Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts

Friday, September 26, 2008

Google Outspends the U.S. Government for Geothermal research

Now Google.org—the charitable wing of the search engine giant—has chipped in nearly $11 million for this renewable resource: so-called geothermal power, or tapping the Earth's heat to make electricity. That makes Google.org the largest funder of enhanced geothermal research in the country, outspending the U.S. government

I am not surprised by this news.But the timing of it is a little early one can say. Google, being one of the worlds largest consumers of energy, has to do something about/for it. By Geothermal energy, we are meaning to use up the fireball thats burning at the center of the earth considering it as a rich resource. We will have a lot of time before we go on to the debates of how harmful it will be to use up the whole fire ball and what effects it might bear on the climatic calamities we are seeing now or speculations about gravity as its a long time plan and it might even take a decade before which we start to see any commercial use . Google's investment on this is a very strategic and generous move like many of its initiatives.I am not sure what Google has in mind.

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

THE BIG DOG - Next step in robotics

Thats amazing stuff... the balance that robot is capable of maintaining is really a great feat...

And DO NOT miss the video in the site.

The Most Advanced Quadruped Robot on Earth
BigDog is the alpha male of the Boston Dynamics family of robots. It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system. BigDog's legs are articulated like an animal’s, and have compliant elements that absorb shock and recycle energy from one step to the next. BigDog is the size of a large dog or small mule, measuring 1 meter long, 0.7 meters tall and 75 kg weight.

BigDog has an on-board computer that controls locomotion, servos the legs and handles a wide variety of sensors. BigDog’s control system manages the dynamics of its behavior to keep it balanced, steer, navigate, and regulate energetics as conditions vary.
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Friday, June 1, 2007

The Vehicle Behind Google maps zoom : The Google Mobile.

What the Immersive Media Photo-Car Looks Like!


You've all heard about what Google is doing with street-level views, right?

What you probably all DIDN'T know, however, is that the company actually shooting the majority of the photos for Google's datasets, is named Immersive Media.

With that, take a look at what everyone's wondering - Here's the Immersive Media Street Level View-Mobile, in all of its glory...

Behold!

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The camera mounted on top is Immersive's own, patented 11-lens camera, close-up below. Media, contact me for high-resolution, if you need them.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Music in the Rain - Cool Idea!

Another Innovative Umbrella design
clipped from www.sdesignunit.com

It’s very special feeling to listen to music on a rainy day. Rain, it makes people sentimental. Especially listening to music under an umbrella with a person you love gives us big emotion. The dome structure of umbrellas allows sound to be more concentrated, and a handle of umbrella could be a great part for controlling the music. Sometimes people spin an umbrella unconsciously. If you spin this umbrella to left or right, the music will move forward (right turn) or reverse (left turn). Unfortunately even though it is not raining, you still can use this umbrella. You can just put it in the corner of your living room with cradle, and then also you can enjoy the music from speakers of cradle.

If you spin this umbrella to left or right,
the music will move forward (right turn) or reverse (left turn).
If you open or close it, the power will be turn on(opened) or off(closed)

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Ultimate Umbrella : Really cool.

Nice design..
Original side view
SENZ Mini side view
  • Asymmetrical, self-positioning shape
  • Plays with the wind, never goes inside out
  • Compact & lightweight: Easily fits your pocket or handbag
  • Effortlessly from compact to ultimate protection
  • Windproof up to wind force 7!
  • Asymmetrical yet collapsible
  • Durable and high quality finishing
  • True eye catcher
  • Progressive styling
  • Powerful, straight shapes
  • The icing on your personal style
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Thursday, April 26, 2007