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2008-07-22T02:36:00.001-07:00

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Honda's WOW car - for dog lovers

2007-07-09T01:27:00.001-07:00

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Dogs across the globe have been barking for years for a canine-oriented car-or at least that's what Honda seems to think. The WOW concept features a pee-resistant wood floor (well, it stands up better than carpet), a glove box small-dog holder, and a crate that pops up from under the second-row seats to accommodate a more substantial Rover.

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Japanese innovations : 2007

2007-07-09T01:12:00.001-07:00

Toyota Fine-X concept

Toyota's second-generation fuel-cell vehicle, like the Mercedes Benz F 600 Hygenius, is a fuel-cell hybrid, able to run off its battery, fuel cell or a combination of the two. Unlike the Hygenius, however, the Fine-X features four independent wheel motors and four-wheel steering. And even though Jabba the Hutt could easily roll in through its cavernous gull-wing door, the driver's seat swings out for easy entry and egress.

Nissan Pivo concept

The Pivo was built as a showcase for Nissan's new electric-car technologies. With a drive-by-wire system that requires no mechanical connection between the driver inputs and drive system, its spherical cabin is able to rotate 360 degrees. The Pivo's compact, powerful motor and high-capacity lithium-ion battery will probably find their way into Nissan's future electric- and hybrid-car endeavors.

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Advances in Robotics

2007-07-09T00:47:00.001-07:00

Domo
It knows it's own strength

Though it may not look it, Domo is the first robot built to give a hug. Typically, robots use small force sensors to tell how hard they're pressing on something. But this only works if the sensors always remain in contact with the object. For example, if fingertip sensors don't make contact with a lemon in the palm, you'll soon end up with a glass of lemonade. Domo, the doctoral work of Aaron Edsinger at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was built to replicate a more natural sense of touch. Its "muscles"motors called elastic actuators embedded in its fingers, wrists, arms and necksense how hard it's gripping an object. The actuators aren't completely rigid; the joints give a bit, much like ours do. Because of this flexibility, Domo feels an object pushing back against it and fine-tunes its grip like a good handshakefirm, not ferocious.

Nico
Gaining a sense of self

The infant robot Nico is slowly developing the smarts and social skills of a nine-month-old. It'll need them (and more) if robots are ever going to interact gracefully with humans, who have the tendency to create a chaotic environment full of distracting motion. One way to cut the confusion is to pick out what in the environment is the robot itself (an outstretched arm, for instance) and what is another object or person. Yale professor Brian Scassellati and his Ph.D. students Kevin Gold, Ganghua Sun and Marek Doniec [from left] programmed Nico to match the video coming in from its eyes with arm-motor movement. "It thinks, 'I know something is moving, and I'm moving, and so it must be me,' " Scassellati explains. The result is a robot that recognizes itself in a mirror, a self-awareness never before achieved in a machine.

Ballbot
A new way to balance

Why make a robot that has to balance on a point? Because that also means it can turn on a dime. Ballbot's omnidirectional ball-foot lets it trace any path along the floor without worrying about turning around or getting stuck in a cornerchallenges that make wheel-based 'bots squirm. Its stability starts with fiber-optic gyroscopes that feed balance data to an onboard control computer. They calculate how the ball has to move in order to keep the platform upright (or move it in the desired direction), and motors in the base make it so. According to Carnegie Mellon University professor Ralph Hollis, who built the first version of Ballbot in his suburban basement in his spare time, the robot can even cope with roughhousing. Give it a push, and it will sway and roll to keep its balance before returning to attention.

WT-6
The talker of the town

Atsuo Takanishi and his Ph.D. student Kotaro Fukui at Waseda University in Tokyo thought they had come up with a simple solution to a complex problem. Want a robot to speak like a human? Why not just build it like a human, vocal cords and all? Unfortunately, though, that's where the solution's simplicity ends. In order to simulate the flexibility and resonance of the biological structures, the group had to painstakingly re-create the entire human vocal system in this, the sixth version of the Waseda Talker. They modeled the human tongue, vocal cords, lips, teeth, soft palate and lungs out of plastics and rubbery polymers to mimic the real thing. The result is uncannily clear, natural speechassuming you speak Japanese.

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Ultra Modern home appliances

2007-07-09T00:43:00.000-07:00

Vacuum Cleaner

Rather than storing dirt in bags or cylinders, this vacuum is the first to form dust into solid cubes, thus lowering the risk of allergens escaping back into the room. The system also allows four times as much storage as other vacuumsby our calculations, making vacuuming four times as fun. The Kompressor From approx. $200; available in May;
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House sitter

Be your own housesitter. The Wi-Fi chip in this robot lets you maneuver itand its webcamfrom any Internet connection. If you catch Fido on the couch, yell "Off!" through the 'bot's built-in VoIP phone. Erector Spyke $300;
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This programmable toy critter shoots infrared beams from its eyes, so it can detect objects up to 13 feet away and navigate through doorways, even in the dark. WowWee Roboquad $120; wowwee.com

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Floating magnetic bed!

2007-07-09T00:26:00.001-07:00

Rise Of Forums > New On Market > Others > Floating magnetic bed!

This floating bed has a lifting power of 900kg, and thin cables hold it in place,so that it is not tossed into the roof!
A piece of furniture that seems to be falling up was never designed before.This makes it a unique design worldwide.
It was designed by architect "Janjaap Ruijssenaars" from Amsterdam.

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Portable Usb Paper Shredder

2007-07-09T00:24:00.001-07:00

The Portable USB Paper Shredder can either run on four AA batteries, AC adapter or the USB power from a laptop/pc. It can shred standard documents up to 10 inches in length.

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Cool Gadgets # 3: Emergency Homes,The Lawn Chair,The Usb Engine

2007-07-04T02:02:00.001-07:00

Emergency Homes

The DH1 Disaster House is a house that can be put up in a hurry. It's an idea based on building a house doesn't need a single nail. The house is designed with tabs that make it more like building a 3D puzzle. Initially designed to aid hurricane victims, this alternative is designed to be a 14′ square house built about 30″ off the ground. It is made of European birch plywood, and takes about an hour to put together.

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Bollywood: Esha Deol

2007-07-04T02:00:00.001-07:00

Bollywood: Esha Deol

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Aibo - Intelligent robotic pet dog

2007-07-04T01:56:00.001-07:00

Aibo - Intelligent robotic pet dog

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Sony ericsson w960 - The iPhone killer

2007-07-04T01:49:00.001-07:00

Sony ericsson w960 - The iPhone killer

SE W960 vs iPhone

There is much hype surrounding Apple's iPhone these days.Not much attention is given to recently announced W960 from SE,expected to be available by october 2007.

W960's advantage over iPhone:
-Availability of 3G
-Ability to send MMS
-Not locked with any operator
-Can be used in all countries
-Have got a keyboard too
-Part of SE's Walkman series (can expect comparable sound quality)
-Has Wireless bluetooth headset as standard accessory
-Runs SYMBIAN OS 9.1 (S60V3)
-Supports S60V3 third party applications (there is already a wide range of apps for this platform)
-Has motion sensor (will shuffle songs if you shake the phone)

iPhone's advantage over W960:
-Large , Multi-touch screen
-EDGE Support
-New and cool interface
-Has motion sensor (to change from potrait to landscape mode)

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Pulsar 225cc with rear disc brakes!

2007-07-04T01:37:00.001-07:00

Pulsar 225cc with rear disc brakes!

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South Indian Actress :: Priyamudan Sneha

2007-07-04T01:27:00.001-07:00

South Indian Actress :: Priyamudan Sneha

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2007-07-04T01:18:00.000-07:00

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