Author Archives: richardykuo

iCufflinks

These cufflinks look amazing.  Basically the breathing suspend lighting pattern in a CNC machined aluminum cufflink.  Am I a fanboy for wanting them?  http://www.adafruit.com/products/379

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Picking a color for your new iPad 2

While you're all waiting to get your new iPad's (I am too!), you might be struggling with the idea of what color to get.  Contrary to what you might think, it's not just personal preference.  There are real functional differences … Continue reading

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Picking a computer to encode videos with

So let's say you just bought some sort of new Boxee box or Apple TV, and you have a lot of videos you want to watch on them.  You need to process those videos into a device friendly format, and … Continue reading

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The Walking Dead

AMC has a massive ratings hit on their hands. It's definitely well deserved.  The show itself is uncomfortable and bleak, just like you expect life in the zombie apocalypse to be.  It takes its subject matter seriously, unlike so many … Continue reading

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Gaming in stereoscopic 3D

Stereoscopic 3D is a great technology, even with all of the inherent flaws and glitches that exist in today's implementations.  But while movies are the main way most people are finding out about three dimensional viewing, in reality, gaming is a much more interesting way to … Continue reading

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Visual anomalies with stereoscopic 3D display technologies

We all know what stereoscopic 3D should look and behave like … we see it every day.  Unfortunately, this isn't how stereoscopic 3D behaves in the home today.  Here's a list of ways where the idea doesn't quite match up with reality. … Continue reading

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Types of stereoscopic 3D displays

There are many different ways to individually send an image to each of your eyes.  We talk about the different technologies that exist below.  Active shutterIn combination with a pair of powered glasses, these displays work by switching very rapidly between … Continue reading

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The complete guide to understanding stereoscopic 3D

I first got into the whole idea of stereoscopic 3D in the home when nVidia announced their 3D Vision technology back at the beginning of 2009.  I actually built a high end gaming rig and bought the special monitor and … Continue reading

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On the pursuit of happiness

I attended a talk today by Tony Hsieh of Zappos fame.  He's out plugging his new book "Delivering Happiness".  Thankfully, rather than this being a generic leadership talk, I found myself pleasantly surprised at the amount of research that Tony has … Continue reading

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Learning Circuit Design

Prior to picking up the Boxster as a real track car, I built a pretty cool setup for sim racing. I settled on using Forza Motorsport 3 with multiple Xbox 360's.  This game is neat in that it supports multiple monitors for … Continue reading

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