Pour Ivan Rioufol, les tueries de Merah sont "bien pires" que celles des nazis. Mystery company backed by James Cameron and Google executives may be an asteroid mining project. MIT's Technology Review has just gotten news of a mysterious new project that claims it will "create a new industry and a new definition of 'natural resources.'" Space exploration company Planetary Resources will be unveiled in a conference call on Tuesday, April 24th.
Besides the audacious announcement, which promises to "overlay two critical sectors — space exploration and natural resources — to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP," what makes this unique is its high-profile support group. The venture is backed by Google executives Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, director James Cameron, and politician Ross Perot's son, among others.
We're left to ponder, however, what Planetary Resources will actually do. Technology Review speculates that the project is an asteroid mining operation, reasoning that the other natural resources we need — an Earth-like habitat and supply of fossil fuels — aren't going to be found in space any time soon. Futulele Turns Your iPad and iPhone Into a Ukulele.
We've seen many gadgets that turn an iPad or an iPhone into a musical instrument or accessory, but we haven't seen one that takes both these devices and connects them together to create a ukulele - until now. The Futulele can work solely as an iPad app, but it can also come with a guitar-shaped case that holds both an iPad and an iPhone. The two devices are connected via Bluetooth; the iPhone is used for holding the chords and the iPad for strumming the virtual strings. App creator Amidio claims you can use up to 12 chords for each song, and change chord sets on the fly. You can also record and share music through the company's other app, OMGuitar. Is it better than a real ukulele? Unfortunately, the device you've seen in the video above is just a prototype: Amidio is currently looking for manufacturers willing to produce Futulele cases.
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