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Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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Funny Videos

October 26th, 2008 at 9:08 pm » Comments (0)

Biting Baby
 



Mr.Wilson Eats Your Towel

October 26th, 2008 at 8:20 pm » Comments (0)

 
Tennis Ball Towel Holder
Are you looking for a clever way to keep your towel off the bathroom floor? Sure, we all are. Mr. Wilson will help. He needs a gig desperately. He was never the same since losing the Pac-Man auditions to that other dude in the 80’s. Who needs a boring towel rack when [...]



Yamaha’s Electric Trumpet

October 26th, 2008 at 8:10 pm » Comments (0)

Electronic Trumpet Powered By Humming
The EZ-TP Electronic Teaching Trumpet from Yamaha is now available in Japan. Sorry rest of the world. You’re going to have to wait to get your lips on this one. It’s a digital way to learn the trumpet and share and save your MIDI-produced songs to your computer. The EZ-TP trumpet [...]



Mercedes-Benz Formula Zero

October 26th, 2008 at 8:04 pm » Comments (0)

 

Formula Zero Mercedes-Benz
This is how Mercedes-Benz sees the future of racing. Formula Zero racing combines elements from land yachting, the luge, and Formula One of course, but it also incorporates environmental responsibility. Each team has a certain amount of energy to complete the race, and points are awarded based on elapsed time and energy efficiency.



Video Games Bring Families Together

October 26th, 2008 at 9:49 am » Comments (0)

 
 Family playing Wii
Contrary to the commonly held belief that computer games make people anti-social, a new research indicates that they bring families together.



Scientists Say Bees Can Count To Four

October 26th, 2008 at 9:39 am » Comments (0)

 
Researchers have discovered that honey bees can count to four, a report said here on Sunday.



Multi-Touch Surface PC Table

October 26th, 2008 at 9:22 am » Comments (0)

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For it’s latest trick, Microsoft’s engineers have given the multi-touch Surface PC table a bartender’s sixth sense. If you set your drink down on top of it, the Surface will be able to detect just how full it is. At least, if it’s in a special glass.



The Spy ID Card Micro Camera

October 26th, 2008 at 9:03 am » Comments (0)

 
Cameras are getting so small, they could be hidden just about anywhere. Case in point: this new spy camera that’s nestled snugly inside a trade show badge. The $174 tinycam shoots video at a low-rez 352×288, and snags stills at a higher-rez 1280×1024. Once you’ve grabbed the shots you need, plug it into a PC [...]



Portable Scanning Translator

October 26th, 2008 at 8:52 am » Comments (0)

 
 Quicktionary TS By Wizcom
This portable hand-held scanning translator can scan a word or a full line of text and give you an immediate translation, even idioms and phrases.



Top 10 Photos of the Week

October 26th, 2008 at 7:59 am » Comments (1)

 Bob the Fly could spot bad motor skills from a mile away. He would be safe now.
With Halloween fast approaching, even the odd kids will want to become a little odder. The spooks want to become spookier, the ghosts, ghostlier, and the water, wetter. We’re pretty sure we don’t care about any of that. Just [...]