The worthy One Laptop Per Child initiative currently at the $100 price mark gets laudable competition from India at $35 per laptop and an a target price mark below $20 and possibly even $10 in the future. The Touch screen ” device runs on a variation of Linux. It has no internal storage, but...
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They may not have the cool form factor of the TAB Trailers but this modern travel trailer is the brainchild of identical Twins Jim and John Oliver. Their vision ; a small trailer that packs in all the features of a full RV and lasts a lifetime! Constructed using aluminum, molded fiberglass shell and...
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Tags: Recreational vehicle, rv, Travel trailer
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“In the fall of 2008, EPFL + ECAL Lab tapped students from two schools in Lausanne, Switzerland—as well as California College of the Arts (CCA), in San Francisco; the Royal College of Art (RCA), in London; and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI), in Paris—to envision products keyed to the Grätzel cell’s singular...
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Tags: California College of the Arts, Electricity, Energy, green products, Michael Grätzel, Renewable energy, Royal College of Art, Solar cell
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“Researchers at Toshiba’s U.K. facility have come up with a relatively simple yet highly accurate 3D modeling method, Silicon.com reports. The human face is particularly problematic when it comes to 3D modeling; it was one of the finer points upon which James Cameron expended hefty resources for “Avatar.” “Toshiba’s model involves using green, red...
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Tags: 3D modeling, Technology, Toshiba, Virtual Places
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“New ways to connect wires to nerves allow artificial messages to be injected to selectively control muscles just as if the signal had originated in the brain. Limbs that might otherwise never again be controlled by their owners can be brought back to life. The potential of this approach was demonstrated in 2006 when...
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Tags: Brain, Muscle, Nerve, Neurological Disorders, neurostep, neurostream, Neurotechnology, Paralysis
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HOMB Prefab Configuration Video ‘HOMB‘s layouts are made up of 100 sq ft triangular modules that can be configured and expanded in any way you can imagine. Exterior choices are natural, blackened, or whitewashed cedar siding”….<More>
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Specs: Operating system – ARM Linux 2.6 CPU – Marvell PXA310(624MHz) Memory – 256MB NAND Flash, 128MB SDRAM FM Radio – Pick up your favorite FM radio stations wherever you are. Bluetooth – High speed wireless technology. Touch Screen – Easy-to-use and responsive touch screen function for smooth navigating. Full Screen View – Crystal...
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Tags: Bluetooth, FM broadcasting, gadget, Global Positioning System, gps, quad phne, QWERTY, Radio, Smartphone, Touchscreen, umpc, Wi-Fi
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Ten Laptops designed to cater to a variety of needs from the the eco-conscious to the weight watchers…. Full Article
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“The German Android device has a bigger multi-touch screen and a faster CPU than the iPad. Also it runs Flash, has USB ports, an inbuilt card reader and expandable memory. Additionally it allows complete multitasking and has a webcam” and supposedly cheaper…<More> WePad iPad Display 11.6-inch (1,366 x 768 pixels) 9.7-inch (1,024 x 768...
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Tags: Adobe Systems, android, App Store, Apple, Bluetooth, Flash, Google, gps, IBooks, IPad, tablet, wepad
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“You can make anything from 3-D printing, from impossibly complex lamps to chain-mail bags to entire buildings. So it’s actually kind of surprising that 3-D printed shoes aren’t more common. Maybe someday soon: For her master’s thesis at ArtEZ in Arnhem, The Netherlands, Pauline Van Dongen created a line of high heels, dubbed Metamorphosis.The...
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Tags: 3d printing, Industrial Design, Product Development
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