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Student inventor creates £20 wind turbine out of scrap for developing world

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:55:41 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: Great innovator!

Student inventor creates £20 wind turbine out of scrap for developing world

A student has built a wind turbine from scrap to help people in the developing world.

Max Robson, 22, constructed a prototype using rubbish collected from skips, tips and bins including an old bike frame and wheel bearings, the magneto from a Vespa, a battery from a Ford Fiesta and bits of wood.

It is so simple, he says, it can be built by unskilled workers in less than a day anywhere in the world.

Tags: wind energy, low budget, ecology, wind turbine

Awesome Google Guide! Very Helpful

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:56:38 GMT

clipped by: sphinx000514

Clip Source: filesfly.com

Tags: amazing, cool, internet, links, technology, web

Free Download: "The Pirate's Dilemma" eBook

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:32:35 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: "To be honest, I was flattered that the book got pirated in the first place. "

Clip Source: thepiratesdilemma.com

There are millions of books on amazon.com, and on average each will sell around 500 copies a year. The average American is reading just one book a year, and that number is falling. The problem (to quote Tim O’Reilly) isn’t piracy, it’s obscurity. Authors are lucky to be in a business where electronic copies aren’t considered substitutes for physical copies by most people who like reading books (for now at least).

Tags: piracy, ebook, pirates, matt mason, the pirate's dilemma, download

Make beautiful wordclouds from from text that you provide

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:13:51 GMT

clipped by: funana

Clip Source: wordle.net

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

Create your own.

Tags: wordclouds, clouds, web 2.0, wordle

The Evolution of Lifestreaming Into Lifeportals

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:04:32 GMT

clipped by: funana

Clip Source: lifestreamblog.com

The other day on css tricks.com, they posted about creating your own social home which appeared to me as more of a personal/social portal than a lifestream. A lifeportal, if you will.

Tags: lifestreaming, lifeportals, web 2.0

How much time will you save?

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:41:35 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: Track your browsing habits

Clip Source: 8aweek.com

Install the free 8aweek toolbar to save time online. How much time will you save?

Track your browsing habits
Limit distracting sites
Installs in under 9 seconds (seriously).
Learn more

Tags: time management, time, 8aweek, firefox toolbar

Come As You Are

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:58:16 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Post a photo of yourself taken right now.

Clip Source: www.sweetney.com

Come As You Are

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Post a photo of yourself taken right now.

Wherever you are, whatever you're doing, grab a camera (photobooth obviously helps) and snap. No retouching, just the rawness of a moment in time. Then post your photo on flickr or your blog/site, and share the link in comments here.

Ready? GO.

Clip Source: www.flickr.com

comeasyouare

Tags: photo, come as you are

Firefox Extension: Tab Effect

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:45:18 GMT

clipped by: travislaborde
clipper's remarks: This is way cool! Switching tabs does sort of a page rolling 3d transition.

Clip Source: addons.mozilla.org

Tab Effect

by s

Add effects when current tab is changed.

Tags: firefox

Style Alarm: Ammonite Washbasin

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:08:31 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: I wonder if it is usable enough, but I like the style very much!

Clip Source: www.likecool.com

Ammonite Washbasin from High Tech

I loved this pretty washbasin! Ammonite washbasin from High Tech. Made from patented concrete, with fossil-shaped basin, fossil size 64 cm, with integrated waste, including brackets, dimensions: 1200-1590 x 560 mm, colour: according to colour chart.

Tags: bath, design, gadgets, home, washbasin, fossil

The Train That Never Stops

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:34:29 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: Interesting concept.

Clip Source: swissmiss.typepad.com

[Video]

The above video (note: it's in Taiwanese), demonstrates a rather interesting concept by Taiwanese inventor Peng Yu-Lun for a train that never stops. He correctly points out that trains would be far more efficient (and on-time) if they didn't have to go through the trouble of, you know, stopping to pick up passengers, Unfortunately, at present not stopping for passengers would mean, well, no passengers. Yu-Lun's design solves that problem with a kind of "top-mounted boarding shuttle that is scooped up when the train passes one station and automatically deposited when it reaches the next stop." See the video to get a better sense of how it would work.

Tags: train, traffic, science

Crazy, creative, wonderful! Wall Painted Animation Movie

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:21:06 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: Incredible! I love this video!

Clip Source: www.infopirat.com

[Video]

Tags: streetart, animation, video, graffiti, art

Coolest Star Wars Lego Ever

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:54:54 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: Incredible. 400 Bucks...

Clip Source: gizmodo.com

3,800-Piece Death Star Diorama Is Coolest Star Wars Lego Ever

Tags: lego, star wars

Yup - already over 13 million Firefox3 downloads

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:11:57 GMT

clipped by: funana
clipper's remarks: Wow. Amazing. I waited for the big "13" to take the screenshot...

Clip Source: infopirat.com

Tags: firefox, firefox3, mozilla, internet, browser

flv online video converter

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:53:07 GMT

clipped by: just_a_guy
clipper's remarks: very nice flv converter (youtube google and other video web site files)
can convert in to: avi , mov , mp4 , 3gp , mp3

Clip Source: vixy.net

FLV Online Converter - ver.0.5.1217

URL (FLV file URL or web page*):

* Web page that embedded a YouTube Video.
* URL example:
- http://vixy.net/flv/vixy_net_podcaster_demo_director.flv
- http://youtube.com/watch?v=J7JmsMMIR4Y

Tags: computer, download, internet, video

Freeware library

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:52:04 GMT

clipped by: wildcat

Clip Source: www.giveawayoftheday.com

Freeware library

Looking for quality free software? Go no further! Freeware Library is the perfect place for you to download free software from. Here you can find and enjoy free programs from virtually any category. We check all software carefully for viruses, trojans, spyware etc., so you can rest assured that all programs are pure freeware and safe to download and install.

Tags: software resources