Monthly Archives: June 2014

Cool Web Apps & Sites June 17, 2014 posted by

Laundry Instructions: The App that Saves a Phone Call to Mom

Laundry is a high stakes game. One red sock in the wrong load will have you saying “pink is the new white” in no time. Sure, the instructions are on the tags but they’re not always in English. Sometimes they’re in that strange hieroglyphic language that only your mother understands. Laundry Instructions is the Android app that takes the mystery out of the wash.

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Laundry Instructions: The App that Saves a Phone Call to Mom
Hacks & How to June 16, 2014 posted by

How to make plugs easier to use – Get a grip

Our lives are filled with cords and plugs these days, with just about everything we use requiring electricity. Sometimes, it can be a pain (literally) to remove plugs from the outlet or power bar, especially if our fingers are suffering from arthritis or some other ailment. Fortunately, there’s a way to make getting a grip on those plugs easier and less painful.

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How to make plugs easier to use – Get a grip
hmm..interesting June 13, 2014 posted by

“New” inflatable process for building energy efficient concrete dome buildings isn’t so new

Most of us have little to no experience seeing or living in a concrete dome building. Yet they were first introduced as “bubble houses” in the 1940’s by Wallace Neff. The idea became popular and remarkable dome houses were built around the world, although few of the original ones still remain. It seems that history is repeating itself. A team at the Vienna University of Technology has created a system that allows concrete shell structures for a domed building to…

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“New” inflatable process for building energy efficient concrete dome buildings isn’t so new
Gadgets June 13, 2014 posted by

Cone – the thinking music player

You know what? Sometimes we’re not at all interested in what something does, because it looks so great, we don’t care. Shallow isn’t it? We should be more intellectually rigorous we know, but it’s hard. Especially when shiny is involved.

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Cone – the thinking music player