The 4th Dimension Thursday, March 9, 2006
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The Tesseract (or HyperCube) is mathematical prediction of what cube might look like in 4D Space. An old story tells us how to keep our money safe from robber that exists only in two dimensions (sheet of paper): simply just put it in square safe. 2D robber won’t be able to reach it… but if another 3D cruck wanted the gold, he would simply take the gold out of the sqaure not even touching the safe walls. On the other hand, to keep gold out of reach from 3D robber you would need a cube safebox with walls on all 6 sides…now the gold is secure.. but imagine another robber bursting from 4th dimesnion just to steal our gold! He would be able to take the gold from inside the box safe bypassing all the walls, simply taking the gold from inside. In this situation hypecube safebox would become usefull, if we had one… Hardly imaginable, but here are few explanations how to understand 4D cube mathematics, or simply view or rotate your own Hypercube or other 4d structures.
Strange Crustacean Discovered Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Scientists just announced the discovery of this strange new crustacean 900 miles south of Easter Island. According to a report in the journal of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, divers first found the creature last year at a depth of 7,540 feet. From the Associated Press:
Scientists said the animal, which they named Kiwa hirsuta, was so distinct from other species that they created a new family and genus for it. The animal is white and just shy of 6 inches long — about the size of a salad plate.In what (the French Institute for Sea Exploration’s Michel) Segonzac described as a “surprising characteristic,” the animal’s pincers are covered with sinuous, hair-like strands.
It is also blind. The researchers found it had only “the vestige of a membrane” in place of eyes, Segonzac said.
Jet-Powered VW Beetle Wednesday, March 8, 2006
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Ron Patrick wanted a VW Beetle with a jet engine (hey, who doesn’t?). But he also wanted to be able to drive it on the open road, rather than just on a closed airport runway surrounded by fire engines and EMT crews. His solution? A dual-engine vehicle, with a normal VW motor for day-to-day transportation, and a GE T58-8F helicopter turboshaft engine converted to run as a jet, to get through rush-hour traffic. All we know is we don’t want to be caught behind Patrick when he flips the switch on this one. That, and how much will he charge to add this little trick to our ride?
Source: Engadget
Finally: Real Origami Photo! Tuesday, March 7, 2006
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- runs a “variant” of Windows XP (and can run other x86-compatible operating systems)
- 7-inch screen
- Price? “Under a $1,000.”
See Also:
Origami Update
Microsoft Alexandria? Origami?
Origami Project (Official Site)
Microsoft Alexandria? Origami? Tuesday, March 7, 2006
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Click on the below picture of origami (not confirmed) and you will notice an icon labelled “Alexandria” on the top right of the device’s desktop, also on the right side of the current window title bar.
Is it another secretive Microsoft product or something related to Windows Media Video subscription system used in Vongo?
See also: Origami Update
1GB USB 2.0 Watch Tuesday, March 7, 2006
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Features of the Mr.Gadget 1GB USB 2.0 Executive Watch (Limited Edition):
- 1GB Data Capacity
- Ultra fast USB 2.0 data transfer rate, USB 1.0 compatible
- Stainless Steel construction
- Japanese Citizen Precision Movement
- USB cable included
- Plug and Play with most Windows and MAC operating systems
- 5 year warranty
System requirements of the Mr.Gadget 1GB USB 2.0 Executive Watch:
- IBM compatible Desk PC, Notebook PC, Mac
- USB port: Support USB version 1.1 or 2.0
- Hard Disk Free Space: approximately 10MB
- OS Support: Win 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP, Mac OS
Want to Buy? Go to Mr.Gadget
or try Amazon.com:
Hot Watch Deals
8GB Samsung cell-phone Tuesday, March 7, 2006
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Samsung will launch a Windows Mobile cell-phone that packs an 8G-byte hard-disk drive, hitting European markets in the second half of 2006, the company has said.
The SGH-i310 is a candy-bar form factor handset that looks similar to the i300 hard-disk drive phone launched by Samsung last year.
That phone was centred around mobile music and the new handset also includes a music player in addition to dual speakers, an amplifier and Bluetooth stereo link. The music player supports the MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV and Ogg music file formats.
Other features include a 2-megapixel digital camera, Bluetooth printing and a video output connector. [ Read More ]
