posted by admin on Dec 16

So, here we are again – looking at the thoughts of the future in our Carnival.

It’s that time of year again where the newest gadgets and the latest gifts are all anyone is thinking about! You barely have time to fit everything in before the whole country seems to come to a standstill for those 2 magic days.

Have you missed the last post – have you brought that last gift and managed to find that last selection box in the store?

Oh, well – there is always next year to get it right!

But for now – lets take a look at some of the gadget reviews and other technological info that others want to share…….

So lets begin with 2 short review articles; the first is from Steve Faber on the New Yamaha RX-A2000 and RX-A3000 the First With HQV Vida Video Processing. And second up is the amazing news of when 3D Camcorders Hit the Streets written by Jamil Karim.

Add to this a very thorough laptop review by Mitch Archuleta where he covers all the stats for those thinking that the New Year should mean a new laptop! Read up on the Lenovo ThinkPad T410 Review.

Kids love the unknown and outer space – so why not fuel their interest (and expand on your own) with a selection of great books on Space! Bridget Nicholson has put together a great selection ranging from one side of the universe to the other! Take a peek at her 100 All-Time Greatest Popular Science Books!

Then we have a Kindle dilemma! Where salientknight looks at the pro’s and cons of his shiny new Kindle when he takes it on the road with him: Will you sign my Kindle?!

Stepping into the future now with a field or science that is still developing – Nano foods. This very nicely displayed and comprehensive article titled The Future of Food: 10 Scary Facts About “Nano Foods” compiled by Edward Phillips should certainly open your eyes to what the food industry are working on for your Thanksgiving Dinner 2011!

And of course: Apps for dessert! Nice pair here with Android versus Blackberry. Tyra Ronan is up first with the 25 Blackberry apps: Top 25 BlackBerry Apps for Public Health Professionalsand AndrosenDsouza gives us the 25 Android apps: Top 25 Google Android Apps for Public Health Professionals!

So, there is is – the end of another year – and the promise of more great inventions for 2011…..

posted by admin on Nov 22

Why can’t people invent cheap (and energy-free) versions of everything we own!

I was recently reading about a fantastic new invention in the fight against poverty and world hunger!

It’s a refrigerator which consists of two pottery bowls and some wet sand, would you believe it.

So, I ask myself – why have I got some great big electricity-drinking white machine in my kitchen instead of a couple of these pots?

Why was my laptop £400 when others are only a fraction of that; why is my everything so much more expensive and energy-consuming when there are cheaper, more practical alternatives around?

The Pots:
For around £25 apparently you can buy these Zeer pots for 2 families – so why aren’t we using them back home?

You make 2 pots – one to fit inside the other – and then mount them on a stand.  You fill the gap between the pots with wet sand – and hey presto: you can help lengthen the lifespan of a tomato or a carrot for example by up to 10 times!

That’s right – from 2 days to 20 days! 

Ironically – how often do you see a shelf life or 3 weeks on a packet of fresh tomatoes you buy from the store here?  Hardly ever – and we have fancy top-of-the-range electrical goods!

Other Goods:
So, why can’t we carry on this ‘inventing’ process for everything that we own – but make it available to everyone – not just people in developing countries.

I agree that they should get the technology first and at as low a cost as possible – but to be honest – I would rather use a large pot-based fridge for most of my food than the 24/7 electrical one I have at the moment!

Any ideas for an energy-free hairdryer or toaster?

posted by admin on Oct 26

Want to be an inventor – but can’t afford to get the ball rolling?

If you happen to be working on a project that is very similar to one found on a new website – you could well be in luck.

Not only is this site filled with great information and lots of things to work on – it also offers cash prizes to people who get close enough to inventing some truly amazing things.

Inventions don’t always need to be something consumer – like the latest social network or iPad game – they can be something so completely random – and quite conceptual rather than ‘hands on’ – like a way to make cloud computing work for disabled people in their everyday lives or how to to create a nutritious school meal that the kids actually want to eat!

There is even a $25,000 prize on offer to help find a way to discover a way to get clothes clean in zero gravity!

Your Invention:

Sometimes, you are just the right person for the job – having seen something that works for you in a completely different set of circumstances!

Or maybe you are using a particular product at the moment as it helps with something totally random that you currently do at work or home – or even on the allotment.  What if you are fed up with trying to get ink off the desks at work, or holding open that flimsy bin-liner in the wind and you have tried a few things - and made your own solution.  Now, can you apply that solution to any of the featured issues on the website.

Take a peek at the site and see if there is anything out there that you could help with – and maybe you could become the next Mr Dyson!

posted by admin on Oct 16

Hello again, and welcome to this months Latest Inventions Blog Carnival about the newest Apple technology and the latest iProduct reviews!

It’s turned cold and the leaves are falling off the trees – but this can only mean more time spent indoors watching new movies and playing the latest games – as well as buying and receiving those great festive gifts!

So, lets get straight on with the articles so that you can hopefully find out a few things you didn’t know before!

Not the longest article about the iPod I’ve ever seen, but Ipod Blogger offers us links to plenty of their other articles which do: Ipod Touch 4th Generation Review | Ipod Touch 4. However, if you are ‘anti-Apple’ then maybe you will like Kimberly Crawley personal, extensive and very purple article: kimcrawley.com- Bright Ideas: Why I will never spend a dime on Apple products…

I’m not sure every teacher will have access to these gadgets for their classes, but Michael Erins offers up an idea of what scholl could be like with these 12 iPad Apps to Help You Become a More Effective Teacher, and along the same lines, george.janet866 follows with some apps for those learning at home: Top 50 iPad Apps for e-Learners.

However – the ultimate resource seems to be summed up in this great article by Victoria Kennedy: Open Courseware & Public Domain Books on the iPad ? The Ultimate Guide. Imagine all your coursework, articles, magazines and textbooks in one place: on your iPad – perfect wouldn’t you say?

Benjamin Kubelsky is next with a short and sweet article highlighting the difference between the Top 20 Health and Fitness Mobile Apps: iPhone vs. Android, then let’s hop to Francis Thomas’ article where you can find a list of Apple Apps for the engineer in you: 25 iPad Apps Every Engineer Needs – or the web designer in you: 50 iPad Apps for Web Designers from Bailey Digger.

Well, how about the traveler in you? Use your iPad to learn about the places you are visiting – like restaurants, hotels, education, jobs and even the language with 15 iPad Apps for the Study Abroad Student with some great screen shots from Casey Markee.

And finally – 1 for those gift-seeking shoppers: 12 Must-Have iPhone Apps for Serious Bargain Shoppers from Omar Adams should help you out! I mean – the more you save – the more you can buy!

Happy Halloween!

posted by admin on Sep 16

Another month has passed and another million pages and articles have appeared online!  So lets get a look at some of them right here……..

So, let’s get straight to business with a light look at the new Google search engine – and what it has to offer both the business and the searcher! Follow Hudson Horizons with their ‘explain all’ article: Keeping Up with Google Caffeine and How the New Platform Affects SEO.

Then lets jump to the short but strange GPS Underwear from Good News Weekly presents – I mean; why underwear and not pets, car keys or something more important?

Leslie Yoelson offers up a new branch of science with this brief article with 7 Ways to Learn About Informatics.

And this starts us of with the whole ‘numbers game again’. Science people love lists of resources! So furst up is Adam Park with Top 20 Tech Blogs, closely followed by Zach Macias’ concise list of only 5 Excellent iPad Apps to Learn About the Human Body.

Up next is Natalie Thomas with a plentiful Top 50 Twitter Feeds to Follow Tech News and finishing with Olivia Davis and her helping hand for teachers of all ilks: 20 Amazing iPad Apps for Educators.

Saved by the bell!