When it come to flight, there aren't a lot of "firsts" out there still to be accomplished. One of the great ones, though, pondered over by inventors and flight enthusiasts for over a hundred years, has been a human-powered ornithopter. And now, thanks to a Canadian engineering student, that dream can now be crossed off the list. Instead of blissfully dreaming about it, you can now watch it on video.
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Canadian Student Builds Human-Powered Ornithopter, Actually Flies It
Verbatim Clip-It USB Drive Weighs Literally Nothing, Comes in Multiple Colors
For those interested in tech, the specifics of a device or gadget are generally enough to rile up the masses. Featuring the latest and greatest gets the attention, but we imagine that if you're announcing another USB memory stick, then you need something other than "It stores this much." Verbatim, obviously hindered by the other specifications of their new Clip-It USB drives have managed to do the impossible: make the world's first weightless object. According to Verbatim, anyway.
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Vail Resorts Awarding Real Life Achievements This Season with EpicMix
Microsoft's Xbox LIVE features one of the most engaging parts of video games: Achievements. Rewarded to gamers who accomplish something outlined by the video game's designers, they provide gamers the ability to brag, as well as accrue points into their total Gamerscore. Sony has their own system for PlayStation Online, seen in Trophies. Incorporating Achievements has always just been a pipe dream, and Foursquare managed to get pretty close with their Badges system, but Vail Resorts is about to take it to the next level.
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NVIDIA Kepler Graphics Processor Landing Second Half of 2011
NVIDIA held their own event on Tuesday, and while there weren't any announcements about a Tegra 2 tablet, there was a few things to take away from the conference. Namely, what NVIDIA has planned for the years to come. While everyone may be focusing on the usage of Tegra 2 right now in all sorts of things, even smartphones, NVIDIA is already hard at work on their next graphics processor, known as Kepler, which is set to land in the second half of 2011.
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PSi Tower is a Multi-Colored Shape-Shifting Skyscraper Planned for Hong Kong
This wouldn't be the first conceptualized idea for China that looks too good to be true. While the Mega-Straddle Bus may not be as grandiose as this shape-shifting skyscraper, they both command the same sense of wonder. This skyscraper is designed by one Michael Young, and he intends to put it in the hustle and bustle of downtown Hong Kong some time in the future.
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Multi Feature Earpiece Covers All the Bases in One Small Design
As far as design concepts, the line between out-right science fiction and "eventual goal" is a pretty vague one. As we've seen in the past, especially with things like a Universal Translator, the idea may be great and the concept images may be aesthetically pleasing, but something immediately tells you that this gadget isn't coming any time soon. The Multi Feature Earpiece is one such gadget that, while it's a great idea in concept, we probably shouldn't get too excited about it right now. We'll try, anyway.
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QderoPateo Articulated Naturality Web Elevates Augmented Reality to a New Level
Some of the best applications out there for our favorite smartphones are based on the idea of Augmented Reality (AR). Utilizing the technology to get real-time information, just by looking at the world through your smartphone, is a cool idea, with plenty of people utilizing the technology to make new things even more interesting. But some companies can't leave well enough alone, and want to make things even better. For example, QderoPateo Communications (QPC) has been hard at work on their Articulated Naturality experience, and now it looks like they've gone full-tilt, bringing Articulated Naturality Web to the forefront, and showing off everything it can do.
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VIA Uses Video Motion Detection and GPS to Help Visually Impaired Get Around
Design concepts with a focus on helping those with any kind of impairment are popping up all over the place, and none of them are pulling back on the reigns of feature-sets or functionality. This time around we've got a pair of devices that attach to the user's hands, almost looking like a piece of jewelery and not some advanced GPS unit. Utilizing a suite of features, from vibration to motion detection, these little units will help those with a visual impairment move around a little bit easier, so they can leave that walking stick at home.
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Dynamics Hidden Credit Card Features On the Spot Security
Credit card security is an important aspect of a lot of people's lives. Especially those that employ the usage of several cards, ranging from debit to credit, that utilize access to several banks. Forgetting where you left one card could mean the emptying of your bank account, and plenty of stress. But, Dynamics hopes that their brand new "hidden" credit card will help all of those worried about their card being stolen and used for the wrong purposes. Unfortunately, it doesn't cover all the bases.
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Brainovi Uses Physical 3D Map to Create Braille-Based Directions
GPS is in just about everything now-a-days. Once just used by a few niche markets out there, it's something that almost everyone uses all the time, sometimes every day. This brand new concept brings the idea that even the visually impaired of us out there should be able to utilize the technology, even if they aren't able to see the screen. Basing the idea on a 3D physical map that the user would hold in their hand, the user would be able to use the Braille system to find where they are, and where they need to go.
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Smart Traffic Lights Could Reduce Wait Time by 30 Percent
Traffic lights aren't all that bad. And cities all around the world have done their part to make it easier for drivers to get to one point, with a few wait times here and there. But, if you've been driving at "odd times" of the day, then you've probably learned that sometimes you won't always see the lights turn as quickly as you want them to. But, thanks to a couple of researchers, that could change in the near future.
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Microsoft’s Surface Heading Into the Home as a Cheap Entertainment Product in 3 Years
Over the last couple of weeks, Microsoft's Surface has been shown off just as much as what researchers were really trying to show off, like virtual joysticks or commanding robots remotely. That's because Surface is a very cool idea, and a lot of fun to actually use. The unfortunate part comes in the fact that it's not everywhere, and not a lot of people have ever been able to get their fingers on it. And right now, it doesn't look like that's going to change. But, Microsoft does have plans to change it in the future.
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