Month: February 2015
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A Drone Ambulance Straight From The Movie Avatar
Conceived by a design studio, this quadrocopter of the size of a helicopter is supposed to speed up the evacuation of the wounded to a hospital from the accident scenes. CONCEPT: In accidents, the lives are often lost within the next few minutes of the accident. According to the American design studio Argodesign, 1000 lives are lost every year…
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A Chinese Man Makes A Mechanical Horse To Walk In The Street
While most people travel by car, on foot or by bus, a man in China has invented an amazing vehicle. Straight out of his imagination, he built a horse robot that works on oil and can be used to move around in the street. We offer you to see the video of this amazing creation. Su…
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Android: Find And Display IP Address Of A Mobile Programmatically
Very often app developers need to find the IP address of the Android device on which an app is installed. This post explains how you can find and display the IP address of a device programmatically. You can download complete source code of the project here. You may be connected to internet through a Wifi…
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This Inexpensive Smartphone Gadget Detects AIDS and Syphilis in Just 15 Minutes
American engineers have developed a small device that plugs into a simple smartphone to detect the presence of these two sexually transmitted diseases in blood. Some American engineers from Columbia University, New York have developed an inexpensive smartphone accessory that can quickly detect AIDS and syphilis. This unit has all the necessary mechanical, optical and electronic…
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ConnectX Wants To Put Cloud Computing Servers In space
North American startup ConnectX has undertaken an ambitious project. The company wants to install computer servers in orbit as a constellation of miniature satellites that will serve as a cloud computing platform, dedicated to big data. And, to improve the efficiency of transmission of data, the binary code would be replaced by a symbol language. With the advent of…
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LightSail: Fiction Becomes Reality With A Satellite With Solar Sails
Reality catches up with science fiction! A satellite with solar sails has just been created. Called “LightSail”, the satellite is able to move in space using energy from sunlight. We explain its design. After 6 years of intensive testing, the satellite “LightSail” is ready to fly for real. According to Bill Nye, The CEO of Planetary Society who started this project,…
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Face Hacking: A Revolutionary Digital Makeup Technique To Change Facial Appearance In Real Time
The Japanese producer Nobumichi Asai has developed a technique called face hacking, through which he can transform the face of a person at will by projecting a synthetic makeup. The results are really impressive. We tell you more about this revolutionary technique. You may remember the technology IllumiRoom from Microsoft where a normal room can be turned into…
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Prynt-This Smartphone Case With Built-in Printer Immortalizes Your Photos
Inspired by the old Polaroid technology, Prynt is a case for smartphone with a built in printer that can print the captured photos in 30 seconds. Launched on the crowdfunding platform KickStarter, the project achieved its objective in only thirty minutes. Smartphones are now being used, more and more, to take pictures. Many of these mobile have…