tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47489886668490732682011-11-27T16:46:26.964-08:00The Future is NowIf knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992) : : Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.
Henri Poincare (1854 - 1912)Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-90678856853536485282007-11-28T21:23:00.001-08:002007-11-28T21:23:44.032-08:002007 International Robot Exhibition<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><br/><br/><a href='http://www.irex2007.jp/ENG/index.html'>2007 International Robot Exhibition</a><br/><br/><p class='poweredbyperformancing'>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-9067885685353648528?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-87614310903598342682007-11-17T10:00:00.001-08:002007-11-17T10:02:47.232-08:00New Jet Fighter Helmet<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2007/11/15/f35_joint_strik.html">F-35 Joint Striker Fighter helmet renders the plane nearly invisible | SCI FI Tech for Thursday, November 15, 2007 | SCIFI.COM</a><br /><a href="http://blog.scifi.com/tech/archives/2007/11/15/f35_joint_strik.html"><img src="http://blog.scifi.com/tech/pics/F-35-HUDless-flight-helmet.jpg" alt="F-35-HUDless-flight-helmet.jpg" height="443" width="590" /></a><br /><br /><p class="poweredbyperformancing"><span style="font-size:78%;">Powered by <a href="http://scribefire.com/">ScribeFire</a>.</span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-8761431090359834268?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-1698899149080458992007-11-16T20:10:00.001-08:002007-11-16T20:10:58.088-08:00Sums Up Music<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>This is a fantastic concise overview of the history of recorded music and really sums up how I feel about all the recent noise about file sharing killing music labels.<br/><br/><a href='http://puddlegum.net/is-the-digital-music-revolution-a-return-to-the-1930s/'>ยป Is the Digital Music Revolution a Return to the 1930s? :: Puddlegum ::</a><br/><br/><p class='poweredbyperformancing'>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-169889914908045899?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-23893415425164205672007-11-15T13:10:00.001-08:002007-11-15T13:10:41.918-08:00Eye-FI<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'>Nice Wired article on the background of the amazing Eye-fi wi-fi SD card for digital cameras that I blogged about last week.<br/><br/><br/><a href='http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/news/2007/11/eyefi'>Eye-Fi: How One Little Chip Will Change the Way You Share Pictures</a><a title='' onclick='launchWindow('/imageviewer/?imagePath=/images/article/full/2007/11/eyefi_250px.jpg&imageCaption=&imageCredit=Courtesy+of+Eye-Fi','1092','827')' href='http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/news/2007/11/eyefi#'><img alt='' src='http://www.wired.com/images/article/full/2007/11/eyefi_250px.jpg'/></a><br/><br/><p class='poweredbyperformancing'><small><small><small>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.</small></small></small></p><a href='http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=4748988666849073268'/></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-2389341542516420567?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-65109834757643787242007-11-07T07:48:00.001-08:002007-11-07T07:57:25.454-08:00Skitch<div dragover="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A very interesting screen capture and drawing tool from the makers of Comic Life.<br /><a title="Skitch - Snap, Draw, Share" href="http://plasq.com/skitch"><img title="Skitch" alt="Skitch" src="http://plasq.com/pics/products/skitch_logo.png" align="top" border="0" height="128" width="128" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://plasq.com/skitch">plasq.com - Skitch - Snap, Draw, Share</a></span><br /><br /><p class="poweredbyperformancing"><small><small><small>Powered by <a href="http://scribefire.com/">ScribeFire</a>.</small></small></small></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-6510983475764378724?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-31712846867250347992007-11-05T19:06:00.000-08:002007-11-05T19:50:51.589-08:00Sweet Looking Wind TurbineWho says green has to look ugly. The <a href="http://www.helixwind.com/en/">Helix</a> wind turbine power generator.<br /><br /><br /><object height="366" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q9flSPAdOLk&rel=1&border=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q9flSPAdOLk&rel=1&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="366" width="425"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-3171284686725034799?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-64529159032138913342007-11-01T09:20:00.001-07:002007-11-01T09:20:10.703-07:00WiFi for Digital Cameras<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><br/>I don't normally shill for products, but this is a great idea. I don't have this and unfortunately $99 is still a bit steep for me, but the idea is remarkable. <br/><a href='http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/eye-fi-wifi-memory/'>Eye-Fi Wireless Camera SD Memory at The Photojojo Store<img width='340' height='253' border='0' src='http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/eye-fi-wifi-memory/images/eyefi-feature.jpg'/></a><br/><br/><p class='poweredbyperformancing'>Powered by <a href='http://scribefire.com/'>ScribeFire</a>.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-6452915903213891334?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-81762578691444852432007-10-11T09:11:00.000-07:002007-10-11T09:16:45.537-07:00Tokyo Auto ShowMAN!<br />This just makes the American auto shows look so lame.<br /><br />The first car I got a peek at that caught my attention was the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/suzuki-x-head-concept/#" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Suzuki X-head</a><br />and then the other wild Suzuki concepts<br />- <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/05/tokyo-2007-preview-more-pix-of-suzukis-pixy-ssc/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">pixy</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/10/tokyo-2007-preview-take-your-suzuki-pixy-to-the-track-or-beach/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> more</a><br /><br />And then the Mazda <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/02/tokyo-preview-mazda-taiki-concept/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Taiki</a>!! WOW!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/02/tokyo-preview-mazda-taiki-concept/" title=""><img alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/haiki_450_op.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And then Honda blew my mind with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/09/tokyo-2007-preview-honda-puyo-concept-wants-you-to-touch-it/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Puyo</a>!<br /><br />Followed by Toyota's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/10/tokyo-2007-preview-toyota-hi-ct-concept/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Hi-CT</a>. HOLY SHIT!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/10/tokyo-2007-preview-toyota-hi-ct-concept/" title=""><img alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/hi-ct_0_450-op.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Followed by loads of curious stuff...<br />... like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/10/tokyo-2007-preview-daihatsu-mud-master-c/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Daihatsu Mud Master-c</a><br />... <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/10/tokyo-2007-preview-nissan-nv200-concept/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">nissan nv-200</a><br />... <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/07/tokyo-2007-preview-yamaha-tesseract-concept/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Yamaha Tesseract</a><br /><br />to the truly odd...<br />...<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/toyota-i-real-concept/434057/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><script><!-- D(["mb"," i-real\u003c/a\>\u003cbr\>...remember the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.autoblog.com/2005/10/20/toyota-i-swing-debuts-at-tokyo/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>\ni-swing\u003c/a\> from 2005\u003cbr\>... \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/05/pet-pivo-nissan-unveils-tokyo-bound-pivo-2-concept/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>Nissan Pivo-2\u003c/a\>\u003cbr\>\u003cbr\>ending with some nice things that are closer to reality!\u003cbr\>- \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/09/tokyo-2007-preview-honda-showing-cr-z-concept/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>\nHonda CR-Z\u003c/a\>\u003cbr\>\u003cbr\>On another note... are you interested in doing any web comics or republishing your print comics on the web? This is all top-secret, hush-hush stuff i'm going to share. It's a new business plan. But I am serious about it. \n\u003cbr\>\u003cbr\>I started a new Libby Ellis web comic, roughs of which you've seen on my blog. That blossomed into the idea to do an anthology site. My inspiration is what \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.kukuburi.com/?p\u003d4\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>Ramon Perez\u003c/a\>\n, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.transmission-x.com/_abominable/?p\u003d4\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>Karl Kerschl\u003c/a\>, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.transmission-x.com/_sin_titulo/2007/06/17/page-01/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>Cameron Stewart\u003c/a\> and others are doing with \u003ca href\u003d\"http://transmission-x.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\" onclick\u003d\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\"\>\nTransmission-X\u003c/a\>. Having several artists post weekly one page updates to ongoing strips formatted specifically for the web. While I take my inspiration from Transmission-X there are many things I intend to do differently. First the comics would stick to a very specific format with a new unique navigation system. Second, the masthead would be minimize dramatically - a small detail (maybe), but it's the comic page that is important, not the damn masthead. Third, i intend to serve ads. Nothing overwhelming. Just one slot for ads at the top of the page. This would be a project done just for the sake of creating and with hopefully some ad revenue and perhaps a published book at the end of the run via \n",1] ); //--></script> i-real</a><br />...remember the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2005/10/20/toyota-i-swing-debuts-at-tokyo/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> i-swing</a> from 2005<br />... <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/05/pet-pivo-nissan-unveils-tokyo-bound-pivo-2-concept/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Nissan Pivo-2</a><br /><br />ending with some nice things that are closer to reality!<br />- <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/09/tokyo-2007-preview-honda-showing-cr-z-concept/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Honda CR-Z</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-8176257869144485243?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-87969742530111150882007-09-18T13:22:00.001-07:002007-09-18T13:22:54.965-07:00Dating?Yeah, i know it is micro robots fighting, but something about this reminds me of dating....<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H-1mmPpLPGw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H-1mmPpLPGw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-8796974253011115088?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-37967163650822698202007-09-15T20:41:00.001-07:002007-09-15T20:41:05.860-07:00Too Freaky<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/lJZTWwy6eUw' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/lJZTWwy6eUw'/></object></p><p>Creepy</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-3796716365082269820?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748988666849073268.post-25853538868500592552007-09-15T20:39:00.001-07:002007-09-15T20:39:55.838-07:00The World's First Sexy Robot?<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/u3LH0xovv4k' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/u3LH0xovv4k'/></object></p><p>I would say. 'cute' for sure. </p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4748988666849073268-2585353886850059255?l=neartonow.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Norm Dwyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13904174155405339687noreply@blogger.com0