Doctor Who knee-high socks? I say yes. I’d wear a Tardis up around my shins. I know I definitely would.
Or are you perhaps more villainous and want to bear the Daleks upon your leg? You’re in luck.
[$7.99 from ThinkGeek]
The Evolution Of The Bathroom [Pic]
[Via MUO]
Solar Energy Generating Sphere
People think windmills are ugly (I disagree though – I think they’re quite neat) and that photovoltaic dual-axis solar panels, while efficient, aren’t really any prettier.
Well André Broessel from Barcelona has united sleek architecture with intelligent scientific design as an answer to the ‘ugliness’ of renewable energy devices with the “ß torics” system. This spherical ball of glass uses a simple optical system to concentrate sunlight up to 10,000 times – and is 35% more efficient than the dual-axis tracking models. It incorporates a weatherproof, fully rotational natural optical tracking device, which means it can be placed on inclined surfaces, curtain walls, roofs or anywhere really – this allows you to draw energy from any surface of a building.
Check out this comparison of different solar providers. I’m not sure I fully grasp all of it but it seems impressive:
Apparently it can also draw energy from moonlight, which is pretty cool too. They’re planning on installing this at a hotel and calling it the “hybrid building” – a place where travellers can go to experience “high-tech and sustainable environments”.
Check out the images below of a few of the prototypes, but I believe the project is still in development. It’s such a beautiful design that it’s easy to imagine these perched on sculptures and other grand outdoor art pieces, decorating the world and powering it at the same time. The future of green tech is looking rather shiny.
[Made my Rawlemon | Via Design Boom and Gizmodo]
Geektastic Star Wars LEGO Clock
This geektastic Star Wars LEGO clock was built by Instructable user YOUgNeek’s son when he was 4-year-old as part of a clay class. Quite a talented kid you got there, YOUgNeek!
[Source: Instructables | Via Neatorama]
Epic GTA IV Back to the Future/DeLorean Mod [Video]
a fully functionnal Back to the Future/DeLorean mod for GTA IV? Now how awesome is that? If you want to try your hand at implementing it, just follow the (not so) simple instructions located below the video on the Youtube page.
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Portal-Themed Wedding Cake Toppers [Pic]
12 Typical Photos that Spam My Facebook Feed [Comic]
[Source: C-Section Comics]
Only 16% of Americans Understand “The Cloud”
That’s right. A stunningly low proportion of only 16% Americans know what “the cloud” is, according to a national survey conducted by Wakefield Research, commissioned by Citrix. Other stunning statistics to come out of the survey are as follows:
- 29% of correspondents responded with a reference to an actual cloud, the sky or something related to weather when asked what “the cloud” is.
- There are 95% who think they’re not using the cloud when they actually are.
- 40% think that working “in their birthday suit” at home would be one of the cloud’s greatest advantages (though I’d have to give them that that is a fair benefit…)
- 56% of respondents believe that others pretend to know what the cloud is, when they don’t.
- 51% believe that stormy weather would interfere with cloud computing.
- There are 32% who believe the cloud is something that is only of the future and 15% believe that the cloud is for those who work in technology.
You should check out the Citrix article and results for more information about the study, and decide whether there was something wrong with the questionnaire, or if our society is just that disconnected from what they’re doing. I’m reckoning the latter…
[Via Geekosystem | Image Credit]