There’s a LOT of information stored on computers right now. Probably more data than you could comfortably fit into the back seat of a BMW sports wagon. Which is all fine and dandy, until you realize that it’s mostly stored on magnetic media of one sort or another, which will only survive for something like a 10 to 15 year lifespan. How on earth are we going to make sure this information is still around in the future when our…
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ProTeq Lighting has developed what it calls Starpath, a new spray on glowing surface coating which they hope will help reduce energy costs for city councils everywhere. The Starpath surface absorb UV light during the day and then glows after the sun goes down.
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According to the Official Gmail Blog, Google has just added support for handwriting input for Gmail, Google Docs and other Google applications. As of today it is available 20 languages for Google Docs and 50 for Gmail, which means that users with a mouse or trackpad can add a personal touch to mail, sign documents or add characters not present on the keyboard.
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The Battletank Desk Pet from Mydeskpets.com is a remote controlled tank that is controlled from your smartphone using either a free Android or Apple iOS app. These smart toys move, fire and also interact with other battle tanks if they come within range, which can make for some interesting fun.
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Dropbox is one of the more popular consumer oriented cloud storage sites. It allows you to store important files online and synch them across your various devices. One of the many things that you can store on there are music files, and now there is a simple app that allows you to stream those files directly from Dropbox.
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When I was in school there was usually a globe in the classroom which was made of plastic and covered with paper maps. Now there’s a different kind of globe to play with. The Wordeye actually deserves a better name than globe because it allows you to see the Earth in all its glory, but also does so much more.
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