Archive for the ‘design’ Category

What Ever Happened to Wind Energy?

In 2010 installations collapsed- and now the "Wind Explorer" has driven along the coast of Australia for 10 Euros of electricity.

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Posted: March 24th, 2011
at 9:56am by mnp


Categories: myninjaplease,green,weaponry,design,fo' real?,science,travel,development

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TechWeek Chicago

Happening July 22-29 in Chicago, TechWeek put on by MidVentures, is a week-long festival of 60 events and workshops. Host an event, sponsor or inquire about speaker opportunities here.

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Posted: March 22nd, 2011
at 1:53pm by mnp


Categories: web,business,design,development,events,entrepreneurship

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Solving a Problem

Aza Raskin talks about how the winner of the original X-Prize came to be.

When you are solving a difficult problem re-ask the problem so that your solution helps you learn faster. Find a faster way to fail, recover, and try again. If the problem you are trying to solve involves creating a magnum opus, you are solving the wrong problem.

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Posted: March 21st, 2011
at 4:23pm by mnp


Categories: life,business,weaponry,design,science,"ninja",competitions,development

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How Do LCDs Work?

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Posted: March 20th, 2011
at 9:12pm by mnp


Categories: computers,design

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The Rockstar Myth

It’s only a matter of time until you burn out…

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Posted: March 10th, 2011
at 5:46pm by mnp


Categories: life,design,development,blogs

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Braille Credit Card

This credit card displays a transaction in braille amongst other features that help read a payment for the visually impaired. If they could only make these for the average shopper, the budget could be balanced. That’s asking too much though.

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Posted: March 9th, 2011
at 1:34am by mnp


Categories: business,design

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Tablets vs. Netbooks

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Some argue that you need the keyboard, is the netbook a one trick pony?

Tablets provide an optimized experience for portability, mobility, and touch-based input with a rich selection of apps and games designed with their size and power in mind.

Laptops are cheaper, lighter, and more powerful than ever before. They offer a rich ecosystem of apps and provide the perfect platform where text input is required.

Netbooks can still provide a great platform for getting online, but so can laptops and tablets. Laptops may one day give way to tablets and smartphones entirely, and apps may move entirely online, but Netbooks - like word processors in the 80’s - will inevitably fall victim to competitors that offer a more dynamic ecosystem of apps, games, and features at an increasingly comparable price.

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Posted: March 8th, 2011
at 12:16am by mnp


Categories: computers,design,blogs

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My Ninja, Please ! 3.8.11 : 3D Printing Edible Objects

Miniature space shuttles made of ground scallops and cheese, above, are among the masterpieces created by a 3D food printer at Cornell University. ((Cornell University/French Culinary Institute) )

Sounds really necessary….

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Posted: March 8th, 2011
at 12:05am by mnp


Categories: myninjaplease,grub,design

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Applied Sciences Group: Smart Interactive Displays

Microsoft Research on building various monitors including the ultimate telepresence display.

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Posted: March 1st, 2011
at 8:31am by mnp


Categories: computers,design

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