One of the truly great things about technology is that it can help folks whose lives have been negatively impacted by an injury or birth defect. Mobility is intrinsic to one’s feeling of independence. And when that is taken away, it can wreak havoc on one’s life. The iBot mobility can help restore that independence.
Archive for November, 2007
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Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre S Regatta Watch
November 17th, 2007 
admin I don’t know what it is about watches, but I love them. I think it’s the elegance, the precision, and the artistry that watch makers can bring together in such a small device. Well, Tag Heuer has brought together a pretty remarkable time piece that is made especially for sailing enthusiasts.
Honda FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Car Debuts
November 16th, 2007 admin Honda took the opportunity to unveil its latest car technology at the Los Angeles Car Show. The Honda FCX Clarity sedan will be available for limited lease to some lucky folks in California. Of course, the monthly payment is pretty outrageous at this point, to the tune of $600/month. But hey, that should scale well [...]
GTXC Smart Xplorer GPS Shoes
November 15th, 2007 admin GPS is changing the rules. It now allows fleet owners to know where their trucks are located at any given time. It affords runners a way to track their routes, plot future courses, and calculate run distances. Another great use for GPS is tracking your kids. There are car tracking systems that can plot where [...]
Head Intellifiber Racquet
November 15th, 2007 admin Sports equipment utilizes all kinds of technologies. Massive amounts of research and design goes into producing all kinds of sports equipment. This is also true in the area of tennis. Manufacturers are always looking for the best tennis ball, racquet, court surface, clothing, etc. Head developed an interesting idea for racquets that has revolutionized tennis.
Tholos Pod Landmark Magic Mirror
November 14th, 2007 admin Why not take in the sites, sounds, and people of two major landmarks? The Tholos Pod is a very cool idea to bring distant landmarks side by side. Tholos is a circular object with a 360 degree screen. The screen is a true video feed of the other landmark that allows for interaction with people [...]
Organ Printer Could Save Countless Lives
November 13th, 2007 admin I honestly had to take a double take when looking into this story. Researchers have developed a bio organ printer that can actually print some organs the way you would print a picture of your kids. This is along the lines or the reprap project that I posted on a while ago. That printer is [...]
Bushnell Onix 400 Weather XM GPS
November 12th, 2007 admin It wasn’t but two months ago that I was saying to someone, “When they get weather on GPS, I just may buy one.” Sure enough, next thing I know, I am looking at this Bushnell Onix 400 GPS system that includes, you guessed it, weather displays. But, this little dandy also incorporates XM satellite radio. [...]
Micro-, Nano- Satellites Lead The Future
November 9th, 2007 billy Some fascinating technology news recently came to my attention regarding the Space Program. For the past few years, a national University Nanosatellite Program competition has been held between university engineering groups; the goal of which is to design the hardware and software necessary to operate a nano or microsatellite, then build an operational model from [...]
Retrofitted Laptop Flash Drive Mod
November 9th, 2007 admin I keep my eyes on solid state drives. I would love to have a solid state laptop running linux. If you don’t want to wait for a solid state laptop, you could always retrofit your current model. A company called Addonics makes Compact Flash IDE adapters so you can hook up your CF modules to [...]
