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Virus Used to Generate Electricity
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The gadgets of the future may come with viruses, but not the ones that Norton should be worried about. First of all, they’re actual viruses, not the software kind. Second, they’re good viruses, helping to convert mechanical energy to electricity via piezoelectricity.… |
May 16th, 2012
PowerPot Thermoelectric Generator Charges your Gadgets Using Fire
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There are a number of backup emergency power generators on the market that allow you to charge your iPhone or other smartphones without a traditional power source. Most of those involve consumables such as fuel cells or use solar panels that may or may not work depending on the environment.… |
April 7th, 2012
K-TOR Power Box Charger: Pedal to the Metal… or Whatever Your Gadget Is Made of
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Hand-powered generators are pretty common nowadays, but this is the first foot-powered model that I’ve seen. Developed by K-TOR, the Power Box has a two-bladed socket, so you can charge or power almost any device while working up a sweat. Lance Armstrong can probably charge his phone in 5 seconds… |
February 6th, 2012
Don’t Waste Your Breath, Because You Can Use It to Charge Up Your Gadgets
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This isn’t the first time we’ve heard of a device that can generate electricity from human breathing. Jmengel’s nifty little device that can generate charges via continuous breathing serves as a bit of a preview to this device that researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have now developed.… |
October 7th, 2011
Today is Just Another Day. for a Meme.
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Apple’s hyperbolic marketing strategy works most of the time, but I’m sure even Apple fanatics will admit that the Beatles’ iTunes release pre-announcement was too much. Remember that claim? “Today is just another day. That you’ll never forget.”… And we didn’t, because it’s the day Apple made it clear that |
November 27th, 2010
Darpa Gives New Meaning to “Brown Out” With Poop Reactor Idea
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I went to college and know firsthand that methane will burn. I once knew a dude that burnt the hairs off his scrotum after a particularly noxious one was lit and flared up unexpectedly. Apparently, DARPA and the U.S. military are looking at a new use for poo. That is,… |
April 2nd, 2010
Create Your Own Profanity
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If run-of-the-mill, every day profanity just isn’t good enough for you–maybe you’re the type who yells KRAF!… when you stub a toe–then you just might be the target market for the Super Electrofluorescent Profanity Machine, which will merrily generate random four-letter words for you at the rate of one per |
December 20th, 2008
Roll Your Own Xbox 360 Achievements
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Having trouble unlocking those oh-so-pesky achievements on your Xbox 360 games? Now you can generate your own custom achievements with this fun achievement generator web application. The guys over at Technology-Ninja put together this tool that lets you make any silly achievement badge you’d like. With some real Xbox 360… |
January 29th, 2007
