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Issue: December 09, 2006 (Archive)

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Platform for the stars Mainlanders get a taste of Hong Kong's entertainment, fashion and lifestyle scene with the new interactive platform Iconhere. Among the attractions are Hong Kong's first 3D music video featuring singer Joey Yung Cho-yee, and behind-the-scenes footage of the production of Chrissie Chau Sau-na's 3D photo album. Open era comes to iTunes The Hong Kong Open University has launched its own podcast site on iTunes U, the educational section of Apple's popular online music store, allowing anyone to download the lectures and talks posted on the site for free. Dizzy heights The chair starts spinning. And as it spins, a three-year-old boy, Casey, wearing cool goggles, watches lights that seem to travel with him as he sits and twirls in a darkened chamber atop his mother's lap. Heidi Brandl has a routine to keep her son engaged during these 45-minute therapy sessions. When the "disco ball light" goes on, projecting pinpoints of light on the wall, they name and "shoot" the stars. "You're like a space commander!" she tells Casey. Social gaming bringing people together again The most used function on Angela Shields' iPhone is not the phone. Or e-mail. Or the web browser. It's a game called Words With Friends, and she taps it open more than 10 times a day. Asking for it Matthias Hendrichs was excited when he relocated to Hong Kong just over four years ago. His new job required him to travel around Asia and he enjoyed exploring the nearby countries. Mirror image Japanese researchers have developed a humanoid robot that can laugh and smile as it mimics a person's facial expressions. Living doll Paige Gabriele loved her dolls - once. At eight, however, the girl has abandoned them. Barbie gets slim face time, and the single American Girl doll, a gift from her grandmother, sits on her bureau - untouched. Meet Dr Robot Three robots - no waiting. It could be the slogan of South Miami Hospital, where 19 surgeons will perform more than 1,000 robotic surgeries this year. Since its program began in 2007, the hospital has become one of the world's busiest centers for surgeries using the robots, called da Vinci Surgical Systems. Breakthrough scope Materials scientists dream of one day being able to place a sample of unknown substance under a microscope and name individual atoms and the structure they form. Comics get digital boost Jon Goldwater is propelling the family business into the 21st century. That business is the 70-year-old Archie Comics. Goldwater's father, John, helped found the company, and his brother, Richard, rose to president and copublisher before his death in 2007.

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