Reverse Vending Machines -- Takes Scrap and Gives Money.

While the concept may sound confusing if you consider just the title alone; it actually makes a lot of sense when you realize how the idea works. In order to promote an easy way to recycle, the machine takes empty recyclable containers from the user and then gives them money. It is an initiative developed in Australia that attempts to reduce littering and promote recycling at the same time. The idea has a lot of merit. The machine takes the container from the user and scans it using an imaging camera that can tell what type of material the container is. It then gives the user a receipt that they can then scan in adjacent cash machine in order to collect their funds.

The amount it gives back the user is approximately ten cents per container. This is actually a pretty good rate of return for the user. The machine is likely to become commonplace in many Australian cities if it works well. It has the potential to really make a difference. Australia has already got a system of garbage collection that designates specific bins for specific wastes. If a user can get cash back from their recyclables instead of just inserting them directly into their trash bins then they are probably going to accumulate the recyclable containers and drop them in the machine for some extra money when they go shopping.

Even though the machine is only just been deployed for use in the field, it has garnered the interest of other countries and looks like it may take off overseas as well. If it can reduce the amount of landfill and thus reduce the carbon output that a country accumulates then it can only be considered a good thing. The bonus is that it actually pays users for doing the right thing.

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Terrafugia --- The Flying Car

Whilst it sounds like an exotic Japanese dish that consists of some amphibious fish – it isn’t. The Terrafugia is set to become the first roadworthy flying car available to consumers. Orders are already coming in and there is a backlog of over seventy orders that will ensure that the dream of the flying car is set to become a reality. The Terrafugia is more akin to an aircraft and it requires the driver to be a pilot in order to get the Terrafugia in the air. However, it is an aircraft that is legally allowed to be registered and driven on a road. The Terrafugia transforms from an aircraft into a car by folding its wings up so that the vehicle is car sized. It makes the Terrafugia easy to park in a standard car space and garage.

The transformation process takes approximately thirty seconds. While it may not any awards for being the most aesthetically pleasing vehicle – it’s essentially a flying car! The price is actually fairly reasonable for what is going to be the first flying car on the market (although it is out of reach for us normal wage earners). At around one hundred and ninety thousand dollars it is not cheap. It is a lot cheaper than I would have assumed it would be however.

It is not the fastest aircraft. If you consider what it is, that is not really an issue. It can travel at around two kilometres an hour while flying and can travel a distance of around eight hundred kilometres. It only has room for two people so it is not going to be a family oriented vehicle by any means. If you can afford it then it is probably going to be more about the thrill of owning it than having it for practical reasons.

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E-సిగరెట్టే ---- Electronic cigarette

An electronic cigarette, e-cigarette or vaporize cigarette, is a battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine or non-nicotine vaporized solution. It is an alternative to smoked tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. In addition to purported nicotine delivery,[1] this vapor also provides a flavor and physical sensation similar to that of inhaled tobacco smoke, while no smoke or combustion is actually involved in its operation.

An electronic cigarette takes the form of some manner of elongated tube, though many are designed to resemble the outward appearance of real smoking products, like cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. Another common design is the "pen-style", so named for its visual resemblance to a ballpoint pen. Most electronic cigarettes are reusable devices with replaceable and refillable parts. A number of disposable electronic cigarettes have also been developed.

The electronic cigarette was invented by a Chinese medicine practitioner Hon Lik in China in 2003 and introduced to the market the next year. The company he worked for, Golden Dragon Holdings, later changed its name to Ruyan (meaning "to resemble smoking") and started selling abroad










Benefits of ecigarette

* It does not cause health risks or side effects to the smoker as it does not contain any of the 4000 chemicals present in a traditional cigarette like Tar, Carbon monoxide and tobacco e.t.c !!! meanwhile enjoying the taste and feelings of a normal cigarette
* No bad breath or stained teeth
* It does not cause second hand health risks and side effects.


Who Should Use It


* Chain Smokers who want to reduce or quit smoking forever
* Smokers who want to smoke anywhere.
* People who work in no smoking environments and have a habit of smoking.
* Smokers who wish to save themselves from harmful side effects.



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This Is Milo, Your Virtual Human ఫ్రెండ్ -- బి Microsoft

Legendary game designer Peter Molyneux is no stranger to redefining how we interact with games. One of his early successes as a concept developer was Populous, released in the late 1980’s, the first to put the gamer with the perspective of god. Here was a guy who wasn’t simply interested in making fun games, he wanted to redefine the way we interacted with these machines and their artificial intelligence. In Black and White, another god-game released through his company Lionhead Studios, Molyneux would add a moral layer so that your choices would impact not only the physical but also the psychological development of your character.

His latest project is no different in that there has been nothing like it in the past. And if you were to explain the concept to a friend, they’d probably struggle to consider it a game at all. Milo made its first appearance at least year’s E3 Expo and was designed to be used with Microsoft’s new hands-free Xbox controller dubbed Kinect. For Molyneux, this is more than just a game. “I want to introduce a new revolution in storytelling,” he told the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Global conference in Oxford. “Films, TV, even hallowed books, are just rubbish because they don’t involve me,” he said. “It’s a sea of blandness.”

Molyneux had been experimentally developing the project more or less for the last decade with the primary goal of developing an “emotional AI.” By implementing Microsoft’s Kinect architecture, gamers are able to interact with Milo freely through physical gestures and realistic two-way dialogue. At this year’s TED, he was able to show off a much more advanced version of the game. According to The Tech Herald

Speaking at the TEDGlobal 2010 conference in Oxford, industry bigwig Molyneux explained that Milo and Kate tells the story of Milo, a young boy who’s just moved from London to New England with his parents and his dog Kate.

Demonstrating an early section of the game located outdoors, Molyneux outlined that male players will be tasked with helping Milo to hunt down snails – female players will apparently help to capture butterflies because girls find snails “too icky.”

After grabbing one particularly slimy snail, Milo asked the on-stage player whether he should stamp on it, to which the demonstrator shouted, “Go on Milo, squash it!” and the unsuspecting snail was promptly squished underfoot.

It all feels a bit creepy and it will be interesting to see how this will develop into a full-fledged game. Microsoft seems to have its doubts as the company noted that it has no plans yet for a full release. Molyneux disagrees though hinting that the game will be designed for millions of people and that Milo’s mind will be cloud-based so he will evolve and get smarter as more people play with him.

Of course, if downloading a virtual friend isn’t your cup of tea, you could always rent ఒనె

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