New and Emerging Technology News part 297 ~ NEW GEN TECH LIFE : new generation technology news

Wednesday 16 April 2014

New and Emerging Technology News part 297

It's an exciting time to be alive if you are highly educated and capable of making a diffe...
Of all the technologies to have emerged from the digital renaissance, additive manufacturing (3D printing) has the potential to be the most disruptive. A perfect example of the way 3DP will change the way we make things will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show this week when EDAG, the world’s largest independent engineering partner to the mobility industry, displays an example of a printed automobile. The Genesis is more a conceptual sculpture than an automobile, but it will give you a taste of what the world's leading manufacturers might be producing a decade or two from now.  Read More
Uneasy Lies the Mind was shot on an iPhone 5, using cinema-quality lenses
While the folks at Apple would undoubtedly love it if filmmakers everywhere ditched their high-end video cameras for iPhones, the fact is that the phone's tiny lens, sensor and other features are no match for those on something like the RED Scarlet X. It was those limiting factors, however, that made the phone an ideal choice for the recently-completed indie psychological thriller, Uneasy Lies the Mind. It's being promoted as "The first narrative feature film to be shot entirely on the iPhone."  Read More
Oregon boat builder, Brian Schulz has put his carpentry skills into building his very own ... Oregon boat builder Brian Schulz has turned his carpentry skills towards creating the Japanese Forest House – a 200 square foot (18.5 sqm) home built from predominantly reclaimed wood and salvaged materials.  Read More
Armin Oberhollenzer's Leaos 2.0 Carbon City Design e-bike
Pedal-assist electric bikes come in all shapes and sizes, and are made from a range of materials including aluminum and steel. Armin Oberhollenzer's material of choice is carbon fiber and, though his Leaos 2.0 Carbon City Design e-bike has been making appearances at bike shows throughout Europe since last year, it's now set to land on US soil.  Read More
Eterni.me will create a virtual version of users that their loved ones can interact with w...
A new service promises to create virtual versions of its users that their loved ones can interact when they have died. Eterni.me plans to collect as much data as possible about its users on which to base computer-generated avatars. The company says the experience will be, "like a Skype chat from the past."  Read More
Beautifully proportioned, the concept’s decreasing roofline, low hoodline, short forward o...
Back in August, Sweden’s polite, pragmatic auto manufacturer Volvo made waves with its somewhat uncharacteristic Concept Coupé. The Concept XC Coupé followed at the Detroit Motor Show in January and now the company is set to reveal a third un-Volvo like concept in the form of the Concept Estate wagon.  Read More
One of four tactile demos on Fujitsu's prototype haptic sensory tablet
Many smartphone or tablet users will already be familiar with receiving vibration feedback when typing on a virtual keyboard, but, though better than nothing, it's not particularly convincing. There have been attempts to make sensory feedback from touchscreens more realistic using electrostatic force, for example, or even creating the sensation of physical buttons by pushing liquid into prearranged tactile pixels, but Fujitsu is claiming to break new ground with its prototype haptic sensory tablet.  Read More
Apple CarPlay is a means of bringing iOS to car dashboards
Apple has launched CarPlay, a means of bringing iOS to the car dashboard. CarPlay allows users to access their iPhone's functionality using the dashboard interface in their vehicle. Users will be able to make calls, use maps, listen to music and access messages using voice control.  Read More
The GPM Core Observatory is launched aboard a Japanese H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima S...
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory was launched last Thursday aboard a Japanese H-IIA rocket that blasted off from Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in southern Japan. Weighing in at 4-ton, the GPM is the largest spacecraft ever built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and will help provide a more detailed picture of the Earth's precipitation to assist climate scientists and help improve forecasting of extreme weather events.  Read More
Central to the Skirmos system, and one of several factors designed to set it apart from ot...
From Pong, to 2D platforms and onto online first person shooters, our desire for an increasingly realistic gaming experience was always going to see platforms emerge where we combat our friends, foes and flesh-eating zombies using our real-world bodies. Skirmos, the latest take on the laser tag system, uses gun-mounted LCD display, radio-based dynamic scoring and open-source programming in an attempt bring the complex and varied experience of the modern multi-player shooter to life.  Read More

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