Technology
Socket To Me - The Old Power Bar With A Twist
by Doug Bonderud
A product to solve common conundrums, the Socket Sense lets power bars actually connect multiple devices. How electric.
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Add new comment QR Codes To The Rescue In The Gulf To Address The BP Oil Spill
by Ron Callari
While Quick Response (QR) Codes still have a long way to go in gaining
traction in the US, the BP Oil Spill may be the right catalyst to
introduce this technology to more and more folks who own smartphones.
1 comment The $49 Kindle Was The Only Question Not Asked By Charlie Rose
by Ron Callari
Today, there are virtually hundreds of blogs that have surfaced since last night's interview of Jeff Bezos by Charlie Rose.
It was the first news of Amazon's recent launch of their new WiFi and
Kindle 3G iterations, and an interesting choice of a TV show to make the
announcement. However while Rose's intelligent and pointed Q & A
was targeted, it did omit one burning question: What about a $49 Kindle?
Portable Watermelon Cooler Keeps Your Cantaloupes Perfectly Chilled
by Steve Levenstein
Got melon, will travel? Now you can keep your watermelon chilled to just the right temperature while you're out & about!
Self Driven Solar Powered Vehicle on Green Journey From Italy to China
by Gloria Campos
Watch out! The Artificial Vision and Intelligent Systems Laboratory (VisLab) of Italy's Parma University has designed solar powered vehicles that can travel without a driver. They are planning to set a new worldwide milestone in the field of Vehicular Robotics from Parma, Italy to Shanghai, China, with the vehicles.
What Happens When You're On The Same Wavelength - And When You're Not
by T Goodman
You seem to feel it instinctively when you and another person are on the 'same wavelength,' and equally so when the two of you are on completely different wavelengths. Now, with new advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientists at Princeton University have tested some of the theories that others have suggested for just what happens in the brain when people are on the same wavelength.
New Solution For Tooth Decay: Just Grow A New Tooth
by T Goodman
The main treatment for cavities - drill and fill - has given the dental
profession a bad rep. Ask people what they hate to do most, and I bet
half of them will say "Going to the dentist." But now, French researchers at the National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Paris have developed a painless and simple method
that could very soon put an end to fillings. You know - Novocaine,
water, air, drilling, sore mouth, and chemical taste?
Electrolux Design Lab Finalists: 8 Brilliant Designs For The Space Age
by Toby
For the last few years, the Electrolux Design Lab has called for student design submissions that prepare for the 'space age.' This isn't the outer space age, it's the interior space age, ones that millions of people are predicted to inhabit by the year 2050.
Social Media To Allow Ask.com Users To Ask More Soul-Searching Questions
by Ron Callari
Asking a search engine a question doesn't always surface exactly what a
online searcher is looking for. Just ask Ask.com. They have been trying
to answer that question for almost 15 years. Overshadowed by today's
search giant Google, even the mightiest in land has not been able to
devise an algorithm that actually answers a question with the most
accurate search results.
Sniffing Device Is Major Development For Severely Disabled Persons
by T Goodman
A sniffing device developed by Israeli researchers is probably the best invention to restore motor and communication functions that severely disabled persons ever thought would come about.
Social Media Goes GTL With Jersey Shore Facebook Game & iPhone App
by Ron Callari
Love them or hate them, MTV is utilizing social media to promote the second season of its reality hit TV show, Jersey Shore.
This week, the network is hyping the much anticipated return of the
guidos and guidettes with a Facebook game and an iPhone app.
Zaha Hadid's Design For The Hague's Cutural Center Is A Finalist
by Toby
Yes, I know it looks like a pile of
ventilated soft paper dinner napkins in this photo, but in the images
of the city, The Hague, Zaha Hadid's vision of The Hague's Dance and Music Center, looks like a huge
pile of napkins with space and light between the layers. And you have
to love it. Because it will symbolize a period in the illustrious, prolific
life-work of perhaps the most famous architect in the world right now.
Google's Android Phones In China Could Become Google-less
by Ron Callari
As ironic as it sounds, Baidu - China's number one search engine is
negotiating with smartphone manufacturers to pull the ultimate coup -
replace Google Search with Baidu Search on all Google Android phones
in the country.
Biomimetics Of Caterpillar May Lead To New, More Flexible Robots
by T Goodman
Tufts University researchers have developed an elegant understanding of the biomechanics of the Manduca sexta caterpillar that, hopefully, will lead to a revolution in robot biomechanics - a flexible, crawling robot.
Social Media Reveal For 2011 Ford Explorer Does Not Connect The Dots
by Ron Callari
At 7:40AM EDT on July 26, the Ford Motor company introduced a major
departure in unveiling a new car with the launch of the 2011 Ford
Explorer on Facebook.
Departing from the "Mad Men" Days of traditional advertising and
revealing a new car on the floor of an Auto Show, Ford chose Social Media
to motivate buyers.
Tabnabbing, A Hacker's Latest Phishing Expedition
by Ron Callari
How many of us leave a half-dozen or so tabs open in our browser
throughout the course of the day? Apparently this is the new breeding
ground for hackers to lie in wait. The latest malware to hit the digital
airways is called 'tabnabbing' and it seizes on an opportunity to steal
passwords when users log-in to email or banking accounts, and leave the tabs open for a period of time.
Does Social Media's First President Need To Go Back To The Well In 2010?
by Ron Callari
The presidents who have navigated and adapted to new technologies during
their campaigns and while in office have helped distinguish these
successful U.S. leaders. From FDR to JFK to Obama, each
embraced new mediums that gave them a greater opportunity to communicate with
their voting constituencies in more meaningful ways.
Robots Now Eat And Poop - Apocalypse Cannot Be Far Behind
by Doug Bonderud
The UK's Bristol Robotics Lab has been working tirelessly since 2002 to create robots that are capable of the most important human of feats - eating food for energy and pooping it out.
Social Media Asked To Do The Queen Of England's Bidding
by Ron Callari
While many a world leader has embraced social media over the course of
the last few years, the Windsors at Buckingham Palace seemed to be the
last hold-outs. With Russia's president Dmitry
Medvedev and even dictators like Hugo
Chavez having joined the social networking rank and file, Queen
Elizabeth and her clan appeared to still be living in the 20th Century
devoid of a tweet or an avatar. Apparently someone tipped off the
monarchy ...
Social Media Leads In Nation-Building Like The Mouse That Roared?
by Ron Callari
While the debate on privacy continues to
rage on at home and abroad, it has not hindered Facebook from scaling to a half
billion users this past week. With only China and India's populations
larger, Facebook is the
third largest 'nation' in the world? But with no land to defend and a
citizenry not bound by any government, how could a social network rank
third in followers globally?
