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Category: News
Mar 19
The new Lytro “Light field camera”
…new technology to create photos that can have their focus changed after they have been taken. …there is no need to auto-focus, resulting in virtually no shutter delay.
Mar 18
Nike running shoe make from knitting machine
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-15/is-nikes-flyknit-the-swoosh-of-the-future …a 5.6-ounce running shoe called the Flyknit, made from synthetic yarn ingeniously woven together by a knitting machine. The computer-controlled weaving technology, which knits the entire upper part of the shoe in a single piece thats then attached to the sole, promises to cut labor costs and production time while also increasing profit margins …
Mar 16
Aussie inventor settles with Microsoft in patent dispute
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/aussie-inventor-settles-with-microsoft-in-patent-dispute-20120315-1v5zc.html Ric Richardson, the Australian “man in a van” who has been fighting Microsoft in an eight-year legal battle has settled with the software giant out of court in a deal that could potentially net hundreds of millions of dollars. …the software giant to pay compensation of $US388 million…The verdict was overturned five months later. …
Mar 10
Worlds Youngest Female Billionaire Inventor: Sara Blakely Girdle
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/9133744/These-modern-inventions-are-a-load-of-pants.html Blakely, who is 41, invented Spanx. Spanx are pants that banish bulges around your tummy and your bottom.
Mar 02
Pee to recharge your phone !
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33375_1-57356553/powertrekk-powers-your-portable-with-pee-or-water/ The Powertrekk system uses sodium silicide cartridges from SiGNa Chemistry, whose execs I met with here, plus the water-based liquid of your choice (tap water, pond water, even urine) to make hydrogen, which the Powertrekk runs through a fuel cell to generate electricity. It’s $200 plus about $4 a cartridge.
Feb 27
Using body heat to charge your phone
http://www.pcworld.com/article/250648/your_body_heat_could_someday_charge_your_phone.html#tk.nl_dnx_t_crawl The technology is called Power Felt,…uses carbon nanotubes to create electrical energy from temperature differentials, such as that between your body and the air. The researchers encased the nanotubes in plastic fibers to create a fabric, which allows the device to be easily incorporated into a number of products.