Soccer for Humanoid Robots

The Darmstadt Dribblers, a team of autonomous soccer playing robots developed by a research group of the Univeristy of Darmstadt, videos and some info.

clipped from robocup.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de Darmstadt Dribblers clipped from www.youtube.com RoboCup 2008 Humanoid League: Cooperation and Teamplay by DD This video shows teamplay/cooperation and obstacle avoidance by the autonomous humanoid robots of the Darmstadt Dribblers team. The robots negotiate their roles via wifi, with the robot closest to the ball selecting the striker role and the other one staying back as supporter. Striker Isra then kicks the ball past the opponent and finally scores. After scoring the goal our robots can be seen cheering. Visit http://www.dribblers.de/ for further information, pictures and videos. clipped from www.youtube.com Humanoid robots show emotional reactions at RoboCup 2006 clipped from robocup.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de Current Research Topics High performance locomotion Bionic robots and new actuators Software and control architectures tailored for heterogeneous teams of autonomous robots Lightweight robots described by low payload capabilities Robot localization Programming of robot and team behavior using discrete, hierarchical state automata GameController / Referee Box for RoboCup Humanoid League

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Microscope On A Chip

Researchers at Caltech recently developed a revolutionary new type of microscope without lenses. The device is compact enough to be put in a cell phone and can use just sunlight for illumination. This makes it very appealing for Third-World applications,

clipped from www.sciencedaily.com Bioengineers Develop 'Microscope On A Chip' ScienceDaily (July 29, 2008) — Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have turned science fiction into reality with their development of a super-compact high-resolution microscope, small enough to fit on a finger tip. This "microscopic microscope" operates without lenses but has the magnifying power of a top-quality optical microscope, can be used in the field to analyze blood samples for malaria or check water supplies for giardia and other pathogens, and can be mass-produced for around $10. clipped from www.caltech.edu clipped from www.biophot.caltech.edu Nanophotonics and Optofluidics clipped from www.biophot.caltech.edu Changhuei Yang clipped from www.biophot.caltech.edu Optofluidic Microscopy Fig. 1: compact OFM prototype, compared with a US quarter. Fig. 2: (a) OFM's layout. Red arrows: illumination; green arrow: flow direction (b) SeveralOFM images of wild-type C. elegans; white bar =25 µm (for all images) (c) Aspect ratio map, blue data points: wild -type L1 larvae; red: dpy24 L1 larvae. clipped from mr.caltech.edu An on-chip implementation of the optofluidic microscope.

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TH!NK Ox – A Fully Electric Car

TH!NK, with more than 17 years of experience in developing and producing electric vehicles is launching one of its new models 'The Ox' in North America. The cars will start selling in the US next year and the actual mass roll out will be in 2011.

clipped from thefutureofthings.com TH!NK, a Norwegian company, has developed a platform concept vehicle named ‘The Ox’. TH!NK Ox is a five-seater, fully electric car, which is capable of accelerating from 0 to 100km/hr in less than 8.5 seconds, and can reach a top speed of 130km/hr. The car’s connectivity platform, built on a computer, helps keep the driver fully aware of the car’s status via the use of Internet applications and GPS. This innovative clean car may really leave its mark on the fast growing market of electric vehicles. clipped from www.think.no clipped from www.think.no About Think Don’t just drive – THINK! We are the car company of the 21st century. Our vision is to provide carefree, carbon-free mobility - a better way of moving. CEO Jan-Olaf Willums clipped from www.think.no Sustainable Mobility clipped from www.think.no Environment clipped from www.think.no Zero emission clipped from www.think.no Car sharing clipped from www.think.no Technology & Innovation clipped from www.think.no Integration clipped from www.think.no Batteries clipped from www.think.no Safety clipped from www.think.no Models & Concepts clipped from www.think.no TH!NK city clipped from www.think.no TH!NK Ox clipped from www.think.no TH!NK open clipped from www.youtube.com Think is back at 2008 Geneve Motorshow clipped from www.youtube.com Think test drive at Geneve Motorshow 2008 clipped from www.youtube.com Highlights from the 2008 Geneva International Motor Show

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LumiGram Fiber Optics Fashion and Design

LumiGram a French high tech fashion and design company provides a line of fashion tops, table clothes, pillows, sculpture and more with LED illuminated fiber optics creating a colorful glow of light.

clipped from www.lumigram.com LumiGram is pioneering new fields of high tech fashion & design based on advanced luminous technologies. LumiGram proposes high tech clothes, light up fashion accessories and custom decoration items. clipped from www.youtube.com LumiGram Fiber Optics fashion clipped from www.lumigram.com Clothing Collection clipped from www.lumigram.com Custom Decoration clipped from archlight.wordpress.com Architectural Lighting Blog Company combines fiber optics and LED technology to create fiber optic fabric and luminious clothing clipped from www.pricy-spicy.com LumiGram Tablecloth clipped from blog.stylehive.com Hot Brand: LumiGram Fiber Optic Fabrics, Light Up Your Life

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The Hyper-Sub -- A Submarine and Surface Cruising Powerboat.

About the Hyper-Sub, the world's first autonomous, small submarine capable of high speed surface travel over long distances.

clipped from www.tuvie.com Marion Hyper-Sub is a submersible powerboat, an innovation new vessel with flexible design. This powerboat has the ability to run in the surface at impressive speeds. The Hyper-Sub is the first small craft built with the horsepower, sea-keeping, and range to allow operation on the high seas, which also functions as a self-charging, autonomous, one-atmosphere submarine. The patented design, which was 31 years in the making, will forever alter the mini-sub industry. The world�s first true general-purpose submarine. clipped from hyper-sub.com clipped from hyper-sub.com clipped from www.lakecityreporter.com Hyper sub hysteria It's a boat! It's a submarine! It's on public display this weekend Reynolds Marion's hyper sub invention, the boat that also is a submarine, will be on public display on Saturday in Lake Butler. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter clipped from www.youtube.com Hyper-Sub TV 20 News Story clipped from www.youtube.com Hyper-Sub Roll-out clipped from www.youtube.com Hyper-Sub First Dive Test clipped from www.youtube.com Hypersub Lake Testing Highlights clipped from www.youtube.com Hyper-Sub January 2008 Promo Video

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Wigix the eBay 2.0

Wigix is the new way to buy and sell online. It's a socially-driven marketplace, where you can communicate with like-minded collectors and traders. Get a live pricing history for each item and negotiate prices intelligently. Social communication encourages informed buying.

clipped from www.rev2.org eBay + A Stock Market = Wigix If there ever would be an eBay 2.0 (or an eBay for the Web 2.0 generation), here it is. Wigix, which stands for “WantItGotItExchange,” is a newly launched service based around the idea of a community-driven marketplace. The site takes the idea of eBay — a community-powered auctions market — a step further, by adding a stock market-esque element of being able to “buy” and “sell” the product at a price determined by the market. clipped from www.wigix.com AT WIGIX IT IS EASY TO... Buy and sell items Calculate the value of your stuff Research and compare products Find product manuals Create a gift registry See what your friends want Meet other collectors Profit from your product expertise clipped from www.wigix.com Wigix Help Center Help Center > Buy and sell items The Wigix marketplace is the new way to buy and sell online, and it's easy too! clipped from www.wigix.com Get started with the "Want It Got It Exchange" CEO Blog Company Blog About Wigix, Inc. News

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All about Knol

Knol is a Google project which aims to include user-written articles on various topics. After its first alpha phase in December last year is now available to everyone.

clipped from knol.google.com Welcome to Knol A knol is an authoritative article about a specific topic. Here are some examples of knols. Featured Knols clipped from knol.google.com Eclipse clipped from knol.google.com Buttermilk Pancakes clipped from knol.google.com Pediatric Sports Injuries clipped from knol.google.com Learn More Knol makes it easy for you to write and share your knowledge with the world. Knol offers: Ease of use All you need is an account, a name and a desire to write and we'll take care of the rest. Control You specify the level of collaboration you want with the community. Your knol, your voice. Community You can connect with other experts in your area of interest to share and grow knowledge. Visibility We value and promote authorship. Great content will be visible on any search engine. Growth Sharing your knowledge with the world is rewarding for everyone. clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from googlesystem.blogspot.com clipped from googlesystem.blogspot.com Share Your Expertise in Google's Knol clipped from blogoscoped.com Google Knol Is Live clipped from www.readwriteweb.com Knol: Google Takes on Wikipedia clipped from www.searchenginejournal.com Search Engine Journal Google Decides to Make its Knol Site a Moderated Wikipedia clipped from searchengineland.com Google's Knol Launches: Like Wikipedia, With Moderation clipped from www.sizlopedia.com Google Knol is now Open to Everyone

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The DelFly a Dragonfly like Micro Air Vehicle

A research team at the Delft University in The Netherlands just launched: the so called the Delfly. a Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) that looks like a dragonfly and is also comparable in size. It is equipped with a camera that streams back video to a base station.

clipped from www.tudelft.nl What is the DelFly? The DelFly is what is known as a Micro Air Vehicle (MAV), an extremely small, remote-controlled aircraft with an on-board camera that transmits images through a transmitter to a ground station. With its two pairs of flapping wings, the DelFly resembles a dragonfly. Some larger variants of the DelFly can hover in the air like a hummingbird, and even slowly fly backwards. clipped from www.washingtonpost.com Dragonfly or Insect Spy? Scientists at Work on Robobugs. , October 9, 2007 No agency admits to having deployed insect-size spy drones. But a number of U.S. government and private entities acknowledge they are trying. clipped from www.cia.gov Central Intelligence Agency CIA Museum Dragonfly Insectothopter Developed by CIA’s Office of Research and Development in the 1970s, this micro UAV was the first flight of an insect-sized vehicle (insectothopter). The flight tests were impressive. However, control in any kind of crosswind proved too difficult. clipped from www.delfly.nl DelFly Micro clipped from nl.youtube.com clipped from nl.youtube.com

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Qik -- A Mobile Phone Video Streaming Site

Qik is software that enables you to stream videos directly from your phone to the Web. You can stream videos to your friends in Facebook, Twitter, etc. or as your camcorder to capture entertaining and special moments.

clipped from www.time.com Video on Demand clipped from qik.com About Qik (pronounced ‘quick’) Qik enables you to share moments of your life with your friends, family and the world - directly from your cell phone! Keep your world in the know, share a laugh, tell engaging stories. Just point your cell phone and stream video live to your your friends on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, etc. OR use your cell phone like a camcorder and stream hours and hours of video without worrying about storage on your cell phone. Check out our FAQ for more information. clipped from www.youtube.com Ipoki.com Real-time geolocation and Qik Live video Real-time geolocation and live video on the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Demonstration of Ipoki application for Nokia N95 running at the same time with Qik application. All integrated at Ipoki.com website. Ipoki.com allow you to share your location with every body in internet in real-time.

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Hybrid Medical's Videos

Some examples of high end 3D medical and scientific animations for the pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, and biotechnology industries provided by Hybrid Medical Animation.

clipped from www.hybridmedicalanimation.com clipped from www.hybridmedicalanimation.com clipped from www.youtube.com Hybrid Medical Animation (Demo Reel Spring 2008) This is a collection of some of our favorite and latest work, featuring segments from medical animation projects we have produced over the past year or so. clipped from www.hybridmedicalanimation.com clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.hybridmedicalanimation.com clipped from www.youtube.com Streptococcus Pneumoniae (Hybrid Medical Animation) Sequence showing Streptococcus pneumoniae, a pathogen that is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in adults and children. Over the last decade, resistance has become common and prevalence of strains resistant to multiple classes of drugs is increasing. clipped from www.youtube.com Bacteriophage (Hybrid Medical Animation) T4 bacteriophages targeting E. coli bacteria. Bacteriophages are small viruses that infect bacteria and kill them by multiplying and essentially filling the bacterial cell to bursting. clipped from www.youtube.com Immune-mediated Tumor Destruction This scene shows several activated T cells attacking rapidly dividing cancer cells of a growing tumor.

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Monitoring Health Through Music of the Genes

Future doctors could monitor health through music of the patients' genes by using a new method where gene expressions, the process by which a gene's DNA sequence is converted into the functional proteins of a cell, are transformed into into musical sounds. In the acoustic translation, harmony represents good health, and discord indicates disease.

clipped from www.boston.com Future doctors could monitor health through music of the patients' genes In this representation of genetic activity, the circles are genes, the lines signify relationships, and colors indicate genes that have similar functions. They use mathematical techniques, in the case of colon cancer, for instance, to reduce the data from a group of nearly 10,000 genes down to just four combinations that they say represent virtually all the variability in the data. clipped from bcl.med.harvard.edu Discovering Biological Guilds Through Topological Abstraction clipped from bcl.med.harvard.edu clipped from www.boston.com Each combination is then assigned a note. When three or more notes are played at the same time, they become a chord. When those chords are played across time, they become music. clipped from bcl.med.harvard.edu clipped from www.boston.com The researchers assign a harmonious sound to a normal, healthy gene network. When there are deviations in the genes' behavior -- such as the presence of disease -- the music sounds inharmonious. clipped from www.technologyreview.com Multimedia Listen to examples of gene-based music.

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About The Large Hadron Collider (LHC)

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN will become the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. Its main purpose is to explore the validity and limitations of the standard model, the current theoretical picture for particle physics. Concerns, however, have been raised regarding the safety of the LHC on the grounds that it might produce dangerous phenomena, including micro black holes.

clipped from lhc.web.cern.ch LHC - THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER clipped from whatsnextintech.com What is the LHC, or Large Hadron Collider? The Large Hadron Collider is a particle accelerator complex spanning the border between Switzerland and France near Geneva. LHC will smash together opposing beams of either protons or lead ions inside a massive circular accelerator. clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.symmetrymagazine.org clipped from backreaction.blogspot.com Recreating the Big Bang? With the start of the Large Hadron Collider coming closer, the topic is present in the media more than ever. A commonly used motivation is the alleged recreation of the Big Bang Stop the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Geüpload door stoplhc clipped from backreaction.blogspot.com Bottomline The LHC is not a Big Bang machine. It is more accurate to say that with the heavy ion program at the LHC we will be able to create conditions closer to that in the early universe than ever before. [1] For extensive explanation why it is implausible the LHC will cause the end of the world, see: Black Holes at the LHC - The CERN Safety report, Black Holes at the LHC - again, and Black Holes at the LHC - What can happen? clipped from www.youtube.com Brian Cox: What really goes on at the Large Hadron Collider clipped from lhc.web.cern.ch

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Edopter Social Trendcasting

Edopter is a social website that focus upon trendcasting by combining early adopter insight and worldwide buzz to predict the next big trends.

clipped from mashable.com CEO’s 100 word description: Edopter combines early adopter insight and worldwide buzz to tap into the next big thing. Create and follow trends, share and discuss them - then watch as they spread across the world. Who tells the world what’s next? You do. clipped from www.edopter.com clipped from www.vimeo.com clipped from www.edopter.com home | sign up! | how it works | contact | press | blog | rss clipped from thenextweb.org Edopter.com: the next everything, now! clipped from www.techcrunch.com Edopter Attempts “Social Trendcasting” Through Crowdsourcing And Internet Buzz clipped from twitter.com Hey there! edopter is using Twitter.

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Azingo's Mobile Linux Platform

While iPhones are still making headlines, a next-generation mobile consumer experience: Azimo's Open Mobile Linux Software Platform is already emerging.

clipped from economictimes.indiatimes.com Next-gen Linux-based software for mobile phones launched clipped from www.azingo.com Azingo, formerly Celunite, provides next-generation mobile phone software that delivers Internet-enabled, rich user experiences to entertain, inform and enrich the lives of individuals worldwide. Azingo uniquely offers a one-stop solution for commercializing new mobile phone products that significantly reduce development costs and shorten delivery schedules for silicon vendors, handset manufacturers and operators. clipped from www.azingo.com Azingo’s next-generation mobile platform, Azingo Mobile, includes rich mobile middleware and a complete Mobile Application Suite based on proven mobile software and open source technology. clipped from www.azingo.com Azingo’s Mobile Application Suite is a highly competitive service delivery solution. It supports a broad range of rich mobile applications including Internet browsing, web-widget oriented applications, social networking, audio, video, telephony, messaging, and more. Functional Overview

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Google Docs Templates

Many templates for documents, spreadsheets and presentations, including wedding planners, gas mileage calculators, photo albums, fax cover letters, invoices and more are available now for Google Docs.

clipped from blogoscoped.com Google released a layout templates directory for Google Docs*, the application suite consisting of Google Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations (Google’s kind of web-based light-weight Word, Excel and PowerPoint). clipped from www.google.com Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations online clipped from www.youtube.com Google Docs in Plain English clipped from googleblog.blogspot.com To get started, go directly to the template gallery or access it from the "New" menu in your document list. Templates are currently available only in English, but other languages are coming soon. They're also available to Google Apps users. clipped from docs.google.com All types Documents Spreadsheets Presentations Narrow by category » All categories Albums & Flipbooks Business Calculators Calendars & Schedules Cards & Certificates Labels & Business Cards Letters & Faxes Miscellaneous Personal Finance Presentation Designs Resumes & Cover Letters Statistics Students & Teachers clipped from www.youtube.com Google Docs: Sharing House Expenses clipped from www.youtube.com Google Docs: Planning a Wedding

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Nissan’s Pivo 2 -- Portugal 2011

Nissan’s futuristic Pivo 2, a “robot assisted” car designed for urban use, that lets you drive backwards and even sideways will be released in Portugal in 2011.

clipped from www.kansascity.com Leading the electric-car charge The Associated Press TOKYO | Automakers Nissan and Renault will sell electric vehicles in Portugal in 2011, and the allied companies have partnered with the government in an attempt to create a national network of charging stations. ARMANDO FRANCA | The Associated Press Nissan’s Carlos Tavares (far right) and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates (at his side) presented a model of the Pivo 2 concept electric vehicle Wednesday in Lisbon. clipped from www.treehugger.com Robot-Assisted Pivo 2 Electric Car To Debut In 2011? The Pivo 2 is reported to have four wheel-based engines and a robot instructor communicating with the driver on the car's different functions, using voice and feature recognition to sense a driver's mood. One of Pivo's coolest features is that the rotating cabin and pivoting wheels enable sideways driving, making conventional parallel parking a thing of the past - great for cities such as Tokyo and San Francisco! clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.inhabitat.com clipped from www.youtube.com

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Inside the iPhone 3G -- A Complete Disassembly by iFixit

iFixit has live blogged the first disassembly of an iPhone. A video and some highlights of this event:

clipped from www.tuaw.com iFixit breaks down an iPhone 3G The wacky folks at iFixit are up to their destructive ways once more. They've gotten their hands on an iPhone 3G and they did what any normal geek would do: tore it apart and posted pics on the internet. clipped from www.youtube.com iPhone 3G Disassembly / Disassembling by iFixit clipped from www.ifixit.com You fix it. We make it easy. We enable you to repair your Apple PowerBook, iBook, MacBook or iPod yourself. Thousands of Mac + iPod parts, free Fixit Guides, and exceptional support. clipped from live.ifixit.com Safe in our possession No surprises inside the box: Removing the SIM card. Fortunately for the world's paper clips, the iPhone 3G comes with a SIM eject tool. Rotating the display up. Do not remove Just kidding. Look, the battery isn't soldered on! Logic Board At last! From top left to bottom right: Display glass, LCD, Main board and EMI shield, Antenna and battery, Back panel.

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Golfzilla -- Play Golf in Google Maps

Playing online simulated golf on the world most renown golf courses. This will be possible with Golfzilla, a mashup of Google Map’s Satellite images and a Golf game, developed for the Android powered smartphones which are expected to become available by the end of this year.

clipped from googlemapsmania.blogspot.com Golfzilla Golfzilla is golf game that is currently in development using Android. The game uses Google Maps satellite imagery of various golf courses in different countries. Golfzilla is expected to be available at the end of 2008 and should support a peer to peer competition mode using GTalk. clipped from www.geek.com clipped from jp.youtube.com clipped from asia.cnet.com Golfzilla isn't that cool, but it lets you play golf on Google Maps with the option to select the country and the course. So instead of fancy 3D graphics, you are actually playing as if you were on the ground, but from a bird's eye view. The final release of Golfzilla is expected to be available at the end of 2008 and will support P2P battle mode using GTalk. That's pretty much in line with the expected launch of Android.

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Optical Illusion Videos

A collection of videos about optical illusions with in addition to many examples of static and dynamic illusions also the use in advertising, a lecture about scientific aspects, the use in combination with music and an animated journey in a world of paradox and illusion.

clipped from en.wikipedia.org Optical illusion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is characterized by visually perceived images that differ from objective reality. The information gathered by the eye is processed by the brain to give a percept that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. There are three main types of illusion - literal optical illusions that create images that are different from the objects that make them, physiological illusions that are the effects on the eyes and brain of excessive stimulation of a specific type - brightness, tilt, color, movement, and cognitive illusions where the eye and brain make unconscious inferences. clipped from www.youtube.com Optical illusions clipped from www.youtube.com The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage [OFFICIAL VIDEO] clipped from www.youtube.com The Freezing Rotation Illusion © 2006 Max Dürsteler clipped from www.youtube.com New 'Optical Illusions' - TV commercial clipped from www.youtube.com More Illusions in Advertising: Gestalt clipped from www.youtube.com Al Seckel: Your brain is badly wired — enjoy it! clipped from www.youtube.com Altered St8 - Strobe music video clipped from www.youtube.com Optical Illusions

Virtual Reality Surgical Training

About the LapMentor a virtual reality surgical simulator which provides a method to maintain and evaluate surgical skills.

clipped from vroot.org This Medical News Today article reports the correlation of videotape scores (VS) of actual surgical procedures, as assessed by the Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification (ESSQ) System to motion analysis data on the LapMentor system, a virtual reality laparoscopic surgical simulator. clipped from www.medicalnewstoday.com Positive Correlation Between Motion Analysis Data On LapMentor Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Surgical Simulator And Video Tape Assessment Results clipped from www.simbionix.com The LAP Mentor™ multi-disciplinary LAP surgery simulator enables simultaneous hands-on practice for a single trainee or a team. The system offers training opportunities to new and experienced surgeons for everything from perfecting basic laparoscopic skills to performing complete laparoscopic surgical procedures. clipped from www.simbionix.com The LAP Mentor™ enables laparoscopy simulation and practice on an extensive collection of laparoscopic tools with haptic sensations: Right Angle Dissector Curved Dissector Retraction

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Breadcrumbz a Featured Android Application

The Android Developer Challenge (ADC) is a Google-sponsored program providing $10 million in total awards for the best mobile apps built on the Android platform.
The first phase of the ADC is now complete. 50 teams of developers each received a $25,000 award and the opportunity to compete in the second and final round.
One of them is Breadcrumbz a mobile application offering a different kind of navigation, using pictures instead of a map.

clipped from www.vccafe.com Meet BreadCrumbz, An Israeli Finalist of The Adroid Developer Challenge At the end of 2007, Google announced the Android Developer Challenge, which promised to provide $10 million in awards for those who develop of great apps for Google’s new phone. Israel’s Breadcrumbz is one of them. clipped from www.bcrumbz.com BreadCrumbz What is it? BreadCrumbz is a different kind of navigation application. Why is it Special? Navigate-by-Pictures: Navigate your route using pictures instead of a map (there's also a map, if you like). Users Create Routes: Easily record routes using your smartphone. Share them with your friends, share them with the world. The Video clipped from code.google.com View/download the Top 50 Slideshow List of the Top 50 Applications Android Developer Challenge FAQ Learn more about the ADC Judging Process

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Microscopic World (videos)

A collection of videos of fascinating creatures in the microscopic world

clipped from www.youtube.com MicroscopicWorld1 The microscopic life in an italian lake (Lago di Candia). clipped from www.youtube.com MicroscopicWorld2 The microscopic life in an italian lake (Sirio Lake, North Italy). clipped from www.youtube.com Microorganism Spacial Journey Microorganism too small to be seen by the human eye floating in the space. clipped from www.youtube.com You have life form living on our body clipped from www.youtube.com Meet Your Best Friend - This Creature Lives Inside You Exclusive, never seen before footage of genuine microscopic monsters living inside your body. A world first.

Google Launches Lively -- 3D Virtual World

Google's just launched Lively is a 3-D simulation application where users can customize avatars and create environments (rooms) with stuff they pick from a product catalog. The environments can also be embedded in blogs or web sites.

clipped from www.lively.com Create an avatar and chat with your friends in rooms you design clipped from www.youtube.com Lively by Google is a new product available in Google Labs. Create an avatar and chat with your friends in rooms you design. clipped from www.readwriteweb.com clipped from www.lively.com Create your own virtual space Express yourself Add your room to your site clipped from news.yahoo.com Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively' Google thinks Lively will encourage even more people to dive into alternate realities because it isn't tethered to one Web site like Second Life, and it doesn't cost anything to use. After installing a small packet of software, a user can enter Lively from other Web sites, like social networking sites and blogs. The Lively application already works on Facebook, one of the Web's hottest hangouts, and Google is working on a version suitable for an even larger online social network, News Corp.'s MySpace.