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nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator)

2010-06-13T21:32:00.000-07:00

Used to charge handheld electronics, the nPower® PEG is a small, lightweight device that allows you to create renewable energy while you walk or run.

Just place the PEG in your backpack, briefcase, or handbag and walk. As you move, the PEG harvests the kinetic energy that you're already generating and converts it into usable power for recharging your cell phone, MP3, or other handheld device.

On average, consumers lose battery power in their cell phones once per week. When the PEG is carried during your daily activities, the PEG continually tops off its internal power storage so that you'll never be without power.

Thermoelectric Boots

2010-06-12T19:26:00.000-07:00

"European Telco Orange is showing off an interesting phone charging prototype – a set of Wellington Boots with a ‘power generating sole’ that converts heat from your feet into electrical power to charge your battery-powered handhelds. You'll need to walk for twelve hours in your “Orange Power Wellies” to get an hour of battery life but we still think it's remarkable that such significant amounts of energy can be harvested from normal human activity. In order to decrease the length of time you need to charge your phone, try dancing or running, because the hotter your feet get, the more energy you produce.

The “Orange Power Wellies” were created in collaboration with renewable energy experts GotWind, with the vision of keeping Glastonbury Festival goers connected with their friends during the event." -via GIZMAG

Memristor breakthrough!!

2010-04-16T20:09:00.000-07:00

Computers that work like human brains??

The team at HP Labs responsible for building the world’s first memristor in 2008 have discovered their creation has more capabilities than was previously thought. In addition to retaining a history of the information it has acquired making it useful for memory storage devices, the team has found it can perform logic, that could change the way computer systems are designed and enable faster more efficient computers.

The memristor (short for memory resistor) represents the fourth basic circuit element in electrical engineering, joining resistors, capacitors, and inductors. The discovery that it can perform logic opens up the possibility of computation one day being performed in chips where data is stored, rather than on a specialized central processing unit (CPU).

More at www.gizmag.com

Robonaut 2 - NASA and GM

2010-02-05T10:36:00.000-08:00

Next Gen Computer controller? Goodbye mouse!

2009-11-07T06:19:00.000-08:00

10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo.

There’s more information at 10gui.com .

HIGH SPEED Robot hand

2009-11-07T05:58:00.000-08:00

Cyberwalk Project

2009-11-07T04:51:00.001-08:00

Twister - Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope by the Tachi Lab

2009-11-07T04:46:00.001-08:00

Pattie Maes & Pranav Mistry: Unveiling the "Sixth Sense," game-changing wearable tech at TED

2009-03-16T09:23:00.000-07:00

Flexible Touch Screens

2009-03-02T04:06:00.000-08:00

SunCat Batteries

2009-02-23T17:51:00.000-08:00

SunCat batteries were designed by Knut Karlsen. They recharge when left in sunlight. Now that is streamlined solar!

Wrap 920AV Video Glasses - Coming Summer of 2009!

2009-02-11T15:28:00.000-08:00

"Utilizing Vuzix’ Quantum optics technology and ultra low power electronics, the Wrap 920AV is the most advanced video eyewear available today. Its unique ‘see-thru’ lens design allows you to stay grounded in the real world while watching your private video display or experiencing augmented or mixed reality on mobile devices such as the iPhone. A revolutionary patent pending electronic IPD system enables adjustment for virtually all facial structures and optional prescription lens inserts provide the ultimate solution for eyeglass wearers.

The Wrap 920AV provides a 60-inch monitor as seen from 9 feet and has available expansion options – all in a lightweight package that is less than 3 ounces."
- www.vuzix.com

g-speak!!! I need this.

2009-01-25T07:31:00.000-08:00

g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

Robotic Water Snake

2008-09-25T05:26:00.000-07:00

Robotic Water Snake

Say NO to DRM

2008-06-23T08:16:00.000-07:00

Let this cylon explain it to you.

EEStor's Ultracapacitors could replace Batteries!!

2008-06-01T06:15:00.000-07:00

"EEStor’s take on the ultracapacitor -- called the Electrical Energy Storage Unit, or EESU -- combines the best of both worlds. The advance is based on a barium-titanate insulator claimed to increase the specific energy of the unit far beyond that achievable with today’s ultracapacitor technology. It is claimed that this new advance allows for a specific energy of about 280 watts per kilogram -- more than double that of the most advanced lithium-ion technology and a whopping ten times that of lead-acid batteries. This could translate into an electric vehicle capable of traveling up to 500 miles on a five minute charge, compared with current battery technology which offers an average 50-100 mile range on an overnight charge."
-Naturalnews.com

Cycle Charger

2008-04-13T18:23:00.001-07:00

"Charge a Cell Phone, iPod, Blackberry, Garmin GPS, any GPS or any other device that you can plug into your car's cigarette lighter plug."
-Convergence Tech, Inc.

Kinetic power charges batteries!

2008-03-18T15:10:00.000-07:00

The company’s patent-pending M2E™ solution has the potential to fundamentally transform the manner in which mobile devices are powered.
The solution consists of a micro-generator combined with traditional battery storage to create a system that captures the kinetic energy of normal everyday motion—human or vehicular—to generate electricity sufficient to power mobile devices.

Generate electricity while walking

2008-03-18T15:07:00.000-07:00

Researchers at Simon Fraser University Locomotion Laboratory in Burnaby, Canada, have created an accessory that attaches to your knee to generate power while you walk.

Hand crank Media Player!!!

2008-03-18T15:02:00.000-07:00

The Eco Media player designed by well-known British inventor Trevor Baylis (the inventor of the hand-crank radio)is for sal at $199. LINK
- video player - music player - fm radio - led torch - photo viewer - hi-fi recorder - memo recorder - data storage - mobile phone charger

BostonDynamics /Darpa's Robot dog

2008-03-18T05:53:00.000-07:00

Sheets of OLEDs!!!

2008-03-14T18:08:00.000-07:00

General Electric has created roll-to-roll printing process for OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes).

LINK

USBCELL AA

2008-03-07T21:18:00.000-08:00

Produced by Moixa Energy, has a flip cap top that houses the USB port,( it plugs into any computer’s USB port to recharge) and can be used like any regular AA battery.

EPOC neuroheadset

2008-02-26T17:53:00.000-08:00

detailed at GIZMAG

CellWatch M500

2008-02-26T17:43:00.000-08:00

New MyVu Display

2008-02-26T17:15:00.000-08:00