Sounds like something straight out of a science-fiction movie, but brace yourselves, it’s today’s reality.
This amazing new material is now being developed by the researchers in Arizona State. It is said to be self-diagnosing and self-healing, which means that it can detect the presence of damage and regenerate itself.
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In vein of my last article on augmented reality, here’s another technology on Augmented Reality being developed by some innovative Japanese University Students.
This time, the augmentation is not on the visual, but on your taste buds.
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As our technology advances, so it has mingled the virtual and the real world. The best example of this intermingling is known as augmented reality, in which real-world objects can be used to interact with the virtual world and vice versa.
Helping this along is depth cameras that allow you to carry out various tricks with the ability to detect real-world objects with quite the degree of accuracy.
Intel’s research lab in Seattle is now researching the techniques and usages for what they call the “Kinect style” depth cameras.
Among the research, they have developed the OASIS (Object Aware Situated Interaction System) project that combine the depth camera and a projector resulting in some very interesting augmented reality applications.
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Touchscreens have graced many a device, and they’re seen almost everywhere today, from kiosks on the street, to the various hand-held devices we use everyday.
Putting a twist to the old formula, Nokia’s research lab in Tampere, Finland has built a touchscreen display out of blocks of ice.
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Sure, there have been countless CPU designs and mods that people have made, but this is by far the more interesting ones I’ve seen.
Nowadays there are a lot of software that helps you convert from MS Word to PDF format. But ever wonder how you can do the reverse? (ie convert from .pdf to .doc format)
Able2Extract Professional is no ordinary PDF converter software. It can convert a PDF file into Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Publisher, Openoffice, HTML, autoCad and image file which is quite remarkable.
This software is very user-friendly. When the software is opened, an easy to use tool bar is displayed. To use it, you just need to open a PDF file, select all to highlight the entire file and make a selection of which format to convert to (eg. Excel, Word etc).
Here’s one for you hardcore racing game fanatics who also love a bit of DIY. Gamer Lyscho from the OCAU Forums has built his very own racing cockpit that fits nicely within an ottoman.
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Here comes another interesting piece of tech from the online design community Quirky; the Contort, which is a USB hub that can manage your drives and cables, all while protecting them.
I’m sure everyone has played with Lego bricks at some point in their childhood and the same goes for me, but give them to a creative adult and you would be surprised at what they can come up with.
Here are a couple of interesting printers made of Lego bricks. They’re even fully functional!
Microsoft has just released the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release Candidate on the 26th of October, 2010. That is a mouthful of words, which if you didn’t get it – refers to the Release Candidate version of Windows 7 SP1, and also Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Which means that the real thing (ie the SP1) will probably be out early next year. So if you’re into operating systems and have the time to try out leading edge technology before the rest of the people, head over to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ff183870.aspx to get your copy.
For the Release Candidate, the only languages available are English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.
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