I recently posted a video showing the excavation of a massive ant colony. That one was filled in with cement. A lot of it. After seeing the arduous effort the team spent uncovering the structure, you can’t help but admire the work of the ants. It looked like a sculpture, quite artistic and clever. Upon… Read More »
Is small the new big? Maybe. It’s something to think about. The who, why, how and where about this tiny house: http://www.viralnova.com/tiny-house I’m not what you would call doomsday prepper, but enough related topics have caught my attention recently that I’m paying attention. E.G., the Soylent food alternative and some really cool survivalist tools. It… Read More »
I just may have to get some of this new Soylent food alternative. Here’s what they have to say: What if you never had to worry about food again? For many people, on many occasions, food is a hassle, especially when trying to eat well. Suppose we had a default meal that was the nutritional… Read More »
Step aside Glass. Pivothead has you in their sights! They don’t look as geeky, and can record full HD for 3 hours! A well engineered design that includes add-on options they call mods – for power and connectivity. In a word, nice. Check out the details on their Indiegogo campaign. It’s active through Dec 12 and… Read More »
Move over Kinect. Occipital just one-upped you with Structure. The first 3D sensor for mobile devices. Check out this demo they shot at Ripley’s: One quoted author said it best, “It’s like giving some sort of super power to average-joe devices.” 3D is going mainstream. I won’t go as far as saying basic 2D videos… Read More »
Here’s a blast from the past. Remember when cell phone boxes were huge and the designs were so intricate they bordered on obscene? Check out this old unboxing video!
I’ve been familiar with Cheetah solutions for several years, but recently had the opportunity to revisit their capabilities. Think dynamic route and logistics optimization. Think of doubling the number of drivers each dispatcher can comfortably handle. Think centralized dispatch. Imagine drivers being automatically rerouted without dispatcher intervention based on what they have on their truck.… Read More »
Here’s another interesting invention that leveraged KickStarter crowd-funding to get it’s feet off the ground. It’s aptly named the Ostrich Pillow. It’s a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease. It is neither a pillow, nor cushion, bed or garment, but a bit of each all at the same time. It’s soothing… Read More »
Apparently someone was paying attention when Sprint announced the immediate availability of Spark Speeds in places like New York, Tampa, Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles. Excerpt: Using the Ookla Speedtest.net app on all three devices, Sprint’s Spark network turned in the fastest results by far. Here are the averages: Sprint: 43Mbps down / 17Mbps up… Read More »
Some time ago, I was introduced to a 360 degree recording technology from Immersive Media. Take a look at this sample recording of a skier going down a half pipe. You can actually look around as if you were there! They also have demos of a helicopter flyover of a lake. They call it their Telemmersion… Read More »