Wikitude AR - Augmented Relality on Google Android

clipped from uk.youtube.com Wikitude AR Travel Guide This video demonstrates the augmented reality camera view of Wikitude AR on a G1 phone from a beautiful viewpoint looking down on Salzburg. Wikitude is a mobile travel guide based on Wikipedia and Panoramio. Search landmarks in your surroundings and view them on a map, list, and on an Augmented Reality (AR) camera view: What you see is an annotated landscape, mountain names, landmark descriptions, and interesting stories. The device displayed is a G1 Google phone, running Android. This video has been produced by Mobilizy.com clipped from mobilizy.at WIKITUDE (ANDROID VERSION) THE MOBILE GLOBAL TRAVEL GUIDE SEARCH POINTS OF INTEREST MAP, LIST, ... SEARCH RESULTS MAY BE VIEWED ON A MAP ... AND CAMERA SEARCH RESULTS MAY BE VIEWED ON THE PHONE'S CAMERA SCREEN

The Phoenix 1000 -- Luxury Personal Submarine

clipped from www.codenuit.com LUXURY SUBMARINE For the person who has everything, here's the luxury personal submarine: This design, which we have named the Phoenix 1000, has more than ample space. The total interior area of the submarine is in excess of 460 square meters (5000 square feet). The significant volume, coupled with very large acrylic viewports, and the potential for relatively large open spaces, results in a vehicle as luxurious as the finest of motor yachts. clipped from uk.youtube.com clipped from www.ussubs.com Phoenix 1000 The Phoenix 1000 is a 65-meter (213') personal luxury submarine. The initial design was originally executed for a client and now awaits a buyer. As proposed, the submarine would constitute the single largest private undersea vehicle ever built, and arguably, one of the most significant personal transportation devices of the century. Download a brochure on all our large luxury submarines (750kb) Download a brochure on the Phoenix 1000 Phoenix 1000 Technical Specifications

Gecko-grip Material -- The End of Glue

US chemists claim to have made an adhesive material, based on nanotubes that is 10 times stickier than some gecko feet. Like a real gecko foot, it can be easily unstuck with a tug in the right direction.

clipped from technology.newscientist.com Gecko-grip material aims to be the end of glue Now US chemists claim to have made one based on nanotubes that it is 10 times stickier than some gecko feet. Even more impressively, like a real gecko foot, it can also be easily unstuck with a tug in the right direction. A close of up the structures on a gecko's foot, compared with the nanotubes that make up a synthetic mimic that is even stickier than the real thing (Image: Science) clipped from www.newscientist.com Gecko's gravity-defying trick explained The secret behind the gecko's extraordinary wall-climbing ability is a unique quick-release mechanism that allows it to adhere strongly to a surface, but then detach with ease. Journal of the Royal Society Interface)"> Pulling the Gecko hair in one direction causes it to stick tight (b), but applying a force at a larger angle allows it detach with ease (a) (Image: Journal of the Royal Society Interface) clipped from www.lclark.edu clipped from www.lclark.edu • Biomechanics • Physiology • Locomotion • Adhesive Biomaterials •

Toshiba’s Fuel Cells Powered Gadgets

clipped from www.smarthouse.com.au Toshiba’s Fuel Cells Coming in March 2009 The Japanese CE giant stated it would direct methanol fuel cell would be available in several of its products at the end of the first quarter in 2009. What products will be powered by the cell? Toshiba are not saying, but they do say that recharging fuel cell gadgets is quick, even though it does emit a small amount of carbon dioxide and water vapour while it generates power on the go. clipped from www.techradar.com Methanol-powered phones likely to be first to market It hasn't said what the DMFC-powered product will be, but we saw just such a phone at CEATEC last week and the company has added methanol power to prototype versions of its Gigabeat PMPs in the past. clipped from www.techradar.com This prototype Toshiba PMP runs on methanol alone and will go on sale next year. clipped from uk.youtube.com Fuel Cell Powered Mobile Entertainment Device clipped from video.google.com Toshiba at IFA 2005 Showing the fuel cell battery for mobile phones

Joost Internet TV Relaunches

Online TV service Joost has relaunched as a Flash-based, service that also features new social media tools.
Previously, Joost users had to download software to be able to watch its programming. Now Joost users can stream content direct from the web without having to download a special player.

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Joost is back and this time no software installation is needed !

Today, Joost launch a new version of their website, and the innovation is worth it: this time there is no need to install any software…the web interface is sufficient to watch webTV programs on this brand new Joost !

Now we can watch videos directly in our browser !

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JOOST LAUNCHES WEB-BASED VIDEO SERVICE WITH COMMUNITY FEATURES

New Flash-Based Joost.com Offers Largest Library of Professional Videos Online with Added Social Tools

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Joost, YouTube lead new era of online TV

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• From Hulu to Joost, places to watch TV on the Internet are proliferating
  
• Joost planned to relaunch Tuesday to make its site more interactive
  
• Joost now will let users watch shows like "The Daily Show" directly on the Web
  
• By 2009, almost half the people who watch videos online will watch full-length shows
  
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Zanelle -- A Painting Robot

clipped from zanelle.wordpress.com Art and Robots clipped from www.curiousinventor.com Painting Robot uses Neural Networks for Stroke Mapping Pindar has created a robotic painting system named Zanelle that does everything from mixing paint to algorithmically shaping digital source images. Upwards of 25,000 brush strokes are applied in 12-36 hours to complete a painting. It would appear that Zanelle is intended to be more than a complex plotter, but rather a system that adds its own artisitc aesthetic (with some guidance from Pindar, perhaps). Read on for some pictures of the final paintings, as well as some before-and-after pictures from the neural net pre-processing. clipped from www.vanarman.com The majority of Pindar Van Arman's work in completed in his studio where he has constructed two painting robots. He typically uses these to paint other robots. A typical painting takes anywhere from 12-36 hours for the robot to complete. This is an image of the painting after 12 hours. The robot begins with the background and.. clipped from www.vanarman.com

The NeoCube

clipped from www.idasia.org Neocube The NeoCube is an entertainment device like no other in the world. It is composed of 216 individual high-energy rare-earth magnets. This allows you to create and recreate an outrageous number of shapes and patterns. The NeoCube Is literally a puzzle with billions of solutions. clipped from www.theneocube.com clipped from www.theneocube.com The NeoCube is Perfect for: Gaming Expression Stress Relief Boredom Busting Dual Hemisphere Brain Stimulation and hours of fun!

Sun Glasses Camera

clipped from www.baekdal.com Camera Concept Mac Funamizu has created this camera concept in the form of sun glasses. It has a built in digital camera and a number of very interesting natural interaction techniques. You frame your scene with your hands in front of the camera lenses - and to take picture you simply shut your left eye. clipped from petitinvention.wordpress.com Future Camera Concept October 5, 2008 – 1:43 am

Virtual Reality Physiotherapy

clipped from www.port.ac.uk Virtual reality set to transform physiotherapy Patients who need physiotherapy following a stroke or accident could soon be put through their paces in a virtual reality environment. A researcher at the University of Portsmouth is creating a rehabilitation programme that places patients on a treadmill and into a virtual world. It works by using moving images to trick the patient’s brain into thinking he or she is walking more slowly than they are which in turn encourages them to walk faster and further. clipped from www.dailymail.co.uk Virtual treatment boosts stroke patients' recovery Wendy Powell shows stroke survivor Andy Long how to use the virtual reality physiotherapy treatment The treatment works by using moving images to trick the patient's brain into thinking they are walking more slowly than they are clipped from www.port.ac.uk The facility was installed in conjunction with Virtalis. clipped from www.virtalis.com

The rotating grid illusion

A surprising optical illusion which is related to temporal aliasing, a visual phenomenon also known as the stroboscopic effect, which accounts for the fact that in video or motion pictures, wheels sometimes appear to be turning backwards.

clipped from blog.ted.com Filmmaker and animator David O'Reilly (who came up with the concept for iHologram) has noticed an interesting property in this animated GIF: clipped from www.davidoreilly.com David OReilly Blog ● Info ● Films ● Contact ● Shop ● RSS A large grid seen rotating at a certain speed will appear to group itself into smaller grids, spinning independently. explaination You are trying to capture a motion that is too fast for the framerate you’re using. In the case of a spinning wheel, what happens is that the wheel might turn, for example, 350 degrees between two frames but your eyes interpret it as -10 degrees. A similar thing happens with your grid. At the periphery, the lines move by more than one grid cell between two frames and the resulting visible motion is “snapped” to the smallest possible motion. The correct way to prevent such artifacts is to make sure that the shutter of the camera is open during the full interval between two frames, so that motion that is too fast gets blurred. clipped from en.wikipedia.org Temporal aliasing

Benq MID S6: A New Powerful Mobile Internet Device

After months MIA, BenQ’s S6 MID is available now in Italy and it is expected to hit the world market very soon. A mobile internet device with impressive specs and features: 800MHz Intel Atom CPU, 4.8-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display, 512MB DDR2 RAM, a 2GB SSD, Bluetooth 2.0 / WiFi, HSDPA, microSD slot, inbuilt G-sensor, support for many multimedia formats and a convenient “free-surf” user interface.

clipped from www.itechnews.net BenQ MID S6 Officially Official (Pics, Video) Finally, BenQ made the official product page of its MID S6 online. The MID S6 is now available for pre-order in Italy. clipped from benq.com Global MID S6 Features Specifications Gallery Internet Goes Mobile. BenQ MID S6 gives you what the mobile Internet was made to be. Online, on the spot. Not just the bits and pieces, but the whole beast. With full support for Web file formats, the MID S6 gives you all that the Internet has to offer. Time to play. Here's the way. Give the mouse and keyboard a break. Just touch, tilt, rotate, and shake. Enjoy an interface that's not just simple, but fun.

MYSON Mirrored TV For Your Bathroom

clipped from annporter.wordpress.com Myson, Inc. Mirrored TV Myson’s Reflection Collection of new mirrored-TV bath accessories matches the styling, quality and finish of Myson Towel Warmers. Each features a flat-screen LCD TV, UL-approved for bathroom use. The ultra-thin TV is magnetically secured to the back of the mirror and is not visible except when it’s on. clipped from annporter.files.wordpress.com clipped from www.trendir.com With its new Aquavision Mirror TV Towel Warmer, Myson takes towel warmers to the next level... The three new warmer models T2(shown), T3 and T4 all have Mirror LCD Televisions built-in. Lately, the bathroom fixtures market has been enjoying many new products based on innovative technologies, and now Myson mirrored TV towel warmers will transform bathroom into an entertainment space. While bathroom LCD Television is not entirely new product, its inclusion makes Myson towel warmer a more attractive buy. clipped from www.mysoninc.com Reflection TV Bathroom accessory with a towel warmer range to match