Lettuce vending machine
After a nuclear holocaust has blocked out the sun or rampaging zombies have taken over our farmland there is finally a device that will guarantee we can still grow vegetables in the dark. This Japanese lettuce-growing vending machinet doesn’t require sunlight (it uses fluorescent bulbs) and it can churn out a surprising yield of lettuce: 60 heads a day, or over 20,000 a year.
Futurist Thomas Frey: For most of us, the language we speak is like the air we breathe. But what happens when we wake up and find that our air is going extinct?
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Volkswagen’s flying car
Seeing a flying cars in a sci-fi movie is a common site. The flying car has won hearts of many science fiction fanatics. Be it the glass bubble from “The Jetsons” or the cab from “The Fifth Element,” all these vehicles have mesmerized audiences for a long now. (Video)
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Surprise! I’m in the shower but still a social menace.
If you’re the kind of person who’s always on Facebook, what could possibly be funnier than a shower curtain that looks like a Facebook Page? A lot of things! But still, this Facebook shower curtain even has a little window for you to pose as your profile pic. What better way to celebrate your addiction? It’ll be hilarious to all those people who are in your bathroom with you while you shower! Or the person who asks to awkwardly photograph you in the shower so you can post it to Facebook. It’s an antiquated profile design, but that’s part of the joke, right? Right?!
Continue reading… “Up Close Social Shower Curtain”
Extreme Closeup of a Graphene Nanotube Chip
I.B.M. scientists are reporting progress in a chip making technology that is likely to ensure the shrinking of the size of the basic digital switch at the heart of modern microchips for more than another decade.
Continue reading… “IBM’s Amazing Nanotube Chip Breakthrough”
Megathread is an intuitive plug-in that can be applied to any blog, forum, discussion platform, or social network, without changing anything about the existing site. Our proprietary process uses an ethical, 3rd-person approach to recognizing the social influence and relevance of key contributing factors, such as keywords, people, posts, discussions, groups, communities, and more.
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Get perfect product photos every time with the Nimbus Dome by Cloud Dome.
Cloud Dome produces a revolutionary line of photography products, each one specifically designed to make you a better and faster product photographer.
Cloud Dome recently won the Consumer Product of the Year Award and was one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase which took place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. A full list of award winners can be found HERE.
Winner of the 2012 “Inventor of the Year Award” – Power Practical
There was no shortage of creativity on display at this year’s DaVinci Inventor Showcase. Inventors came from all across the U.S. to be part of one of the nation’s most prestigious inventor events.
Winning top prize at this years event was Power Practical for their ingenious Power Pot. Using the magic of thermoelectric power generation, the PowerPot is a cooking pot generator that uses the heat from cooking to run a 5W generator that can power up to 2-3 USB devices at a time. With 5 watts of output and a USB interface, the product is designed to supply the power necessary to charge devices anywhere.
The complete list of inventors receiving awards and honorable mentions included:
Continue reading… “Announcing the Winners – DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2012”
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The Sun Seeker Fire Blanket can handle super high temperatures without combusting.
SunSeeker Enterprises, Inc. offers 2 standard grades of ceramic and wool based fiber blankets, all of which are lightweight and thermally efficient, resulting in a material that possesses the advantages of low heat storage and complete resistance to thermal shock. The Sun Seeker Fire Blanket produces no smoke or fumes and is waterproof which prevents mold in commercial and residential structures.
Used in a variety of heat processing applications, these blankets are produced from high strength spun ceramic fiber and needled to provide exceptional handling strength. These blankets are completely inorganic, comprised of Silica, Alumina and interwoven sintered ceramic fiber cloth, and are available in a variety of densities, thicknesses, widths, and temperature ratings: High-Alumina Grade: Continuous use up to 1200 °C (2192 °F) with a melting point over 2600F and Zirconia grade: Continuous use up to 1593 °C (2900 °F) with a melting point over 3000F.
SunSeeker Enterprises is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to find out how much heat the Sun Seeker Fire Blanket can handle first hand, plus see a wide variety of other amazing products and innovations!
Continue reading… “The Sun Seeker Fire Blanket could change the way houses are built”
Imagine your iPhone actually taking great low light images like a good point and shoot/video camera. Imagine transferring those video, pictures, movies, or any other Apple supported files from your iPhone to an internal microSD card so you’re not limited by your iPhone memory anymore. Imagine doing all of this as well as running a bunch of apps and not worrying about your iPhone battery dying at 4:00 PM when you aren’t going to be back home to charge it until 10:00 PM.
STOP IMAGINING, IT’S HERE!
The iExpander does all this and more!
iExpander is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to find out how this iPhone Expander Device works plus see a tantalizing variety of other amazing products and innovations!
Continue reading… “iExpander will expand your iPhone experience”
Dragon Juice naturally helps eliminate many common plant problems.
Dragon Juice®is a natural plant spray conditioner. It is the most effective foliar spray available for your plants! It provides trace nutrients to your plants as well as giving them what they need (foliarly) to be healthy. Properly maintained plants make happy & healthy plants, therefore helping them eliminate most common problems on their own.
Dragon Juice® is an “all in one” product meaning it helps your plants to take up more nutrients in it’s existing system or medium. It effectively eliminates the need for additives and many other toxic and ineffective products.
Dragon Juice® is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to find out how Dragon Juice® work and see a wild variety of other amazing products and innovations!
PopSockets is an iPhone case with expanding buttons for propping, gaming, holstering, headset management, and looking good.
The case has two expanding sockets that function as a kickstand, a headset management system, a pocketless clip, a gaming cradle, a shoulder stand, and a one-hand stand. The sockets are replaceable and come in a range of designs, so it’s easy and fun to control the look of the case. (more photos after the jump…)
PopSockets is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to check out how PopSockets work and see a wild variety of other amazing innovations!
Continue reading… “Detangle your earbuds and view your phone in style with PopSockets”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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