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Category Archives: Technology
Novel way of extracting wind energy
The Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands is experimenting with an interesting new way to extract energy from the wind without the use of turbines. It works by producing a thin, electrically charged mist that's blown by the wind … Continue reading
Brilliant!
Here's another example of the same technique: Link: http://youtu.be/OylPN4pjRSI … Continue reading
Burrito delivery
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Testing Windows 8 on someone who's drunk
An interesting usability test involving multiple tequila shots and Windows 8. Many uses of the F-word, but that's normal for all operating systems. … Continue reading
Artificial arm
This looks so remarkable I was suspicious that it might be a strange sort of hoax, but from the manufacturer's website, it appears to be on the level. … Continue reading
Space shuttle on LA streets
It took three days to move the retired space shuttle Endeavor from LAX airport to its permanent home at the California Science Center 20 km away. This sped-up version shows highlights of the trip in less than three minutes, and … Continue reading
Google search results can differ drastically between users
Google competitor DuckDuckGo reports that people searching for the same terms on Google can encounter very different results, because Google tracks details of your search history and which results you click on even if you're not logged in to Google. … Continue reading
Testing Android's voice search feature versus Siri
Starting at 3 minutes and 15 seconds there's an interesting (and at times amusing) face-off between the voice search features of the latest versions of Google's Android OS and Apple's iOS (the latter called Siri): (My own experience is that … Continue reading
Major news for B&N Nook?
The Amazon Kindle been the dominant brand of eBook reader, but the Barnes & Noble Nook family has been gaining popularity. I've my reasonably happy with my third-generation Kindle, though its user interface has some really annoying stupidities. (Simply typing … Continue reading