Filmmaker Keith Loutit created a stunning time-lapse video with beautiful shots of the city of Singapore. The video “The Lion City II” was shot over the course of three years using “all real photos with compositing and blending of time and geography, but no CGI elements.
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Futuristic Driverless Pods in Singapore
A Dutch company 2getthere and Singaporean transportation operator SMRT announced they will be building 24-passenger electric driverless pods that are slated to run commercially by the end of the year. The third generation driverless pods uses technology known as Personal Rapid Transit. The cars are expected to be able to carry 20 passengers each and… Continue reading Futuristic Driverless Pods in Singapore
Drone Waiters in Singapore
Singapore-based Infinium Robotics created a drone waiters that are able to serve food and drinks to customer’s tables in fully autonomous mode, delivering food in a fast, safe and classy manner. The routes to each table are preprogrammed and as the chef enters the table number into the software interface. The drones will fly back… Continue reading Drone Waiters in Singapore
Incredible Time-Lapse Video Of Singapore Changi Airport
Filmmaker Milton Tan created an amazing time-lapse video of airplane takeoffs and landings at the runway of Changi International Airport in Singapore. The video took over six-month of work with a special access to a restricted runway. Check out behind the scenes photos and more on Tan’s blog. via: Laughing Squid
Batman Bin Suparman Jailed for Theft
A 23-year-old Singaporean guy with a superhero name was jailed for 33 months for his criminal actions, which included stealing his brother’s bank card and using heroin. Batman bin Suparman was caught on CCTV breaking into a billiard hall at the Depot Heights Shopping Center in Singapore on two separate occasions and stealing S$500 (£250) in total. via: Metro
New Year’s Celebrations Around the World
City skylines exploded in red, pink, green and blue around the nation as the clock struck midnight. Major cities, including Sydney, London, Dubai and Moscow have marked the start of 2013 with large fireworks displays. Among the most spectacular celebrations were ones in Sydney, which centered on the harbor bridge, and Dubai, where the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, formed the… Continue reading New Year’s Celebrations Around the World
Hamilton Scotts: $7.5 Million Sky Garage Apartments
The Hamilton Scotts is a new luxury high-rise residential apartment building in Singapore that will allow residents to park their supercars right next to their own living room. The condominium consists of 56 apartments, including 52 three-bedroom of 2,700 sq ft and two 3,200 sq ft junior penthouse. Each apartment has a parking space for… Continue reading Hamilton Scotts: $7.5 Million Sky Garage Apartments
Beautiful Kinetic Rain at Singapore’s Changi Airport
A beautiful kinetic rain sculpture inside Singapore Changi Airport, features 1,216 bronze raindrops spanning 75 square meters, making it one of the largest kinetic sculptures in the world. Its designed by Joachim Sauter‘s Berlin-based art studio ART+COM. These droplets are suspended from the ceiling on thin steel wire and controlled by small motors which move them around so they look like they’re floating in… Continue reading Beautiful Kinetic Rain at Singapore’s Changi Airport