ASUS Launches ET2700 All-in-One PC Equipped with Multitouch Display

Recently ASUS has launched the much awaited ET2700 All-in-One PC Series. The models from the series boast up to Core i7 of processing power, up to 8 GB of DDR3 RAM, and up to 2 terabytes of onboard storage. Besides, the new AIO models are the world's first to provide 10-point multi-touch display interaction. It is worth mentioning that the ET2700 All-in-One PC Series makes part of the company's line-up of new AIO desktop PCs...

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Latest Invention: BrainDriver - Technology that Allows Controlling a Car Using the Power of Mind

BrainDriver is the latest invention of Raul Rojas, an AI professor at the Freie Universitat Berlin. It represents a car driving system that allows the driver to control a vehicle using the power of mind. It is worth mentioning that the technology makes use ofelectroencephalography, or EEG, which allows it to read the brain's neuro-signals and then convert the electric impulses into steering output. Thus one can...

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Latest Invention: MEME-CAM - Mini Camera from Thanko

Thanko, Japanese company that focuses on the production of accessories, developed a new ultrasmall MEME-CAM that weights only 11 grams and measures 30x27x27mm. It is worth mentioning that the Tokyo-based firm became popular mainly due to its strange but rather original gadgets. The company's latest invention can shoot real time videos in 640×480 resolution (AVI, at 30fps), take pictures with a resolution...

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Latest Invention: Bicycle that Purifies Water

A firm from Japan plans to register high profit with its project launched in Bangladesh. It decided to build a bicycle that is able to purify water in disaster zones and remote locations. According to Yuichi Katsuura, president of Nippon Basic Co. a company with headquarters in Kawasaki near Tokyo that last week presented the device called Cycloclean, the user will be able to take the bicycle to...

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Latest Invention: Prosthetic Limb Controlled by its User's Mind

One of the biggest breakthroughs in prosthetic limbs has been recently achieved. Researchers were able to develop a prosthetic limb that can be controlled by the user's mind. Currently researchers are working on making the limbs' motions more flexible. The latest invention works in the following way: the user has to think of a motion and then the brain signals are caught by sensors and transmitted to the prosthetic limb. One of the...

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New IRT Humanoid Robot from Tokyo University Researchers

The IRT (Information and Robot Technology) division at Tokyo Universitybecame famous after it presented a number of interesting projects such as Assistant Robot and Mamoru. Recently Japanese scientists presented some research papers on its latest invention - a new humanoid robot that aims at helping the aging society of the land of the rising sun. So far the institute did not offer a lot of information on its new robot, but it appears...

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Latest Invention: Cheetah - Animal-Like Robot from DARPA

Boston Dynamics, the company responsible for the creation of the BigDog robotic mule, recently mentioned that it signed a contract with DARPA to construct Cheetah, a much quicker and more terrifying animal-like robot. The robot will have four legs and a flexible spine. It will also be able to articulate its head and tail. One of Cheetah's most impressive abilities is the ability to run faster than the fastest human...

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Latest Invention: RoboPutt- Robotic Vending Machine that Give Golf Lessons

Meet RoboPutt, a vending machine that will offer 5 minute lessons for everyone willing to learn to play golf. The cost for one lesson is $5. The robotic vending machine does all the motions for the user, the latter only having to hold the golf club. Thus RoboPutt helps usersbuild muscle memory so they can later repeat the swing during real games. It is worth mentioning that the vending machine was developed for golf...

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Latest Invention: Nano Hummingbird - Tiny Unmanned Aircraft System

AeroVironment, a company with headquarters in California, is responsible for the largest, highest and longest unmanned aircraft system in the world called Global Observer. Recently the firm managed to develop a "Nano Hummingbird" that boasts high precision hovering and fast-forward flight. It would be interesting to note that by flapping its two wings, the robotic bird can carry its own power source. The wings are also used...

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Latest Invention: Glass that Can Generate Electricity

A company called New Energy Technologies has been working on the creation of windows that can  harness solar energy for a while now. Recently the company announced that it managed to create a  working 1-square-foot transparent glass prototype that can produce electricity. The previous version of New Energy's invention was only 4x4 inches, and, according to the company, the  boost in size is a huge step...

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The History of the Electric Generator

The generator is now such a well-used resource it's often easy to forget that they've been around since the early 1800s. It was Michael Faraday, an English physicist who first discovered that rotary mechanical power could be converted into electric power in the 1830s. After discovering this principle of electromagnetic induction, he went on to build the first electromagnetic generator called the Faraday disc, a homopolar generator in which...

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