The world’s first wave farm is in the testing phase 5 Km off the coast of Northern Portugal. The Pelamis, a Greek word for sea snake, is the brainchild of Dr Richard Yemm, Dr Dave Pizer and Dr Chris Retzler from Scottish Company Pelamis Wave Power Ltd. According to the company’s official brochure:
The machine is […]
Keeping up with all the latest trends, gadgets and gizmos can be overwhelming at times. Often to the point where technology burnout has completely fried our circuitry. We may take consolation in the fact that we modern humans are so much smarter than our pre-historic cousins. Or are we?
The assumption that evolution is a […]
For many, Ping is a word you add before Pong, but for people who use their computer to troubleshoot network related issues, Ping means something altogether different.
Ping was written in December, 1983 by Mike Muuss while working at the Ballistic Research Laboratory in Maryland, as a way to troubleshoot issues on a network. Ping was […]
If you’ve purchased a personal computer within the last few years, chances are that the PC manufacture packaged in a system recovery disk. System recovery disks are useful if you need to format the hard drives and reinstall your operating system. Before you attempt a format of your hard drives, you should make sure that […]
If you find that you need to collaborate remotely on a document, or just need to share information with a colleague or relative then stixy.com’s free bulletin board service may be just the thing for you.
I’ve used different methods of collaborating with co-workers and family, all with varying degrees of success. Some of the methods […]
Although it no longer stands , the Blur Building, designed by diller & scofidio must have been a marvel to see in person.
Built for the Swiss Expo 2002 on Lake Neuchatel, the Blur Building was an ‘architecture of atmosphere’. It seems to float in the clouds like a UFO, as if moving and motionless […]
The streets of Vienna have become more dazzling with the installation of spectacular solar powered light posts masquerading as trees. These visually appealing lamp posts will be providing clean lighting to neighborhoods in Europe, while saving the municipalities thousands of dollars every year.
The solar trees are a completely self-contained lighting source, meaning that there are […]
The era of Bio-monitoring clothing is upon us, and Biodevices may just have their finger on the pulse of this exciting new technology. According to vitaljacket.com, this futuristic bio-sensing device was built and designed at University of Aveiro, Portugal, and was originally designed to test “several physiological signals such as ECG and heart rate, respiration, […]
For those of you weened on Windows 98, NT or XP, you may be surprised by the look of the Windows Operating System that started it all. I’m talking about Windows 1.01, the first publicly available Windows OS. One look at this dinosaur, with its limited multi-tasking capabilities, and you’ll be thanking your lucky stars […]
This one goes out to all you Vista users out there.
If you’ve got friends and relatives residing in different parts of the country or world, having multiple clocks displaying different time zones is a very convenient way of keeping track of what time of day it is over there. There’s nothing worse than calling Granny […]
