The IDA has shelved plans to launch a new standardised TV set top box for video on demand services from the like of Singtel, Starhub and M1. This after years of study and inviting bids for implement from all three telcos.
The thing is who needs a TV set top box when you can watch videos from youtube. bloomberg, reuters, itunes, and countless other online websites.
In fact some TV providers uses a XBox360 to provide TV or video on demand. Prehaps IDA has forgotten about IPTV. With IPTV you dont need a TV set top box. You just need any smart internet connected device with the ability to decode IPTV channels. So instead of having multiple TV set top box you have one smart device or smart tv with software to decode the various pay TV channels.
So much for the creative gunius of a bunch of engineers and regulators. A case of being to close to the forest to see the trees.
So what we really need is for someone to invent a "TV set top box" or software app to to connect all these video sources from the three incumbent telcos.
So not awarding bids to create a new TV set top box is a wise move, as this could be made obsolute overnight with IPTV and internet video.
Showing posts with label A Better Mouse Trap. Show all posts
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Could Air France Flight AF447 Flight Recorder Airplane Blackbox Be Saved With This?
It has been reported that the search for the Air France AF447 airplane blackbox is getting tougher as the power supply in the box get weaker.
Given the state of technology available to the aviation industry, could not the blackbox have been designed to be more easily locateable?
Would not a floatation device in the airplane blackbox helps to float the box upon impact on the ocean?
How about a balloon that automatically expands and fill up with gas upon impact and thus cushioning the blackbox if the crash is on land?
How about shooting out long trailing tentacles so that the blackbox can be more visible?
It seems like a paradox, but the airplane blackbox is most useful in the event of a crash. Yet not much effort has been invested in its design to make it more recoverable in the event of a air crash. More so as major improvements has been invested in the other areas of aircraft design, but its seems like the airplane blackbox has remained a black box all these years of aviation history.
Given the state of technology available to the aviation industry, could not the blackbox have been designed to be more easily locateable?
Would not a floatation device in the airplane blackbox helps to float the box upon impact on the ocean?
How about a balloon that automatically expands and fill up with gas upon impact and thus cushioning the blackbox if the crash is on land?
How about shooting out long trailing tentacles so that the blackbox can be more visible?
It seems like a paradox, but the airplane blackbox is most useful in the event of a crash. Yet not much effort has been invested in its design to make it more recoverable in the event of a air crash. More so as major improvements has been invested in the other areas of aircraft design, but its seems like the airplane blackbox has remained a black box all these years of aviation history.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
A Better Way To Catch Coackroaches
Occassionally, I get a cockroach as guest in the house. My normal reaction is to take out that can of Baygon to attack it.
Baygon is a great way to kill a cockroach ( unlucky little fella ) but you need to do it right without flooding the house with Baygon which is actually bad for humans and pets like all insecticides do.
The trick is to spray just the right amount at the belly of the cockroach, where there is no protection from its wings. Then wait a minute or two for the insecticide to take effect. Then scoop up the dead roach with some newspaper and dispose of it.
Note that I say scoop up, that is you use a piece of paper as a scoop and another as a dustpan. This avoid crushing the dead cockroach and creating an ugly mess.
However despite this efficient killing, there is still the residue smell and some residue insecticide on the floor, counter top, kitchen sink etc where ever the cockroach might be when you strike.
This problem provided insight into catching a cockroach without using insecticide but at the same time leaves little chance for the cockroach to escape. You cannot use a cockroach trap here as you can just sit around waiting for the cockroach to get into the trap.
The solution is to use a vacuum clean with a long suction hose. Remove the normal floor mop attachement and just use the hose itself. You can really attacked the cockroach from afar and suck it into the abyse of the vacuume cleaner.
An improvement would be to make an attachment that could be attached to the vaouum cleaner hose and trap the cockroach inside. This can then be removed and discarded. This would be ideal as you dont way to use an expensive vacuum cleaner dustbag just to catch a cockroach.
Watch this space for design ideas for a coackroach catcher vacuum cleaner attachement.
Baygon is a great way to kill a cockroach ( unlucky little fella ) but you need to do it right without flooding the house with Baygon which is actually bad for humans and pets like all insecticides do.
The trick is to spray just the right amount at the belly of the cockroach, where there is no protection from its wings. Then wait a minute or two for the insecticide to take effect. Then scoop up the dead roach with some newspaper and dispose of it.
Note that I say scoop up, that is you use a piece of paper as a scoop and another as a dustpan. This avoid crushing the dead cockroach and creating an ugly mess.
However despite this efficient killing, there is still the residue smell and some residue insecticide on the floor, counter top, kitchen sink etc where ever the cockroach might be when you strike.
This problem provided insight into catching a cockroach without using insecticide but at the same time leaves little chance for the cockroach to escape. You cannot use a cockroach trap here as you can just sit around waiting for the cockroach to get into the trap.
The solution is to use a vacuum clean with a long suction hose. Remove the normal floor mop attachement and just use the hose itself. You can really attacked the cockroach from afar and suck it into the abyse of the vacuume cleaner.
An improvement would be to make an attachment that could be attached to the vaouum cleaner hose and trap the cockroach inside. This can then be removed and discarded. This would be ideal as you dont way to use an expensive vacuum cleaner dustbag just to catch a cockroach.
Watch this space for design ideas for a coackroach catcher vacuum cleaner attachement.
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