Marc Chan's Blog(SIT Telematics AY2020/21)

    Product Summary & Analysis: Samsung A51 Done by Chan Jun Wei Marc  (Student ID: 2002544) According to a recent review on PCMag (2020), the Samsung A51 phone is Samsung’s latest offering in its mid-range series of smartphones. The article claims that the A51 offers decent performance and aesthetically pleasing design. Furthermore, the article lists a decent set of cameras and a brilliant display for an affordable price as the phone’s main appeal. Priced at $399.99 USD, it is meant as a direct competitor for Apple’s similarly priced iPhone SE, as well as an alternative to Samsung’s more expensive flagship S series of smartphones. Winkleman (2020) further elaborates on the basic functions of the phone. According to his review, the A51’s main feature is a 6.5-inch OLED full-screen touchscreen display, that is narrow enough to let users utilize it with one hand. An in-screen fingerprint sensor is also located at the bottom of the display, within easy reach fo...

Dear Professor Blackstone, I am Marc Chan from TLM1010, Trimester 1, class of 2020/21. I wish to introduce myself properly as I didn't feel I did so during our first lesson. I graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2018, building upon a Higher NITEC Diploma from ITE I earned a few years prior. I found my way into Telematics, drawn by the theory of inter-machine communication that is in its definition, especially to the question as to how to achieve the art and science of effective communication between participants in the network, be they human or machine.  The question as to how to communicate effectively has been plaguing me for years, long before I've learned of Telematics. I was a Dog Handler during my time in the Army, and in order to effectively utilize our Dogs, I had to correctly interpret their emotional and physical state. Not properly understanding their emotions and needs and forcing them to carry out a task ...