Posts by Category: future tech

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Awesome March 15, 2010 posted by

Dragonfly DF1 – awesome rocket powered helicopter goes further, faster, cheaper

The awesome Dragonfly DF1 may not be a flying car, but it could be the first single person helicopter which is actually worth owning. It’s also the first quiet, ultralight, non-polluting, low-cost helicopter and overcomes many of the hassles associated with personal flying machines in general.


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Dragonfly DF1 – awesome rocket powered helicopter goes further, faster, cheaper
cool tech March 11, 2010 posted by

Chocolate Powered Racing Car – vroom, yum…

This £200,000 Chocolate Powered Racing Car really takes the biscuit. No seriously, you know we’ve hit crunch time when this kind of tech makes the front pages. And if they can unwrap something like this, why can’t they produce my flying bar? OK, so it’s a fabulous idea, and not as nuts as it sounds, but apparently the designers are saying the technology won’t see light of day in the mass market for a few years yet. In case it…


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future tech March 9, 2010 posted by

Aero 600W – Portable wind generator concept

With Mother Nature’s natural disasters so fresh in the news, this Aero 600W portable wind generator concept could come in very handy. Designed to provide instant power in disaster zones or areas under construction, this portable power station comes in an easy-to-transport package. The central column telescopes out in three stages to take advantage of the wind and the feet and wire guys keep it nice and steady. The base of the central column stores the wires and the batteries…


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Aero 600W – Portable wind generator concept
Awesome March 8, 2010 posted by

Ferrari 599 HY-KERS – A green supercar?

This is for all of you who dream of driving a supercar but end up opting for a hybrid instead – Ferrari has just introduced its own hybrid, the Ferrari 599 HY-KERS. It’s a working prototype that has just been introduced at the Geneva Motor Show and it uses a Kinetic Energy Recovery System, which is Ferrari’s special version of the regenerative braking technology used in ordinary hybrids The HY-KERS weighs 40kg, which is almost offset by the elimination of…


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Ferrari 599 HY-KERS – A green supercar?
future tech March 5, 2010 posted by

Neuralieve Headache Management System – is this the beginning of the end for migraines?

US company Neuralieve has just grabbed a big win with the results of a trial of its handheld Headache Management System which, according to a recent study reported in The Lancet journal, managed to significantly reduce pain in around 40% of test patients compared to 22% for the placebo. The system works by injecting a pulse of energy into the ‘electrical storm’ in the brain that presages a major headache, thereby stopping it from getting worse. It basically sounds as though you apply…


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Awesome March 2, 2010 posted by

9 mm Solar Sensor – awesome tiny self powered computer could be a game changer

This teeny 9mm Solar Sensor is probably the smallest self-powered computer in the world, and it’s totally amazing. The thing contains a full ARM processor, solar cells and a tiny battery, and consumes less power in sleep mode than people generate when they blink their eyes. The researchers are, as you’d expect, initially targeting this marvel at the medical market, but the capacity to keep itself powered up for years on nothing more than body heat, movement or solar exposure, suggests that this thing could end up…


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Awesome February 23, 2010 posted by

Toyota and Gran Turismo Data Logger Visualization Technology

I know Gran Turismo is a pretty realistic driving simulator, but this is pretty awesome. Toyota and Gran Turismo have created data logger visualization technology that uses vehicle race data and GPS positioning to recreate a “recording” of a drive for playback in Gran Turismo. Using a controller area network (CAN) all the technical aspects of a drive are recorded and can be output via USB and imported into Gran Turismo. You can then race against the ghost car or…


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Toyota and Gran Turismo Data Logger Visualization Technology
cool tech February 10, 2010 posted by

The Amfibus Bus – floats like a butterfly, swims like a…

Gotta love this new Amfibus floating bus. Dutch built, being trialed in Scotland to replace an expensive ferry service. BBC report. Sounds like a good idea if you’ve got £700,000 hanging around to spare. The thing can carry 45 passengers and when in the water is powered by two jets. Kind of like a huge jet-ski we guess. Who said tech wasn’t fun? Watch the cool video (life rafts under the seats? Awesome). Tags: boat, bus, transport, amfibus, amphibious+bus


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cool tech February 8, 2010 posted by

Peratech QTC technology – touch sensitivity coming to a mobile phone near you soon?

The good folk at Peratech have just signed a $1.4 million deal with Nissha, ‘one of the world’s largest manufacturers of touch screen technology’, to license Peratech QTC force sensitive technology in small touchscreens. If the tech takes off we could see a raft of new phones with pressure sensitive touchscreens, offering new features such as pressure sensitive artistic capabilities on a cell phone, faster scrolling with increased finger pressure or audio loudness control based on the pressure exerted on the screen.  The trick is done…


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Awesome February 4, 2010 posted by

Scientists manage to communicate direct to the brain – Dr Frank spins in grave

This BBC report on scientists communicating with brain damaged patients directly via the brain is absolutely astonishing. Apparently the boffins can now recognise patterns of thoughts and treat them as answers to questions using an MRI brain scanner. Stick a patient who is apparently in a vegetative state (i.e. completely non responsive) into a scanner, and you can ask them questions and receive answers based on what they’re thinking about. Watch the video, it’s mind-blowing. It reminds me of that…


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Awesome February 2, 2010 posted by

The Nirvana Phone – welcome to the world of flying cars and real pocket computers

Lots of talk currently doing the rounds about a mythical ‘Nirvana Phone’, which is basically the marriage of a mobile phone with thin client and wireless technology . The idea is you do away with laptops, and replace the whole computing thing with a phone hooked up to a Bluetooth keyboard and large screen.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVcAajvMMYk Make no mistake, this IS the future of computing. Now that we’re starting to see cell phones with the processing power needed for the task, it’s…


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Eco Friendly January 23, 2010 posted by

Solar Impulse – Solar plane brings flying solar closer to reality

It’s been four years in the making but a prototype of the Solar Impulse, the HB-SIA, completed its first test run in Zurich in December. A fascinating venture to promote solar energy as a means of alternative energy-based transpiration, the Chairman of Sun Impulse and co-founder of this project Bertrand Piccard (yes, that’s really his name) hopes the craft will circle the globe in 20 days by the year 2012. To do so, it will require approximately 12000 solar cells…


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Solar Impulse – Solar plane brings flying solar closer to reality
cool tech January 22, 2010 posted by

Geminoid – Japan researches remote robot overlords, be afraid…!

Oh good grief, the Japanese are researching technology to build remotely controlled androids. The project is called Geminoid, and when it’s finished we’re all going to be wishing batteries had never been invented. You mark my words… [yeah, and which one is the real Prof above, and which one the android?]  We are researching science and technology that can be used to project one’s presence over a long distance through the android Geminoid. We are using this android to research and…


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cool tech January 21, 2010 posted by

Skiff Reader – the bendy trendy e-book reader

I’m not totally convinced by e-book readers, I have the feeling that long term they could go the way of the dedicated satellite navigation device, i.e. subsumed by the relentless march of the do everything smartphone. But if I were to desire one of these tools it would probably be something like this Skiff Reader.  An 11.5 inch flexible metal foil touchscreen, one week battery life, 3G and WiFi enabled, 4 GB memory and an SD memory card slot and…


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cool tech January 15, 2010 posted by

RCA Airnergy Charger – Recharge your devices using WiFi signals

The RCA Airnergy WiFi Hotspot Power Harvester creates energy out of the air, at least if it’s in a WiFi zone. This amazing charger – featured at the recent CES 2010 in Las Vegas – “grabs” energy from a WiFi hot zone and converts it into electricity, while the internal battery charges itself. It can charge a Blackberry from 30% to 100% in around 90 minutes! And unlike solar chargers, it can charge itself even at night when in proximity…


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