Saturday, June 15, 2013

Google Announces Project Loon: Balloon-Powered Internet For Remote Areas

Google Announces Project Loon: Balloon-Powered Internet For Remote Areas: "Google X, the secretive lab behind projects like Google Glass and Google’s self-driving cars, announced its latest project today: balloon-powered Internet access for those areas of the earth where regular terrestrial Internet isn’t a good option. Earlier this week, Google started testing these balloons, which are meant to provide Internet access comparable to 3G networks while sailing the stratospheric winds, in New Zealand."

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Bionic Legs, i-Limbs, and Other Super Human Prostheses You'll Envy | Fast Company

Bionic Legs, i-Limbs, and Other Super Human Prostheses You'll Envy | Fast Company: "Pedicure costs drop 50% overnight. A pair of socks lasts twice as long. But Hugh Herr, the director of the Biomechatronics Group at the MIT Media Lab, goes a step further. "It's actually unfair," Herr says about amputees' advantages over the able-bodied. "

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MTV Geek – This Prototype Hoverbike Could Land In A Year!

MTV Geek – This Prototype Hoverbike Could Land In A Year!: "It was bound to happen sooner or later and we’re so happy it finally has. An Australian man by the name of Chris Malloy has built a functioning prototype of what can only be called a Hoverbike. It may not be the Speeder or Swoop bike Star Wars had us fantasizing about all these years, but there’s no denying the cool factor."

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