Laughometer: Measuring “aH”

We know that laughter is the best medicine. And researchers at the Kansai University developed a tool to measure the quality of laughter you have, scientifically. Cool!

Yes, measuring aH not pH…

aH, according to the researchers of this Laughometer, is the laughter quantity. According to chief researcher Yoji Kimura, a Kansai University professor, 1 second of explosive laughter amounts to 5 aH.

The system distinguishes between real and fake laughter by closely monitoring the movement of the diaphragm — the thin sheet of muscle extending across the bottom of the rib cage, which separates the chest organs from those of the abdomen. According to Kimura, the diaphragm does not vibrate significantly when a person pretends to laugh, even when the person’s voice and facial expression appear genuine. On the other hand, when one laughs at something they truly find funny, the diaphragm generates 2 to 5 distinct vibrational waves per second.

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Happy Tree Friends – Blind Date

I just love this guys…

The Anatomy of Online Search Business

People are driven by information and information are driven by people. It is a two-way effort in keeping both growing and dynamic. We cannot deny the fact that we are surrounded by vast of information and we are part of that information itself.

With the current trend of technology, we have seen how information are manipulated or used. Informations may come in different forms but mostly are made available for the public use. From the traditional prints, now comes the online information retrieval and most commonly with the use of search engines (e.g. Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, etc.). Specific approach is implemented for the retrieval which is called data mining, where information are stored and retrieved in a database. The Internet community embraced this technology without hesitation and is one the most important online tool according to the Forbes.com Best of The Web Directory.
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Icebreaker: Something to do…

While we had our Technopreneurship class last Monday, Ma’am Mau introduced an icebreaker in between class discussions about the 6 Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono that we may apply in a group discussion for a business meeting.

The instruction for the icebreaker is:

Try it and you’ll surely have fun. Hehehe.

{ Thanks to Nikki for the forwarded image }

Mobile World Congress ’08 Update: Unveiling NVIDIA’s APX 2500

At the Mobile World Congress 2008 held at Barcelona, the show-off of mobile devices and gadgets is not yet over. Too many new products where introduced in the said event and gadget enthusiasts are clamoring for more! And it gets more exciting because today is the last day…

One of the mobile devices unveiled during the congress is the NVIDIA’s APX 2500. NVIDIA Corp., a leader in visual computing technology, announced APX 2500 which is an applications processor to deliver 3D user interfaces and rich video quality for HD video for Windows Mobile phones or Smartphones.

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