Mechanical Tiger in Brugge January 10, 2007
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A truly amazing, although somewhat handicapped (!), custom-built mechanical tiger created by a local artist and taken out for its first ride, in Brugge, Belgium.
You can check out the artist’s site at www.kezanti.com and see some photos of his special creature here.
The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth January 10, 2007
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BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system.
Now with that noise and all I’d run like mad if anything like this ever aproached me! And if this is “The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth” as they so proudly claim, well it definately tells something about our stature as “creator-like” entities. Just take a look at all the rest quadruped beings that already walk this planet, they all seem way more advanced than this to me!
Light-emitting textile January 10, 2007
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A new technology Philips showcased at IFA 2006 in Berlin. It’s Luma live technology which can add as stated a totally new dimension to fabric, and sadly enough the very first suggestion from the video narator for possible applications is “dynamic advertising” – but of-course what else is there to do with it…. well I could think of a few (and I believe you can to)
Lumalive fabrics feature flexible arrays of colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) fully integrated into the fabric – without compromising the softness or flexibility of the cloth. The jackets and furniture shown here represent versions that are ready to go into commercial production, and include integrated power sources and control electronics… You can read more here.
Open HDD while booting January 10, 2007
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Ever wondered what all that ticking and clicking you hear during the booting of your PC is all about? what is making those noises and what’s actually going on in there?
Well here’s the answers to these questions (and a few others too… watch closely).
Do not attempt to imitate this with a drive containing data you don’t want to lose permanently (sorry for stating the obvious… or where you really ready to give it a go?)
