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19 November 2007

My Faves for Sunday, November 18, 2007

Quoted: italki is a language exchange and learning community. Its goal is to help people learn languages.

[tags: language exchange, learning languages]

Quoted: With VoipBuster you can call anywhere in the world at the lowest rates possible. And best of all, you can call several popular destinations for free*! Just download VoipBuster, install and register the program and start calling!

[tags: phone, call, voip]

Quoted: 3 has confirmed to us that they're releasing a Skype branded mobile: letting you make free calls to other users of the VoIP service on your cell.

[tags: skype, mobile]

Quoted: Asus says a 10-inch version of its Eee PC will ship next year

[tags: Blog, Asus Eee PC, hardware]

Quoted: The Space Up! Blue pays homage to the 1950's VW Samba Bus in its exterior styling. While its shape my be retro, its drive train is far more futuristic: according to VW, the Space Up! Blue features the world's first high-temperature fuel cell, which can operate in temperatures up to 160 degrees Celsius. This is in contrast to many other fuel cells that have to operate within strict temperature ranges.

[tags: automotive, fuel cell, EnergyTechnologies, batteries]

Quoted: A team of Yonsei University researchers have developed an anticancer drug that not only treats cancer but also diagnoses the disease by highlighting tumor cells in MRI images.

[tags: health, Nanotech, cancer]

Quoted: A research team at the Southern Taiwan University of Technology in Tainan County has invented a new type of solar powered wheelchair which integrates the functions of existing manual and electric wheelchairs and can be sold for a cheaper price, the university said yesterday.

[tags: solar, health]

[tags: UN]

Quoted: VALENCIA, Spain: The blunt and alarming final report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released here by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, may well underplay the problem of climate change, many experts and even the report's authors admit.

[tags: Environment, climate change]

Quoted: Nearly 15 million Britons snore when they sleep.

[tags: health, snoring]

Quoted: 15.11.2007 Lundbeck has initiated phase I clinical trials with the pharmaceutical candidate Lu AA47070 to investigate safety, tolerability and the pharmacokinetic profile of the compound in humans. Lu AA47070 is...

[tags: pd]

Newington, Conn., Schüco International KG, German parent company of Schüco USA L.P., and German energy giant E.ON AG are jointly investing $135 million to develop new photovoltaic (PV) modules based on thin-film technology for metal and glass facades. Production begins in mid 2008.

[tags: solar, Nanotech]

Quoted: Researchers have successfully used a peptide to reverse biochemical, cellular and anatomical changes that occur in the brains of mice with Parkinson's disease (PD), and report success in preventi

[tags: pd]

Quoted: Stem cell therapy will be utilized in treating patients suffering from Parkinson's disease within the next five years, a renowned Swedish expert said during his visit to Seoul.
Olle Lindvall, a professor of Lund University in Sweden, said that the cure for the Parkinson's disease is likely to be one of the first and most effective applications of human stem cell research, though the field in general has many obstacles to overcome.

[tags: pd]

Quoted: Nature Clinical Practice Neurology will deliver timely interpretations of key research developments, translating the latest findings into clinical practice. Our Editor-in-Chief and international Advisory Board will ensure comprehensive coverage of topical issues throughout the year, with the highest standards of editorial quality and integrity that are hallmarks of Nature Publishing Group.

[tags: pd]

Nanosolar is on track to make solar electricity:
# cost-efficient for ubiquitous deployment
# mass-produced on a global scale
# available in many versatile forms.

Nanosolar awarded largest Solar America contract.
Nanosolar secures 647,000 sqft of manufacturing space.
Nanosolar raises $100,000,000; building factory.
IBM's top manufacturing executive joins Nanosolar.
Google founders invest in Nanosolar.

[tags: solar, Nanotech]

Quoted: A Silicon Valley company is harnessing the power of the sun along with one of the hottest technology trends to supply electricity, reports CNBC's Jim Goldman

[tags: solar, Nanotech, video]

Quoted: Solar City: The Future of Nanosolar

[tags: solar, Environment, Nanotech, video]

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17 November 2007

My Faves for Friday, November 16, 2007

Ingvar Feodor Kamprad (born March 30, 1926) is a Swedish entrepreneur who is the founder of the home furnishing retail chain IKEA. As of 2007 he is the richest person in Europe and the 4th richest person in the world according to Forbes magazine, with an estimated net worth of around US$33 billion

[tags: ikea, business]

Quoted: Forget about the Gates Foundation. The world's biggest charity owns IKEA—and is devoted to interior design

[tags: ikea, foundation]

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

Quoted: TED Themes List

[tags: TED, video, ideas]

[tags: video, music]

Quoted: Native of the Pas de Calais, Anne Ducros began her classic training (musical and vocal) within the conservatoire of Boulogne Sur mer with Lyne Durian. Then a...

[tags: video, music]

Anne Ducros, the French queen of scat

Quoted: Full Moon Sicily Jazz Festival Tremestieri Etneo 13 Agosto 2007

[tags: video, music]

Google TechTalks are designed to disseminate a wide spectrum of views on topics ranging from Current Affairs, Science, Engineering, Humanities, Business, Law, Entertainment, Medicine, and the Arts.

[tags: google, technology, video]

Quoted: Google Tech Talks - Learn about Solar Energy and Solar Panel Installation from an Industry Expert

[tags: video, solar, google]

But what's the secret of the house's amazingly low power consumption? Using solar power, the house generates 120V AC, but it's also wired for 12V. The living room has three 7W 12V compact fluorescent lamps, a 12V Widescreen LCD TV, a DVD player, and an efficient surround sound stereo system. The office has a Mac laptop acting has a desktop, and all other computer peripherals are switched off automatically when not in use. When not lit by daylight, the office uses compact fluorescents lamps, and 12V LED desk lamps.

[tags: solar, home, led]

In October 2006, Google announced a commitment to solar energy production and launched the largest solar panel installation to date on a corporate campus in the United States. Google has installed over 90% of the 9,212 solar panels that comprise the 1,600 kilowatt project. Panels cover the rooftops of eight buildings and two newly constructed solar carports at the Googleplex

[tags: solar, google]

This is a project to design and build a system that uses a combination of direct and indirect solar collection to generate electricity and store thermal energy in an economical, environmentally friendly, scalable, reliable, efficient and location independent manner using common construction materials.

[tags: solar]

White LED Drive Circuit
How do you get 3.5 volts to drive a white LED when you only have a 1.5v battery?

[tags: LED]

Quoted: Build It Solar will help people with Do It Yourself skills build solar projects that save money and reduce pollution. It is a "hands-on" site with detailed plans for solar projects including solar space heating, water heating, passive solar home design, solar pool heating, solar cooking, photovoltiacs, wind generators, and others.

[tags: solar]

The University of Delaware's Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC) has developed new technology for the manufacture of flexible solar cells, which could reduce the costs associated with the use of photovoltaic energy while at the same time expanding possible applications.

[tags: solar]

Scientists are working to produce cheap, sustainable solar energy by imitating nature. Nanotechnology researchers like California Institute of Technology professor Nate Lewis are exploring nanoscale materials that mimic the architecture of grass and photosynthesis to capture and store the sun’s energy.

[tags: solar, Nanotech]

[tags: solar]

[tags: funny]

Quoted: Expert advice and professional know-how videos. TV Lesson presents one of the world's largest, most all-encompassing libraries of how-to content online. Sharing lessons on line can be a very powerful tool. Lesson content covers every conceivable topic and delivers the definitive online

[tags: search, learning, how to]

Quoted: The official site for Tesla Motors, makers of the Tesla Roadster, the high-performance electric sports car. Electric cars from Tesla Motors are developed with an emphasis on design, performance, and efficiency.

[tags: tesla, automotive, blogs]

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16 November 2007

My Faves for Thursday, November 15, 2007

For any of you going through the Boot Camp install on your Mac for the first time, I wanted to show you something that is VERY very important in this process. Failure to do this step properly can result in OS X being completely messed up.

[tags: video, apple, os x, boot camp]

Grooveshark is a revolutionary music community that rewards users for sharing their music. Grooveshark was founded by three University of Florida students hell-bent on changing the music industry, and the world, forever. Grooveshark's goal is to compensate everyone in the value chain – from users to rights' holders.

[tags: music, sharing]

Quoted: HDTV is a confusing topic, so at HDTV World CNET's editors offer everything you want to know, from the basics to HDTV programming to choosing the right HDTV for you.

[tags: guide, HDTV, tv, home, review]

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15 November 2007

My Faves for Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Taipei, Taiwan, October 18, 2007 – ASUS has recently announced the introduction of ASUS Internet Radio (AIR) to provide users with the capability to tune in and listen to worldwide broadcasts without the need for a PC.

[tags: radio, internet, music]

Quoted: This is, by far, the easiest media streamer we've used to date, and it's also one of the most powerful; an absolutely outstanding product for any music lover out there.

[tags: music, radio, internet]

Quoted: We're happy to recommend the Terratec Noxon iRadio, a neat and compact music-streaming and Internet radio device rolled into one. It's incredibly easy to get up and running and a pleasure to use. The only potential problem will be deciding what to listen to.

[tags: radio, internet]

Quoted: The ASUS Internet Radio (AIR) is an excellent Internet radio with good sound and rock solid design.

[tags: radio, internet, music]

The Asus Internet Radio (AIR) is PC-free--plug it into your router, and you've got access to 10,000 terrestrial radio stations worldwide, 250 of which can be preprogrammed on the device.

[tags: home, radio, internet]

Quoted: freeze the drive. Freeze it? Yup, put it in a baggie, get out all the air, wrap it in a towel (so it doesn't directly ...

[tags: hardware, hard drive, repair]

[tags: search, Mahalo]

The Mac is on a roll. Apple Inc.'s perennially praised but slow-selling Macintosh computers have surged in popularity in the past few years, with sales growing much faster than the overall PC market, especially in the U.S. By some measures, Mac laptops are now approaching a 20% share of U.S. noncorporate sales, up from the low single digits where they once seemed stuck.

[tags: mac, apple, vista, review]

Quoted: Come to MacFixIt for help, support, and tips for troubleshooting your Mac and iPod. Find Mac OS X solutions, plus Apple software and hardware repairs and fixes.

[tags: apple, software, mac, imac, support, os x]

Solar Power

[tags: solar, Mahalo]

2007-11-05 This morning, we launched the premiere episode of Mahalo Daily with Veronica Belmont. Check it out here:

[tags: search, Mahalo, blogs, tesla motors, automotive]

Why a screencast demo? Well, to be perfectly honest with you, I think it’s something that’s been missing for quite some time. Would you rather sign up for a new service, verify your email, and then try to figure it out by reading some FAQ’s or would you rather watch a 2 or 3 minute screencast demo and see for yourself if it’s even worth your time?

[tags: video, screencast, demo]

Old-fashioned televised debates have their value, but TV has several inherent limits. Only a few people get to ask questions. The candidates have very little time to answer, forcing them to speak in canned sound-bites. And the audience has no way of providing meaningful feedback. If the candidate doesn't answer the question, we have no way of pushing them to do so.

That's why we've created 10Questions.com. This is an experiment in people-powered online democracy.

[tags: presidential election]

Quoted: Find songs, share them with your friends, and even create playlists.

[tags: music]

Quoted: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is Apple's first major operating system upgrade since Tiger more than two years ago. The changes include more than 300 new features, which, while not earth-shattering, further streamline the experience of using a Mac.

[tags: apple, os x, leopard, imac]

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14 November 2007

My Faves for Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Employing nanotechnologies to precisely structure the materials used in solar cells, researchers are creating novel types of photovoltaic devices that could finally make solar power a broadly practical source of renewable energy.

Quoted: From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

[tags: solar, Nanotech]

A company in Japan has developed a novel way of making solar cells that cuts production costs by as much as 50 percent. The photovoltaic (PV) cells are made up of arrays of thousands of tiny silicon spheres surrounded by hexagonal reflectors.

Quoted: From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

[tags: solar, pv]

I'm currently having problems with Google Calendar when entering events. If I create an event using the edit screen (rather than quick add) and use the calendar date picker, it seems to be getting confused between date formats. To create an event for the 4th December 2007, I have to select the 12th April 2007 in the calendar (which is selected by default if I click the 4th December 2007 box in the main calendar view). I can only assume it's mixing up US/UK date formats – i.e. 4/12/2007 vs 12/4/2007.

[tags: google calendar, problem]

This column was conceived under the influence of a green-colored, high-proof herbal liquor that was illegal in the United States for more than 95 years.

Quoted: Recently the anise-flavored spirit Absinthe has been seeping back into the mainstream.

[tags: history, absinthe, anise, pastis]

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12 November 2007

My Faves for Sunday, November 11, 2007

Quoted: Money for nothing. Own a home for no money down. Do not pay for your appliances until 2012. This is the new American Dream, and ...

[tags: future]

It uploads all of your Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) from your desktop to Google Docs and then keeps them in sync. Whenever you make a change on your desktop, the change is automatically reflected in the corresponding file on Google Docs, and on DocSyncer.com. The service will require a small software download, which at first will only work on Windows computers (a Mac version is coming). But you will be able to sync from more than one computer—up to Google Doc’s current limit of 5,000 documents.

[tags: google]

This bulb, however, outputs 308 lumens using 150 warm white LEDs, and is rated at 9 Watts. It is said to be a replacement for a regular 70 Watt incandescent bulb.

[tags: home, LED]

The 120-M.P.H. Electric Car
This is the electric car that can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds to a top speed of 120 mph in one gear with no shifting thanks to its two electric motors -- smaller versions of the same kind found in diesel-electric locomotives -- that combine to produce over 1,000 lbf ft. of torque. No wider than most motorcycles at 39", it can fit in a 6' half-lane with more clearance than a semi-truck in a full 12' freeway lane, enabling you to negotiate traffic congestion where lane splitting is permitted. Its small size eliminates the need for parallel parking as it can park perpendicular to a curb without the need for a full space.

[tags: automotive, Electric Car]

Quoted: Tango Anyone? | The new Tango electric car handles like a motorcycle but drives like a car. And it's as wide as a motorcycle, too

[tags: automotive, electric, EnergyTechnologies]

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