High Tech Japanese Pencil Box
Tue, 08/02/2011 - 12:00am
It has buttons that pop out a small drawer, magnifying glass, thermometer, pencil sharpener, bottom compartment, and upright pencil holder.
Japan high-tech toilet makers flush with success
A woman demonstrates how to use the "Intelligent Toilet" at a show room in Tokyo. The electronic marvel, which is capable of analysing users' urine, blood and body temperatures, retails for 350,000 to 500,000 yen (about 4,100 to 5,850 US dollars).
Shuttle's Toilet Requires Special Training
Tue, 08/02/2011 - 12:00am
Mike Massimino helps answer the one question he and other astronauts get asked most often: "How do you 'go' in space?" Mike catches up with STS-132 Mission Specialists Steve Bowen and Piers Sellers as they get some "refreshers" on the use of shuttle Atlantis' "Space Potty." (Training includes an "alignment camera.") Bowen, Sellers and their four crewmates are scheduled to launch aboard Atlantis for the International Space
Man Invents Machine To Convert Plastic Into Oil
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:00am
The machine produced in various sizes, for both industrial and home uses, can easily transform a kilogram of plastic waste into a liter of oil, using about 1 kilowatt of electricity but without emitting CO2 in the process. The machine uses a temperature controlling electric heater instead of flames, processing anything from polyethylene or polystyrene to polypropylene (numbers 2-4). Comment: 1 kg of plastic produces one liter of oil, which costs $1.50. This process uses only about 1 kilowatt of electricity, which costs less than 20 cents!
Honda U3-X
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:00am
Honda re-invented the wheel with the tiny U3-X, which utilizes the world's first omni-directional driving wheel system.
An Extreme Form of Psychological Liking
Sat, 11/06/2010 - 12:00am
Pretty girl asks men passing by to help her steal a bike. You'll be amazed about the response.
Pontiac Stinger
Tue, 11/02/2010 - 12:00am
An interesting GM design concept that was never produced. It included a lot of "nice to have" features.
Like Audience
Fri, 04/22/2011 - 12:00am
Like Audience
With Friends Like These
University of Cambridge (04/22/11)
An Audio History of the Internet from the NPR Archives
Thu, 02/17/2011 - 1:00am
An Audio History of the Internet from the NPR Archives
National Public Radio is so much more than a nationwide stage for unsettlingly tranquil Minnesotans and nerdish hipsters. It's also one of the geekiest media outlets out there—one that has embraced the new digital landscape more than any other major network.
Tags: Education
OpenStreetMap
Wed, 01/12/2011 - 12:00am
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you.
OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
Tags: Tools
Diaspora
Wed, 01/12/2011 - 12:00am
Diaspora
Choice
Diaspora lets you sort your connections into groups called aspects. Unique to Diaspora, aspects ensure that your photos, stories and jokes are shared only with the people you intend.
Ownership
You own your pictures, and you shouldn’t have to give that up just to share them. You maintain ownership of everything you share on Diaspora, giving you full control over how it's distributed.
Tags: Web Development
MIDAS
Wed, 01/12/2011 - 12:00am
MIDAS
MIDAS is a browser-based scheduling system for the effective management of your facilities and resources.
With MIDAS you have complete control over your room bookings. See at a glance who has booked what, manage staffing and resources, keep a track of how your facilities are being used, invoice clients, and put an end to double bookings once and for all!
Tags: Web Development
OpenStack
Mon, 01/10/2011 - 12:00am
OpenStack
OpenStack is a collection of open source technologies delivering a massively scalable cloud operating system. OpenStack is currently developing two interrelated projects: OpenStack Compute and OpenStack Object Storage.
Tags: Web Development
OpenViBE
Sat, 01/08/2011 - 1:00am
OpenViBE
OpenViBE is a software platform dedicated to designing, testing and using brain-computer interfaces.
OpenViBE is a software for real-time neurosciences (that is, for real-time processing of brain signals). It can be used to acquire, filter, process, classify and visualize brain signals in real time.
Tags: Programming
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