Flying Gimball Robot

The flying gimball robot is made up of two things, a gimball and a robot, simple.

How does it work and what makes it so special that I decided to do a blog about it?

The robot works by remote control or automatic, small propellers keeps airborne and moving, while rudders controls the direction. 

Now traditionally robots are not that versatile, if they encounter an obstacle they tend to shut off or just basically can't get pass the said object, which is a big problem though it seems small. The flying gimball used the physics that a gimbal provides, (click here if you do not know what's a gimbal), The robot fitted with a camera for viewing for course, is at the centre of three rings, when the robot crashes into an object it is not thrown off, nor rotates, it ricochets, why?

The three rings actually absorb rotation I'll say, they spin (rotate) from the collision and keeping the robot in the middle still stable as if nothing ever happened. It's a hit and run.

The creator, Mr.Briod, is combating the versatility that robots do not posses in hopes to aid in situations that is too dangerous and contains many obstacles for a human being to get the task done fast. For example, a search and rescue mission or major hazardous gas leaks.

FOR MORE INFO >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24758935 

Good Bye "Wi-Fi" and Hello "Li-Fi"

It seems like the popular wireless means of data travel which we currently know as "Wi-Fi" will be nothing but a memory in a matter of time as a "new kid appear on the block".

I'll give you an understanding of what's taking place. The famous Wi-Fi uses radio waves to transmit data from one location to a wireless adapter (receiver) in another location and vise versa.
But Li-Fi (light fidelity) however,uses light beams to transmit data. Light travels at 299,792,458 m/s (very very fast). This opens up a new way of sending data, you could say data will be travelling at "light speed".

Li-Fi is an emerging technology that uses specialised LED lights bulbs providing low-cost wireless internet connectivity with speeds of up to 10Gb/s or more almost everywhere. This means that you will be able to gain more net speeds for a lesser payment, (O_O) sounds good to me.

Using a digital modulation technique called Orthogonal Frequency Divisional Multiplexing (OFDM), researchers enabled micro-LED light bulbs to handle millions of changes in light intensity per second, effectively behaving like an extremely fast on/off switch.
Which when you think about it, that's machine language, on and off, 1 and 0. And because of this effect it allows large chunks of binary data (a series of ones and zeros) to be transmitted at high speed.

Another big deal is that with Wi-Fi the further away you move from the radio transmitter the weaker the signal becomes and even at a close distance the signal fluctuates, Li-Fi on the other hand promises to keep a constant/consistent connection. The gamers will love this as they will hardly experience on-line connection lag.

I encourage you to comment below on what your thoughts and expectations are for this new wireless means of data travel. (^_^)

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO & DEATAILS

The DualShock 4 Controller

It was expected that SONY would be presenting a new controller along with the presentation and creation of the PlayStation Four, PS4 for short, sadly only the controller was presented first, and it just so happened that they did, its called the Dual Shock 4, DS4C for short.

Obviously one can see the differences from the Dual Shock 1, 2 and 3, which are very similar, compared to the Dual Shock 4, but let's just note down the additional features.

• A remodelled body, it's actually a little bit heavier, more comfortable in the hands and actually has more grip, even down to the buttons.
  
• A touch pad smacked right in the middle removing start and select.
  
• A light Bar, still not settled on how it will work, possibly like on other motion controllers or is it just for faster response times from controller to console? or both actually?.
  
• A never before seen little mono speaker, sound straight from the controller, OMG.
  
• Another never before seen 3.5mm stereo headset jack built in. (:o)
  
• A new share and options button, so I can share my quad feeds from COD Ghost to Facebook immediately, (x.x) *faints*, and I can just view the game or app setting any time with the options button just like that. 

The controller gets me all pumped up, and that is just the controller only without talking about the console. I will most certainly purchase a PS4 bundle and it will be second gaming console ever owned.


DS4C Specs - http://us.playstation.com/ps4/features/techspecs/index.htm?sel=techspecs-dualshock

DS4C Article - http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/154358-sonys-dualshock-4-controller-revolutionizes-splitscreen-gaming-and-player-location

DS4C Video Overview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPeBWguyGjM

Solar Powered Portable Outlet

A portable socket that gets its power from the sun. Plugged into a window instead of into the wall. Solar panels suck energy from the sun, the charger converts that energy into electricity. The solar power is stored into an internal battery, which can be either used immediately or saved for usage at some other point in time. After 8 hours of charging, the socket provides the user with 10 hours of electricity.

More info here (source) - http://www.secretsofthefed.com/stick-portable-outlet-window-start-using-solar-power-video/

The thought of having a portable charger that uses solar power and doesn't require one to regularly replace the batteries, which implements expenditure, and it's environmentally friendly, sounds like a step forward to the future in my ears. 

The portability though, hard to believe such a device with so much potential can fit in my bag, pocket or other on the go containments.

I personally love to keep my devices all "charged up". My laptop, MP3 players, cell phones and any other electronics I own that require charging. And this device supplying up to 10 hours of electricity!
I'm saving up some money from today to purchase this when it is available.