Toilet bowl goes high tech today, the self-contained and waterless toilet ‘EcoJohn Sr Toilet’ uses an incineration (burning) process to reduce waste into white ash. It still works similarly as standard toilet bowl. Just that, after finishing your business, you close the lid and the waste will be carried away to a burn chamber – that’s the place where the shit cremated to ashes. And no worry, smoke will be filtered, through a catalytic converter before being released into the air to be sure that it don’t form any pollution.
I wondered if they filtered the smells of BBQ poop.
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Microsoft is going to release a new mouse on September 9th with there new technology to replace the laser mouse, known as the “Blue Track” technology. The tech will use blue LED in combination with a wide-angle lens. It means that the mouse will have better tracking that will work on more surfaces than laser or optical based mice. Hmm… Remember I posted the Fedex mouse the other day? It is with blue LED too. Thanks Louis!
[via guru3D]
In Miami, there are around 600 bus stop were installed with solar-powered shelters. Yeah, there’s no power needed to display hosted ads. Those shelters are believed to shelters to save about 2 tons of CO2 emissions each year.
[via New Launches]
How far the facial animation technology has come to? The Emily in the clip is not real, it is a computer generated animation.
“It was produced by using a new modeling technology that enables the most minute details of a facial expression to be captured and recreated.”
Take a look after the break.
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As known, oil prices are going up and some companies are finding ways to save on this. The DHS cargo company has come out with the kite-powered cargo ship project (that reminds me something of kite-powered). The company that made the SkySails system said that it will help in reducing 30-percent of the oil consumption on a cargo vessel.
Wow 30-percent, that’s a lot, I wondered if I can put a mini version of this kite system on my car, I’m sure it saves more.
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Wal-Mart Stores, Kohl’s, Safeway and Whole Foods Market have started to put on solar panels on their roof to generate electricity for the store. They need to complete the installation before December 31 before the deadline to take tax advantages for these projects. This solar system will provide them 10 to 40 percent of the power a store needs, depending on the weather. 40 percent saving is quite a lot but I wondered how much those solar panels cost. Read more…
Scientists at the Delft University of Technology have come out with a power kite system that generates electricity that is capable of powering 10 homes. Thing goes like that, an array of kites called the Laddermill were flied 30,000 feet to the air in order the generate nearly 10 megawatts of power. Check out the video after the break. Read more…
Pioneer successfully developed a new 500GB optical disc which has 25 layers and can be make to function to the Blu-ray players. You can store up to 20 full HD movies on a single disc with the 500GB. But you guys gotta be patient, as company will need two or four years to get this new optical disc available to customers.
[via TechFresh]
Think of your balls the ball, think… and it will come to you. That’s the Mind Ball by NovelQuest, a ball which you control using your brain. It’s a two players game controlled by players’ brain waves. To win the game, you will need to produce theta waves (4-8 Hz) which are associated with drowsiness and alpha waves (8-12 Hz) which are associated with being relaxed. Check it out after the break. Read more…
Four seats and cruises at 41000 feet which currently higher than any other single engine jets. Also known as one of the most fuel efficient jets, it burns 26 gallons per hour at the speed of 256 knots. It is priced at $1.35 million in June 2008 Economics and deliveries are targeted for Q4 2011.
[via TechFresh]
