Contact Lens? Or...Mouse?? This one’s kinda hard to swallow so take a deep breath, open your minds, and pretend it’s 2100. I CONTACT is essentially a mouse fitted to your eyeball. The lens is inserted like any other normal contact lens except it’s laced with sensors to track eye movement, relaying that position to a receiver connected to your computer. The idea was originally created for people with disabilities but anyone could use it. Designers: Eun-Gyeong Gwon & Eun-Jae Lee Meet the 14th Century African king who was richest man in the world of all time (adjusted for inflation!) By Olivia Fleming Published: 19:21 GMT, 15 October 2012 | Updated: 09:59 GMT, 16 October 2012 An obscure king who ruled West Africa in the 14th century has been named the richest person in history in a new inflation-adjusted list of the world's 25 wealthiest people of all time. Spanning 1,000 years and with a combined fortune of $4.317trillion, only three of the list's 25 are alive today; none of them are women and 14 of them are American. Using the annual 2199.6per cent rate of inflation, where $100million in 1913 is equal to $2.299.63billion in 2012, Celebrity Net Worth's list includes familiar names like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett; but sitting at number one is Mansa Musa I of Mali. Centuries apart: Mansa Musa I (left) was a 12th century African King, and the richest person to ever live worth $400 billion; Bill Gates (right) ranks 12th with a inflation adjusted $136 billion fortune at his peak in 1999 Meanwhile John D. John D. John D. A.T.
New Biosensor Finds Bacteria In Seconds A new project from Spain has created a means of detecting water borne bacteria in seconds. Drinking the water in a foreign country always seems like something of a gamble. Could be clean, could be a one way trip to spending the entirety of your vacation in the bathroom. Bacterial infections may be an inconvenience to tourists, but they are down right deadly to third world citizens. The biosensor works like a microscopic bacteria trip wire. It’s remarkable that the Salmonella biosensor can find a single bacterium in 5mL of water. The next big step for the Spanish biosensor is to find or adapt more aptamers so that other pathogens can be detected in the same manner.
המהפכה התעשייתית הבאה תהיה תוצרת בית - מגזין TheMarker במבנה טרומי נמוך קומה, בפאתי אזור התעשייה המנומנם של העיירה אנפילד שבקונטיקט, יושב פיטר האסיק על דרגש נמוך ולוגם תה רותח. על רצפת ההאנגר רחב הידיים מפוזרים חלקי מתכת ופיסות פלסטיק, רכיבים אלקטרוניים וכלי עבודה. על שולחן פלסטיק שלרגליו גלגלים מונח מחשב נייד. מחקר של MIT קובע כי 11.7 מיליון אמריקאים הם ממציאים צילום: איור: מאיה שלייפר האסיק הוא מהנדס מכונות בהכשרתו. יוזמות של ממציאים פרטיים כהאסיק הופכות יותר ויותר שכיחות בשנים האחרונות. יש המוצאים את הסיבה לכך בהאטה הכלכלית ובעלייה באבטלה בארצות הברית שהביאו רבים להעביר שעות במרתפים ובמוסכים, אך מובן כי מאחורי המגמה החדשה יש גם מניעים עמוקים יותר. הדפס לי כבשה היסטוריונים מכנים את שנות התפר שבין סוף המאה ה־19 לתחילת ה־20 בארצות הברית "תור הזהב של הממציאים". לקבלת גיליון הכרות חינם, חייגו: 1-700-700-250 אחד הכלים החשובים בעולם הייצור הביתי הוא המדפסת התלת־ממדית, שמייצרת חפץ פיזי על פי פקודות הנשלחות מתוכנה הנדסית. חסרונן העיקרי של מדפסות התלת־ממד הוא פעולתן האיטית, שאינה מאפשרת להשתמש בהן לייצור המוני אמיתי. ג'ונגל פיתוח כריס אנדרסון.
ProSoundWeb Forums The Welcome to the New PSW Forums! The New PSW Forums are now active. If you were a member of our previous forums, you will need to create a new username and password to access the new forums.Forums are moderated and users are required to register prior to posting. LAB Forums Forums include the LAB (Classic Live Audio Board), as well as LAB Lounge, Church Sound, Road Test, Installed Sound, Pro AV, and more. R/E/P Forums A wide range of forums devoted to the art and science of recorded audio, focusing on techniques, equipment selection and application, as well as topics such as mastering and production. Church Sound Forums A community of information exchange for church sound practitioners and operators, also focusing on other important aspects of technical production as it relates to house of worship applications. Lighting Forums A community of lighting and audio professionals dedicated to expand their lighting knowledge base.
Five Key TED Talks In 1833, Ralph Waldo Emerson, a New England pastor who’d recently given up the ministry, delivered his first public lecture in America. The talk was held in Boston, and its nebulous-sounding subject (“The Uses of Natural History,” a title that conceals its greatness well) helped lay the groundwork for the nineteenth-century philosophy of transcendentalism. It also changed Emerson’s life. In a world that regarded higher thought largely as a staid pursuit, Emerson was a vivid, entertaining speaker—he lived for laughter or spontaneous applause—and his talk that day marked the beginning of a long career behind the podium. Over the next year, he delivered seven talks, Robert D. Whether Emerson has a modern heir remains an open question, but, more than a century after his death, the speaking trade he enjoyed continues to thrive. Why? 1. 2. TED has always enjoyed a strong connection with Silicon Valley. 3. 4. 5. Illustration by Mr.
Acoustics Principles For those looking to gain a deeper understanding of how audio works, whether to make better-informed decisions or simply for the sake of curiosity, it's useful to lay down some ground rules that govern how audio systems behave relating to loudness and the decibel. One of the most important concepts in audio is the decibel, the unit of measure denoting the ratio of a change in level, whether that level is acoustic Sound Pressure Level (SPL) or electrical signal level. It’s abbreviated dB. If you are a Home Theater Specialist I urge you to take HAA Level II training. Room modes cause standing waves that can cause three acoustical problems: a level boost at some frequencies, an extent of the duration of sound at those same frequencies (resonance) and some profound dips at other frequencies. Bass traps control low frequency issues in rooms. Unfortunately, where sound quality is concerned, the acoustics of the listening room is rarely taken into account. Let’s get right to it.
How tech has helped me be a better dad It’s Father’s Day weekend, and many fellow dads out there may be looking for a good excuse to go out and buy some new gadgets. A new mobile phone maybe, a better camera or even a tablet. Go ahead, I say. My first daughter was born five years ago this month, and while there might be downsides to being an always connected father – I’m the first one to admit that checking email at the playground is a bad habit, but also that I do it nonetheless – there are also plenty of examples for technology saving the day, and memories for years to come. Is it time to freak out yet? Timing those contractions. Skype is for grandma. One of the many things my daughter wanted me to buy her. Let’s take a photo of it. Cloud to the rescue. The things my daughter does at preschool… sent to me via Posterous. Stay connected. Liked this story? And of course, feel free to share your favorite tech tips for dads in the comments. Image courtesy of (CC-BY-SA) Flickr user nelsocs.
Understanding Compressors and Compression Jan 1, 1999 12:00 PM, Barry Rudolph Compression is one of the most common processes in all audio work, yet the compressor is one of the least understood and most misused processors. Compressed audio is an everyday fact of modern life, with the sound of records, telephones, TV, radios and public address systems all undergoing some type of mandatory dynamic range modification. The use of compressors can make pop recordings or live sound mixes sound musically better by controlling maximum levels and maintaining higher average loudness. It is the intent of this article to explain compressors and the process of compression so that you can use this powerful process in a more creative and deliberate way. Compressors and limiters are specialized amplifiers used to reduce dynamic range-the span between the softest and loudest sounds. THE BASICS There are four basic parameters on all compressors: compression ratio, threshold level, attack time and release time. Acceptable Use Policy MixLine
Adam Westbrook: Want to be a Digital Storyteller? Just do it Do you want to tell digital stories that touch people? As a journalist, in marketing or education, or as a personal publishing project? I know that many people do, and that’s why I got quite excited about a beautiful digital book that I came across last week, Inside the Story. Not only that, all proceeds of the book go to Kiva, which empowers people around the world with micro loans. The whole thing was the idea of Adam Westbrook, a freelance multimedia producer who creates digital stories for commercial and non-profit organisations, and is also a lecturer and blogger based in London. Adam sent hundreds of emails over a period of months getting the best film-makers, journalists and designers to contribute. It was inspired by a project by Seth Godin – an ebook created collaboratively. I handpicked 24 of my favourite digital storytellers and asked them to each share one piece of hard-won advice. It’s been far more successful than I had imagined. The key word is authenticity.
The technology of Phase Shifters and Flangers Copyright 1999 R.G.Keen. All rights reserved. No portion of these materials may be reproduced without written permission of the author. The technology of phase shifters and flangers Practically every guitarist has heard the swirling, spacey sounds characteristic of a phaser or its cousin, the flanger. What is phase shift? There is only a little electronics knowledge needed here. If we have another sine wave that is the same size and frequency but has different zero crossing times, it is said to be shifted in phase relative to the first wave. If we have a situation where two waves of the same frequency, perhaps the same wave, but one image delayed a tiny bit of time, are added together somehow, they may reinforce one another or partially cancel one another. It turns out that the human ear is not too sensitive to phase shifts - that is, your ears can't really tell the difference between sounds that start by compressing your eardrum and ones that start by pulling out on your eardrums.
Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses Photos via GoogleGoogle showed off its first venture into wearable computing, called Project Glass. If you venture into a coffee shop in the coming months and see someone with a pair of futuristic glasses that look like a prop from “Star Trek,” don’t worry. It’s probably just a Google employee testing the company’s new augmented-reality glasses. On Wednesday, Google gave people a clearer picture of its secret initiative called Project Glass. The glasses are not yet for sale. In a post shared on Google Plus, employees in the company laboratory known as Google X, including Babak Parviz, Steve Lee and Sebastian Thrun, asked people for input about the prototype of Project Glass. “We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input,” the three employees wrote. The prototype version Google showed off on Wednesday looked like a very polished and well-designed pair of wrap-around glasses with a clear display that sits above the eye.