December 2012 archive

George Yu’s Node Gadget Can Measure Anything

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-13/george-yus-node-gadget-can-measure-anything#r=nav-r-story * George Yu can take your temperature from two feet away, scan your house for leaky insulation, and determine the dampness of your basement with a gadget he invented called the Node, which works with an iPhone. 就算站在两尺的距离, Georges Yu 也可以测量你的身体温度,扫描你的房子找寻漏洞和探查你的地下室潮湿度。他的新发明叫做Node, 可用于iPhone. * The three-inch tube, which he describes as “a little Swiss Army …

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The bizarre amphibious vehicle inventor claims is driven by perpetual motion

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2247063/Perpetual-motion-submarine-car-Inventor-creates-amphibious-vehicle-powered-self-sustaining-energy.html He (Chris Garner) claims it is powered by what describes ‘Gyro Generator’ technology that he says will revolutionise the way we travel He came up with the idea for his range of personal marines after a close encounter with a large shark. He believes his new ‘Gyro Generator’ technology will revolutionise the way in …

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Meeting Tweeter log for SIDA meeting on 24 Nov 2012

MeetingTweeter20121124B Above is the meeting tweeter log for SIDA meeting held on 24 Nov 2012 (http://sida.org.sg/2012/10/30/sida-meeting-on-24-nov-2012-sat-2pm-postphoned-from-17-nov/)

Samsung Ordered to Pay Inventor W6 Billion (US$5.5m)

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/11/30/2012113001163.html A court has ordered Samsung Electronics to pay a former employee W6 billion (~US$5.5m) in compensation for patented technologies he invented while working for the electronics giant The former worker, identified only by his surname Chung, filed the lawsuit with the Seoul Central District Court in 2010, seeking a total of W18.5 billion (~US$17m) …

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