Semana 27 (por Iaru)

R/C Fin-Fish Blimp Hypnotically Swims Through the Air
Oct 17 2008


Air Art from flip on Vimeo.

Like Festo's Air Ray and Airjelly contraptions, this Fin-Fish R/C blimp floats so gracefully through the air that it is liable to hypnotize you at your office desk until quittin' time. There isn't any information on device, but it appears to be an entry in the annual Airship Regatta held in Germany. And, and like the Air Ray, it is probably built with a helium-filled balloon and servo-driven fins.
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Lo elegí porque me pareció un buen invento.

Chinese-made solar-powered car gets 150 kilometers on a 30-hour charge
Oct 17th 2008

It may not attract the same sort of glances as a Tesla, or a Volt, for that matter, but this solar-powered car built by China's Zhejiang 001 Group is pretty impressive in its own right, both for its price (just $5,560), and it's efficiency. That latter bit is a result of some rather un-integrated solar panels, which absorb 95% of the solar energy they take in and convert it to electricity at between 14 and 17% efficiency, which is actually pretty impressive as far as solar panels go. According to the company, that should let you travel about 150 kilometers on a 30-hour charge, though you'll only be able to go five kilometers on a one-hour charge. No word on a release outside of China, as you might have guessed, but the company has apparently already produced ten of 'em for sale inside the country, with more presumably on the way.
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Lo elegí porque me pareció una buena idea para ahorrar.

Beijing Gets Tougher On Net Cafes With Mandatory Photos
Fri Oct 17 2008

All internet cafes in the main 14 city districts of Beijing have been mandated to install cameras to take pics of people as they enter the store, which are they uploaded to a city-wide database under watch of the Cultural Law Enforcement Taskforce. Shop owners have apparently said that their customers don't care, but apparently an online version of the People's Daily showed 72% respondents opposing it because it violated their rights.

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Lo elegí porque me pareció muy interesante

Semana 26 (por Iaru)

AirPod is Like a Smart Car Full of Hot Air, and That's the Idea

Oct 12 2008

This post is almost half a Retromodo, in that compressed air cars have been peddled by companies like MDI for the last 20 years. But this compressed air-powered pod, the AirPod, is all new. The three-seater is powered by MDI's proprietary compressed air system, which uses electricity to force the air to power the engine's pistons. The car might appear in U.S. cities by 2010, and possibly India and Europe a bit sooner.
The range, as expected, is quite limited. The AirPod gets up to about 40 mph, and goes approximately 130 miles between charges.
Once the tank is depleted, refilling it is described as "extremely quick" if you happen to have a specialized compressed air filling station handy. Otherwise, you'll have to fill up using a traditional home air compressor.

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Lo elegí porque es una buena idea y muestra como serán los autos del futuro

El WoW MMO Gaming Mouse hace que desperdiciar tu tiempo sea aún más divertido

10 / 10 / 2008

Como si pasar días enteros jugando World of Warcraft no fuera lo suficientemente anti productivo, SteelSeries hará las cosas aún más fáciles, cómodas y divertidas. El World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse fue desarrollado en asociación con Ideazon (y con permiso de Blizzard). Ofrece 15 botones programables, ubicados alrededor del aparato, que pueden ser configurados desde el propio juego para que cada uno ejecute precisamente lo que necesitas. Permite grabar diferentes perfiles, y las luces LED en la parte posterior pueden ser configuradas en más de 16 millones de colores diferentes. Aunque sea cómodo y atractivo, no esperes que este periférico realice tu trabajo, porque no funciona con macros que obtengan oro mientras tú sólo miras a la pantalla. Saldrá a la venta el 13 de noviembre, al mismo tiempo que la actualización Lich King, por un precio "inferior a 100 dólares".

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Lo elegí porque me gustó el modelo

GE builds an OLED printer, hopes to challenge light bulbs in 2010
Oct 11th 2008

Maybe the incandescent light bulb has been sitting in its socket-shaped throne for too many years -- GE thinks so, anyway. GE R&D guys have produced a machine that prints OLED materials newspaper-style onto 8-inch sheets of metal foil in hopes that the sheets -- which can be pinned to just about any surface -- will start the process of home lighting biz regime change in 2010. Picture, if you will, wallpaper or window blinds that provide soft, diffused lighting for the living room after dark -- no need for special fixtures, just a wall plug. OLED lighting isn't yet cost-efficient for the average consumer, but GE hopes that will change soon. In the meantime, expect to see these sheets in a trip-out Flaming Lips concert in the somewhat-near future.
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Lo elegí porque es algo nuevo y original

Calculadora 4 (por Ariel P. y Iara)

Private Sub borrar_Click()
barra.Caption = ""
End Sub

Private Sub cero_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "0"
End Sub

Private Sub cinco_Click(Index As Integer)
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "5"
End Sub

Private Sub coma_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + ","
coma.Enabled = False
End Sub

Private Sub Command8_Click()
barra.Caption = 1 / Val(barra.Caption)
End Sub

Private Sub cuatro_Click(Index As Integer)
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "4"
End Sub

Private Sub dividido_Click()
auxiliar2.Caption = dividido.Caption
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
End Sub

Private Sub dos_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "2"
End Sub

Private Sub igual_Click()
If auxiliar2.Caption = "+" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) + Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "-" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) - Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "*" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) * Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "/" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) / Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "%" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) / Val(barra.Caption) * 100
End If
End Sub

Private Sub mas_Click()
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
auxiliar2.Caption = mas.Caption
End Sub

Private Sub masmanos_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption * -1
End Sub

Private Sub menos_Click()
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
auxiliar2.Caption = menos.Caption
End Sub

Private Sub nueve_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "9"
End Sub

Private Sub ocho_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "8"
End Sub

Private Sub por_Click()
auxiliar2.Caption = por.Caption
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""

End Sub

Private Sub porcentaje_Click()
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
auxiliar2.Caption = "%"


End Sub

Private Sub seis_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "6"
End Sub

Private Sub siete_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "7"
End Sub

Private Sub sqrt_Click()
barra.Caption = Sqr(barra.Caption)

End Sub

Private Sub tres_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "3"
End Sub

Private Sub uno_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "1"
End Sub

Semana 25 (por Iaru)

Nissan's Nuvu: electric, cartoonish
Oct 2nd 2008

Nissan's Nuvu is making its debut this week at the Paris motor show, and while it isn't the all-electric vehicle that the company has promised for 2010, it's a step in the right direction. Resembling something from a Pixar movie, the Nuvu has that special mix of "vaguely futuristic" and "somewhat impractical" that we look for in a concept car: it's less than ten feet long, seats three (un)comfortably and the space behind the driver is claimed by what looks like an end table with a conduit extending to the ceiling. Many of the cabin materials are either recycled or made from organic materials and since the vehicle is electric, it should be whisper quiet -- offering maximum clarity for your Medeski, Martin and Wood CDs.

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Lo elegí porque es un adelanto de como van a ser los autos del futuro

Microsoft set to launch Surface SDK this month
Oct 7th 2008

Microsoft's large multitouch device -- the Surface -- will be getting its very own SDK at Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference this month. The package, which the folks in Redmond have apparently been promising since April, will introduce developers to "vision-based object recognition" and something called ScatterView, and a session at the PDC will detail how the kit "aligns with the multitouch developer roadmap for Windows 7." All exciting stuff, but if we don't see a giant, multitouch version of FreeCell soon, we might just stop paying attention.

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Lo elegí porque me gusto el diseño

Remock Lockey Opens Doors With Its Wireless Mojo

Tue Oct 7 2008

Wireless deadbolts have been on the market for a while now, but the new Remock Lockey seems like a decent solution for doors you want to secure inside a home. The remote controlled lock is placed on the inside of a room and can only be opened with a remote control "key." It runs on store bought batteries, but the system will automatically shut down when the power is low so you don't have to worry about getting locked out

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Lo elegí porque me pareció una idea que ayudará a que haya más seguridad

Calculadora 3 (por Ariel y Iaru)

Private Sub borrar_Click()
barra.Caption = ""
End Sub

Private Sub cero_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "0"
End Sub



Private Sub cinco_Click(Index As Integer)
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "5"
End Sub



Private Sub coma_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + ","
coma.Enabled = False
End Sub

Private Sub cuatro_Click(Index As Integer)
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "4"
End Sub

Private Sub dividido_Click()
auxiliar2.Caption = dividido.Caption
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
End Sub



Private Sub dos_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "2"
End Sub

Private Sub igual_Click()
If auxiliar2.Caption = "+" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) + Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "-" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) - Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "*" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) * Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "/" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) / Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "%" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) / Val(barra.Caption) * 100
End If
End Sub

Private Sub mas_Click()
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
auxiliar2.Caption = mas.Caption
End Sub

Private Sub masmanos_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption * -1
End Sub

Private Sub menos_Click()
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
auxiliar2.Caption = menos.Caption
End Sub

Private Sub nueve_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "9"
End Sub

Private Sub ocho_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "8"
End Sub

Private Sub por_Click()
auxiliar2.Caption = por.Caption
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""

End Sub

Private Sub porcentaje_Click()
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
auxiliar2.Caption = "%"


End Sub

Private Sub seis_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "6"
End Sub

Private Sub siete_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "7"
End Sub

Private Sub sqrt_Click()
barra.Caption = Sqr(barra.Caption)

End Sub

Private Sub tres_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "3"
End Sub

Private Sub uno_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "1"
End Sub

Semana 24 (por Iaru)

Televisores Philips Flavors con marcos intercambiables
29 / 09 / 2008













Si eres de ese tipo de personas que cambian constantemente de parecer, este nuevo televisor de Philips está hecho a tu medida. Y es que los nuevos TV con pantalla LCD, bautizados muy sabiamente como Flavors, vienen con marcos intercambiables con diferentes diseños para que cada mañana le pongas el que más coraje te de.

Cada televisor viene con dos marcos a elegir, que podrás colocar gracias a unas monturas magnéticas que facilitan su colocación. Además, si dos no son suficientes para ti, puedes adquirir unidades adicionales (hay hasta 12 diferentes para elegir)

Lo elegí porque es una muy buena idea cambia los marcos.
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CEATEC: Hitachi muestra una TV LCD de 37 pulgadas y 15mm de grosor
30 / 09 / 2008
Nos encantan las televisiones delgadísimas, y esta pantalla LCD de Hitachi ciertamente nos permitirá dormir con una sonrisa en la cara. Fue presentada en la CEATEC, ofrece una resolución 1.920x1.080 en sus 37 pulgadas, pero lo especial son sus 15mm de grosor. No te alegres mucho en cualquier caso, dado que la fabricación en masa no empezará hasta el "2009 o después".

Lo elegí porque me gusta el diseño
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Zpen
20/09/08

Lo de tomar apuntes con bolígrafo y papel sigue siendo bastante habitual, empieza a haber dispositivos que quizás hagan que te olvides de ellos. Así por ejemplo el Zpen es un conjunto formado por un bolígrafo y un sensor que grabará todos los movimientos que realices con él. Cuando llegues a casa podrás pasar la información a tu ordenador conectando el sensor por USB. Viene con un software que reconoce escritura por si quieres pasar tus garabatos a texto de ordenador.

Lo elegí porque me serviría de mucho y además esmuy original
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Visual Basic (por Ari y Iaru)

Private Sub borrar_Click()
barra.Caption = ""
End Sub

Private Sub cero_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "0"
End Sub

Private Sub cinco_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "5"
End Sub

Private Sub cuatro_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "4"
End Sub

Private Sub dividido_Click()
auxiliar2.Caption = dividido.Caption
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
End Sub

Private Sub dos_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "2"
End Sub

Private Sub igual_Click()
If auxiliar2.Caption = "+" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) + Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "-" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) - Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "*" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) * Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
If auxiliar2.Caption = "/" Then
barra.Caption = Val(auxiliar.Caption) / Val(barra.Caption)
auxiliar.Caption = ""
End If
auxiliar2.Caption = ""
End Sub

Private Sub mas_Click()
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
auxiliar2.Caption = mas.Caption
End Sub

Private Sub menos_Click()
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""
auxiliar2.Caption = menos.Caption
End Sub

Private Sub nueve_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "9"
End Sub

Private Sub ocho_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "8"
End Sub

Private Sub por_Click()
auxiliar2.Caption = por.Caption
auxiliar.Caption = barra.Caption
barra.Caption = ""

End Sub

Private Sub porcentaje_Click()
auxiliar2.Caption = barra.Caption
auxiliar2.Caption = Val(auxiliar2 * 100)


End Sub

Private Sub seis_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "6"
End Sub

Private Sub siete_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "7"
End Sub

Private Sub tres_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "3"
End Sub

Private Sub uno_Click()
barra.Caption = barra.Caption + "1"
End Sub