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 September 2009
The Newest Digital Camera has
Features that will Surprise You
What does a camera manufacturer have to do to keep the general public buying its cameras when almost every device that is portable and digital is capable of taking digital pictures?
Casio's answer is a new series of cameras that can create dynamic digital pictures. The EX-S12 has this best shot function that lets you lasso people, pets, or movable objects out of one scene and then insert them into a different photo.
This is only one of the amazing new features you will find on this camera. It gives you the power to create amazing photos that can defy gravity, logic, or even the space-time continuum.
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How to Create
Dynamic Photos
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August 2009
Turning White Boards into Smartboards
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August 2009
Turning Standard Notebook Computers into Tablet PCs
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3M SCP716 Turns
Whiteboards into Smartboards
 Tablo
Turns your Notebook PC into a Tablet PC
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 May 2009
The 3M Micro Professional Projector (MPro 110)
The new 3M Micro Professional Projector ($399.00 list) is the first generation of a new and emerging technology. It is the size of a small TV remote control, see photo.
It is designed to be hooked up to any device that is capable of transmitting a video signal. Appropriate devices include digital cameras, video phones, video MP3 players, DVD players, Personal Video Players, video game machines, and of course computers.
The unit's imager supports VGA (640 by 480 pixels), SVGA (800 by 600 pixels), and XGA (1,024 by 768 pixels) display resolutions.
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 April 2009
Building a Smart National U.S. Power Grid
One of President Obama’s pre-election promises was to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by increasing our use of renewable energy to generate electricity. To increase our use of renewable energy we must create an enhanced electric grid system capable of transmitting electricity from the location where it is generated to the location where it is needed.
To fully embrace renewable energy our electric grid will need to go through a major metamorphosis. Our future grid will include smart meters to monitor the electricity that you use and also new technologies to store electricity produced during low demand periods for use when the demand is high.
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Building a Smart
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 March 09
The Dynamic Tower
Imagine a new kind of building that physically embraces the forces of nature and, much like a wind chime, accepts the wind as its artist’s final design element. David Fisher is the visionary architect behind the Dynamic Tower. His design creates a building facade that is constantly changing.
A snapshot in time will never catch the dynamics of this building where each floor rotates independently at a different speed. To understand the Dynamic Tower you need to read the story and watch the videos.
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The Dynamic Tower
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 January 2009
Monitoring How Much Electricity You Use
If you are a technology or science teacher this product could also become a very interesting teaching aid within your classroom. The system has two parts. The meter sensor (Photo 1) is simply attached to the electric meter. Every thirty seconds, this sensor wirelessly updates electricity usage to its battery operated (3” X 6 ½”) digital display; which is located at a more convenient location within the building (Photo 2 in column).
The setup process for the system includes the programming of the digital display unit with the actual electricity billing rates for the residence. This allows you to determine the actual electricity usage and cost at various times of the day.
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Monitoring How Much Electricity You Use
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December 2008
The Slacker G2 Radio Player
Free radio is again reinventing itself by broadcasting free music over the Internet.
One of these free online stations, Slacker Radio, has actually invented a new type of portable radio player (Photo 1 in column).
After you properly set up your computer, Slacker Radio’s G2 can automatically download future free personal radio programming. The Slacker G2 player receives its free music from slacker.com
(view video).
At this web site you select radio stations or you create your own radio stations by selecting specific artists. The 4 GB model will hold 25 stations and the 8 GB model will hold 40 stations. Your Slacker portable G2 player only needs a Wi-Fi connection to download the music to your player. You can refresh the unit at any Wi-Fi hot spot, which gives the unit an infinite capacity.
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