Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Here in the mountains, when someone mentions backpacking they are generally talking about hiking or camping. Now a third option exists. Backpacking your bicycle for a ride in the country or the city.
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Contact lenses used to only be for improving sight. Then you could get lenses to change your eye color to match your mood. Now contact lenses have been created that have tiny circuits embedded in the lens. The circuits are expected to eliminate the need for external displays.
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
If you decide to play with the Buzzball, you better have a nice bit of land to roll around on. The nice thing about the Buzzball is that you get the thrills and chills of a rollercoaster without having to leave the ground.
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
A new study in the U.K. has found that cheating isn’t just an undergraduate sport anymore. Masters and Doctoral students are now playing the cheat game. Used to be, spotting cheaters was relatively easy. Check for odd pieces of paper hidden up sleeves or tiny writing on the arms hidden under sleeves. Strained neck muscles from looking over someone’s shoulder was another. tell tale sign of a cheater.
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
A luxury hotel, shaped like a whale and airborne. Yes, it is really on the drawing board and Jean-Marie Massaud designed this flying hotel with the environment in mind. Using helium to stay aloft, fuel to steer and air as a counter weight, this whale promises a fantastic ride.
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Of all of the USB items on the market, this would be in my top five not to buy, but my father in law would love it. A USB garden would fit into his jungle of a home quite nicely and would brighten up his computer room. If the plant were fake I might consider it.
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Attaching a flame thrower to a homemade wheelchair seems that height of paranoia. I would worry every time I saw this thing coming if I had accidentally irritated someone or if wheelchair rage had finally taken over.
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Some things must be seen to be believed, and this mp3 player from Teo is just such an item. Although Christian belief is supposed to be based on “faith in things unseen”, this does not extend to hearing.
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
It also screams excess to an amazing degree. But if you can afford a bathtub like this one, well, I guess excess is not a term likely to come out of your mouth and this tub will probably fit right in to your decor.
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
I have a cousin who was well known for his dare devil antics as a child. He once jumped off the top of a house to prove he could fly in his superman costume. This would be his dream come true for a new way to promote self injury. A strap on jet-propulsion pack for his bicycle.
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