We all need to use this word a little bit more.
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Reality can be strange sometimes. Propelling an object fast enough to cut through Mach 1 is no exception. This F/A-18 Hornet is doing just that. Not only were the water vapor, density and temperature just right, but there just happened to be a camera in the vicinity to capture the moment.
You can see video of the phenomenon below: I like favicons. After upgrading my firefox from 3.5 to 3.6.2, I noticed that my old plugins and themes that supported favicon disable either didn’t work, or did work for some time and then disabled themselves. Weird. So what’s a solution, free of additional plugins or themes, only some simple coding? It has many uses, but were using it for just this specific purpose now. First, you have to go to your profile directory for firefox. Below is a list of each one and where they are located on different operating systems. continue reading hide favicons on firefox toolbar with userchrome.css  April 9, 2010 | category: technology This closeup of Boeing Phantom Works’ unique X-48B Blended Wing Body technology demonstrator shows off its unusual engine placement and super-critical airfoil.
Japanese engineers are working on a new generation of android technology, which is both cheaper and more affordable. Dubbed the Geminoid F, it is the second model of interface technology to be developed by Hiroshi Ishiguro, after the Geminoid H-1. The possibility of experiencing the science-fiction life of robotic avatars takes another step closer to reality.  Geminoid F (F stands for "female") is a replica of an unnamed model, a woman in her twenties in the photo
The development of this model extends beyond a company’s desire for mere prototyping and exploration. They plan on putting the Geminoid F to good use in the public arena as a commercial alternative.
March 27, 2010 | category: technology They’ve been working on this new technology for touching up images in a future version of Photoshop. Hopefully Adobe will be adding it to the next one, it’s quite impressive. Not only is it able to heal textures next to broad areas of different colors, but do color corrections in complex areas with distortions like lens flare. Watch the video in full screen to get the full effect of the demo.
Watching Science Channel and saw these crazy robots! The swimming “aqua” penguin is very impressive, but check out the flying “air” penguin. It’s suspended by helium and has ultrasound transmitters that allow groups of them to float in the same space and avoid one another. Now all I need is a bunch of these flying around in my room.
October 28, 2009 | category: technology Here’s an interesting piece of technology developed by a group of scientists. It’s able to fetch information from the internet to dynamically composite images. All it takes for it to happen is your ideas communicated in the form of sketching. Below are storyboards from the proposed technology, showing how input equals output.
To get a real idea for how the application works they’ve also put together this presentation video. If they are able to implement this in a commercial way in the future, it could easily become a popular avenue of enhancing the user experience on-the-fly.
There’s a science museum close that the wife and I have had the pleasure of visiting several times. We are both geeks and love going to these places. That’s why it was totally awesome to hear about this world touring BBC dinosaur show, “Walking With Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular“, that was going to be stopping nearby on their events newsletter! After a little bit of research online, a miles-long list of favorable critiques and praise were clearly evident. It is going to be next weekend so if I can get any video or pictures I’ll definitely take some and post them up on a future entry.  The actual walking T-Rex from the show! He appears to be hungry.
October 13, 2009 | category: technology Most everything in the natural world takes on a new personality when slowed to frame rate that allows us to focus on the nuances of the moment. Metallic objects appear as heated butter, shearing at imbalanced angles. I wonder how they were able to hit the moving bullets with other projectiles.
March 19, 2009 | category: technology
The results are pretty neat, with paint sketches like this. You can visit the site and download it here. A big thanks to the developers who put this project together. You’ll need to have a Nintendo DS or Ipod touch/phone to use it. There’s a good tutorial off the conceptart.org forums for installing the DS version. The interface is pretty simple: There’s a toggle for brush size and color intensity, and controls to custom calibrate the stylus sensitivity. The DS controls are inverted and the same between the directional pad on the left and control buttons on the right. The color selector is reminiscent of Corel Painter’s color palette. You can toggle the top screen on the DS version between displaying button properties or your progress with whatever is being painted on the below screen. February 24, 2009 | category: technology Robotics firm Little Island claim they can create a tiny likeness of anyone even replicating the sound of your voice. To make the so-called ‘Look A Like’ doll, the company only needs to receive a photograph of the subject and six weeks later they will send you a doll doppelganger.
Despite the simplistic features, the insides are packed with state-of-the-art technology such as interactive touch switches, microphone, a camera, and multiple servo-motors for movement. The $2,200 advanced version can also be plugged into a computer in order to upload the news and weather. By using an in-built voice synthesizer to record your voice it can then read back the latest reports as you. |
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Sweet. Just found out about this program that allows you to paint with the Nintendo DS. It’s called “