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Music 2.0, SellaBand Innovates the Industry
2008-01-27 04:52:00 Feel like your band is too good for the street corner, but not quite ready to hit the studio on your own? Well, the world wide web combines reality and fantasy once more. SellaBand is bridging the gap between starving artist and up-and-coming star by facilitating piecemeal purchases of bands by the internet community. Not so ... More About: Music , Industry , Web 2 , The Industry
Disney Magic Has Gone Wireless
2008-01-17 09:07:00 If you take a trip to Disney World you might be lucky enough to test a new device that promises to streamline your experience. The “Disney Magic Connection” is a wireless device that plans on radically changing the way you experience the magic. It runs on a Nintendo DS and has the ability to: Give current ... More About: Technology , Wireless , Travel
Screw the Pump: The 150 MPG Extreme Hybrid
2008-01-14 15:00:00 Who likes paying $3 a gallon? Answer: no one. Least of all the producers of the new Extreme Hybrid SUV, AFS Trinity. They’ve set out to create a hybrid that will go up to 150 miles per gallon. Surprisingly the road hasn’t had too many bumps. Hybrids today use the electric portion of the car at ... More About: Technology , Screw , Pump
Power-Jacket Charges Laptops With Body Heat
2008-01-12 22:55:00 It takes a lot of energy to keep the human body warm. So why not harness that power? The Berkeley Lab at UC Berkeley plans to lace silicon nanowires into a power-jacket. The excess heat from the human body would be used to recharge portable electronic devices, such as cell-phones, PSP’s and laptops. The process being ... More About: Science , Power , Laptops , Body , Jacket
Fantasy Football Just Got Real
2008-01-08 15:00:00 I know what you’re thinking, all this online Web 2 .0 malarkey was great when it was connecting you with old girlfriends on MySpace, but what has it done for you lately? Just remember, Internet or no Internet, strength is in numbers. A fan base with an interest in a minor-league soccer team, Ebbsfleet United of Northfleet ... More About: Football , Fantasy , Real , Fantasy Football
Grow Your Skin Back, Ch-ch-ch-chia!
2008-01-05 15:00:00 Wouldn’t it be great if we could regrow skin as fast as a Chia Pet? If you’ve ever had a serious wound you know that the only way to replace the skin you’ve lost is to take it from another part of your body. Most of the time grafts are taken from the thigh and ... More About: Science , Skin , Stem Cell Research , Back , Grow
The Year 2007?s Most Popular Articles
2008-01-02 15:00:00 Hoverboards, Get ‘Em While They’re Hot: Hoverboards coming soon. Scientists figured out a way to finally make it happen. Soon frictionless nanomachines will having moving parts below your feet to propel you as far away from Biff as your heart desires. Robots Get So Small They Can Fit in Arteries: This little crab-like device was ... More About: Articles , Popular , Year , Pula
Sleep Replacement Drug: Snort the Night Away
2007-12-31 19:00:00 Ever wish that you didn’t have to sleep some nights? Well, I’m one of those “lucky” people who don’t need as much sleep as the average person. That’s because I’ve had insomnia since the age of 13. Falling asleep has always been a problem. Anyone that has experienced long bouts of sleep deprivation knows that it’s ... More About: Science , Night , Sleep , Drug
Oz?s Emerald City to Become a Reality
2007-12-26 15:00:00 Move over Emerald City . It looks like the yellow brick road now leads to Moscow and ends at Crystal Island. It will be the world’s largest building, so big it will house a massive, sprawling city. Don’t get me wrong, just like any good American I know that bigger is better - but this building ... More About: Reality , Architecture
Predict the Future Without Grays Sports Almanac
2007-12-24 15:00:00 Ever wish you could get your hands on Grays Sports Almanac from Back to the Future , rise to stardom and create your own version of Biff’s casino? There is no doubt about it, predicting the future has always had big bucks riding on it. If you think your crystal ball is working well - in politics, ... More About: Web 2 , The Future , Back to the Future
Power 3,000 Homes with a Lightening Bolt
2007-12-17 15:00:00 Steven LeRoy has shocking dreams. Some may even call them electrifying. He has developed a way to harvest lightening as an alternative power source. But it seems that he isn’t the only one sizzling over his invention. Alternate Energy Holdings is out to attack his research to benefit their bottom line. After majoring in electrical engineering ... More About: Science , Power , Green , Homes , Bolt
The Hypersonic Scramjet: NY to Tokyo in 2h
2007-12-15 03:44:00 Scramjet engines would be capable of flying from New York to Tokyo in two hours. They’ve been in development for decades and governments from around the world - USA, Australia and China - are finally making them a reality. So just how fast is a scramjet? You may need a bit of comparison: A Boeing 747 cruises ... More About: Technology , Scramjet , Cram
Underwater Hotel: Sleeping with the Fishes
2007-12-12 17:00:00 When you picture your perfect seaborne vacation it probably didn’t look as permanent as hanging out with Luca Debrazi. But if you’re dieing for the experience, between cement shoes and $10k a night, I’d take a room at the Hydropolis Underwater Hotel any day. The idea of building a hotel set in the deep blue isn’t ... More About: Travel , Architecture , Sleeping
Can Researchers Read Your Mind?
2007-12-10 15:00:00 Armed with a headset that can sense breathing patterns, heart rate, blink rate, temperature and motion, San Fransisco based Emsense says it has your thoughts down to a science. Their technology centers around an electroencephalography sensor (EEG) on the forehead and an algorithm that has been built upon three years of market research. Metrics are analyzed ... More About: Science , Business , Read , Mind
New Microwave Gun Puts an End to Car Chases
2007-12-05 18:00:00 Growing up in Southern California you see a lot of car chases on TV. They’re a sick sort of tradition, with an interruption to regularly scheduled programming and friends gathering around to watch. It’s the equivalent of LA’s NASCAR, the fans are looking for a wreck. The problem is they put lives at risk and ... More About: Technology , Lasers , Microwave , Hase
Black Boxes & Big Brother - Innovation Gone Wrong
2007-12-03 15:00:00 Put this harmless black box in your vehicle, U.K. insurer Norwich Union says, and we’ll lower your insurance rates. You might as well drive over your personal rights while you’re at it. By developing an advanced tracking system, Norwich intends to reward its best drivers with rate cuts. It factors in route, time of day, braking ... More About: Big Brother , Consumer , Innovation , Black , Wrong
November 2007?s Most Popular Articles
2007-12-01 20:37:00 House of the Future Flexes in its Off-Grid Glory: It’s the self-sustaining home of the future, on steroids. And all along you thought going green was for design challenged weenies? Flying Dragonfly Spies Go Everywhere Insects Can: Spy camera that is as small as an actual dragonfly. This self-stabilizing marvel can fly 30mph for 15 minutes, ... More About: Articles , Popular , November , November 2007 , Pula
A Robot Slave to Do All Your Menial Tasks
2007-11-28 18:51:00 Who doesn’t want a robot to clean the house, put the dishes back in the cupboard, feed the pets and clear a cluttered table? Those types of life sucking chores are the exact reason we always dream of having the little guys around in the first place. The problem with robots is that we are always ... More About: Technology , Robot , Tasks , Slave , Task
Bionic Man Becomes Reality with Exoskeleton
2007-11-26 15:00:00 In 2001 fourteen companies were bidding to make the first functional exoskeleton for the army. Now the hybrid man-machine has become a reality. I can hear it now, “We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better…stronger…faster.” ; Salt Lake City based Sarcos is well known as the creators ... More About: Technology , Reality , Bionic , Exoskeleton , Ality
Scan Your DNA to Find Out What Makes You Tick
2007-11-23 15:00:00 For the first time in history a company will be able to scan your DNA and tell you the history of your cells, where you’ve been for the past billion years and where your genetic future is going. 23andMe, a silicon valley startup with links to Google offers you the chance to shell out $999 ... More About: Science , Consumer , Find , Scan , Medical Research
The Resurgence of Supersonic Air Travel
2007-11-21 15:00:00 The death of supersonic air travel baffled me. In a world with unlimited capabilities and exponential advances in technology, the Concorde still used 1960’s technology. Then one day in 2003 it was retired and since there have been no commercial flights over Mach 1. Aerion, a private US based company plans to remedy that. Their supersonic ... More About: Technology , Travel , Air Travel , Urge
Lending Person-to-Person Helps You Beat the S&P
2007-11-19 15:00:00 Anyone would be weary to lend $50 to a stranger on the street, so why should you do it over the web? That’s because the numbers at Prosper.com, the first person-to-person lending marketplace in the US, have proven to be quite lucrative. The website came to my attention after it was mentioned by commenter Drew Smith ... More About: Economics , Credit Cards , Person , Beat , Lending
Tattoo Design Evolves with 3-D Previews
2007-11-16 15:00:00 Taking the risk out of getting a bad tattoo is a difficult proposition. Complicated designs are becoming commonplace for tattoo artists. Yet even the masters have trouble with work that has extra sharp details. Not to mention that you never know how it will turn out until it’s completed. That was a problem for Loïc Zimmerman, ... More About: Design , Tattoo
House of the Future Flexes in its Off-Grid Glory
2007-11-14 15:00:00 It’s the self-sustaining home of the future, on steroids. And all along you thought going green was for design challenged weenies? The zeroHouse by Scott Specht is futuristic architecture that laughs in the face of ‘the man.’ This setup is made to work completely off the grid. It generates all of it’s own power by means ... More About: Future , The Future , Grid , Glory
Mind Controlled Brain Machine Implants
2007-11-12 15:00:00 Microchips in your head? It’s nothing to panic over, brain machine interfaces have been around for a while now. They are slowly beginning to fulfill their role as a functional tool for people with disabilities. With them, patients are able to move a computer cursor, move their wheelchair or jerkily pinch at something with a ... More About: Science , Machine , Mind , Brain , Implants
Lightsabers and Opera Singers to Cure AIDS?
2007-11-07 19:03:00 We’re all so excited to see lasers used as light sabers instead of key chain pointers. The gap between the two may actually prove to unite us against a common enemy. No, it’s not the Sith. Viruses and diseases are being targeted by groundbreaking laser research. Currently, lasers can cause more harm than good, sometimes destroying ... More About: Science , Lasers , Opera , Singers , Cure
1,000 Year Forest Clock, a Monument to Change
2007-11-05 15:00:00 Time is fleeting, especially in the span of 1,000 years. How would you convey the passage of time over ten generations as an art piece? Greg Blonder, the former Bell Labs chief scientist has an inventive and elegant solution. TiWalkMe is a concept design that would have a forest planted along a ribbon of land in ... More About: Clock , Change , Forest , Year , Chang
Dragonfly Spy Cameras Go Everywhere Insects Can
2007-11-02 16:38:00 As if insects weren’t bad enough already. Now you’re going to have to keep an eye on more than just the ones that bite. That’s because the day has finally come, the DelFly II, developed by the Delft University of Technology is a dragonfly and a spy camera all rolled into one. This little critter ... More About: Insects , Cameras , Dragonfly , Drago
New Device Brings Virtual Sight to the Blind
2007-10-31 15:00:00 Braille, in its original form, has been helping the blind read since 1821. It’s static, plain and unmoving. Sounds like it’s also time for a change. A blend of technologies from the National Institute for Standards and Technology hopes to push the threshold of reading to seeing by incorporating images and simple animations. A computer translates ... More About: Virtual , Device , Blind , Sight
October 2007 Most Popular Articles
More articles from this author:2007-10-30 03:18:00 Isengard Desert Tower Will Make Its Own Energy: The Burj Al-Taqa Energy Tower in the Middle East will produce zero emissions by generating all its power from the sun, wind and water. Suzuki Unveils the Jetsons Car Inside a Car: The next generation in fuel efficiency and sustainable mobility, a pod inside a larger vehicle. Better ... More About: Articles , Popular , October 2007 , October , Pula 1, 2, 3 |
