Epigenetics, Cognitive Radio, Nuclear Reprogramming, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Universal Authentication, Nanobiomechanics, Pervasive Wireless, Stretchable Silicon, Comparative Interactomics, Nanomedicine.
So how many of these will come to fruition? I suppose it will depend on how many bucks the big corporations can make...
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Thursday, March 23, 2006
How To: Re-Surfacing CDs So They Work Again
With a few things that might be in your house, here is a simple way to remove scratches from a cd so you can get your data back off the disc again.
Well this uses Brasso, and I'd already successfully tried T-Cut polish on one of mine.
The site itself, instructables, has tons of step by step how to's with pictures, so any time you want to know how to do something, this would be a good place to start. Has full search and explore option.
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Well this uses Brasso, and I'd already successfully tried T-Cut polish on one of mine.
The site itself, instructables, has tons of step by step how to's with pictures, so any time you want to know how to do something, this would be a good place to start. Has full search and explore option.
read more | digg story
Monday, March 20, 2006
A Guitar that tunes itself
The worlds first practically invisible automated guitar tuner,
An automated guitar tuner system, that not only automatically tunes your guitar fully automatically, but can do it almost hands free!
Video here.
Info here.
This looks really neat.
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An automated guitar tuner system, that not only automatically tunes your guitar fully automatically, but can do it almost hands free!
Video here.
Info here.
This looks really neat.
read more | digg story
The tech behind fake debit cards
How does someone in Moscow step up to a cash machine and withdraw money from an account holder half a world away? Even when the debit card is still in the victim's wallet? To show me how easy it was, two executives from MagTek Inc., one of the largest makers of credit card stripe readers, visited MSNBC.com and gave a demonstration.
Interesting article, though hardly new. Of course this is much more difficult to do with chip based cards, but then they're slightly more expensive and cut into company profits, shock horror!
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Interesting article, though hardly new. Of course this is much more difficult to do with chip based cards, but then they're slightly more expensive and cut into company profits, shock horror!
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A Moore's law for razor blades?
Shavers are going to get more blades whether they need them or not. However, just like Moore's law - the observation that computer chips double in power every 18 months or so - it seems that technology as well as marketing determines the rate at which new blades are introduced.
Well I've wondered about this too, how many blades will we eventually get, and are they effective? Or is this just another way to pump up the profit?
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Well I've wondered about this too, how many blades will we eventually get, and are they effective? Or is this just another way to pump up the profit?
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This Essay Breaks the Law: Michael Crichton pleads for patent reform
It means that if a real estate agent lists a house for sale, he can be sued because an existing patent for selling houses includes item No. 7, "List the house." It means nobody can write a dinosaur story because my patent includes 257 items covering all aspects of behavior, like item No. 13, "Dinosaurs attack humans and other dinosaurs."
Well, Crichton of course, is having a laugh, but he is highlighting the patently absurd US patent laws. The original article is about a court case which will be decided tomorrow on whether a company can patent a link between lack of a chemical and a vitamin deficiency!
ie a natural occurance.
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Well, Crichton of course, is having a laugh, but he is highlighting the patently absurd US patent laws. The original article is about a court case which will be decided tomorrow on whether a company can patent a link between lack of a chemical and a vitamin deficiency!
ie a natural occurance.
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How Apple ate the world
Great article discussing Apple's position in the world of Tech and the world of Art on its 30th Birthday. Well written.
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RIAA p2p file share defeat
The RIAA licks its wounds after losing a bid for unfettered access to the hard drive of an Oregon mother it's victimizing in a p2p file sharing case.
So are these guys over the top or what?
I hate this corporate mentality of you're guilty, and we won't let you prove your innocence.
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So are these guys over the top or what?
I hate this corporate mentality of you're guilty, and we won't let you prove your innocence.
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Our Brains Are Mostly Unconscious
Have you ever been driving down the highway and suddenly noticed you have no memory of the last few kilometres?"What we're really not remembering is the driving. Because driving for most of us after you've been doing it for a long time is automatic. Read the article to find out more.
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Why DRM is Doomed
The problem is that digital rights management relies on locking content away, and as long as we have general purpose computers capable of running whatever code someone cares to write then there will always be ways around those content locks.
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Saturday, March 18, 2006
Windows arrives on the Mac at last
Well, it's pretty much here now: Windows on the Mac.
So the drivers will probably need a couple of weeks of tweaking, but dual boot Windows XP/Mac is now feasible, meaning there is now no point in ever buying another beige box.
So, MacIntel laptops look like the best hardware solution for my next machine, and all the little teething problems should be sorted out by the time I'm ready for one!
The only problem I can see here is that there will be even more strain on Apple's supply chain than there already is, but I suppose they can crank up the Chinese factories a bit.
With the 60Gb iPod being put on the "at risk" list, perhaps in time for an announcement for a new big screen/PDA version for Apple's 30th anniversary on 1st April, this may be the most momentous time in Apple's history.
So the drivers will probably need a couple of weeks of tweaking, but dual boot Windows XP/Mac is now feasible, meaning there is now no point in ever buying another beige box.
So, MacIntel laptops look like the best hardware solution for my next machine, and all the little teething problems should be sorted out by the time I'm ready for one!
The only problem I can see here is that there will be even more strain on Apple's supply chain than there already is, but I suppose they can crank up the Chinese factories a bit.
With the 60Gb iPod being put on the "at risk" list, perhaps in time for an announcement for a new big screen/PDA version for Apple's 30th anniversary on 1st April, this may be the most momentous time in Apple's history.
If you're having shoelace problems...
...then Ian is at the ready. Well I tend to have intermittent problems with shoelaces coming undone, perhaps because one's feet expand or contract, but I usually only do the one knot, the same one we all learn as a kid, and sometimes double it. But you will probably be astounded to discover that there are 16 different shoelace knots you can try.
Ian's Shoelace Site explains all...
Ian's Shoelace Site explains all...
Monday, March 13, 2006
Ever wonder how movies are played at the theatre?
If you are into tech, like me, you are cursed [or blessed, depending on how you look at it] with wondering how everything works... Well today I plan on answering one of your questions [if you didn't already know] how movies are played in the movie theatre.
Well I've always wondered about this, and what sort of cool technology they'd use to change over the reels without skipping a frame. Answer? Yes, it's manual. Line up the reels and rely on a human thumb to press the switch...
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Well I've always wondered about this, and what sort of cool technology they'd use to change over the reels without skipping a frame. Answer? Yes, it's manual. Line up the reels and rely on a human thumb to press the switch...
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Sunday, March 12, 2006
Cool input devices
Well I came across the Optimus keyboard a few weeks back, which I thought was way cool.
This will be available towards the end of the year. Basically all the keys are small coloured LEDs, so if you change keyboard layout, the correct key is displayed. And as you can see, it is customisable for favourite apps too. Here is a set up for Quake:
I certainly want one of these!
But this is way cooler...
Multi-touch interaction. This is a big touch screen that interprets the movements of your fingers. The stills show some of the sort of applications you can do.
On the Digg post there are many discussions as to how much Apple is involved with this. They have recently submitted a slew of patents for such GUI gestures.
Patent link 1
Patent link 2
This looks like it could be the next generation iPod, or put another way, the reincarnation of Newton...
It's Apple's 30th anniversary on April 1st, so they are bound to be working on and wanting to announce something really cool.
The pictures don't do it much justice, but there is a really good video on the site that's a must watch. You'll never use a mouse and keyboard again...
read more | digg story
This will be available towards the end of the year. Basically all the keys are small coloured LEDs, so if you change keyboard layout, the correct key is displayed. And as you can see, it is customisable for favourite apps too. Here is a set up for Quake:
I certainly want one of these!
But this is way cooler...
Multi-touch interaction. This is a big touch screen that interprets the movements of your fingers. The stills show some of the sort of applications you can do.
On the Digg post there are many discussions as to how much Apple is involved with this. They have recently submitted a slew of patents for such GUI gestures.
Patent link 1
Patent link 2
This looks like it could be the next generation iPod, or put another way, the reincarnation of Newton...
It's Apple's 30th anniversary on April 1st, so they are bound to be working on and wanting to announce something really cool.
The pictures don't do it much justice, but there is a really good video on the site that's a must watch. You'll never use a mouse and keyboard again...
read more | digg story
Sunday, March 05, 2006
New Blogger.com Widget for Mac OS X
There is a new widget available for Mac OS X that lets you post to your blog at blogger.com.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Make any link a "No-Click" Link
A web technology that allows any link on any page to be clicked without the click.
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Big Bang for this Blog...
Not much for this one. People have been complaining about javascripts that will trigger a link by hovering over it rather than clicking (see above). No one seems to see any use for this, but I think it might help disabled people...
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