Well, it’s been a rough few weeks. On my side, I’m in a mad scramble earning paychex to get ready for a vacation in Myrtle Beach, and The Lonely Geek has been feeling a little under the weather lately. Nothing serious, at least nothing that needs to be discussed here, anyway. But rest assured, BOTH [...]
Wow, no updates in a while…
Sep 23
As I was looking around, I found this nice writeup on the LIFE site on Japanese Robotics. I thought you all might like to see the pictures as well. I personally like the HRP-2 which is shown near the end. Have fun and a great day! Japanese Robotics: See the Future – Photo Gallery, 29 [...]
MR Happy is crying
Sep 1
Image via Wikipedia Follow the link below, I have to go convince a certain part of me to come out of hiding after having seen this video. Helping Hands Condom Applicator Makes Me Shrivel Up in Fear – Condoms – Gizmodo Related articles by Zemanta: Jessica Alba is Trying to Wash Away Her Dirty Sins [...]
I have been running Windows 7 now since the first beta and have updated to the Release version that is available on Technet. One of the things that I have noticed on the Laptops that I have Windows 7 installed on, was that the battery life seemed to be longer doing my normal tasks within [...]
Now, I’ve always been an American Muscle kind of guy (even though about 95% of the “American” cars and trucks are made OUTSIDE of the U.S., great way to keep red-blooded Americans employed there, jerks!!!), but I actually broke down and bought a more-gas-efficient car. As it turns out, it also happens to be the [...]
Battery Powered cars currently get 300 miles per charge. Now how about 3000 miles per charge?
Aug 17
Researchers from Toyota and Tohuku University say that they can achieve these results in the next 10 years. Existing batteries contain graphite and polycrystal litium cobolt oxide, the graphite improves the performance of the battery but also requires space that could be used for storage. Their idea is to develop a cathode with no graphite [...]
Now don’t get me wrong. I love my Sci-Fi.. But, I really would prefer something new. There is just no need to keep doing re-makes of old shows or movies all the time. The latest remake is BattleStar Galactica. This will not be based on the latest TV Series, but rather it will be based [...]
Sony announced a new type of lithium ion battery today that recharges up to 99% in 30 minutes, and lasts 4x longer than the typical rechargeable batteries. And even after 2000 charge-cycles they maintain up to 80% of their ability to retain a charge. Not bad Sony. Sadly, these are available only for Power Tools [...]
The media is so fun to watch today. GM announced that the Chevy Volt is capable of 230 MPG using the new EPA methodology for plug-in vehicles. The Volt when fully powered up is capable of approximately 40 miles on the fully charged batteries installed in the vehicle before falling back on the gasoline engine. [...]
My dream to do one day
Aug 7
