During the ongoing Ceatec electronics trade show in Tokyo, Docomo revealed their latest invention: the augmented reality headmounted device (HMD) that will be available for the visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The HMD will be supported by character recognition technology, which will immediately translate foreign signs and texts into the wearer’s native language.
The device recognises characters in Japanese, Chinese, English, and Korean. stated that this invention may be particularly useful for the foreign tourists who visit the most popular destinations in Japan, where translated menus are quite hard to find.
The HMD is also provided by an application that enables the wearer to turn any flat surfaces into a touch screen when they wear a finger ring, it will show icons that is only visible to the wearer. It will also supported by a facial recognition software to help the wearer identify the name and job title of the people they meet.
According to the reviews, this Docomo HMD is a potential competitor to the previously released Google Glass. According to The Telegraph, there was a study in June which show that 20 percent of 4,000 respondents think that the glasses should be banned completely due to privacy concerns.
I think some features that offered on this augmented HMD will be very useful in the future. The translation feature, for example will be helpful for those who like to travel to foreign places, it will help them to understand the native language of the place they visit and will minimize the chance of misunderstanding the texts.
But I think the facial recognition feature may be a bit disturbing for some people, since not everyone likes to have their identities acquired easily by random people. It also could be misused by irresponsible people to threaten another people.
However, it’s us who determine whether this invention will be helpful or not. It depends on how we use it and our awareness of the risks and consequences of using any kind of technology but I’m quite sure that the development of the augmented reality HMD will be highly anticipated.
This Saturday, is proud to bring to you our very first live - a program that aims to showcase musical talents.
For this upcoming installment, we are honored to feature performances of two artists, and .
The solo project of Tatsuya Yoshida, a musician and composer from Tokyo’s underground experimental art scene. Living up to his name as the ‘indisputable master drummer of the Japanese Underground’, Yoshida performs with only a drum kit, sampler and microphone to churn out well timed and intricate drum compositions.
The solo project of Aryo Adhianto, one half of Space System (Spacerec.). Not only being well known in the music circles for his musical expertise, with an extensive music knowledge and musical skills, he’s also the Chief Editor of ‘Listen to the World” (www.listentotheworld.net). In A Fine Tuning Creation, Adhianto will be displaying his musical prowess solely through the use of a keyboard.
We invite you to be part of this special performance, where Ruins Alone and A Fine Tuning Creation will be staging 30-minute sets. Make sure to witness first hand the bold and progressive performance of these two talented musicians at , Kemang.
We look forward to your attendance. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at .
Dear Reader is an alternative/pop band from Johannesburg, South Africa. The band was founded back in 2006 by singer-songwriter Cherilyn MacNeil and Darryl Torr, a producer/bass player. They have released four studio albums; the first one called The Younger (2006), Replace Why with Funny (2009), Idealistic Animals (2011), and the latest one is Rivonia which was released earlier this year.
The first single of Rivonia is "Took Them Away.” The song has a powerful narrative-descriptive lyrics, along with a hint of suspense that could bring the listeners into the story that the band tries to deliver. It is also combined with African music elements that can be heard in the beat and the background choir.
The video for Took Them Away recently got featured on Vimeo Staff Picks. It was directed by Rob Savage, a young award-winning writer/director based in the UK. The video perfectly animates the lyrics of the song. It potrays a girl who is invited to play at her friend’s family farm. In the barn, she saw a Caucasian girl (her friend’s sister) hanging out with an African boy (the servant of her friend’s family). At night, she told her father what she saw earlier that day. Later she found out that her friend’s family forcibly separated their daughter and the servant and she is haunted by her guilt because she told her father.
With such a beautiful lighting and dramatic editing, the video of Took Them Away leaves an emotionally intense sensation for its watchers. Even more, the video has been nominated for the Best Music Video at the Smalls Film Festival and featured on Adam Buxton’s BUG 39 show at the BFI Southbank.
And to listen more songs of this band, please visit the band’s Soundcloud page.
If you have been following ’s series that started with after he launched , you might be familiar with this latest series. Now with the second installation of the series featuring , himself, they touched on touching on a plethora of topics, including fashion, popular culture, , people’s opinion on him, but most of all…himself. It's a compelling, funny and strangely serious watch.
To throw an impressive party during the grand launch of a hotel is no small feat. Yet, , accomplished it with aplomb. Given the amount of limited space that Kosenda Hotel is built on, it’s hard not to hold back your awe once you step into it. Perhaps that was the point, to demonstrate the hotel’s incredible feat of spatial management, even though the latter is not the only highlight of the lodging.
The night started with an intimate dinner in Waha Kitchen hosted by Ruben Kosenda, the owner of the Hotel himself. . The contemporary design of the restaurant that marries the old and new aesthetic also provides plenty of conversation starters for the guests.
However, the high-note of the night was the rooftop party held at the hotel’s The combination of discreetly achieved lighting and music was as lethal as the cocktails and wine. In addition, charming night view on the skyline of Jakarta elevated the sophisticated ambience.
No doubt, Kosenda Hotel managed to tick all the boxes effortlessly and also proves to be
In A$AP Rocky’s latest single , the Harlem mc . The video features Rocky taking Rihanna around town having a nice time, shopping and going in and out of stores. It seems what she’s doing to the mannequin shows what she wants to do with A$AP.
and Rihanna's as well, so it was only appropriate to feature her in the video as well.
in the video, mouthing acapella lyrics from his song "Murda Something”.
A figure covering his face with a skull bandana is also shown throughout the video, with the last scene taken from KIDULT’s own documentaion of tagging the word ‘ART’ in front of the Marc Jacob’s store in New York, one can conclude the figure is meant to be .
Most interestingly A$AP Rocky told BET, If we put KIDULT’s action to the equation of this video, what he is doing can be interpreted as killing fashion.
Backstage Life Bareng Grrrl Gang di Episode Kelima Vindy Ngapain?
Tahun ini Grrrl Gang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu line up di We The Fest 2019, dan Vindy diperbolehkan untuk mengikuti aktivitas mereka.
Tahun ini Grrrl Gang mendapatkan kesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu line up di We The Fest 2019, dan Vindy diperbolehkan untuk mengikuti aktivitas mereka.
Son of another Indonesian great, multi-instrumentalist-Jack Lesmana, Indra Lesmana is a child prodigy who learned how to master the keys at a young age, with his first performances done at the age of ten to an audience of hundreds and thousands, and his first album released when he was 12 years old. From child to adulthood, Indra Lesmana has dedicated his life to music.
With currently over 50 albums released, his musical endeavors are not restricted to jazz, Indra Lesmana has also released a multitude of critically acclaimed pop records, winning a BASF Award for his meaningful pop numbers. Currently busy promoting the first LLW record, LLW being his modern jazz trio with bassist-Barry Likumahuwa and drummer-Sandy Winarta, Indra Lesmana spared some time our of his busy schedule to talk to W_Music about some highlights from his three decade-long career, LLW, and leaves the viewers and aspiring musicians some words of wisdom. Enjoy!
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Invent Your Future
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