3d printing

http://www.gizmag.com/london-science-museum-3d-printing-future/31391/

People in the world never thought we were able to customize things on a computer and have a machine print it out in small plastic strips. the 3d printer was something many never believed in. Now we are making cars, guns, and things that even help humans.

The 3d printer now is such a great invention that has been improved over the years its been created. it all started with a small 3d printer probably about a 5x5. Today many printers are big enough for cars but it takes a long time.

Next will have them go faster since they are already a big enough size for plastic cars. Thats probably a thing they will improve next. People now believe that the 3d printer is possible after it was created. They have been proved wrong.

25 useless technology inventions

http://list25.com/25-most-useless-inventions-ever/2/

All of these inventions are very pointless. Most of these basically are for lazy people. such as a portable chin rest and control alt delete wand.
     Most of these inventions are in japan. I do not know why anyone would buy these items. They should just sell they company that made them.
     The most worthless item here is diet water because water has nothing in it in the first place. Im wondering if they added healthy minerals in it. they did not realize water is already healthy and have nothing in it.

lab grown mini brain

http://www.gizmag.com/lab-grown-mini-brains/28870/

Comparison of one of the mini brains (right) to the developing brain of a mouse (left)

In the past years scientists have successfully grown organs like kidneys and livers is now they have successfully grown a mini brain. These grown organs will someday be used in transplants. Dr. Jurgen Knoblich analyzed human stem cell that has capacity to change into any other type of cell from the body.

They first found out neuroectoderm to be the starting material of all components of the nervous system. they put it with drops of gel in a bioreactor to make a three dimensional scaffolding for tissue growth. Within 15 to 20 days in the reactor  the fragments formed into a continuous brain tissue called cerebral organoid.

After 2 months the brain reaches its maximum size and continue to thrive. These brains can be used for models understanding brain disorders and testing for treatments. They already had success for finding treatments for disorders and other things.

halfbike

http://www.gizmag.com/the-halfbike-minimalist-bicycle/31238/

klenov and Angelov are the founders of Kolelinia and both have architectural and cycling backgrounds. They designed the 3 wheeled halfbike for easy maneuverability and easily fit for public transit. This Halfbike has pivoting wheels and lets the rider steer by leaning.

The compact design measures out at 100 x 40 x 130 cm, which is 40 x 16 x 51 in.  It has aluminum frame and plywood pool steering weighing 7.8 kg becomes 17 pounds. this design lacks a seat making you engage your leg muscles by staying up straight and leaning forward. this makes it a continuos workout.

Halfbike is trying a kickstarter to raise funds to promote the bike. They are trying to raise up to $80,000 to manufacture the product and sell the bike for $800 each. If everything goes well they are trying to start selling them in june or july on a first come first serve basis.

The Flying Phantom: US$40k sailboat levitates two feet above the waves

http://www.gizmag.com/flying-phantom-hydrofoil-catamaran-sailing/31143/

This sailboat is  gravity-defying costing only $40,000 US. It mimics the hydrofoiling action by rising up on 2 J-shaped wings at speed until hulls are about 2 feet above water. Getting 2 feet above water it gets smoother and faster in silence.

The flying phantom can get up above water at 7 knots downwind or above 10 upwind. The max speed has been 33 knots but they company believes it can get up to 40-45 knots. This boat is not new to the sailing world.

It is much more useful when the ocean is choppy so sailers do not have to worry about the waters. The flying phantom is the first product to bring levitation experience to the commercial market. The company is possibly making a racing series of this sailboat.

Vodafone Foundation unveils a backpack with a mobile network inside

http://www.gizmag.com/vodafone-foundation-instant-network-mini/31033/

The instant Network Mini is highly portable mobile network in a backpack that can be deployed in 10 minutes. It is designed to cater both voice and messaging communications. The backpack only weighs 24.3 pounds.

The network works by linking a 2g GSM base station to the host mobile network, portable satellite unit. Both the satellite unit and the base are powered by a 12v from a car lighter or using the included solar panel. After setting up everything the network will be up within 2-3 minutes.

The network radius is up to 100 meters (328) feet. THe network can hold up to 5 calls at a time and containing thousands of important text messages. You can use this bookbag as a carry on for airplanes.

Kellen and Myles project

 We got the picture from the internet. Covered the words on top and bottom with the same back round of the image. Added the words and the red tint in the water to show the product being used.

We uploaded a bottle from online and outlined the bottle to color it in. Then for the background we took a picture of fish scales. For lettering we took a style from online and used it. The lettering style is called pieces of eight. We then fooled around with the font texture and made it the way you see it.

promotion sales

Kellen Groover
Myles Mungo

Pull the lure from the sign.

change the quote

Pull everything but the lettering from the ad.

Pull the bottle of liquid soap for the fishtractive

solar cooler

   http://www.gizmag.com/solar-cooler/30567/

   The solar cooler is a portable container for food and drinks that keeps contents cold using a refrigeration system with solar panels. The cooler stays 42 degrees for over 24 hours depending on how often the lid is open. It can also go as low as 14 degrees.
     The cooler is 16 x 14 x 17 and weighs 55 pounds. By weighing that much it leaves 40 liters or enough for 60 12 oz soda cans. Since ice is not needed it does not need ice so you can use to fill it up.
     The cooler has a usb ports and 12 V outlets on the side. There is a light on the inside so you can see the drinks or food at night. The wheels are sported and can traverse to sandy terrains.

Footslogger tracks your fitness through your feet(Fraunhofer smartrunning shoe)

http://www.gizmag.com/footlogger-tracking-insole/30297/


This device is a insole in your shoe to track what you do. It has 8 pressure sensors to track your fitness. The insoles are very light and unobtrusive.

Each insole can log up on flash memory 50,000 steps. While counting footprints it has a 24 hour battery life so it does not die throughout the day. When you charge your insoles you place it on the dock or also known as the shoe station.

During the charge the insoles automatically send the information to the 3L labs internet based server where it's analyzed. The results are sent back by a text or a dedicated smartphone app. These insoles can find  early conditions predictions of dementia or spinal disease.  Also reports gait assessment fall detection, rehabilitation monitoring. It will be commercially available in the second half of the year for the price of $100.

ring

Kellen Groover

http://www.gizmag.com/smarty-ring/30084/

Smarty Ring offers connectivity without lifting a finger

The Smarty Ring is a ring clock that is genius wireless ring mouse. This ring connects to iOS or Android devices with bluetooth being able to receive notifications for texts, emails, facebook updates, twitter, google, hangout and skype. The ring is a stainless steel body forms the band of the ring.

This ring is 13 mm wide and 4 mm thick. This ring is also waterproof since it is stainless steel. with a diameter of 15.7 mm to 23.8 mm. Buttons on the outside of the ring can accept or reject calls, control music and play back, and trigger the connected phones camera.

The smarty ring has 24 hour battery life bowering by a 22 mAh battery. Will have a wireless charging dock for this ring. The company is looking for $175 for the ring and will estimate in shipping for April 2014.

fish on

Kellen Groover

 Fish on is a company that lets you have more fun. We Created a pole that is attached to a fish sonar to find fish in your area. The sonar can tell how deep the fish are and how far away they are as well.

This invention helps all fisherman out throughout the world. Parents can lets their kids have fun quicker than using a regular pole. You would not have to sit for hours waiting for a fish to come by.

We sell this invention to everyone that like to fish. We also create different designs of poles, including length for your kid. We sell the top fishing supplies all over the world.

hiriko

Hiriko is a fold up electric 2 seater. The paint design on this car at the tokyo motor show came from kunio okawara, a legendary mechanical designer. Hiriko comes from basque word for urban.

The car commercials development is at denokinn in spain its initial development is at MITs media lab.This car is going to be released through Mirai-project in Japan. This car folds reducing the measurement by 3.3 ft. to take up less space when parked.

This hiriko car is fully electric.  This cars is enlisted services is also used bye Mirai Suenaga of the popular culture japan website. The test drives for this car is planned for mid-2014.

http://www.gizmag.com/hiriko-niigata-gundam-folding-car/29931/

Robinspect robot

There is a robot called the robinspect that inspects tunnels. this robot can see things that the naked eye can not see. It can keep tunnels from caving in on people.

It can move 1 meter per second and use its computer vision system to rapidly acquire rough 2D images of every inch of that tunnels walls. It has a small unmanned vehicle with a crane mounted on top of it.on top of the crane is a robotic arm to help fix the cracks.

They say this 3 year project will have more safety and also helps the inspectors. The Robot also will be shorter tunnel-inspection closure times, and financial savings as less human workers will need to be paid, and for less hours. it will be expected to be ready by next year and will be tested in London, experimental tunnels in Switzerland, three underground stretches of the Egnatia highway in Greece.

robots

     Some day robots will clearly rise up and destroy us. These kinds of robots will be able to draw weird art. Matthew dörfelt made a robot that draws pictures random forever.

      The robot is called robo fabar contains only 2 motors and can draw straight or curved lines.  The type of board is an arduino board generating algorithms that translates to paper. It draws like trippy pictures with random things attached. 

     This robot is still bein processed to be made better. Robo fabar can be useful for anything in life. It also can be artistic and kids don't have to color the same pictures and it is a half circle.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/12/watch-an-autonomous-robot-create-weird-random-drawings

http://www.lytro.com/camera/

http://www.lytro.com/camera/

     On the lytro camera, once you take the picture you can refocus, change perspective, and add Living Filters to create a new look. This camera uses megarays instead of megapixels which makes the picture very clear and not blurry. You can resize the picture to make it bigger or smaller and the picture will be crystal clear.

     this camera takes the picture right away so you dont capture the picture the second after you click the button. this camera give you the control on the lighting. The ISO range is 80 (min) to 3200 (max), and the minimum shutter speed is 1/250.

      This camera is out already with the price of $400-$500 depending on the GB. it is very easy to hold unlike a normal camera since it is a small rectangle. this small camera can do the same as normal cameras but is lighter faster and better picture quality.

 

iPad vs google nexus 7

http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/apple-ipad-16gb/4540-3126_7-33958447-4.html

iPad

$630

1.6 pounds

9.6 inches 

Bluetooth

Wireless internet 

10 hrs of battery life

Apps keep updating

Google nexus 7

$159-$204

Bluetooth 

Wifi

12 oz

4.7 inches
I think the ipad is a better deal because you can do alot more on it than the google nexus. The ipad gets updated alot and so does the apps. this makes everything better and faster while the google nexus barely has any updates at all.