife] : Lego Technic Ball Sorting Machine
[Weblife] : Lego Technic Ball Sorting Machine
April 25, 2011

This is the most spectacular and technical Lego construction I’ve ever seen on YouTube. Made with thousands of Lego Technic parts, this construction will mix and sort balls in a very particular manner. Read more>>

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balls
lego
lego technic
video
Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers
Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers
April 25, 2011

This video is not completely new but very funny to watch and to listen to. I would never have tought that a house, a bathroom or a kitchen can be turned into a “musical room” 🙂 A really must have seen ! By the way the artists are : Ola Simonsson, Johannes Stjarne Nilsson from Sweden Read more>>

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Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers
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