Archive for October, 2006
Neuromotor Prosthesis: A Brainwave Sensor for Mind Control
0 Comments Published October 29th, 2006 in Assisted LivingDigg This | Email This to a Friend | Comment On This
A science team in Massachusetts has developed a brain sensor called a Neuromotor Prosthesis, which has allowed a paralyzed man to open email, play computer games and manipulate a prosthetic hand, simply by using his mind.
According to the article on BBC Mathew Nagle, the man on whom the device was tested, has been paralyzed from [...]
GumStix NetStix
0 Comments Published October 29th, 2006 in Computing TechDigg This | Email This to a Friend | Comment On This
The GumStix NetStix is one seriously small computer. Measuring a mere 1×5 inches, the machine has a 400MHz Intel processor, 64 Megs of internal memory and a CompactFlash slot for expanding the memory. The coolest part? It’s Linux based.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t find much more info on this thing, so I’m not sure [...]
Microwave Cloaking Device Created
3 Comments Published October 20th, 2006 in Scientific DevelopmentsDigg This | Email This to a Friend | Comment On This
Scientists at Duke University in North Carolina have just unveiled the worlds first real cloaking device. Right now the cloak only works with microwave light, but will actually distort the light around the object to be cloaked, that when the cloaking device is turned on the object would almost completely disappear. Ulf Leonhardt is a [...]
Glow In The Dark Pebbles
0 Comments Published October 16th, 2006 in Home & GardenDigg This | Email This to a Friend | Comment On This
These glow in the dark pebbles would actually be a really useful addition to a sidewalk or garden path, outside the house I hope to one day buy. They look fairly unremarkable during the day, but at night would glow for up to six hours after the sun goes down, allowing those late night [...]
A Missionary on the Internet
0 Comments Published October 10th, 2006 in Information, Life SavingDigg This | Email This to a Friend | Comment On This
I thought it might be appropriate to write a more personal entry and give you a little bit of background on me as the author of this blog. So, allow me to tell you a little about who I am and what I do. My name is James, and at my real job [...]
Barbecue Accessory – The Original WienerStick
0 Comments Published October 2nd, 2006 in Home & Garden, InventionsDigg This | Email This to a Friend | Comment On This
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Do you enjoy barbecuing? Check out The Original WienerStick. Recently invented by a Canadian inventor near Vancouver, the Original WienerStick is designed to make the task of barbecuing hotdogs, wieners and even chicken much easier. Food cooked on the WienerStick does not require turning or constant supervision as [...]
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