AI software that creates advertising campaigns using inputs such product category, the product’s benefits and end-objective e.g. create awareness, increase sales .CAI (Pronounced Kay) can randomly generate an estimated 200,000 ads…<More>

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 it is capable of storing data on a memory card. It has a built in word processor, video conferencing capabilities, and–most importantly for a cloud-based workforce–a Web browser. Oh–it can also run on solar power”….<More>

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 a white gel coated cabin. The materials used allow for watertight-rustproof, lighter weight and aerodynamic trailer. The “overall construction of the Oliver Legacy is a Double Wall Fiberglass Core that contains Thinsulate™ Acoustic Insulation.” The design extends to custom molded overhead cabinets that forgo the pop-rivets or screws to hold cabinets in place.Tiled flooring extends the maintenance -ree philosophy of the Oliver Trailer and comes standard though carpeting is an option. Additional storage is hidden behind the bumper  and can “hold water hoses, tools, sewer hoses and also contains the drain connection for the black and grey holding tanks”.

The interior includes features such as LED lighting, door-side lighted audio/video connection center with a 12V power source allowing for indoor/outdoor LCD TV (already equipped). “There are also speaker connections that allow for two external speakers to be connected for additional audio”….. a digital monitor station mounted in the kitchen area to check holding tanks and battery capacities.

Other features include a “head unit playing DVD, CD, CD-R/W, MP-3 plus an AM/FM signal booster! and a King-Dome roof mounted Satellite which Auto seeks the satellite signal and will work with any satellite provider.

They retail starting at $23000, unfortunately due to the bad economy production has been temporarily halted. More @ Oliver Travel Trailers

Solar cells arranged over a mirror power Helio, a digital radio from Léa Longis, an ENSCI student.

Two RCA students, Giuseppe Guerriero and Kai Malte Rover, conceived of Solar Cloud, an urban sunshade that harvests renewable energy.

“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 capabilities. The device converts light to electricity using a sunsensitized dye, much like photosynthesis. It’s thin and bendable and can assume virtually any color, making it a felicitous material for style-minded designers. At the moment, though, it’s too inefficient to harvest energy at a large scale and shows the most promise powering small household objects”….<Full Article> <Slideshow>

“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 and blue lights fixed in different positions in a dark room, and capturing the subject with a single camera. The technology is a breakthrough for gaming and portends far more realistic avatars than are now available”….<More>

The potential of this approach was demonstrated in 2006 when a different Case Western team enabled someone who was paralysed from the waist down to watch their usually motionless knees straighten at the push of a button. With a little support they even stood for 2 minutes while signals injected into nerves in their thighs kept their knees straight.

But controlling one joint alone is not enough”…..<More>

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>

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 clear viewing with our cinematic full-screen mode.
• Fully Unlocked – Works on all four main GSM frequency bands for great reception world wide (T-Mobile & At&T in the US).
• Java Enabled – Get the latest cool Apps on your phone with Java technology!
• Flip Function – More compact and more stylish.
• Built-In GPS – Never get lost with an accurate GPS system built in.
• WiFi – Check emails, connect online, or surf the Web with advanced WiFi technology.

• QWERTY Keypad – Full QWERTY keypad for ease of use.

Available to order from China Grabber

Ten Laptops designed to cater to  a variety of needs from the the eco-conscious to the  weight watchers…. Full Article