A robot that flies like a bird
August 2nd, 2011
Plenty of robots can fly — but none can fly like a real bird. That is, until Markus Fischer and his team at Festo built SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings. A soaring demo fresh from TEDGlobal 2011.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts.
GM does it, Masters the “HYDROGEN FUEL CELL”
December 3rd, 2010
OK this will be the last car post in a while. It seems that I make a lot of these. I just had to post this one, as it looks like GM is on the right track, I just wish that this type of tech would come into automotive faster. This is a great idea.
Light-Emitting Shirts!
September 23rd, 2008
Shirts that light up. Check out this cool new technology Philips showcased at IFA 2006 in Berlin. It was amazing! They are Lumalive textiles that make it possible to create fabrics that carry dynamic advertisements, graphics and constantly changing color surfaces. Lumalive fabrics feature flexible arrays of colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) fully integrated into the fabric – without compromising the softness or flexibility of the cloth.
Proximity Marketing with Bluetooth Technology
September 16th, 2008
Welcome to MindActive’s Opinionated Observations bLog
August 5th, 2008
Welcome to our MindActive blog. We will discuss and focus on digital marketing and web development technology, and as well a lot of the really cool gadgets that are out in the world. This blog will always be on the leading edge. But I tell you now it will not always have the best spelling or grammar as I manage this bLog from my iPhone. Good luck and go-go-gadgets!
Topics: Computing, Cool Gadgets, Digital Marketing, Introduction, Leading Edge, Marketing, MindActive, Opinionated Observations, Shopping, Technology, Technology Internet, Web Development Technology, Welcome
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