New Inventions

[Dennis Fischer]

Truly boggles the mind.
















How did we ever make it this far without
all this stuff??!!



































































NEW
INVENTIONS








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The Ratheon XOS 2
is a
second
generation
exoskeleton
design for US
army use. It
allows the
wearer to
enhance his
strength to
carry heavy
equipment much
easier and for
much longer.

























The world's first virtual shopping
center opened
in Korea. All
the products
are just LCD
screens that
allow you to
order the
items by
touching the
screen. When
you get to the
counter, your
items are
already bagged
and ready to
go.






















A cellphone you can bend as much as
you like and
it will still
do everything
a smart phone
does.






















Your personal computer ring can
play music,
check your
email, give
you alerts and
even allows
you to browse
or chat with
others.






















This man is demonstrating the
ability of his
prosthetic
eye, which has
a camera
installed in
it.






















No
longer using
the camping
stove just for
cooking, a new
line of
camping stoves
use the heat
energy to
power up
lights and
charge your
phones or
anything else
you can charge
by USB cable.


















This trash can
follows you
around and
calculates
where to stand
to catch your
thrown
garbage!






















This motion tracking table morphs
its surface to
mimic your
movements,
allowing you
to control
objects from
the other side
of the planet
if you so
choose.






















This
windowed door
turns opaque
whenever you
lock it.






















This
incredible app
translates
signs from
video and in
real time!



















The new 'Google Fiber' has started deploying, and
will offer
users an
internet
connection
that is about
100 times
faster than
what they are
currently
using.
























When
did car panels
start looking
like this
advanced?






















A stop sign using water to project
the image






















An example of the new E-Ink in
action. An ink
that stay flat
on the page
and can be
printed but
still moves on
the printer
page.

















All
of the
functions
these items
that we used
20 years
ago... Are now
done by a
single
smartphone.






















New casts can be printed with a 3D
printer, are
lighter, more
comfortable
and just as
strong.



















Bionic hands are now so advanced
they can
perform even
delicate and
complex
movements.

[Charley Seavey]

Mind boggling indeed. The first picture, inevitably, brought to mind
Ripley: "Get away from her, you bitch!"

charley

Post by Dennis Fischer
Truly boggles the mind.
------------------------------
*How did we ever make it this far without all this stuff??!!*
*NEW **INVENTIONS*
* --------------------------------------------------------*
The *Ratheon XOS 2 *is a second generation exoskeleton design for US army
use. It allows the wearer to enhance his strength to carry heavy equipment
much easier and for much longer.
The world's first virtual shopping center opened in Korea. All the
products are just LCD screens that allow you to order the items by touching
the screen. When you get to the counter, your items are already bagged and
ready to go.
A cellphone you can bend as much as you like and it will still do
everything a smart phone does.
Your personal computer ring can play music, check your email, give you
alerts and even allows you to browse or chat with others.
[image: http://imgur.com/ZQwtMCf]
This man is demonstrating the ability of his prosthetic eye, which has a
camera installed in it.
No longer using the camping stove just for cooking, a new line of
camping stoves use the heat energy to power up lights and charge your
phones or anything else you can charge by USB cable.
This trash can follows you around and calculates where to stand to catch
your thrown garbage!
[image: http://imgur.com/5Qnzl8D]
This motion tracking table morphs its surface to mimic your movements,
allowing you to control objects from the other side of the planet if you so
choose.
[image: http://imgur.com/Il8qIAP]
This windowed door turns opaque whenever you lock it.
[image: http://imgur.com/L3F2wRc]
This incredible app translates signs from video and in real time!
[image: http://imgur.com/e9auC4t]
The new 'Google Fiber' has started deploying, and will offer users an
internet connection that is about 100 times faster than what they are
currently using.
When did car panels start looking like this advanced?
A stop sign using water to project the image
[image: http://imgur.com/CQWbK6A]
An example of the new E-Ink in action. An ink that stay flat on the page
and can be printed but still moves on the printer page.
[image: http://imgur.com/lhzHEWi]
All of the functions these items that we used 20 years ago... Are now
done by a single smartphone.
New casts can be printed with a 3D printer, are lighter, more
comfortable and just as strong.
Bionic hands are now so advanced they can perform even delicate and
complex movements.
[image: http://imgur.com/PCYBZe6]
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[Barry Haworth]

Impressive stuff there. Though you'd have to be careful with applications.
That door wouldn't be a good idea for the bathroom, for example.

Barry

Post by Charley Seavey
Mind boggling indeed. The first picture, inevitably, brought to mind
Ripley: "Get away from her, you bitch!"
charley

Post by Dennis Fischer
Truly boggles the mind.
------------------------------
*How did we ever make it this far without all this stuff??!!*
*NEW **INVENTIONS*
* --------------------------------------------------------*
The *Ratheon XOS 2 *is a second generation exoskeleton design for US
army use. It allows the wearer to enhance his strength to carry heavy
equipment much easier and for much longer.
The world's first virtual shopping center opened in Korea. All the
products are just LCD screens that allow you to order the items by touching
the screen. When you get to the counter, your items are already bagged and
ready to go.
A cellphone you can bend as much as you like and it will still do
everything a smart phone does.
Your personal computer ring can play music, check your email, give you
alerts and even allows you to browse or chat with others.
[image: http://imgur.com/ZQwtMCf]
This man is demonstrating the ability of his prosthetic eye, which has
a camera installed in it.
No longer using the camping stove just for cooking, a new line of
camping stoves use the heat energy to power up lights and charge your
phones or anything else you can charge by USB cable.
This trash can follows you around and calculates where to stand to catch
your thrown garbage!
[image: http://imgur.com/5Qnzl8D]
This motion tracking table morphs its surface to mimic your movements,
allowing you to control objects from the other side of the planet if you so
choose.
[image: http://imgur.com/Il8qIAP]
This windowed door turns opaque whenever you lock it.
[image: http://imgur.com/L3F2wRc]
This incredible app translates signs from video and in real time!
[image: http://imgur.com/e9auC4t]
The new 'Google Fiber' has started deploying, and will offer users an
internet connection that is about 100 times faster than what they are
currently using.
When did car panels start looking like this advanced?
A stop sign using water to project the image
[image: http://imgur.com/CQWbK6A]
An example of the new E-Ink in action. An ink that stay flat on the
page and can be printed but still moves on the printer page.
[image: http://imgur.com/lhzHEWi]
All of the functions these items that we used 20 years ago... Are now
done by a single smartphone.
New casts can be printed with a 3D printer, are lighter, more
comfortable and just as strong.
Bionic hands are now so advanced they can perform even delicate and
complex movements.
[image: http://imgur.com/PCYBZe6]
<http://www.incredimail.com/?id=621138&did=10501&ppd=2866%2c201207081651%2c9%2c1%2c2052456489038381055&rui=155875013&app_test_id=0&sd=20140801>

--
Charley
Desert Sailor

[Cahill, Colleen]

Different people have different needs: walking to a store is more common in cities, the walk also providing exercise for the shopper. The virtual store would have the advantages of cutting down on shop lifting, being able to restock with a few clicks of the keyboard and perhaps needing a much smaller footprint for the entire store.

No comments on the trash can; but if it helped prevent litter on the streets, that would be a good thing.

As to the exoskeleton, my first thought was wow, someday this would well those could cannot walk on their own to be more independent.

One man's trash is another's treasure.

Colleen

Colleen R. Cahill
Digital Conversion Coordinator and
Recommending Officer for Fantasy and Science Fiction
Geography & Map Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540-4650
Voice: 202-707-8540
Fax: [phone]
***@loc.gov<mailto:***@loc.gov>
These opinions are mine, Mine, MINE!



From: Science Fiction and Fantasy Listserv [mailto:SF-***@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] On Behalf Of Michael Hunter
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 4:35 AM
To: SF-***@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
Subject: Re: [SF-LIT] SF-LIT Digest - 12 Aug 2014 to 13 Aug 2014 (#2014-56)

Post by Dennis Fischer
The world's first virtual shopping center opened in Korea. All the
products are just LCD screens that allow you to order the items by touching
the screen. When you get to the counter, your items are already bagged and
ready to go.

I don't get it. What's virtual about driving to a store, walking all over the place to find the tooth paste, and caring the groceries from the car up the front steps in the rain?

I think there's a store in Canada where you can buy your groceries on-line and they deliver - no retail space at all, just delivery trucks running from a warehouse to a chain of houses and apartments. Another benefit of doing it on line is the virtual store can be organized based on your most often purchased items. You could be done in ten minutes without having to go out in the rain, park the car, or wait in any line at all.

The catching waste basket is another odd one. I know it is a novelty item but what I think the world needs is more inventive thinking rather than superficial updates. What's in your can? Could we eliminate that thing so there's less garbage? Dannon recently created a new packaging design eliminating the need for a plastic lid. It doesn't seem like much until you consider Dannon produces almost a third of US yogurt sales. The innovation saved the company on production costs as well as reducing garbage. The catching can is a cool gadget but it doesn't really effect life. It's still a waste basket. It doesn't turn garbage into compost or compress it into bricks, or use nano-tech to decompose it into solar cells. It doesn't do anything - except it's cool. It would be funnier if it jumped out of the way or made disgusting eating noses.

I'd like to see fewer new bells an whistles on old ideas and instead have real innovation. Don't give me a car that gets forty miles per gallon, fix it so I don't need a car. I don't want better socks or a better mattress or exoskeletons on my solders - that's not the problem the problem is war. Make something new that changes the world (hopefully for the better).

[Quinn, Kelly (NIH/NLM) [E]]

They have made an exoskeleton to help people walk.

With time, it will get even better and more streamlined. Amazing stuff.

Kelly

From: Cahill, Colleen [mailto:***@loc.gov]
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 7:14 AM
To: SF-***@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
Subject: Re: [SF-LIT] New Inventions

Different people have different needs: walking to a store is more common in cities, the walk also providing exercise for the shopper. The virtual store would have the advantages of cutting down on shop lifting, being able to restock with a few clicks of the keyboard and perhaps needing a much smaller footprint for the entire store.

No comments on the trash can; but if it helped prevent litter on the streets, that would be a good thing.

As to the exoskeleton, my first thought was wow, someday this would well those could cannot walk on their own to be more independent.

One man's trash is another's treasure.

Colleen

Colleen R. Cahill
Digital Conversion Coordinator and
Recommending Officer for Fantasy and Science Fiction
Geography & Map Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20540-4650
Voice: 202-707-8540
Fax: [phone]
***@loc.gov<mailto:***@loc.gov>
These opinions are mine, Mine, MINE!



From: Science Fiction and Fantasy Listserv [mailto:SF-***@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV] On Behalf Of Michael Hunter
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 4:35 AM
To: SF-***@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<mailto:SF-***@LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>
Subject: Re: [SF-LIT] SF-LIT Digest - 12 Aug 2014 to 13 Aug 2014 (#2014-56)

Post by Dennis Fischer
The world's first virtual shopping center opened in Korea. All the
products are just LCD screens that allow you to order the items by touching
the screen. When you get to the counter, your items are already bagged and
ready to go.

I don't get it. What's virtual about driving to a store, walking all over the place to find the tooth paste, and caring the groceries from the car up the front steps in the rain?

I think there's a store in Canada where you can buy your groceries on-line and they deliver - no retail space at all, just delivery trucks running from a warehouse to a chain of houses and apartments. Another benefit of doing it on line is the virtual store can be organized based on your most often purchased items. You could be done in ten minutes without having to go out in the rain, park the car, or wait in any line at all.

The catching waste basket is another odd one. I know it is a novelty item but what I think the world needs is more inventive thinking rather than superficial updates. What's in your can? Could we eliminate that thing so there's less garbage? Dannon recently created a new packaging design eliminating the need for a plastic lid. It doesn't seem like much until you consider Dannon produces almost a third of US yogurt sales. The innovation saved the company on production costs as well as reducing garbage. The catching can is a cool gadget but it doesn't really effect life. It's still a waste basket. It doesn't turn garbage into compost or compress it into bricks, or use nano-tech to decompose it into solar cells. It doesn't do anything - except it's cool. It would be funnier if it jumped out of the way or made disgusting eating noses.

I'd like to see fewer new bells an whistles on old ideas and instead have real innovation. Don't give me a car that gets forty miles per gallon, fix it so I don't need a car. I don't want better socks or a better mattress or exoskeletons on my solders - that's not the problem the problem is war. Make something new that changes the world (hopefully for the better).

[Barry Haworth]

Post by Cahill, Colleen
As to the exoskeleton, my first thought was wow, someday this would well
those could cannot walk on their own to be more independent.
One man’s trash is another’s treasure.

I was visiting my father in hospital during the week, 84 years old and
trying to learn to walk with a walking frame after what they think was a
minor stroke, and I was saying that by the time I get to his age we might
very well have just that. Cyber legs for the elderly would be a great
blessing.

Barry