People are strange. :-(
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Friday, October 5, 2012
A Series of Very Odd Questions from Tumblr
What do the crackheads over at Tumblr have to say these days? Well, check out this next album and find out for yourself.
People are strange. :-(
People are strange. :-(
Saturday, February 4, 2012
'True 3D' Display Using Laser Plasma Technology #DigInfo
I found this cool video from a recent technology show. It's a primitive 3-D display using plasma technology.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Weapons of the future
Here, I found some cool videos of future weapons that the United States military is already using and/or will be using a few short years from now.
1. F35 jet with vertical takeoff and landing:
2. Armored remote controlled recon vehicle:
3. Futuristic Halo-Style Body Armor:
If you know of any other cool videos like these, please leave the links below.
1. F35 jet with vertical takeoff and landing:
2. Armored remote controlled recon vehicle:
3. Futuristic Halo-Style Body Armor:
If you know of any other cool videos like these, please leave the links below.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Cool Science: Robots Playing Shuffleboard, Throw Eggs
I found this video on Youtube, and I thought that it was so amazing that I had to share it with everyone. Here you have some teams from Oregon State University that actually have built a robot (more like a computer controlled puck launcher) to play the famous retiree game of shuffleboard.
It's impossible to tell exactly how good the robots are, but they're probably better than I am -- considering I've never played before.
In a lot of ways, it's pretty amazing how far computer and robot technology have advanced in the last 20 years. Science is really starting to do even more amazing things. Even though this is a cute example of artificial intelligence, similar robots and similar competitions take place in mechanical engineering departments in colleges all across the country.
Here is an example from the University of Utah where students built a robot to throw eggs into a basket.
In some ways, the University of Utah robots are even more impressive than the robots that play shuffleboard because of the delicate touch that is required when handling an egg.
So, what does the future hold for humanity? I think that I agree with Ken Jennings, Jeopardy player extraordinare that, "I for one welcome our new computer overlords."(i.e. Watson)
It's impossible to tell exactly how good the robots are, but they're probably better than I am -- considering I've never played before.
In a lot of ways, it's pretty amazing how far computer and robot technology have advanced in the last 20 years. Science is really starting to do even more amazing things. Even though this is a cute example of artificial intelligence, similar robots and similar competitions take place in mechanical engineering departments in colleges all across the country.
Here is an example from the University of Utah where students built a robot to throw eggs into a basket.
In some ways, the University of Utah robots are even more impressive than the robots that play shuffleboard because of the delicate touch that is required when handling an egg.
So, what does the future hold for humanity? I think that I agree with Ken Jennings, Jeopardy player extraordinare that, "I for one welcome our new computer overlords."(i.e. Watson)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Cool Technology: New Battlefield 3: Thunder Run Tank Trailer (E3)
Computer graphics are advancing so fast that it amazes me sometimes. From the days of Super Mario Brothers, the video gaming industry has graduated into an era where computer A.I. is smarter, interfaces are more interactive, and the graphics on some of these games are almost photo-realistic. The video below is an example of really awesome graphics (and interactive game play) for the game Battlefield 3. If you haven't seen the trailer for the game yet, you just have to see it to believe it.
What really amazes me is the level of detail that the makers of Battlefield 3 have managed to put into the trailer above. Short of getting shot at in Iraq or Afghanistan, I am not sure how someone could have a much more realistic taste of what it would be like to be in an actual war than this. The graphics are just amazing, the sound scape for the game is very detailed, and the pacing is about right to what I imagine an actual battle would feel like.
If this is what video games feel like today, I can only imagine what they will feel like in 10 or 20 years. Maybe by then you'll be able to date your favorite movie star or become so immersed in a game that it feels like something out of the movie Total Recall. In any case, it's amazing.
What really amazes me is the level of detail that the makers of Battlefield 3 have managed to put into the trailer above. Short of getting shot at in Iraq or Afghanistan, I am not sure how someone could have a much more realistic taste of what it would be like to be in an actual war than this. The graphics are just amazing, the sound scape for the game is very detailed, and the pacing is about right to what I imagine an actual battle would feel like.
If this is what video games feel like today, I can only imagine what they will feel like in 10 or 20 years. Maybe by then you'll be able to date your favorite movie star or become so immersed in a game that it feels like something out of the movie Total Recall. In any case, it's amazing.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Amazing Technology....
Portable WorkshopThis is absolutely amazing. Watch as this guy sticks his finger in the table saw and the saw stops -- before it cuts his finger!
Beautiful woman in red dress:
Beautiful woman in red dress:
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