Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Friday, 12 August 2011
Sunday, 10 July 2011
New Application for the iPhone
A new application for the iPhone
Technical News
The XWave enables users to control on-screen objects with their minds as well as train their brains to control attention spans and relaxation levels.
It works via a headset strapped around the user's forehead, plugging into the iPhone jack.
A state-of-the-art sensor within the device can then read the user's brainwaves through the skull, converting them into digital signals before displaying them in various colours on the iPhone screen.
And as the mind focuses on a particular task the graphics change, indicating the user's level of concentration or relaxation.
The device is the latest in the field of emerging mind-controlled games and devices.
Innovations giant PLX Devices developed the high-tech sensor using technology that has for years been used by doctors to treat epilepsy and seizures in patients.
A state-of-the-art sensor within the device can then read the user's brainwaves through the skull, converting them into digital signals before displaying them in various colours on the iPhone screen.
And as the mind focuses on a particular task the graphics change, indicating the user's level of concentration or relaxation.
The device is the latest in the field of emerging mind-controlled games and devices.
Innovations giant PLX Devices developed the high-tech sensor using technology that has for years been used by doctors to treat epilepsy and seizures in patients.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Japanese Creat a Rebort as a Nurse
Riba can also recognize faces and voices
Riba can move patients weighing up to 134 pounds
Science & Technology  |
| Riba, Perform Like a Responsible Nurse |
Japanese researchers have created a robot nurse that can lift elderly patients from wheelchairs and beds. Naturally, it looks like a giant teddy bear.
Riba, short for Robot for Interactive Body Assistance, was developed by the state-run Riken research center. Promoters are calling it the world's first robot to lift people in its arms.
Riba, short for Robot for Interactive Body Assistance, was developed by the state-run Riken research center. Promoters are calling it the world's first robot to lift people in its arms.
Riba can also recognize faces and voices and respond to voice commands. There are no plans for immediate commercialization, according to Riken, but it will be deployed to hospitals over the next five years.
The big bear is an upgrade to Riken's Ri-Man robot developed in 2006 that could only lift about 40 pounds. Riba also moves quicker than Ri-Man, thanks to better processors.
apan has one of the world's most rapidly aging populations, a driving factor in the development of sophisticated robots.
The more robots there are, the less pressure there will be on the shrinking human workforce to care for elderly citizens.
Fewer people, more robot teddy bears. Only in Japan!
Fewer people, more robot teddy bears. Only in Japan!
Friday, 24 June 2011
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Japan to launch record breaking roller coaster
1,000 meter length & having cost over $ 30 million
Technical News
TOKYO: A Japanese theme park has made a roller coaster with the world’s steepest vertical drop.The roller coaster launched on July 16 features seven major twists over its 1,000 meter length, a sharp rise to a peak of 43 meters. The height triggers a moment of weightlessness before riders take a nosedive.The ride lasts less than two minutes, 121 seconds to be exact and cost over $ 30 million.TOKYO: A Japanese theme park has made a roller coaster with the world’s steepest vertical drop.
The roller coaster launched on July 16 features seven major twists over its 1,000 meter length, a sharp rise to a peak of 43 meters. The height triggers a moment of weightlessness before riders take a nosedive.
The roller coaster launched on July 16 features seven major twists over its 1,000 meter length, a sharp rise to a peak of 43 meters. The height triggers a moment of weightlessness before riders take a nosedive.
Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot from Gresso
12-mm thick and having 18-karat gold and 45.5K black diamonds
Science & Technology
With all these rare elements, the handset is only 12-mm thick and it also features sapphire crystal keys and laser-engraved figures and letters.
Luxor Las Vegas Jackpot from Gresso will be available in a limited edition of three handsets, each available for order at a price of no less than $1,000,000.
Friday, 17 June 2011
Oldest light bulb still burning after 110 years
Amazing News
LOS ANGELES: The four watt bulb, installed in a fire station in Livermore, California, has been declared the oldest known working light bulb by the Guinness Book of World Records.
The bulb was a gift from a businessman in 1901 and with the exception of a brief period in 1903, a week in 1937 and some power outages between then and 1976, the light has remained on.
Lynn Owens, the chairman of the town's light bulb centennial committee, said that the light's longevity has baffled scientists.
He said: "Nobody knows how it's possible. It is a 60 watt bulb and it's only turned on for about four watts but nobody knows why it keeps burning.
"We've had scientists from all over the country look at this light bulb. Of course nobody has ever been able to touch this it," he added.
The bulb has become a major tourist draw for Livermore and a celebrity in its own right. Comedy Central's The Colbert Report did a comic feature for the bulb's 110th birthday.
"We've had scientists from all over the country look at this light bulb. Of course nobody has ever been able to touch this it," he added.
The bulb has become a major tourist draw for Livermore and a celebrity in its own right. Comedy Central's The Colbert Report did a comic feature for the bulb's 110th birthday.
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