Nov 08 2011
A family friend recently asked me where was the best place to buy a STD Card! It was obvious from the conversation that she really meant a SD Card, but it was still hilarious!
In fairness, it is actually an appropriate name when you consider how many devices these cards are now inserted into!
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Nov 04 2011
It is funny that recently two people independently told me about a company called Arduino that manufacture and sell microcontrollers. There is a lot of introductory information in Arduino.
I think that these microcontrollers look like a lot of fun, and if I had more time I would love to try a project :)
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Nov 02 2011
Some of Microsoft‘s latest, and more creative, patents are described in Microsoft Patents Manipulation Of 3D Virtual Objects, Throwing Gestures.
I have actually seen very similar ideas presented already, and I am sure these would be invalidating prior art!
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Oct 27 2011
Boston Dynamics have a new robot – the Alpha Dog!
I previously wrote about its robotic endeavours in Boston Dynamics PETMAN.
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Oct 24 2011
The first Galileo satellites were launched last week, according to Galileo Navigation Satellites Lift Off Thursday.
It seems that this has been discussed and planned for years, so it is great to finally see it starting to happen!
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Aug 22 2011
I read this interesting introduction to Near Field Communications (NFC) today: Near Field Communication: A Quick Guide to the Future of Mobile.
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Jun 23 2011
Today I heard about Lytro, and the new camera that the company is developing based upon capturing something called the light field. For more information see Lytro, the Astonishing Camera Start-Up, Celebrates Its Splashy Debut (Video) and Meet the Stealthy Start-Up That Aims to Sharpen Focus of Entire Camera Industry (the clickable images in the later article are fascinating).
It is interesting that Lytro has decided to build the cameras rather than sell the technology. I wonder are the current leading camera manufacturers worried!
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Jun 07 2011
I previously described how I really liked the Motorola Xoom in Motorola Xoom. I really liked it when I saw it in Barcelona (at Mobile World Congress), but I must admit that I was disappointed when I saw it recently in a local shop. Perhaps it was because it had a very dull theme, and the iPad2 beside it seemed very colourful.
However, after reading Motorola Xoom A slab of 10in Honeycomb goodness today I find myself interested again :)
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May 21 2011
I recently wrote about the first electric car that is really exciting me (see Nissan Leaf). This week I read about some interesting wireless charging technology in Toyota invests in wireless car charging.
It seems very interesting, although I am not sure if its benefits (convenience and perhaps security) outweigh the loss of efficiency. Certainly one of my main considerations in purchasing an electric car would be to obtain the maximum efficiency possible!
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Apr 29 2011
Interesting article about the future of television: The Future of Television: Why You Won’t Recognize Your Television Just a Few Years from Now.
(The website looks very old-fashioned!)
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