Tech Talk

Diptarup Chakrabroti Principal Research Analyst at Gartner talks about the future of touch-enabled devices and why enterprises will be slow in adopting such devices. He also talks about the future of touch input for vertical applications and the market for applications and solutions that leverage on touchscreen devices for the education sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reza Rezali, a gadget fan and CEO of mobile application developer Terato Tech gives his review of Apple’s latest product, iPad. He also talks about the similarities and differences in the development platform for the iPad and iPhone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loo Yew Ming, Head of Digital ASEAN at Universal Music Group International talks about the challenges the local recording industry face with digital music and why there aren’t more digital music services in Malaysia. He also talks about the possible business models for digital music that may work locally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loo Yew Ming, Head of Digital ASEAN at Universal Music Group International talks about the challenges the local recording industry face with digital music and why there aren’t more digital music services in Malaysia. He also talks about the possible business models for digital music that may work locally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Science Fiction movies, TV shows and books inspiring modern day technology? Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com gives examples of Sci-Fi influenced devices that we are seeing in use today and how much of what is real today is borrowed from popular shows like Star Trek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twiggy Lo, Principal Research Analyst at Gartner Research explains how companies should look at setting the destination, auditing the current situation and mapping the journey as key steps to take before creating a Customer Relationship Management strategy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Amiruddin Hisan, Director of the Telehealth Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia provides a status update on Malaysia’s Telehealth programme. Dr Amiruddin also talks about the challenges of implementing a full health IT platform, with services and applications to serve Malaysians.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Niran Noor, Vice Chairman of the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance and Vice President of Branding and Marketing, MDeC gives insights into the MSC APICTA awards as well as the opportunities that Malaysia can leverage on to improve innovation levels.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elias Bizannes, Creator of the StartUp Bus talks about how he arrived at the idea of getting a group of entrepreneurs on board a bus to conceive, build and launch 6 technology start-ups within 48 hours.  Bizannes shares winning technology start-up ideas as well as the challenges of pulling such an event together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com sheds light on the latest war of words between Rupert Murdoch and his view that Google is using third party content for its own gain. This in turn starves content owners of income that should rightfully be flowing to them and their online properties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clay Ward, co-founder of ProcrasDonate.com talks about the site he created that allows users to pledge how much they would like to donate to charity based on the number of hours that they have wasted online each day.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are games and real life starting to collide in unique ways? That’s what Jesse Schell, Assistant Professor of Entertainment Technolog at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO of Schell Games predicts. Jesse talks about his presentation at the recent DICE summit where he predicts a future where life is permeated by a pervasive rewards system like in the games we play.  See omnystud...

As the number of devices now connecting to the Internet increase, there is a pressing need to look at the next general of IP addressing structure, IPv6. Yong Yaw Eng, Technical Expert at .my Domain Registry (sole administrator for web addresses that end with .my in Malaysia) provides an update on the current situation with IPv4 usage and the status of IPv6 adoption in Malaysia. Yong Yaw...

Matt Armitage from kulturpop.com discusses what the fuss is all about with Chatroulette.com, the latest phenomenon that is gripping the social networks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Robyn Guymer, head of the Macular Research Unit at the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne and a team member of Bionic Vision Australia (BVA) explains what exactly is BVA’s latest breakthrough, the Bionic Eye, and the potential impact that it will have on the lives of people with degenerative eye disease.   S...

Dr Abdul Rahman Awang, Director in the Division of Hazardous Substances, Department of Environment explains what constitutes as electronic waste (e-waste) and what are the various ways which individuals and organisations can dispose of these ethically. Dr Abdul Rahman also talks about the various facilities and efforts that are being put in place in Malaysia to process and discard e-waste.  ...

Eu Hong Chew, CEO of I-Berhad shares his plans for the company’s 72 acre high tech development in the city of Shah Alam.  Positioned as a technology city, i-City is said to be a technopreneur’s dream city with the latest and fastest technology infrastructure. Eu Hong Chew also shares more information on the recent partnership with Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play Tech Centre a...

Arlene Harris, creator and founder of Jitterbug talks about the company's simplified mobile handset and wireless service targeted at baby boomers and the elderly. Arlene also explains how Jitterbug's LiveNurse and Wellness Care service work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Armitage from kulturepop.com talks about the business of ergonomics design and its impact on work related injuries. Matt also shares some of the available solutions in the market that aim to promote a better and more healthy working environment in the office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Ganesh Kumar Bangah, Group CEO of Friendster and Co-Founder, President & CEO of  MOL AccessPortal Berhad shares his plans to leverage on on MOL's platform to bring Friendster forward as a regional player in the social networking and gaming arena. Ganesh Kumar also talks about the opportunities for offering value added services through its links with its sister companies in the Berj...

Sebastian Barros from Ericsson Malaysia talks about the new services that can be introduced with high speed broadband and the other service components that operators in Malaysia and globally can bundle as part of their data package. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Meisen, founder of the Global Energy Network Institute talks about the basic premise of the GENI.org project and explains what is stopping global leaders from embracing a sustainable global energy strategy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Malaysian physican who prefers to be known as Palmdoc talks about the risks of self diagnosis on the Internet and where to go for the reputable health information. Palmdoc has over 25 years of medical experience and an avid user of information technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahmad Zairin Ismail, COO of Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (Malaysia Energy Centre) provides an overview on the Green Technology Financing Scheme and also talks about the potential projects that can be developed around green technology. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan Puah, Managing Director and K. Senthil Vaasan, Director of SecureIT provide an update on the status of Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Bill, effects of data leakages and the areas that organisations should look to properly dispose data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.