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Green Earth car cleaner, and the Bumper Badger - ridiculous?
Posted by Sparky Categories: Accessories, Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Transportation,
This post-Christmas morning brings two automotive products to our inbox, both wrought with utility and possible pitfalls. The first product promises to keep your car clean without the environmental impact of 40 gallons of water being used to wash the car, and the second promises to keep your bumpers scratch free at the cost of a more than slightly goofy look. Click through the jump for the full details on both new products.
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AquaMaker Makes Potable Water From the Air
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smart Home, Misc. Tech, Science,
We bet the inhabitants of Herbert’s Dune would have coveted the AquaMaker AM10. It can make up to 36 liters of potable water from air moisture in 38 hours. It has a digital display microcomputer with an easily readable screen, electronic sensors to keep it running properly and remind its owner about needed maintenance and any performance problems. It also features an air filter to keep out dust, odors, mold, and bacteria, a timer, an easily replaceable filter pack, and an auto-defroster. After processing, it will return clean air back into the environment. We wonder if the recent scarcity of water in some parts of the South, as well as other places on the planet, could benefit from the AquaMaker and hope that their governments will take the hint and invest in some of them.
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Delta Literally Launched Under Water
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Science, Transportation,
QU Inc.‘s new marine robot DELTA-100R can go to a depth of over 150 meters while being controlled with a joystick by someone on the surface. Unveiled at the International Robot Exhibition (IREX) 2007 in Tokyo, it features a color CCD cam inside. While we suspect that its main usage will be for seeking out a new species or in lost body searches, it might be an efficient means of looking for lost change at the bottom of your local pool.
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Samsung Develops H2O Fuel Cell
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Corporate News, Design,
The future operation of cell phones may be by water. Not to be outdone by Toshiba and their Methane PMP, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has come up with a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that run on H2O. When the phone is turned on, the metal and water inside produce a hydrogen gas which reacts with oxygen to generate up to 3 watts of electricity. This means one can get up to 10 hours of use, about twice as long as rechargeable batteries. Although still a prototype, we are looking forward to the day when we can be rid of batteries that go down when we need our phone the most. Expect the technology to be perfected by 2010.
Read More | Fareastgizmos
See The Sea With Your Own Sub
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Transportation,
Neiman Marcus has already come out with their 10th anniversary Christmas catalogue for the mega-rich, and their toys become more technologically advanced and expensive every year. This season, one of their top of the line items is an actual submarine. U.S. Submarine’s NM-Edition Gem Triton 1000 dives to 1,000 feet, has a 360º view, joystick steering, leather seats, and air conditioning. You get personal delivery to the cove of your choice with a two-day training program and all you have to do is come up with the $1,440,000.00.
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Proteus Heads For the Water
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Science, Transportation,
Developed for biological studies, water exploration, rescue, and the military, the Proteus has begun taking a few test drives around the States. The wave adaptive modular vessel can travel up to 5,000 miles on 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Its debut was in New York and it is planning on working its way to San Francisco in January before it moves on to Washington, D.C.
At a size of 100 x 50 feet and a cost of about $1.5 million, the vehicle has metal and fabric pontoons with hinges for skimming up to 30 knots (34.5 mph) while cushioned by shock absorbers. It also can be fitted with different detachable cabins for up to 12 passengers. Named after the Greek sea god who could alter his appearance, we think the Proteus will look a bit strange at first glance and just may scare off the enemy without doing anything but hanging out.
Read More | Live Science
Russia Designs Shocking Water Cannon
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Misc. Tech, Science,
Special Materials Ltd. is a Russian weapon company that has decided to create a portable water cannon. They are contemplating the idea of a “non-lethal weapon based on electro-hydrodynamical effect,” which means a sharp mini-electric shock in a jet of water. They say that the results are minor with little chance of injury. Excuse us, but doesn’t water plus electricity mean run away?
The first prototype of the CPS 2000 shot a half ounce of water at 200 feet per second, leaving a spot of about 12-inches diameter on a target which was about 12 feet away. The company is hoping that their eventual super soaker will fire 2 to 7 lbs. of water at a distance of 17 feet. We say, “Ouch!”
Read More | Gizmodo
Elvis Duck Digs The Water
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Music, Toys,
This is no ordinary rubber duckie. In honor of the 30 year anniversary celebration of the King’s death this past week, we decided to share this Elvis Duck with you. Dressed in his classic white, put him in the water and he will glow in varigated colors until you take him out and place him on a dry surface. ED is available at gadgets.dk for DKK 79,00 (~$14.25) and requires 3 x AG10 buttons (demo batteries are included) to rock your world
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Read More | gadgets.dk
Transparent Kayak-Canoe for Viewing Under the Sea
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Misc. Tech, Transportation,
What could be more fun than white water rafting during these humid summer days? Taking this kayak-canoe hybrid out for a dip in the water may be just more of an adventure with its transparent polymer hull that allows you to see all the flora and fauna beneath you and your buds. The watercraft is made with a lightweight anodized aluminum frame and comes with two double-headed paddles, a water bailer, and two flotation devices on the off chance that there is something down there that looks like it wants to be where you are. Available at Hammacher Schlemmer, you will need to do some serious vacationing to make the $1,459.95 toy pay for itself.
Read More | Hammacher Schlemmer
Konami Announces Dewy’s Adventure, Ridiculously Cute Wii Platformer
Posted by Michael Cardiff Categories: Action, Puzzle, Screenshots, Wii,
Konami’s been busting out the announcements today - first it was the PSP-bound Castlevania game, and now a brand new IP for the Nintendo Wii. The latest announcement regards Dewy’s Adventure, an action-platformer that features the story of a ridiculously lovable little water droplet on a quest to save the world or something.
Dewy’s super-powers are, of course, all water-based (you can cool him down to make ice presumably, or heat him up into steam, and Konami seems to be running with the Wii’s tilt-sensitive control mechanics. From the IGN interview:
While we can’t talk about all of his abilities, we can say that the game is controlled entirely using the Wii controller. You hold it [like Excite Truck] and tilt it to tilt the environment and move Dewy. The D-pad can be used to heat or cool Dewy. When Dewy is heated up, he becomes a cloud of steam. He can then strike enemies with bolts of lightning. You can also move the Wii controller in a fanning motion to create gusts of wind or in a side-to-side motion to create an earthquake. These can be used to solve hidden environmental puzzles and combat enemies. There are lots of more abilities that Dewy has, but we want to keep them secret for now.
This game comes from the same producer as Elebits which, even though it had its problems, was a solid launch title for the Wii. Dewy also looks like it will have pretty high replay value, thanks to a built-in level editor, WiiConnect24 support, and multiplayer levels. The game is expected to release in late 2007.
Now all we have to do is sit and wait for the “little drop of Wii” jokes to start pouring in…
Read More | IGN Wii
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