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Amazing Photos of Planet Mars

The inexorable march of technology has rendered my 4:3 aspect ratio 19" LCD mod and my pump-less water cooled PC obsolete, so when I saw at 24" wide screen monitor on sale for $299.00 I grabbed it with the intent on making a Steampunk All-in-One PC.

Nature never ceases to amaze us with its aesthetic beauty. It is no surprise therefore that nature's fascinating creatures also served as inspiration for the new projects of Festo's Bionic Learning Network. The structure and kinematics of AquaJelly and AirJelly are based on their biological model, the jellyfish.

The Virtual Wall provide a barrier made up of plasma laser beams depicting pedestrians doing what they do best and any car that crosses that barrier suffers the consequences. Okay so maybe those lasers aren't powerful enough to do any harm but the effect is enough to make drivers and pedestrians alike follow crosswalk rules to the tee.

Computers Maintenance. What is inside your computer? If you have never opened your computer here are pictures what can be found inside.

"O" the spherical ambient lamp is made out of composite materials and consists of elegant art nouveau symbols illuminated at varying intensities by rotating a ring. The lamp can be used as is to breath of refinement in your home but the same technology can be applied to larger installations for advertising.

Soft light, Music and Scent are excellent for soothing your mood. USB Aroma Radio + Speaker is a multi-function USB gadget. It functions as an Aroma oil burner as well as a bedside light circulating seven different soft colors.

Draft carving board with integrated flexible LCD display is designed to hit haytekom on weekdays, housewives and taste to stimulate new discoveries video tastes. read more.

Do you feel yourself tired, exhausted and not in the mood after a heavy working day? There is different Bugs able to improve (both natural and spiritual) through lighting, sound and romatherapy. But this is pretty device can organize all at once. Your eyes will be audibly 24 pleasant relaxing melody, retractable-semicircle of LED l read more

Nokia has just rolled out its Morph concept - a long-term concept handset that was joint developed with the folks from the University of Cambridge. This cell phone is based on nanotechnology developments that could be very real in future products, and has been split into a couple of devices consisting of a detachable speaker that either clips onto the ear as a headset or connects to the main phone as a speaker. As for the phone itself, it utilizes nanotechnology to bring a touch screen display that is both translucent and flexible. Perhaps future iterations on the Morph will see a self-cleaning touch screen display, making pesky fingerprints a thing of the past. Nokia claims that certain components in its Morph concept will ship in products within the next seven years - I'm keeping my fingers crossed on this

No more air valves,No more air compressors at Petrol Pumps,No more flat tires in the middle of long drives Michelin has showcased a potentially disruptive technology with significant ramifications for the future for mobility: an airless, integrated tyre and wheel combination dubbed the TWEEL (i.e. Tyre/WhEEL) . The Tweel promises performance levels beyond those possible with conventional pneumatic technology. The first commercial applications of the Tweel will be in lower-speed, lower-weight vehicles such as the iBOT mobility device and Segway's Concept Centaur. Designed by Segway-inventor Dean Kamen, the iBOT mobility device has the ability to climb stairs and navigate uneven terrain, offering mobility freedom impossible with traditional wheelchairs. Additionally, Segway's Concept Centaur, a prototype that applies self-balancing technology to a four-wheel device, has also been equipped with Tweel to increase its performance potential. Beyond these first real-world applications, Michelin has additional projects for Tweel on construction skidsteers and a variety of military vehicles

Green Roof of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Amazing photos.....

While many people are still confused about the difference between LCD, plasma, DLP, etc., Mitsubishi is already set to release a new kind of TV to the mix - laser TV. As the name implies, this new TV uses laser technology to produce what may just be the best quality picture ever.

Make a difference on your desk, after you pimp your monitor, now change your keyboard.

The Steampunk Keyboard looked terribly anachronistic sitting in front of my Dell 1907FP flat panel monitor and while I hesitated to tear open a $300 monitor that was still under warantee, art must be served.
Do it yourself - look the process

With a name like "WD-2," this robot may sound like a robot's robot: all gears and metal. But WD-2 is actually a "face robot"--with a face that is realistically human-looking.

And soon, it will be able to have any face you want on it and making all types of faces.

Can you say here's to your personal version of the Jessica Alba robot telling you she wants you?

What if you didn't have to worry about cleaning your dishes? Or finding storage space to put them away? What if you could just take your dirty dishes, melt them and make new ones. The DishMaker invention may be able to do just that.

If you think your girlfriend is high maintenance now, just wait until the FT "Female Type" robot hits the market.

I'm sure the 23 motors, 2 gyros and 1 Lithium polymer battery that motor-vate the FT with girlish grace don't come cheap.

Scientists from Mid Sweden University have made a paper that can produce sounds simply by having a person touch the paper at specific points.

Different areas of the paper play pre-recorded songs, dialogues, or any other kind of audible vibration. Check it out at InventorSpot.com.

Thanks to new underwear from Japan, female athletes, students and children are now protected from infrared photography.

Yes indeed, Japan's legendary "hentai" (perverts) have found a new way to get their jollies: snapping photos of female athletes through their sports wear.

The Bubble Head takes the webcam, something ugly and functional on your computer, and turns it into something cute and decorative.

More info on the Bubble Head is at InventorSpot.com

Ever wonder who invented the condom and why? Well, it's not exactly a short story considering who long people have been having sex.

It's a fascinating read.

My favorite part is the sidebar article on the Names for Condoms from around the world and through the ages.

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