Misc Tech News

Posted on May 23, 2008
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OK, just for your interest a few things too long to put on the sideblog. Not the normal philosophy stuff. But pretty interesting.

First up the coolest device I’ve seen in a long time. If I was still single I’d be playing with this for sure. Way cooler than a Lego Mindstorm. It’s the Arduino which is basically a reasonably complete small computer for doing controllers. Use it to control a bunch of lights or so forth or build a robot. At $50 you can get the Nano which is about the size of a stick of gum.

I’d love one of those but I just know I have absolutely zero time to do anything with it. (HT: Engadget)

Next up a weird Google Earth – Mountain Bike thingy. As you pedal you move around Google Earth. Me? I got a TreadClimber and then try to play video games like Halo on it as I walk. It’s harder than you think – some alien comes in from the left and its sometimes tricky to keep your legs from acting as if you were really there. Plus it’s just a lot harder to play while you’re doing an intense workout. Lot’s of fun.

Lastly one of the cooliest things I’ve seen. It’s a water maker that produces water from the air. It claim costs of only 8 cents per gallon. Unfortunately there’s not a whole lot of information on the website nor does it say how well it works in the desert. (HT: Engadget)

Does it end up being like this?

Someone also pointed to this and others suggest the power consumption of these dehumidifiers is quite high.

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FWIW, the AquaMagic Water from Air thing was designed and patented by my former bishop. It does actually work.

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