Topic: INVENTIONS - on March 6, 2010 at 2:02:00 PM CET
Top 10 Most Stupid Inventions
Inventors don’t get it right all the time, so we’ve compiled a list of the 10 stupid inventions.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on August 27, 2007 at 1:01:00 PM CEST
Practical Fuel Cells for Electronics
A new scheme for creating a compact device that efficiently converts methanol into hydrogen could make it practical to incorporate fuel cells into laptop computers and other portable electronics. Such a device could allow a laptop to run for 50 hours and be recharged instantly by swapping in a small fuel pack.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on July 31, 2007 at 11:47:00 AM CEST
Regenschirm mit Internetanschluss vorgestellt
Nach Radios, Fernsehern oder auch Spielkonsolen gibt es nun eine weitere Art von Internetgeräten - Regenschirme.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on January 5, 2007 at 3:04:00 PM CET
Celebrity Patents
So, inspired by Google’s new easy-to-use patent search, I decided to dig up some of the celebrity patents that have been issued over the years. The following 18 patents are all by celebrities not usually known for being inventors. You can follow the links to the actual patents to learn more about each one.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on November 12, 2006 at 11:51:00 AM CET
Just like every other gadget, light bulbs go flat
If you've got a room in your house that never seems to get enough light, has CeeLite got the wallpaper for you. The company's Light Emitting Capacitor (LEC) panels are flexible, paper-thin light bulbs that you can hang on a wall, coming in sizes as large as 3 x 6 feet. Just a millimeter thick, the panels sandwich light-emitting phosphors between layers of electrodes.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on November 7, 2006 at 4:10:00 PM CET
Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2006
Time Magazine has released a list of what it considers to be the best inventions of 2006. YouTube is the number one invention, but they also list many winners in other categories, like cars, food, and health. For all the geeks out here, there's a Tech Toys category.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on October 22, 2006 at 11:40:00 AM CEST
Hydrogen Peroxide-Powered Bicycle: 0-60 in 6-Seconds
Created by the SwissRocketMan, this hydrogen peroxide-powered bicycle rockets you from 0-60mph in just 6-seconds, with a blistering top speed of 126mph. In the video, you’ll see British pilot Julian Bartelett attempting to break a Guiness world record. Watch after the jump.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on February 11, 2005 at 5:19:00 PM CET
Rite in the Rain
Rite in the Rain will sometimes not take a regular ball point pen's ink because the ball gets stuck. The smooth surface is not rough enough to get it unstuck. Easy solution: write quickly on a normal piece of paper or the back of your hand. Once the ball is unstuck, the pen will write on Rite in the Rain paper. Note: Standard ball point pens will skip when writing on any wet surface. For a pen that writes better while wet, try our all-weather pens.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on September 19, 2004 at 10:27:00 AM CEST
Flugauto mit Startproblemen
Führen die Autobahnen bald durch die Lüfte? Das knallrote Flugauto von Paul Moller soll den Verkehr revolutionieren wie einst die Autos von Benz und Ford - und das schon in wenigen Jahren, wie der US-Erfinder behauptet. Kritiker werfen dem Ingenieur jedoch vor, dass er die "baldige Marktreife" schon seit vier Jahrzehnten verspricht. Nun zweifelt offenbar auch Moller selbst: Weil der 67-Jährige unbedingt noch miterleben will, wie sein Traum Wirklichkeit wird, testet er jetzt Methoden zur Lebensverlängerung.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on July 27, 2004 at 8:59:00 AM CEST
German Chipmaker Creates Electronic Jacket
For someone who claims to have everything, comes a new invention developed by German chipmaker Infineon and Bavarian clothes firm Rosner: an electronic jacket that plays music and has a mobile phone in it.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on July 22, 2004 at 8:10:00 PM CEST
Japanese outfitting kids in knife-resistant clothes
Knife-resistant children's clothing, such as coats and sweatshirts, are becoming popular in Japan after a series of gruesome attacks against children. The clothing is made from the same stuff as bullet-proof vests.
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Topic: INVENTIONS - on July 19, 2004 at 9:34:00 PM CEST
Die "automatische Kuhglocke" für Kinder
In Großbritannien können jetzt besonders besorgte Eltern eine "elektronische Kuhglocke" für ihre Kinder kaufen. Diese Armbanduhr steht in Verbindung mit einem Satelliten, der den Standort des Trägers fast genau bestimmen kann.
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