Month: February 2007
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Karawan: Take a train, from Berlin to Tehran and blog, vlog and podcast
What happens when you put a Swiss/Italian social activist and German/Jordanian political scientist/journalist on a train from Berlin to Tehran, have them carry a video camera, microphone and laptops and have them blog/vlog/podcast like there’s no tomorrow. Sounds like a radical media experiment that I would be interested in. That’s why 360east and my company…
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Frayed Ends: Amazing animation short, made in Jordan
Every now and then, someone in Jordan comes out with a creative breakthrough that takes us all by surprise. Frayed Ends is such a moment. It’s a five minute animated short movie (I would rate it R by the way) that represents a voyeuristic view into the life of an extremely depressed young man. Frayed…
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Hello: Apple’s iPhone Oscar night commercial
A very appropriate and effective TV commercial for the iPhone. This was screened during yesterday’s Oscar night. You can see it in a higher resolution on Apple’s homepage too. Read these related posts on 360east: Apples and Oranges: what Jordanian iPhone rumors did YOU hear? Apple’s Europe/Middle East pricing policy STINKS iPhone Jordan launch REALLY…
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So, do you consider yourself rich or poor? Get an immediate answer!
A while back we had a lively discussion about the ‘death of the Jordanian middle class’ (here and here). A lot was said about the definition of rich, poor and ‘middle class’.. So now, there is a a site called the Global Rich List, which can be used by everyone to see how rich, or…
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Think (very) Small: Tiny houses
If you like things small, then read this New York Times story. And check out the audio slideshow that comes with it. [via: Signal vs. Noise]
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Apple and Cisco end iPhone legal squabble..
Although the terms of settlement were not disclosed, it seems that both companies did not want to turn this into a legal battle. Maybe Cisco got some money out of Apple. I am sure Apple’s iPhone will be THE iPhone and everyone will forget about the Cisco iPhone (or any other previous software products called…
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Free Kareem: A dark day for Arab freedom of speech
Did you know that Egypt has solved all its economic, social and political problems? I mean we all know that there is no poverty, no corruption. All the cities are green and all people are healthy. There is only one problem: those damn bloggers! Don’t be fooled by the young age of these dangerous bloggers.…
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Islam was spread by the sword
Believe it or not, I am back in Doha, this time to speak at the US-Islamic World Forum about new media and the hopes and challenges of the ‘next generation’. If you are really interested in what’s happening at this conference you’d better check out what a serious political scientist like Abu Aardvark has to…
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SYNTAX is hiring: Senior Project Coordinator/Account Executive
People, Spread the word! SYNTAX is seeking to employ a Senior Project Coordinator. We need someone with 3-6 years of experience in project management/client management in a design company, ad agency or architectural office. This position needs someone who is VERY organized and able to take the pressure of coordinating SYNTAX’s design, branding and web…
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The Samsung F700 is the iPhone killer (or is it?)
The gadget universe is ultra excited about the just-annonced Samsung F700, revealed at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. Apple haters are falling over themselves as they see the F700 as the “answer” to Apple’s iPhone. Indeed the F700 look impressive. Touch screen. Slide out qwerty keyboard. Media player. Hi speed net access through HSDPA…
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Canadian quantum computer “unveiled”.. Canadians win race to build ’super computer’ Uk News | News | Telegraph
And it turns out to be the size of refrigerator.. A super refrigerator of course! D-wave’s quantum computer is based on super conducting circuitry (achieved by super cooling). ABC News has a story and a picture from the inside of D-Wave’s quantum computer that was unveiled today at the Computer Museum in Silicon Valley. The…
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Discovering Doha: A slide show..
I always tell friends that my destiny is to photograph Arab cities from fast moving cars between business meetings. I was in Doha recently and did a bit of that. I was lucky that I stayed in a hotel in downtown Doha, which definitely does not reflect the glitzy image people have in their heads…