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Tag: innovation
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SmackBook Pro
Erling Ellingsen made a totally sweet looking hack for switching between virtual desktops using the motion detector sensors on his laptop, normally used to switch off the hard drive in case the computer is dropped. (Via Juha.) -
Touchscreen Computer Display Floats in Mid-Air
” IO2 Technology has the coolest sounding display I have ever seen called the M2i. The device projects a 30″ diagonal 4:3 aspect ratio display into the air. That’s right, into the air like a hologram. The entire projection unit is designed to be hidden out of site so that only the display image shows.”
Everything USB via Juha
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The Computer Bed
“This model of European Murphy Bed is in the popular computer bed format. […] Operation is from gas assisted pistons often referred to as intuitive in nature. In reality the gas piston dampens the natural action of weight transfer from bed to desk to bed.”
FlyingBeds.com via Juha
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Digital cameras individually traceable
“A new forensic technique means many digital photographs can now be traced to the individual cameras that took them. The method works by analysing imperfections in the cameras’ light sensors. […]
The technique can even trace digital images that have been compressed or cropped: “We tried all the stuff that people normally do with digital images, and found it was resistant,” [Jessica Fridrich at Binghamton University] told New Scientist.
But she admits that extensive testing will be needed to determine precisely how accurate the process is, and what the chances of an error are.”
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aXbo sleep phase alarm clock
“[We] have invented the alarm clock of the future waking you up optimally at your best sleep phase – like waking up by your inner clock. […]
aXbo registers your individual optimal wake up time via your body movements and wakes you up in between the last 30 minutes before your wake up time. Your movements are detected and gathered with a comfortable towelling wristband and submitted to the sleep phase alarm clock.”
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Koodari haastoi piraattimyyjän nyrkkeilykehään
“[Venäläinen ohjelmistosuunnittelija haastoi] tuotteitaan tavaratalossa myyneen piraatin nyrkkeilyotteluun. […]
Paikallisella kuntosalilla järjestetty ottelu päättyi lukuihin 24–16 koodarin voitoksi. Ottelu kesti kolmen erän verran ja mäiskettä kerrotaan kestäneen kolmisen minuuttia per erä.”
MikroPC.net via Juha
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Monolith – a philosophical experiment in copyright
“Monolith is a simple tool that takes two arbitrary binary files (called a Basis file and an Element file) and “munges” them together to produce a Mono binary file (with a .mono extension). Monolith can also reconstruct an Element file from a Basis file and a Mono file.”