Tech Tuesday - Blood Cleaner

No bigger than a pen, this device filters smallpox, Ebola and other viruses from the blood

The Hemopurifier resembles a shrunken dialysis cartridge, the rolling-pin-size device that purifies the blood of patients whose kidneys have failed. Both use a filter to remove toxins from blood. But unlike traditional dialysis, the Hemo-purifier also includes plant-derived antibodies, such as cyanovirin, that bind to a variety of viruses and eliminates them from the bloodstream. The plant solution can be modified to weed out even genetically engineered germs.

You can read more on this --> here.

Tech Tuesday - Mar 21st

The main light source of the future will almost surely not be a bulb. It might be a table, a wall, or even a fork.
An accidental discovery announced this week has taken LED lighting to a new level, suggesting it could soon offer a cheaper, longer-lasting alternative to the traditional light bulb. The miniature breakthrough adds to a growing trend that is likely to eventually make Thomas Edison's bright invention obsolete.

Now I know this doesnt sound like much, but until recently LED's couldn't emit a white light. Now knowing that a LED runs for longer and brighter than a regular 60 watt lightbulb and also uses less power, this is a great advancement in lowering costs to lighting your home.

Not only that but because it can be developed as a reactive paint, just think of walking into your bathroom, and instead of flipping a light switch to turn on a little dim light above the sink, you could flip a switch and the entire cieling would glow a soft white with a gentle blue hue, AND COST LESS THAN A LIGHTBULB TO POWER!!! =D Read this article here and think about the possibilities.

Tech Tuesday - Cyberhand

Scientists invent the Cyberhand, a brain-controlled robotoic hand with fingers that can actually feel

Last October we reported on the first mind-controlled bionic limb, a multimillion-dollar prosthetic arm built by scientists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago [“A Toast to the Bionic Man”]. Now a team of European scientists led by Paolo Dario, a professor of biomedical robotics at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa, Italy, has unveiled the first brain-controlled prosthetic hand. The metal-clad prototype, dubbed the Cyberhand, combines unprecedented mechanical dexterity with a sophisticated computer system designed to harness brain signals from the wearer, allowing him to move and feel the hand as though it were his own.

You can read more on this here.

Also of note was this other article I didn't get to talk about, The Army's Robot Sherpa.

Meet BigDog, a mechanical mutt that does more than snare Frisbees and irrigate fire hydrants. It totes hundreds of pounds of gear so soldiers won’t have to, and it will never spook under fire. Developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from the U.S. military, the BigDog prototype is arguably the world’s most ambitious legged robot. Its stability and awareness of its own orientation make it the first robot that can handle the unknown challenges of the battlefield. The Great Dane–size ’bot can trot more than three miles an hour, climb inclines of up to 45 degrees, and carry up to 120 pounds—even in rough terrain impenetrable to wheeled or tracked vehicles. But this one is just a puppy; Boston Dynamics expects the next iteration, ready this summer, to be at least twice as fast and carry more than twice as much.

You can read up more on both of these articles at www.popsci.com

Both are very cool. I mean think of what both companies could do if they combined efforts. You could have a replacement robotic dog in your home that would feel like a real dog as well as help carry in your groceries, and my favorite, won't goto the bathroom on your floor.

Couple these with some of the other Tech Tuesdays I've posted, the xfinger, and the slime controlled robot, and we could easily replace our familyies with more likeables versions. =D

Hell I could replace myself and send it to work in my stead, as long as it could perform all the abilities my job required me to perform, while I was making soup. Mental Note: Make sure replacement me CAN'T replace me completely.

Tech Tuesday - Hydrogen Powered Bike!

The ENV (Emissions Neutral Vehicle) bike was designed to Intelligent Energy's brief by a British team, led by multi-award-winning designers Seymourpowell. The ENV bike is fully-functioning and has been engineered and purpose-built (based around Intelligent Energy's CORE fuel cell) from the ground up, demonstrating the real, everyday applicability of fuel cell technology. The CORE, which is completely detachable from the bike, is a radically compact and efficient fuel cell, capable of powering anything from a motorboat to a small domestic property.

I found this while trying to hunt down specs on a wood fueled engine for a motorcycle, I read about a few months back. Let me tell you this blows that bike away... James Bond all over again.

If you would like more info on this Bike you can find it at... www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage2251.html

Tech Tuesday ~ Aston Shell

Aston is a new Desktop and Shell replacement for Windows 9X/ME/NT/2K/XP.It replaces the standard Windows Desktop and provides you with a host of new features, such as Sidebars, clock, weather monitor, animated buttons, transparency effects and much more.Aston also supports Themes, which allow you to change its appearance and functionality according to your mood and needs. No matter what visual style you like: XP, Aqua or something else; you can always download hundreds of Themes, created by professional designers or amateurs from Aston's homepage or one of numerous other skin sites.Aston features a powerful and user friendly interface, which lets you change your new desktop's appearance and behavior in few seconds. No need to learn complicated configuration files, everything can be configured in a simple graphical interface.A great balance between performance and appearance allows you to launch Aston even on out of the date PCs or its enjoy many advanced features on more modern computers. Aston is very stable and has a small memory footprint and low CPU usage, so you can free your processor time for other tasks.

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This Shell Replacement is fantastic, I use it myself on my home pc. Above is a screen shot of my desktop. Its completely customizable and many users create and upload thier own plugins to the aston shell website. However its not free. =( It has a 1 time setup fee. If you are interested in checking out Aston Shell go here --->Astonshell.com

tech tuesday-game

if you haven't been to a lan party you're missing out. for those who love to game... lan party is the best the way to have fun. it's all legal and have nothing to worry about but having fun. so those of you who like to play pc games.... GO! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!