Most have pulled out a laser pointer and have seen their cat be driven literally up the walls. So you probably know what kind of endless fun that can be had with one around. Well Bolt is an official toy just for cats that takes that fun and makes it possible for you to put even less effort into it. Instead of having to wave around your arm, you can set it to automatic mode and just sit back and enjoy the mayhem.
Bolt can be set down on the table, floor or you can hold it in your hand. When it’s in automatic mode, it’ll run for 15 minutes and then automatically shut off. You can also set it to manual mode and control the laser yourself. Something about the bright white look on the white background makes this look like some design that will never make it to actual product mode. However, thankfully, it is an actual product that you can purchase and even at an affordable price. It can be purchased online for only $19.95.
Source: Gizmodiva
Taking a decent camera around water is always a nerve wrecking idea. Unfortunately, if you don’t take a camera, you might miss out on a lot of pictures you wish you had captured. Be it of cool underwater shots, the kids playing in the sand or various other activities while you’re near or in the water. With this AgfaPhoto camera you could get all of those pictures and not have to worry about ruining your camera.
The 6MP camera is shock and drop proof, plus can handle a bit of dirt. Making it also a great camera to have around for just general outdoor activities. It can work up to 10 meters underwater, so you could get a few fun underwater photos. It also has 32MB of internal memory and then an SDHC memory card slot so you can add more memory to that. Along with a 2.4” LCD display, face recognition and digital zoom. To keep it up and running it requires only 2 AA batteries. You’ll be able to purchase it for 149 Euros or about $209 this coming July.
Source: Ubergizmo
Pocket projectors are all the rage now, the ability to use a projector the size of an iPod to display information on a wall is a godsend for the business set, who look to expand the ability to make presentations without having to travel with expensive projectors or having to customize their presentations to what equipment is available. But while getting more popular, projectors like the PICO and the Mili Pro – which can connect to an iPhone or iPod Touch – are still in their infancy.
At it’s current state of technology, the MiLi Pro can project a 640×480 resolution image up to about 30 inches away before the lumens simply dissipate from distance. So, while it won’t project in very large meeting places, it can work for small, intimate gatherings where the presentation can be seen on a 40″ screen area.
The Pro, which has a dock for the iPod Touch/iPhone also comes with VGA and RCA connectors which enable it to work with larger LCD screens directly. And it’s own adjustable stand makes for easy tweaking to get the image just right on screen. Charges in about three hours and comes with integrated speakers as well.
But don’t forget you’re only talking about a resolution just about VHS quality, so don’t expect to be watching HD video with it.
Hat Tip – The Giz
We have covered a lot of clocks in the past. Some of them are
solar powered, some run on
water, but this is the first time that I have ever seen bug power.
That’s right, someone has actually invented a carnivorous alarm clock that works like a Venus Fly Trap. It works with a conveyor belt of flypaper that takes a captured fly and drops them into a microbial fuel cell. This dead bug is digested by bacteria, then there is a chemical change that can somehow power the clock.
I’m surprised that I haven’t heard about bug power before, as roach motels could be turned into batteries and hanging flypaper could be turned into chandeliers. Right now, I am living in a place that is full of flies, and I could use a device like this.
In all honesty, why stop with bugs? Apparently it is the protein that the bug-powered clock wants, and so I guess all animals could be used for electric power. Imagine eating a KFC bucket and throwing the bones in the protein power generator.
I can’t help but think that this is reminiscent of a Star Trek episode where the Enterprise lands on a planet that feeds off everything living aboard the ship. Yeah, I’m often disturbed at the thought that human beings could be the next fossil fuels.
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Although satellite data clearly suggests otherwise, scientists have determined that it is possible that the “Red Planet” could have a hidden
water table beneath its rocky crust. What does this mean for
future research? Read on and explore.
According to news sources, a small amount of water detected on Mars is locked in the polar ice caps, but despite this, newly-discovered geological features suggest that it is more than likely that water once flowed across the planet’s surface. Earlier this year, strange globs seen on the Phoenix Mars Lander offered the first tantalizing suggestions that the planet Mars among its other secrets, holds water. Although the images are not of a high enough resolution to carefully scrutinize details, they do reflect what appear to be liquid droplets growing, merging and then dripping on the lander’s leg over the course of a Martian month.
Scientists claim that this discovery sustains the theory that Mars may be inhabited although that remains a theory. The European Space Agency’s Mars Express satellite has utilized ground-breaking radar in their quest to discover a water table, which research indicated should be found within 9 kilometers (more than 5 miles) of the planet’s surface, an area well within the scope of the probe’s instruments. No evidence has yet been found.
In the words of scientist, Bill Farrell, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland:
“We shouldn’t give up the search just yet, however. The satellite’s radar signal should bounce back from shiny surfaces like water…If the layer of rock and icy soil above the water table is particularly conductive, it could be absorbing enough energy from the radar to obscure a telltale signal. We don’t want future geologists to look at their radar data and say no reflectance means no aquifer.”
So, is there a water table on Mars or isn’t there?
At this point, no one can say for sure but who knows?
Maybe one day ET can swim home instead of phoning home!