Posts by: Andrew J. Blanche

ETT transport

New York To Beijing In Two Hours Without Leaving The Ground

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Although there are similarities to the Startram concept we looked at recently, this take on maglev-like transport is all on terra firma and, if it ever eventuates, would take passengers from New York to Beijing in just two hours. Advocates of Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) claim it is silent, cheaper than planes,...

3D pistol

3D-printed Pistol Survives Test Firing

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The potential for 3D-printed guns has (unsurprisingly) generated a great deal of controversy, and the Liberator is no exception. Named after the WWII single shot pistol, this 3D-printed .380 caliber pistol is made almost entirely of plastic and looks more like a nozzle for a water hose than a gun....

Grand Wizard Smartphone

Grand Wizard Smartphone By Yu Hiraoka-Dj Smartphone Design

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You can find many smartphone design, packed with apps and features that make things seem just a touch away. All these gadgets come packed with a great music player and speaker options. But the all new Grandwizard by Japanese designer Yu Hiraoka will not only play your favorite piece of...

Ring Alarm Clock

Ring Alarm Clock Vibrates Your Finger To Wake You Up

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We can never have enough inventions to increase our quality of sleep. How many times have you been woken up by your partner’s alarm clock because they had to get up earlier than you? The Vibrating Ring Alarm Clock is the perfect solution to this annoying problem. Meng Fandi has...

Camer:ing

CAMER:ing is a cool digital camera in a ring

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The concept of the Camer:ing is simple at its heart: a ring that functions as a camera. While it doesn’t quite look like a normal ring, it’s small enough to be generally unobtrusive, and would transmit images by a specialized miniature tablet. The ring comes equipped with a camera so...

Eidos Sensory Perception Enhancing Masks

Edios Sensory Perception Enhancing Masks

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A group of students from the Royal College of Art in London has developed headsets that allow the wearer to adjust their sight and hearing in the same way they’d control the settings on a TV or radio. The Eidos equipment was developed to enhance sensory perception by tuning in to...

Puzzle keyboard

Puzzle Keyboard: Rearrange Your Keyboard However Way You Want To

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The Puzzle Keyboard, which was a 2012 Red Dot Award: Design Concept winner, was designed by Wan Fu Chun. With the Puzzle Keyboard, everyone and anyone can modify and customize their keyboard based on their typing habits. It’s truly a custom keyboard that fits your needs. Assuming there are a...

Quadrocopters Light Show

50 Hummingbird Quadrocopters Used to Perform Unique Light Show

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50 Hummingbird Quadrocopters Used to Perform Unique Light ShowGuests and citizens of the Austrian city of Linz were able to witness 50 lights in the sky. Those were not aliens as some might think, but fifty quadrotors that were lifted into the air to present a synchronized light show. The...

Blue Hole in the Red Sea

Blue Hole in the Red Sea – Diver’s Cemetery

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Thousands of interested tourists travel here every year. It is one of the most known diving sites in the world. The Blue Hole next to the city of Dahab in Sham el-Sheik, Egypt, is a natural phenomenon. But further it became and still becomes the grave of many divers. A...

The Great Blue Hole

The Great Blue Hole of Belize, World’s Deepest Sea Hole…!!

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The Great Blue Hole of Belize, World’s Deepest Sea Hole…!! If you ever come by near the coast of Belize, you shouldn’t miss an opportunity to visit the Great Blue Hole, one of the world’s most recognizable natural wonders. The Great Blue Hole is located in Belize Barrier Reef Reserve...

Caerlaverock Castle

Caerlaverock Castle, Scotland

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Caerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle, first built in the 13th century. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) south of Dumfriesin south-west Scotland, on the edge of the Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve. Today, the castle is in the care of Historic Scotland and is a popular tourist attraction. It is protected as a scheduled monument, and as a category...

Meteora Greece

Meteora , Greece

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The Metéora  is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece and Kalampaka is the city under the rock towers of Meteora. The thing that makes Meteora so special is the monasteries on the top of the rock towers. The monasteries, the amound of peaks to climb and the paths for hiking...

The World’s Largest Thermal Solar Plant

The World’s Largest Thermal Solar Plant

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The World’s Largest Thermal Solar Plant ➤ Location : Mojave Desert, California ➤ Capacity : 377 Megawatts (MW) ➤ It will power 140,000 houses. ➤ Completion Date : 2014 ➤ Cost : $1.6 Billion Over 300,000 software-controlled mirrors will track the sun and reflect the sunlight to boilers that sit...