Author Archives: matt
Asana project management
I came across a great new project management tool in this article over at Fast Company. It’s called Asana, and has some really cool features to provide task management and email functionality for teams collaborating on projects. Or rather, it’s not email based, but allows for conversations on tasks in much the way that people … Continue reading
Sharks with laser beams
Lots of cool tech ideas first make their appearance in sci-fi movies, but really…sharks with freakin laser beams attached to their heads? Ridiculous idea, but yeah, it’s still cool. Even if it was a bit of a publicity stunt for Wicked Lasers. Read all about it over at Wired.
Disruptive technologies
Technology doesn’t so much change our lives, as much as our lives change as technology changes. In many countries, it’s an integral part of what we are today. This graphic from frugaldad.com does a nice job of showing some of the areas where new technologies are replacing the old (‘disruptive’ technology). For example, smartphones and … Continue reading
How differentials work
I’ve always loved this video…it explains how automotive differentials work (and why they’re needed). It’s a seldom appreciated, little understood, but extremely critical part that you’ll find in any modern car or truck. Good video for kids too!
Clever cable management solution
This is a pretty clever cable management solution for desks and entertainment centers, called Cablox.
Plummeting cost of rapid prototyping
The cost of rapid prototyping has been plummeting lately with open source products like the RepRap and MakerBot, but now it’s hitting a new low…$500 for an extrusion style rapid prototyping machine from Solidoodle. What you save in money, you sacrifice in layer resolution…this Solidoodle, for example, uses 1.75mm extruded material so the parts have … Continue reading
Frog sitting on a bench
See, this is what’s so amazing about the information society we’ve built up. This is a video of a frog sitting on a bench in a human-like pose. It’s 43 ridiculous seconds that over three million people have viewed so far. The global reach of technology is astounding…the challenge is how to harness that to … Continue reading
Sidewalk wifi
Deploying any wifi network requires a multitude of wifi base stations…where do you place them? Street lamps? Ceilings? Now there’s another choice…the sidewalk. These 16×16″ tiles can be installed about 66 feet from one another to create a wifi mesh network (which doesn’t seem all that great when you consider the 1kW power consumption). However, … Continue reading
Super glass
Glass is one of those things that gets better the less you see it, and researchers at MIT have found a way to make it pretty awesome. By creating a precise surface pattern of nanoscale cones on it, they’ve produced a material that is extremely clear, while also being anti-reflective, anti-glare, and superhydrophobic (water beads … Continue reading
Bleak outlook for Earth
Things aren’t looking good for this planet. The well-respected group of scientists known as the Royal Society is concerned about the combination of excessive consumption and population growth, and is suggesting increased birth control and global redistribution of wealth to combat that. Two things that are politically untouchable in this country at least. This is … Continue reading