Robot Webcam

Robot Webcam

WowWee Rovio is a robotic webcam that works over wi-fi that can be controlled remotely via blackberry. But now it has got an Android support. You can now control it from your Android Phone from anywhere in the world. Just leave it in a wi-fi covered area and control it via EDGE/3G network. AndRovio has a slick interface to let you adjust the height of the webcam-neck, turn on or off the robot’s lights and set home points. There are also on-screen warnings should the WowWee robot’s IR obstacle detector spot anything in the way, plus you can preview and capture snapshots from the camera and turn on a low-light mode

The Solar Powered 6 in 1 Robot

The Solar Powered 6 in 1 Robot – an Entertaining Option

The current challenge for mankind is to seek the advantages of alternative energy. We are not quite sure whether we have reached a level where we can actually use solar energy to entertain ourselves but, if someone creates an “android” based on the same theory, we’re going to hail the development first and than be caustic.

With the ability to transform itself into six different robots out of a set of 25 individual parts that can be clipped together, it can be a dog, a boat, a moving plane, a car, a windmill and a desktop plane. Thanks to a solar panel mounted on top, the robot uses solar energy to power itself and of the solar charge runs out, you can use a 50 watt bulb or a brighter option to juice it back to life again.

Cooking Robot

Japan Cooking Robot

THIS CORRECTS THE SPELLING OF COOKING TOOLS**Cooking robot "Okonomiyaki Robot" turns over an okonomiyaki (Japanese flour cake) with spatulas during its demonstration at the International Food Machinery and Technology Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, June 9, 2009. The Okonomiyaki Robot, developed by Osaka-based robot system integrator Toyo Riki Co., can demonstrate the whole process of okonomiyaki cooking as stirring the ingredients in a bowl, pouring them on the heated cooking pan,

Robot teacher

Robot teacher conducts first class in Tokyo school

Saya, a humanoid robot is touched by school pupils as she takes on a role as a school teacher at an elementary school in Tokyo.
Saya, the female humanoid robot, taught a science and technology lesson to a class of 10-year-old pupils at Kudan Elementary School in Tokyo.
With her neat brown hair, pink lipstick and skirt suit, the robot, created by scientists at Tokyo University of Science, has been designed to resemble as human a form as possible.
Using a range of programmed movements from eyebrow arching to smiling, her face is capable of expressing six basic emotions in the classroom – surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness and sadness.
While Saya's creator Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi said the robot's main purpose was to highlight the joys of technology to children, he also said it would benefit schools suffering from a shortage of human teachers.
"In the countryside and in some small schools, there are children who do not have the opportunity to come into contact with new technology and also there are few teachers out there that can teach these lessons," said Professor Kobayashi.
"So we hope to be able to develop this robot so it can be remotely controlled to teach these classes."
Saya was initially created to work as a receptionist in Japanese companies five years ago but was recently reprogrammed by scientists into its latest incarnation as a schoolteacher.

Robot 2009

Doing the Robot at Computex 2009

At the Computex 2009 technology show, Taiwan-based licensees are showcasing a variety of WiMAX CPE (customer premise equipment) products, including a WiMAX-based robot called the RoLA. The RoLA is displayed by VMAX Telecom, which just announced its new 4G WiMAX Internet access on June 2. VMAX, Tecom, and National Chiao Tung University are combining to develop the RoLA, designed for distance monitor and interactive video therapy via WiMAX technology.
The idea for a RoLA (Robot of Living Aid) was discussed in a report titled Development of the Robot of Living Aid: RoLA and presented at the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics (ICAL) which took place in Qingdao, China. The abstract of the paper states that the RoLA’s purpose is primarily for aiding the elderly who live alone. According to the paper, the RoLA would be able to assist the elderly in emergency situations through its implemented functions which include visual tracking, video transmission, location awareness, navigation, body pose recognition and emergency call out. It can also avoid obstacles with a built-in laser scanner.
Other WiMAX developments at the ongoing 2009 Computex include Global Mobile’s display of WiMAX Mobile Internet Device (MID) and Integrated Access Device (IAD) products from Foxlink. Also on display were netbooks built through VIA Technologies’ Nano CPUs as Vee Telecom Multimedia is showcasing a WiMAX e-book rolled out by Invetec Appliances. Existing netbooks that offer WiMAX service include the Eee PC 1000HG by Asus, the Albatron Slimline netbook, the Gigabyte Booktop M1022 netbook, and the Samsung N310 netbook with HSDPA.
The Computex is the largest technology show in Asia and the leading ICT event worldwide, according to its official website. It began on June 2 and will continue until June 6 in Taipei, China.

Robot Technology

NINOMIYA Kun Book Reading Robot Technology

Here is the manufacturer are product in NINOMIYA Kun robot and this is a technologically look of little white NINOMIYA Kun robot it is best usability and you can simply utilize this NINOMIYA Kun robot.
This is latest NINOMIYA Kun robot technology are presenting much reliable and great advance book reading robot technology and whole manufactured part of body is based on unique conceptual future and technology. So I can say that is book reading robot technology is really different from another similar robot product and standard student pack is loaded with a group of book and allows that NINOMIYA Kun robot to read said book.
NINOMIYA Kun robot technology is a robotic and builds by Japan WASEDA University that can be loaded with quality respect in software that can be allow its camera-eyes to pick out successive expressions on a page and read them out loud in series.

Robot Makes Music

Toyota Makes Music

Toyota Motor Corp said it intends to put its humanoid and other advanced robots to practical use soon after 2010 to help people in factories, hospitals, homes and around town.
Unveiling two new robots, Japan's top automaker said it would step up research and development in the field, including by doubling the number of engineers to about 200 in around three years. It will also build a research facility dedicated to robot technology on the site of one of its domestic factories next year, Reuters reports President Katsuaki Watanabe as having said.
One of these is a "mobility robot," and the other is this violin-playing robot, which stands 5 ft. tall and features 17 flexible joints and mechanical fingers.

Robot: Papero

I want, no, NEED this robot: Papero

This is Papero, NEC's current and long running project of developing a humaniod robot. Frankly, its so freakin' cool.

NEC hopes to create a robot that can fit into the daily lives of humans and be of assistance to the elderly, the young and presumably, the certfiably, stinking rich.

The robot is not in commercial production and at this point, it continues to not be and will stay that way for the foreseeable future.

The Hotelicopter

Above The Clouds

First class treatment has taken on a new form. The Hotelicopter is the latest invention to appease airline luxury passengers, combining a hotel and airline craft into one subset. And finally, a traveling schedule has been announced for the Hotelicopter’s inaugural flight, which will take place at John F. Kennedy’s Internation Airport on June 26th 2009.
Modeled after the Soviet Mil V-12, which took its first flight in 1968 and holds the helicopter heavy lift world record of 44,205 kg (88, 635 lb), the airborne hotel will provide passengers with a number of special accommodations for those long business trips. Each cabinet comes fully equipped with a queen-sized bed, private entertainment system and full bathroom and shower.
Those looking to venture outside of their rooms will explore a number of extravagant options. Participate in yoga classes, gamble at the black jack tables or enter the SkySpa, where a comforting massage, tanning bed, sauna and jacuzzi await you.

Transforming Qosmo Laptop

Transforming Qosmo Laptop

It seems like Transformers are coming in almost everything besides cars. If you recall, the company made Transformers from shoes, USBs and a computer Mouse…now laptop. The laptop is everyone’s favorite cassette playing Autobot, Blaster. This is not an ordinary transformer toy because it is a fully function 4 port USB hub. Kind of insane if you ask me, toys that are more than toys? If you want to pick this up, you better contact your Japanese friend to pick this up in Tokyo for you for $40.00

Bluetooth Speaker Ball

Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Ball

How many times have we been in the ocean or pool and wished that we had some tunes playing? Better yet, how many times have we wished that the shark song would play while trying to scare some friends under water? Well worry no more because there is finally a waterproof speaker ball for the price of only $40. This might be a great gadget, but the picture here tells me more that the guy needs some sunscreen, wear some swim shorts, and has an asian fetish.

Desalting technology

Desalting technology receives industry acclaim

A new technology that promises greater efficiency in salt removal and crude/water separation will be honored at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. ProSep’s ProSalt technology is one of 14 recipients of the OTC Spotlight on New Technology Award, which recognizes innovative technologies that provide significant benefits to offshore E&P.
Desalting is a critical step for crude-oil refining processes, since both free and emulsified water contain salts that can cause severe corrosion problems in equipment. Conventional crude-oil desalting processes use static mixers such as globe valves to mix the crude with injected fresh water. This mixing method often requires high quantities of wash water and treatment chemicals, and results in relatively low mixing efficiency, according to ProSep. In addition, there may be a significant pressure drop across the static mixer, raising the risk of poor crude/fresh-water separation.
The ProSalt system replaces the conventional static mixer with a flanged unit that incorporates an inline injection/mixer assembly. This assembly generates a homogeneous phase flow across the pipe cross-section, and experiences a much lower pressure drop than other mixing methods. There is also greater control of shear forces.



Graphic demonstrating how ProSalt produces a more uniform droplet size distribution at separable droplet sizes and high exposure area at acceptable pressure drop.

The result is a more homogeneous distribution of water droplets of separable size and enhanced oil/water separation due to a smaller emulsion being formed. The system also provides increased treatment capacity, reduced wash water volumes, and lower installation costs.
ProSalt systems have been successfully operated for customers in Norway and Mexico, and most recently for Saudi Aramco’s Shegdum 4 Gas-Oil Separation Plant. At this location, the technology has reportedly reduced consumption of wash water by 20 to 40% and provided a reduction in pressure drop of 40 to 70%. Additional process improvements have included a reduction in demulsifier consumption, lower residence times in the separator, and increased crude desalting capacity.
“Exploration and production environments are becoming increasingly challenging. Developing efficient and compact technologies is key to addressing growing industry needs,” said Jacques L. Drouin, President and Chief Executive Officer of ProSep. “The OTC award validates how proprietary technologies such as ProSalt allow clients to increase their production capacity while achieving economic and environmental objectives.”

Watch

LG GD910, Geekiest Watch Ever

If you are a fan of James Bond or any other secret agents talking into their watch, then this is the watch for you. The LG GD910 is an actual watch phone that will start shipping July. Sales will basically be everywhere minus the United States. I swear we always get the short end of the stick when it comes to cool things. I would never get this, but it still would be nice if it was available for any US heads.

Stress sensor technology

Stress sensor technology under the OTC spotlight

A new technology offering high-precision monitoring and early warning of problems in deepwater subsea structures has been awarded a Spotlight on New Technology Award by the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). 2H Offshore’s INTEGRIstick Dynamic Curvature Sensor is one of 14 recipients of OTC’s Spotlight Award, which honors innovative technologies that provide significant benefits to offshore E&P.
The INTEGRIstick is used to monitor dynamic subsea structures where bending is a key source of fatigue. The device incorporates several strain gauges housed in a corrosion-resistant metal housing that straps to the outside diameter of a riser pipe over the corrosion and insulation coatings. The gauges measure biplanar curvature changes of subsea structures to a resolution of 1 micro-strain, creep-free.



The INTEGRIstick (top) is fitted in a corrosion-resistant metal housing (bottom) and strapped to the pipe wall for direct contact and measurement.

The device can capture the smallest bending moments of a structure during the field’s life and provides information on how the structure reacts to harsh environmental conditions. The company states that this capability is essential for measuring response to day-to-day current profiles and waves that contribute to damage accumulation.
The low-power system can be used as a battery-powered unit or permanent online system and can be deployed by a diver or a remotely operated vehicle to water depths of 3000 m.
The product’s development was driven by the lack of reliable subsea strain monitoring solutions in the marketplace. The company says that use of this tool allows for the detection of problems before they become costly failures, potentially saving millions of dollars in operational downtime.
The INTEGRIstick received the Spotlight Award by successfully meeting several criteria: the technology is less than two years old; it is innovative and capable of providing significant, measureable improvements to the offshore industry; it has been proven through either full-scale application or prototype testing; and it is of broad interest to the industry.
“It is an honor for us to be receiving such a prestigious award,” said Stephen Hatton, Principal Director of 2H Offshore, in a statement announcing the award. “Working closely with Chevron we have integrated multiple INTEGRIstick sensors into a comprehensive online riser monitoring system installed on the production riser of Chevron’s Tahiti platform in the Gulf of Mexico,” he continued. “The results from this will provide Chevron with critical performance data, a key input to future integrity management programs.”

Miffy MP3 Player

Miffy MP3 Player

From the looks of it, you can already tell this is a product made from Asia, Korea specifically. The pictures make me believe that the bunny itself is the MP3 player and the yard with the house is the charging doc. Imagine a grown man bringing out a bunny rabbit as his MP3 player. I’m sure my funky oriental brothers are already doing it, but this is more well suited for the females. No word yet on this releasing anywhere else but Korea

My Lawnmower

Pimp My Lawnmower

This looks nothing like a typical lawnmower. This actually looks…pimp. This lawnmower by Husqvarna Panthera Leo is electric powered and fully equipped with an LCD screen. The LCD screen notifies you what height and speed you should cut at. It also allows you to know when you are a very steep hill or about to hit an object.

Next generation technology

Next generation metering technology launched

A new metering technology that reportedly marks a step change in the oil and gas industry’s approach to measuring multiphase flow rates was recently unveiled. Expro’s ActiveSONAR clamp-on sonar technology is specifically designed to monitor a range of flow rates in the heavy-schedule piping found in upstream oil and gas applications.
The new technology, part of the company’s Expro Meters product line, employs pulsed-array sonar technology that leverages the beamforming technique. This technique was originally developed for underwater acoustics to pinpoint the location of underwater sound sources. In this oilfield application, the device measures volumetric flow rates within pipes by determining the speed at which naturally occurring, coherent flow structures flow past an array of sensors that are clamped to the outside of the pipe.

The ActiveSONAR clamp-on pulsed-array meter installed at a wet gas flow facility.

The meter’s nonintrusive, clamp-on capability is particularly well-suited for applications in which intrusive flow measurements are not practical. The meter’s design enables it to be deployed on new or existing installations without shutting down production, thus lowering the technical risks and operating costs associated with flow measurement.
The meter boasts robust, calibration-free operation in both wellhead and process piping. Measurement is independent of process pressure and pipe schedule, and there is no pressure drop or permanent pressure loss associated with the measurement.
The ActiveSONAR meters reportedly are able to measure primary gas flow rates over a range of wet gas mixtures at flow velocities ranging from 0.5 to 20 m/s. While current sonar flow measurements are applicable to single- and two-phase flows, Expro is developing a series of three-phase meters based on this technology.
The company states that this new pulsed-array meter complements its PassiveSONAR meter that uses sonar-based, passive-listening technology to track coherent flow structures by monitoring the strain in the pipe caused by pressure perturbations. The combination of ActiveSONAR and PassiveSONAR reportedly broaden the range of wellhead production and injection surveillance applications that can be measured.

New gas-processing technology

New gas-processing technology improves separation efficiency

The Netherlands-based Twister BV company recently unveiled a new gas-processing product which promises improved separation of two-phase flow and greater separation efficiency of downstream separators. The Twister SWIRL valve is designed to effectively debottleneck flow problems in existing separator trains while also minimizing liquid carry-over and/or gas carry under, reducing chemical losses, and enabling significantly higher liquid recovery.
The design of many valves currently used in the industry brings about an intense mixing of the gas and liquid phases during the throttling process, which can diminish the efficiency of separators downstream of the choke. The SWIRL valve, by contrast, is a modified choke valve designed to minimize the mixing of gas and liquid phases and enable agglomeration of the dispersion present after pressure let down. The valve uses the available free pressure to create a strong rotational motion in the fluids, resulting in an immediate separation of the formed phases, according to Twister BV.
In conventional valves, flow is throttled over a perforated cylinder, or cage (L). These perforations normally have a radial orientation. The SWIRL valve's modified cage forces the flow into a swirling motion (R).
The rotational motion is initiated by forcing the choking flow through tangential slots in the valve’s trim, which causes small droplets to concentrate along the pipe wall’s perimeter. The ability of the valve to create a regular velocity pattern with less interfacial shear helps ensure that these smaller droplets coalesce into larger drops. The company states that the mean diameter of droplets created through the SWIRL valve is five times larger than that from conventional valves, which improves the efficiency of downstream separators, whose operation is dependent on droplets being larger than a given cut-off diameter.
The company states that the SWIRL principle can be applied to any valve which incorporates axis-symmetrical flow paths such as those developed in cage-piston type valves. Applicable production scenarios for these valves include:
• Joule Thomson (JT) expansion of gas flows
• Flashing oil/condensate flows in stabilization processes
• Oil/water separation
When installed in existing facilities, the new valve technology reportedly offers improved hydrocarbon dew-pointing performance of existing JT-Low Temperature Separator processes, less liquid carry-over and gas carry under, and an overall higher liquid recovery with less loss of chemicals.

Robot control system

Robot control system in development for automated subsea drilling

A robot control system originally designed for outer space applications is moving to another extreme environment: the seafloor. Seabed Rig has licensed Energid Technologies to create a robot control system for its next-generation automated drilling and exploration platforms that will operate in ultradeepwater and Arctic environments.
Unlike traditional surface rigs, the new autonomous drilling rig will lie on the ocean floor and connect to a surface vessel via an umbilical for transmission of power and communications. The rig consists of a patented encapsulated design that ensures zero discharge of drilling mud to the sea and maintains the same safety barriers and measures that conventional drilling rigs employ, according to the Stavanger-based Seabed Rig.
The rig is made up of modules that can be lowered through standard moon pools inside the surface vessel and delivered in place by means of guide wires. To avoid contaminating the surrounding environment, the rig is filled with water, pressure compensated, and encapsulated.

All rig functions will be controlled remotely from a control room on the surface vessel or from land. The drillers will have access to an interactive 3D model of the rig with all accompanying machines and modules, which replaces the traditional view afforded through the window of a driller’s cabin. The 3D model is continuously updated with data from the subsea control system such that better control is realized and modifications to the drilling program can be implemented quickly, if necessary.
Seabed Rig states that this level of automated drilling in environments as severe as ultradeepwater and the Arctic is only possible using robotics. Energid Technologies will use its Actin robotics software technology to control the motion of multiple robots, each with many moving parts. These robots will perform various tasks on the drilling deck at the seafloor, including inserting drill pipe, repairing and exchanging broken machinery, and carrying out work tasks that are not covered by other machines.
The Actin system employs algorithmic, language, and software-implementation components to organize and consolidate the large and complex fielded robotics control systems. The many patches and logical control paths added by the robotics development team is organized into a flexible logic tree that better represents any additions and modifications that otherwise might be informally added to the control system, according to Energid. Actin also reportedly provides an organizational method that supports so-called dynamic programming, which is the storage of subproblem solutions to prevent duplicate calculation.
The result is a control system that will allow the subsea robotics arms to more easily reach around obstacles, optimize strength, and smoothly avoid joint limits. “Actin will maximize performance and make control from the surface easier by allowing direct control over hand placement,” said Kenneth Mikalsen, chief technology officer for Seabed Rig.
With drilling rates still in the hundreds of thousands of dollars per day, Seabed Rig also sees this technology as a cost-effective alternative to drilling in extreme deepwater and Arctic regions— regions which are expected to grow in importance as an energy source. According to a recent assessment by the US Geological Survey, the area north of the Arctic Circle alone may hold 30% of the world’s undiscovered gas and 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil.
Neil Tardella, chief operating officer for Energid, is optimistic that this unique application of his company’s control system will alter the way in which the industry approaches offshore oil and gas drilling and production. “We developed Actin for NASA [the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration] robots for the harsh environment of space. With it, we can bring to reality Seabed Rig’s vision of undersea robots.”

New technologies

New technologies unveiled for complex, deepwater reservoirs

Halliburton recently unveiled two technologies targeted for complex reservoirs and deepwater assets. The GEM tool for elemental analysis and GeoTap IDS sensor for fluid sampling and identification both promise users more comprehensive formation evaluation to make real-time changes to their drilling operations.
The technologies were unveiled as part of Halliburton’s tour of its North Belt campus in Houston, which houses some of the laboratories and manufacturing facilities where Halliburton scientists and engineers develop and test new technologies aimed at drilling and formation evaluation.

T-Mobile

Blackberry Curve 8520 Available for T-Mobile

Finally another Blackberry release for T-Mobile? This doesn’t excite me one bit. The phone looks a tad bit bulky and really how are you going to give this to T-mobile users, while verizon heads have the Storm? I definitely want an upgrade on my phone, but I’m not willing to switch over to other carrier plans. I just really hope that Apple will soon put an iPhone out for the lonely T-mobile users. Or I can always result in jail breaking an iPhone or using a TurboSim.

Norhtec’s $199 Gecko Edubook

Norhtec’s $199 Gecko Edubook

Is it really possible for a laptop to be $199.00? Is it even more possible that this laptop runs on AA batteries, the most common batteries of all? Well believe it or not, this Gecko Edubook is finally available for purchase. However, you will be giving someone in Thailand your credit card number, which I highly am against. Also the shipping fee would probably be at least $50.00 and you would probably have to pay customs.

This laptop is probably great for travel use, but I wouldn’t count on it as my everyday laptop. I think it would also drain the AA batteries with the quickness.

Voltron Camera

Voltron Camera

I’ve never seen this in my life. This is a fully functional, transforming Voltron SLR from 1985. Not only is this capable of taking pictures, it can transform into everyone’s favorite super hero. I wonder if it could take pictures when it is fully transformed?

Barbie Foosball

Barbie Foosball

Funny I write about this because the other day I was watching “Dinner Impossible” where the chef had to make food for Barbie. I kid you not, there are old human beings that believe Barbie is a lifestyle and a movement.
This foosball table is very creepy, but I wouldn’t doubt that they have this at the Barbie mansion. The fact that this table is made out of real barbie dolls is pretty scary. The person who made this is probably a part of the Barbie lifestyle, or just really really likes dolls

Life Size Gundam

Life Size Gundam Is Complete

Japan is freaking amazing! They just made every kids’ dream come true. The amount of detail in this construction of the Gundam model blows me away. It looks exactly like the miniature model kit I bought from Bandai a couple years back. I’m sure this will be a great tourist attraction that will benefit Japan deeply. If not, I’ll be one of the few that will be going to Japan to take a picture with this Gundam model.

Table Robot

Table Robot

Don’t underestimate this little moving table! This Table Robot by Laskmi-Do is equivalent to a Segway, kind of. This is a fully capable robot that will move under the control of a remote, and soon under your voice! Imagine at dinner parties you have a Table Robot roaming around to serve the guests. Say goodbye to expensive servers that get paid hourly!

Novel mooring system

Novel mooring system receives large development investment

Aberdeen-based Sigma Offshore Limited has received a major investment totaling GBP 2 million for further development of its innovative mooring technology, the Smart Mooring System (SMS). Described as an enabling technology for stranded reserves, the SMS reportedly offers reduced cost and modification to production and storage vessels, while also providing significant time savings.
Conventional mooring systems are mounted to the hull of storage ships such as floating production storage and offloading vessels (FPSOs). The SMS system mounts to a ship’s bow via a cantilever support structure and gimbal, which minimizes hull invasion and allows for unlimited weathervaning of the vessel. The patented design also saves time because it can be quickly installed or removed from the vessel and does not require the vessel to be dry-docked, making the system well suited for tanker conversions.
The result of 14 years of development and testing, the SMS is currently available in three versions:
• A disconnectable system, suitable for relatively short-term early-production system deployments and for FPSOs in areas vulnerable to hurricanes and typhoons. This system can also be used when the storage vessel is used to export oil.
• A permanent system for long-term deployments in which the need for regular or emergency disconnects is not expected.
• A single-riser system, the simplest product which is ideally suited to extended well test deployment in which relatively frequent mooring and disconnection—such as for relocation—is envisaged.

Half of the new GBP 2 million infusion comes from Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Venture Fund, and the other half comes from Energy Ventures, Sigma Offshore’s original investor and main shareholder. “The financial boost will enable us to continue to develop and promote our innovative mooring system while also providing the opportunity to grow our teams in Aberdeen and at strategic locations around the world,” said Alistair Dornan, chief executive of Sigma. “To secure such a major investment in these financially challenging times is a massive achievement for the team and testimony to the potential of the technology.”
This investment will also reportedly help Sigma Offshore further demonstrate the potential of the technique as providing a viable solution to tanker owners who have no in-house mooring technology and who want to use an entirely independent turret supplier. The system will also contribute to keeping field development costs to a minimum and help enable oil pockets not close enough to existing infrastructure to be developed.
Sigma currently employs 22 people at its headquarters in Aberdeen and is targeting key markets including South East Asia, South America and West and North Africa. Although founded in 2004, the company received its initial technology investment in late 2007 and has a core of experienced engineers who have successfully completed more than 10 FPSO and FSO projects together

Watch phone

NeoTitan WM-N900 And WOW M860 DuoTouch

The existence watch phone at the market right now has been made the imagination described by fiction film and the adventure of secret agent has become true. Let’s say NeoTitan WM-N900 and WOW M860 DuoTouch have proved it.
The design of NeoTitan WM-N900 and WOW M860 DuoTouch was just like watch which has phone ability. Beside that the both also equipped with MP3MP4 player, camera 1.3 megapixel, voice command, Bluetooth and touchscreen.
The SIM Card of NeoTitan WM-N900 and WOW M860 DuoTouch is GSM and also available the external memory card.
The price of NeoTitan WM-N900 is about 2.8 million rupiah and WOW M860 DuoTouch about 3.5 million rupiah.

LG GM200

LG GM200 EDGE 10, WAP 2.0/xHTML, MPEG4, JAVA MIDP 2.0

LG GM200 comes with camera 2 megapixel and video QCIF.
The LG GM200 also was completed with Dolby Surround Sound Technology 3 Speakers (2 speaker and 1 woofer) sound effect.
The LG phone which has price about 1.4 million rupiah equipped with EDGE 10, WAP 2.0/xHTML, MPEG4 and JAVA MIDP 2.0.
Other features were brought by the GM200 for instance Bluetooth and email. While the display screen of the GM200 is 2 inch TFT 262,144 colors.

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic with LED flash, proximity sensor and accelerometer sensor

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is one of new Nokia handphone which was announced t the Nokia Connection event held in Singapore.The phone which uses operating system S60 5th edition (beside 5800 XpressMusic and Nokia N97) comes with 2.9 inch 16M colors display 640 x 360 pixels.
Camera 3.2 megapixel was also attached too, with LED flash, proximity sensor and accelerometer sensor.
To support Music features, Nokia 5530 XpressMusic also provides stereo speakers and a 3.5mm standard audio jack.
The price estimation of Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is about 199 euro before subsides and taxes with 5 different colors..

Solar Powered Phone

Solar Powered Phone

Samsung E1107 Solar Guru a.k.a Crest Solar, The first Solar Powered Phone


Samsung has become the pioneer of solar powered phone by launching the phone called Samsung E1107 Solar Guru a.k.a Crest Solar.
1 hour of solar charging gives the phone 5 to 10 minutes of talk time (depending on

Green Flight

Green Flight Across the Atlantic

American Airlines is about to test eco-friendly new technology on it's regular flight between Paris and Miami this Thursday.

Unfortunately it's still not the Flying Saucer design, but this much more boring Boeing 767-300 equipped with all the new technology.
What exactly that new technology is, is a bit hard to decipher from this highly buzzword-compliant article, but rest assured that:
“It is critical that the aviation industry work with our Air Traffic Control partners to demonstrate the benefits of NextGen technology today,” Bob Reding, American’s Executive Vice President of Operations, said in a statement. “By implementing this technology as quickly as possible, we can make real and meaningful strides to reduce our impact on the environment, increase system capacity, and reduce air traffic delays."
Quite a mouthful. Now, you may wonder how it belongs here, on CloudAve .. well, it's just a few days after World Environment Day, and it's in the Clouds.

India Wants to Develop Laptop

India Wants to Develop Laptop

A $100 laptop aimed at educating the masses was announced earlier this week at e-India, a technology conference in India.

India's Minister of State for Higher Education, D. Purandeswai, spoke at the conference, and, according to the Press Trust of India, she said "The government aims to provide 100-dollar laptops, and the research is on," adding "in the coming years thrust will be on using IT to strengthen various modes of learning both in [the early grades of school and at higher education levels."

The $100 laptop is being analyzed by the Indian Institute of Sciences in Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, most likely to determine whether or not a project of this magnitude is feasible.

We hope it is. We're sure the children of India feel the same

World's Lightest Blu-ray Laptop

Sony Unveils World's Lightest Blu-ray Laptop

It took a few hours longer than expected, but Sony's VAIO TT is here. And it's sexy. This 11.1-inch beauty features a sub-1-inch thick, 2.87-pound chassis made from carbon-fiber, and Sony claims it's the lightest notebook on the planet to pack Blu-ray capabilities.

Arriving in a variety of configurations, the VAIO TT is available with an XBRITE-DuraView LCD, Intel's Centrino 2 technology, an HDMI output, dual channel 256GB (128GB x 2) SSD setup with RAID, Sprint WWAN (EV-DO Rev. A) and Windows Vista running the show. The Fall-bound TT -- which will arrive in premium carbon black, silk black, champagne gold and crimson red outfits -- will start at around two large, with the Blu-ray model going for $2,700 and the SSD edition demanding $2,750.

Internet For Exams

Denmark to Allow Internet Use During Exams

Politiken is reporting that several high schools in Denmark will be allowing 'A' level students to have Internet access during their written exams. If the experiment goes well, the system will be implemented across the country for the 2011 high school exams.

According to Politiken, the Ministry of Education will require that papers be handed in digitally, and administrators will carry out random site checks to curb plagiarism and cheating.

Rail Technologies

Welcome to Advanced Rail Technologies

Welcome to Advanced Rail Technologies

ART is focused on providing the international rail market with the most cost effective, state of the art equipment and solutions to improve the capacity and profitability of railways around the world.

As a mission central to this objective ART is leading the development and successful implementation of radio based signalling and control technology using DGPS for train detection and train location.

Advanced Rail Technologies assists and supports companies to market their niche products within the global rail market. Whilst initially this may be in the form of consultancy ART are keen to develop relationships with companies on the basis of marketing incentives, sales agreements and licenses whereby our reward is tied to promotional success supported by our judgment and expertise.

Founded in 2005 by four senior UK railway executives, Advanced Rail Technologies is a UK-registered company that brings together a team with a high degree of proficiency in both business and functional railways skills.

The company was formed to promote and develop advanced technology to improve the economics of rail logistics worldwide. We currently offer products in three areas, and are expanding this range continually:

Train planning, scheduling and simulation systems

• Funkwerk
• CFlexTrains
• ViziRail
• Omnibus

Train location and control systems

• SmarTrain ® Rail Management System – a GPS-based train control system
• Universal Train Control Solutions
• Daiken
• HARP Display Screens

Remote monitoring and diagnostic systems

• Railway Signalling Data Logger
• Administration of Scheduled Service and Equipment Tracking (ASSET)

We also provide advice and consultancy services on a wide range of rail technology issues.

The team behind Advanced Rail Technologies – Bob Clarke, David Wilkinson, David Potter, Tom Greaves and Hugh Fenwick– has great experience in all aspects of rail technology and are backed up by expertise from associates.

Our team are always able to help so please get in touch with us whatever your technology requirements
Posted: Thursday, 11 June 2009 5:43PM

IBM Names Michigan Tech Partner In Rail Technology Program

IBM has set its sights on becoming an international rail transportation leader. And one of the first university partners they turned to was Michigan Technological University and its Rail Transportation Program.
Thursday, as IBM unveiled plans for its Global Rail Innovation Center in Beijing, China, Pasi Lautala, director of Michigan Tech's Rail Transportation Program, and graduate student Shane Ferrell will represent Michigan Tech.
"Countries worldwide are recognizing the importance of rail transportation and are accelerating their efforts to develop 21st century rail systems," said Lautala. "With its Global Rail Innovation Center, IBM is modeling a new way of thinking, one that is not bound by national borders. Michigan Tech is honored that IBM has recognized our leadership in rail related research and education and has invited us to participate in such a groundbreaking effort."
Michigan Tech's Rail Transportation Program, established in fall 2007 as part of the Michigan Tech Transportation Institute, has attracted strong support from the railroad industry. Its corporate sponsors include CSX, Union Pacific and CN. CN gave Michigan Tech $250,000 this spring to establish the Rail Transportation Education Center, a physical home for the Rail Transportation Program.
The program's innovative Summer in Finland has already integrated an international component as part of an interdisciplinary approach to rail education, and an initiative to establish a multi-disciplinary certificate in rail transportation and engineering is currently in progress.
Michigan Tech joins Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Joseph M. Sussman; Judge Quentin L. Kopp, chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority; the German railroad Deutsche Bahn; Motorola; Railinc Corporation (a subsidiary of the American Association of Railroads) and Sabre (a travel network) as initial members of the new center’s advisory board.
Based at IBM's China Business Innovation Center, the Global Rail Innovation Center will focus on developing technologies that can increase railroad capacity, efficiency, speed and safety while improving customer service.
"The global demand for rail is outpacing capacity, and today's aging infrastructure and technology won't support the transportation needs of the future," said Keith Dierkx, director of the new center. "Through the Global Rail Innovation Center, IBM is committed to working with our partners to develop and implement smarter rail systems around the world. Railroads are energy efficient and can help cities manage traffic congestion, improve environmental conditions and increase economic competitiveness."
The rise of high-speed passenger rail and smarter freight rail systems presents an enormous challenge and an opportunity for the information technology and rail industries. IBM already has researchers and consultants working on high-speed rail projects around the world, including Australia, China, France, The Netherlands, Russia, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
IBM chose Beijing as its rail innovation hub because of China's rapid advances in rail. In China, investment in railway transportation has tripled over last year and is expected to reach 600 billion yuan (approximately $88 billion) by 2012.
Michigan Technological University is a leading public research university, conducting research, developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering, forestry and environmental sciences, computing, technology, business and economics, natural and physical sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences.

World’s Fastest desktop chip

Intel flaunts its latest Core i7, world’s fastest desktop chip

PC processors get faster. But this one is unusually quick, especially when overclocking. The cool-running 3.3GHz Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition is a $1000 quad-core chip currently aimed at gamers who can afford to spend $8000 on a PC, but don't let that discourage you. This will be an average processor a couple of years from now.
It starts getting geek-gasmically astonishing when you hear tales of the guys at Hot Hardware Review overclocking this sucker, revving it up beyond 4.1 GHz. They reported the chip wasn't even breathing hard at that much-higher speed, and only noticed a "small voltage bump" when the chip reached its 50°C maximum temperature. And that was with a normal heatsink, no fancy liquid cooling required

Latest PRADA Phone

LG and PRADA Debut the Latest PRADA Phone by LG in Singapore

Singapore– LG Electronics (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, and PRADA, world’s leading fashion brand, today announced the launch of the highly anticipated successor to the PRADA Phone by LG in Singapore.

The latest edition of the PRADA Phone by LG (Model: LG-KF900) offers a collection of technical upgrades catering to today’s highest mobile needs. The new PRADA Phone by LG preserves the original minimalist exterior design that has now become a key inspiration for design of touch screen handsets worldwide. A significant modification seen in the new handset involves a set of aesthetic keys that slide out to form a more professional look that not only grazes an elevated level of sophistication, but is also a highly efficient communication tool that complements the latest PRADA Phone by LG’s technology.

The handset’s user interface also receives a powerful improvement with LG’s latest active flash UI technology and haptic feedback on touch input enhancing the experience of the phone’s exclusive contents offerings. Dynamic upgrades to the software is well complimented by hardware extensions that include 3G capability with HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps and advanced 5 megapixel camera featuring slow motion video recording and DivX playback. Other features include Wi-Fi, full HTML browser, and video calling capabilities.

“LG’s technology heritage and PRADA’s design credentials have once again met to produce an ultimate style icon that delivers strong emotional appeal. The two companies have once again worked together seamlessly towards a shared vision of developing stylish handsets that combine innovative mobile technology with high fashion,” said Mr. Cheh Jin Hak, Managing Director of LG Electronics Singapore.

Reinventing the most exclusive form of mobile sophistication and style, the latest version of the PRADA Phone by LG magnifies the heritage of the predecessor with exclusive PRADA elements including ring tones, wallpapers, and video clips that are carefully selected for users to fully experience the handset inside and out. Each of these unique contents displays PRADA’s extraordinary artwork dedicated to the company’s visionary design philosophy. Contents include the PRADA Fall/Winter 2008 Lookbook, new PRADA animation films dedicated to the PRADA Phone by LG, and wallpapers illustrating principal themes from PRADA’s annual design collections dating back to 2001.

This time around, LG and PRADA reinvents mobile trend with another stunning offering, the ‘PRADA Link’ (Model: LG-LBA-T950). This sleek and elegantly packaged digital timepiece is a Bluetooth device that can remotely monitor phone calls as well as read full SMS text messages without having to extract the phone from a bag or pocket. Extending the handset’s luxurious exterior beyond the device itself is a new wearable type accessory; the PRADA Link not only revolutionizes the conventional methods of mobile communication, but adds practicality and convenience to a fashionable statement