Happy Higgs Day!

I'm currently struggling with excitement, as it would appear that the Higgs Boson has been discovered today. This discovery will be massive - and will indeed explain why anything is massive. See below the official CERN release;


Here is a short summarising intereview with Professor Jim Al-Khalili as well, he is by far my favourite particle physicist;

Gravity, we're coming to find you.

License to Kill(er whale)

Every boy's dream. Immerse yourself in the body of an orca and remain undetected behind enemy lines. Or just terrorise calm reservoirs. Either way, I feel the idea captures the little child in all of us. Whoever thought this to be a viable business endeavor, whilst slightly mental, was so very clever to play on this James Bond based fantasy. At 86,000 USD each (54,800 GBP), I don't suppose they're doing too badly.

In advance, I apologise about the audio.

Also available in shark and dolphin. Shaken, not stirred.

Imagination

I think this advert captures what it was to be a child before computer games and electronics.

Lego

I may be a 90's kid, but Lego, sticks and cardboard boxes were (are?) still my main source of fun; at least until I found out what a girl was. And after that, all I knew was that I needed one who liked Lego.

Coffee, a Condom and a Vacuum

It's not what it sounds like. Some very smart outside thinkers from the University of Chicago have created used a different approach to robotic hands. Instead of trying to emulate a human hand, full of tendons and complex bone structures, they've gone back to basic mechanics.

We've all had a chance to play with some sort of powder in a rubber bag (again, not what it sounds like), and it's the way the particles interact with each other that can cause this change of state. Using coffee, a rubber sack and a vacuum, they achieved some very cool results. Skip to 42 seconds.

Google's Augmented Reality

Google have recently unveiled a prototype of a very exciting concept. Whilst looking quite 'Robocop Chic', I can't see them catching on at all. Remember the Bluetooth Earpieces? Whilst cool and futuristic when they came out, anyone caught using one is now mildly abused (unless driving, at least where I come from).

There are however, plans for the very same concept to be taken to contact lenses. Now that is something I would like to see (through).

Nice idea Google, more development please.

Come Hither, Water...

Whilst the idea of speaking to an object to operate it has been around for a while, and has been proven successful (S-Voice, Iris, Siri, Hal etc), interaction with objects using motion was only really broken into with the Nintendo Wii, furthermore with the Xbox Kinect, requiring no remote.

Incorporating complex gesture recognition into everyday household objects is something that quite honestly excites me. Watch.

Cool, no?

Shhh... Nice Doggy...

Sometimes, the progression of the world's technology really does astound... even if it is spawned from a large military budget.

But hey ho, I'd still rather have one of these in my wardrobe. Baseball bats are far less effective.

I want to work in this person's office.

I feel I should get out of this nostalgic phase soon, but I couldn't help myself.

 

Han Solo Ice Cube Tray

My world would be complete with this and a lightsaber; gotta be honest.

Han Solo in Carbonite Ice Tray

Paralympics is Looking Up

After watching this, it became scarily apparent how close we are to the fantasy we've craved for so many years. Having always loved the Deus Ex franchise, I found this documantary enthralling.

With the aid of nano-technology, it looks like the world of prosthetics is about to take a giant leap into nerve integration. I think I might pre-order tickets for the Paralympics 2028 now...

Aston Martin Take On Tech

It seem that Aston Martin are returning to their links with spies and the cutting edge, with their take on mobile phone technology. The below may be merely a concept, however the thought of finally tackling transparent touchscreen effectively is very exciting. Their available line of Mobiado phones are far less so, however still worth a look.

With it running Android, it's titanium sides housing the electronics, and made with pure sapphire crystal, I'd shudder to think what the price would be like, should it go into production. Oh well, I'm sure MI5 will buy a few.