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Posted by on Mar 17th, 2008 | 0 comments

Death of an encyclopedia saleseman

Okay this might be terribly shocking – we all knew it was inevitable after all. The print encyclopedia is now officially dead. Perhaps it has something to do with wikipedia being more accurate and accessible but encyclopedia publishers worldwide have said that they will no longer be making any more hardcopy encyclopedias. This is good for the most part though there is still a place for the physical...
Posted by on Mar 8th, 2008 | 1 comment

Etch-a-clock

Angela over at Make has hacked together an etch-a-sketch which automatically draws the time. This opens all kinds of doors for etch-a-visualization. It even erases itself every minute! Whats more, she’s actually done a good job of fabricating the thing in to a nice clean looking package, rather than a mess of wires and hardware. Very elegant. It doesn’t take long to etch in the current time so with the...
Posted by on Mar 4th, 2008 | 2 comments

Harness the power of whales

You don’t have to be aquaman to unlock the secrets of whale-kind. Toronto based and aptly named WhalePower (despite there being few whales actually in or even around Toronto) have done it already and proved it to be true. Using some biomimetic teeth on the edge of fan blades, called Tubercle Technology, they’ve created a system thats quieter and more efficient than the traditional smooth kind. Take that...
Posted by on Feb 7th, 2008 | 0 comments

Rise of the machine’s logo

Alex has a piece up on Neatorama talking briefly about the evolution of logo designs for a few tech companies. Its interesting to see how some of them got to where they are now and we can’t help but feel a little nostalgic for some of these old designs with their art nouveaux flare. Sharing:
Posted by on Feb 4th, 2008 | 2 comments

Wheel reinvented

Wheel reinvented
Tom Fecht has done it. He has reinvented the wheel. He’s made a concept prototype of a collapsable wheel which seems to have some potential and he’s off to develop the prototype further. This could mean collapsable city commuter bikes for one thing, plus more portable wheelchairs, et cetera. If he can keep weight down, keep it repairable, and limit the cost, he may just have a winner here. Whats next...
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